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{{Short description|Calendar year}} <!-- Please do not add the 2024 Haneda Airport runway collision. See Talk Page discussion here: [[Talk:2024#2024 Haneda Airport runway collision and Attempted assassination of Lee Jae-myung]] --> <!-- Please do not add any anniversaries for countries, leaders, figures, deaths etc. or any domestic/regional sporting events --> {{Events by month|2024|prefix=Portal:Current events/}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}} {{multiple image | perrow = 3 | total_width = 350 | image_style = border:none | image1 = Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower 2024 (10).jpg | alt1 = | image2 = 2024 Most Żelazny w Kłodzku (8), powódź.jpg | alt2 = | image3 = CrowdStrike BSOD at LGA.jpg | alt3 = | image4 = Hanie nomaaz meiyed 42505.jpg | alt4 = | image5 = Former President Donald Trump paying respect to Corey Comperatore (53887491621).jpg | alt5 = | image6 = People cheering in front of the Prime Minister's Office after Sheikh Hasina's resignation.jpg | alt6 = | image7 = Elimination of the consequences of a fire in "Crocus City Hall" (March 25, 2024).jpg | alt7 = | image8 = Syrians celebrate the fall of Assad at the Umayyad mosque, 14 December 2024.jpg | alt8 = | footer = From left to right, top to bottom: * The [[2024 Summer Olympics]] are held in [[Paris]], [[France]]; * Flooded bridge in [[Kłodzko]], [[Poland]], as part of the [[2024 European floods]], which left 337 people dead; * [[blue screen of death|Blue screens]] caused by a [[2024 CrowdStrike-related IT outages|worldwide faulty CrowdStrike software update]] at [[LaGuardia Airport]], [[New York City]]; * [[Supreme Leader of Iran|Iranian supreme leader]] [[Ali Khamenei]] leading the [[Funeral prayer (Islam)|funeral prayer]] for [[Ismail Haniyeh]], the political leader of [[Hamas]], who was [[Assassination of Ismail Haniyeh|assassinated]] in [[Tehran]] by an Israeli attack; * [[Donald Trump]], winner of the [[2024 United States presidential election|U.S. presidential election]], pays respect to Corey Comperatore, who was killed in [[Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania|an assassination attempt on Trump]]; * People cheering after the resignation of [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh|Bangladeshi prime minister]] [[Sheikh Hasina]], who had held power for 15 years, during the [[Non-cooperation movement (2024)|non-cooperation movement]]; * [[Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast|Krasnogorsk]]'s [[Crocus City Hall]] music venue after a [[Crocus City Hall attack|terrorist attack]] that killed 145 people and injured 551, the deadliest in [[Russia]] since 2004; * People celebrate the [[Fall of the Assad regime|fall]] of the [[President of Syria|Syrian president]] [[Bashar al-Assad]]'s [[Ba'athist Syria|regime]] at the [[Umayyad Mosque]], [[Damascus]]. }} {{Year nav|2024}} {{C21 year in topic}} {{Year in various calendars|year=2024}} {{Year article header|2024}} The year saw the [[list of ongoing armed conflicts|continuation of major armed conflicts]], including the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], the [[Myanmar civil war (2021–present)|Myanmar civil war]], the [[Sudanese civil war (2023–present)|Sudanese civil war]], and the [[Islamist insurgency in the Sahel]]. In November, heavy fighting resumed in the [[Syrian civil war]], leading to the toppling of [[Ba'athist Syria]], with [[Bashar al-Assad]] fleeing Syria in December. [[Gaza war|Israel's war on Gaza]] led to widespread [[Gaza war protests|protests]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-04-24 |title=A look at the protests of the war in Gaza that have emerged at US colleges |url=https://apnews.com/article/gaza-war-campus-protests-966eb531279f8e4381883fc5d79d5466 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425001920/https://apnews.com/article/gaza-war-campus-protests-966eb531279f8e4381883fc5d79d5466 |archive-date=April 25, 2024 |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-05-06 |title=Gaza protests: Oxford and Cambridge university students set up camps |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-68965903 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604100935/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-68965903 |archive-date=June 4, 2024 |access-date=2024-08-12 |work=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-29 |title=French police remove pro-Palestinian students from the courtyard of Sorbonne university in Paris |url=https://apnews.com/article/france-paris-sorbonne-student-protests-israel-palestinians-gaza-5ab07ab327e88e275c4bc48bb9a7acdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429150237/https://apnews.com/article/france-paris-sorbonne-student-protests-israel-palestinians-gaza-5ab07ab327e88e275c4bc48bb9a7acdf |archive-date=April 29, 2024 |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> and [[Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)|spillover]] conflicts into numerous other countries, most notably Lebanon, which was [[Israeli invasion of Lebanon (2024–present)|invaded]] by Israel in October. This followed an intensification of the [[Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–2024)|ongoing conflict]] between Israel and [[Hezbollah]]. In September, Israel escalated an offensive against the group, including an attack [[2024 Lebanon electronic device attacks|using explosives-laden communication devices]], and carrying out a [[2024 Hezbollah headquarters strike|bombing of its headquarters]] which resulted in the killing of the [[Secretary-General of Hezbollah|Secretary-General]], [[Hassan Nasrallah]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lidman |first=Melanie |last2=Mroue |first2=Bassem |last3=Hatoum |first3=Bassam |date=2024-09-23 |title=Lebanon sees deadliest day of conflict since 2006 as Israeli strikes kill more than 270 |url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-lebanon-hezbollah-e3ca9c83642056f962fdf76319e3b8de |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924060908/https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-lebanon-hezbollah-e3ca9c83642056f962fdf76319e3b8de |archive-date=September 24, 2024 |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> [[Ismail Haniyeh]], the political leader of [[Hamas]], had also been [[Assassination of Ismail Haniyeh|assassinated]] in the Iranian capital [[Tehran]] in July, and his successor [[Yahya Sinwar]] was [[Killing of Yahya Sinwar|killed]] by the [[Israel Defense Forces]] in October. The year also saw a rise in activity by the [[Houthi movement]] which contributed to a [[Red Sea crisis|crisis]] in the [[Red Sea]] that impacted global shipping. Approximately 80 countries, representing around 4 billion people, conducted [[2024 national electoral calendar|national elections]] throughout the course of the year,<ref name="Economist Election">{{Cite news|date=November 13, 2023|title=2024 is the biggest election year in history|newspaper=The Economist|url=https://www.economist.com/interactive/the-world-ahead/2023/11/13/2024-is-the-biggest-election-year-in-history|access-date=January 4, 2024|url-access=registration|archive-date=January 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103220923/https://www.economist.com/interactive/the-world-ahead/2023/11/13/2024-is-the-biggest-election-year-in-history|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite news |date=January 1, 2024 |title=The global elections Washington should be watching in 2024 |work=Politico |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/01/what-to-watch-global-elections-2024-00133027 |author=Eric Bazail-Eimil |access-date=January 4, 2024 |archive-date=January 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103150820/https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/01/what-to-watch-global-elections-2024-00133027 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite news |date=December 26, 2023 |title=Transcript: What will work look like in 2024? |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/e12bb7f9-b470-456b-825d-dcfd4a26432f |access-date=January 1, 2024 |archive-date=January 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101141538/https://www.ft.com/content/e12bb7f9-b470-456b-825d-dcfd4a26432f |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=January 3, 2024 |title=2024 Is The Biggest Election Year In History—Here Are The Countries Going To The Polls This Year |work=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2024/01/03/2024-is-the-biggest-election-year-in-history-here-are-the-countries-going-to-the-polls-this-year/?sh=6c16540b65f9 |author=Siladitya Ray |access-date=January 4, 2024 |archive-date=January 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104215403/https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2024/01/03/2024-is-the-biggest-election-year-in-history-here-are-the-countries-going-to-the-polls-this-year/?sh=6c16540b65f9 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.weforum.org/stories/2023/12/2024-elections-around-world/|title=2024 is a record year for elections. Here's what you need to know|work=World Economic Forum|date=15 December 2023|access-date=20 