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=== April === * [[April 1]] – Israel [[Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus|attacks the Iranian embassy in Damascus]], killing 16 people.<ref name="cghs2">{{