November 2024|archive-date=November 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241126135132/https://www.weforum.org/stories/2023/12/2024-elections-around-world/|url-status=live}}</ref> including eight out of the ten most populous countries ([[2024 Bangladeshi general election|Bangladesh]], [[2024 Brazilian municipal elections|Brazil]], [[2024 Pakistani general election|Pakistan]], [[2024 Russian presidential election|Russia]], [[2024 Indian general election|India]], [[2024 Mexican general election|Mexico]], [[2024 Indonesian general election|Indonesia]], and the [[2024 United States elections|United States]])<ref name="Economist Election" /> as well as [[2024 French legislative election|France]], the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|United Kingdom]], and [[2024 Japanese general election|Japan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-69042935 |website=BBC News |title=Rishi Sunak announces 4 July general election |date=22 May 2024 |access-date=May 24, 2024 |archive-date=June 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608214915/https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-politics-69042935 |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[2024 European Parliament election|European Parliament]] also held elections.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 1, 2023 |title=In 2024, It's Election Year in 40 Countries |language=en |work=Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-11-01/2024-is-election-year-in-40-countries-and-podcast-elon-inc-launches-next-week |access-date=December 3, 2023 |archive-date=December 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231075501/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-11-01/2024-is-election-year-in-40-countries-and-podcast-elon-inc-launches-next-week |url-status=live }}</ref> Among democracies, over 80% saw the incumbent party lose support compared to the last election.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/538/democrats-incumbent-parties-lost-elections-world/story?id=115972068|title=Democrats aren't alone — incumbent parties have lost elections all around the world|website=ABC News|first1=Cooper|last1=Burton|date=November 18, 2024|access-date=November 20, 2024|archive-date=November 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241120015856/https://abcnews.go.com/538/democrats-incumbent-parties-lost-elections-world/story?id=115972068|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/2024-elections/383208/donald-trump-victory-kamala-harris-global-trend-incumbents|title=The global trend that pushed Donald Trump to victory|website=Vox|first1=Zack|last1=Beauchamp|date=November 6, 2024|quote=Incumbents everywhere are doing poorly. America just proved it's not exceptional.}}</ref> Many of these incumbent losses were historic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/global-elections-2024-incumbents-defeated-c80fbd4e667de86fe08aac025b333f95|title=The 'super year' of elections has been super bad for incumbents as voters punish them in droves|work=AP News|date=17 November 2024|access-date=20 November 2024|archive-date=November 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241120032340/https://apnews.com/article/global-elections-2024-incumbents-defeated-c80fbd4e667de86fe08aac025b333f95|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Burn-Murdoch |first=John |date=November 7, 2024 |title=Democrats join 2024's graveyard of incumbents |url=https://www.ft.com/content/e8ac09ea-c300-4249-af7d-109003afb893 |access-date=November 8, 2024 |work=Financial Times |archive-date=November 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241107180858/https://www.ft.com/content/e8ac09ea-c300-4249-af7d-109003afb893 |url-status=live }}</ref> In countries like [[2024 Japanese general election|Japan]], [[2024 Botswana general election|Botswana]], and [[2024 South African general election|South Africa]], incumbent parties that had dominated domestic politics for decades lost their majorities and have either relinquished power or are holding on through coalitions with minor parties.<ref name="News24Botswana">{{Cite news |last=Ndebele |first=Lenin |date=31 October 2024 |title=Initial counting suggests Botswana may just get a new ruling party after 58 years |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/initial-counting-suggests-botswana-may-just-get-a-new-ruling-party-after-58-years-20241031 |work=News24}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2024/06/01/nx-s1-4987616/south-africa-election-results|title=In a historic election, South Africa's ANC loses majority for the first time|publisher=NPR|date=1 June 2024|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=August 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820155211/https://www.npr.org/2024/06/01/nx-s1-4987616/south-africa-election-results|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="losesmajority">{{cite news|title=Japan's ruling bloc loses lower house majority, a red flag for PM|url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/10/17a98663e6d7-japanese-go-to-polls-as-new-pm-eyes-fresh-mandate-amid-money-scandal.html|work=Kyodo News|date=2024-10-28}}</ref> [[Bassirou Diomaye Faye]] won the [[2024 Senegalese presidential election]], becoming the first opposition candidate to win in the first round since independence in 1960.<ref>{{cite news |date=29 March 2024 |title=Senegal top court confirms Bassirou Diomaye Faye's election victory |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240329-%F0%9F%94%B4-senegal-top-court-confirms-bassirou-diomaye-faye-s-election-victory |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329235923/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240329-%F0%9F%94%B4-senegal-top-court-confirms-bassirou-diomaye-faye-s-election-victory |archive-date=29 March 2024 |access-date=30 March 2024 |work=France 24 |language=en}}</ref> In [[2024 Sri Lankan presidential election|Sri Lanka]], voters delivered a [[2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election|landslide victory]] to the [[National People's Power]], previously a [[minor party]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=DeVotta |first=Neil |date=28 August 2024 |title=Sri Lanka's Potential Political Realignment |url=https://southasianvoices.org/pol-m-sl-n-sri-lankan-realignment-elections-08-28-2024/ |access-date=23 September 2024 |website=South Asian Voices |language=en |archive-date=19 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919015249/https://southasianvoices.org/pol-m-sl-n-sri-lankan-realignment-elections-08-28-2024/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Republican [[Donald Trump]] won the [[2024 United States presidential election]], becoming the first [[president of the United States|U.S. president]] to be elected to a non-consecutive second term since [[Grover Cleveland]] won the [[1892 United States presidential election|1892 election]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hajela |first1=Deepti |title=Trump isn't first to be second: Grover Cleveland set precedent of non-consecutive presidential terms |url=https://apnews.com/article/grover-cleveland-president-nonconsecutive-terms-7ea2c92c72911462ccb1bc2e7352fa23 |publisher=[[AP News]] |access-date=November 6, 2024 |date=November 6, 2024 |archive-date=November 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241106112217/https://apnews.com/article/grover-cleveland-president-nonconsecutive-terms-7ea2c92c72911462ccb1bc2e7352fa23 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=November 6, 2024|title=Exit poll results 2024|url=https://www.cnn.com/election/2024/exit-polls/national-results/general/president/0|access-date=November 6, 2024|publisher=CNN|archive-date=November 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241105154934/https://www.cnn.com/election/2024/exit-polls/national-results/general/president/0|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[2024–2025 French political crisis|French]] and [[2024 German government crisis|German]] governments lost votes of no confidence.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/2024-was-historic-year-global-elections-bad-one-power-rcna179086|title=2024 was a historic year in global elections - and a bad one for those in power|first1=Alexander|last1=Smith|website=NBC News|date=December 31, 2024|access-date=December 31, 2024}}</ref> In December 2024, South Korean president [[Yoon Suk Yeol]]'s attempt to [[2024 South Korean martial law crisis#Declaration of martial law|declare and impose martial law]] was thwarted by members of parliament, sparking a [[2024 South Korean martial law crisis|political crisis]] that led to [[Impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol|his impeachment]] and the [[Impeachment of Han Duck-soo|impeachment of acting president Han Duck-soo]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 December 2024 |title=South Korean Political Crisis: Martial Law and Impeachment |url=https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IN/IN12474 |access-date=27 December 2024 |website=Congressional Research Service}}</ref> {{horizontal TOC|nonum=yes}}
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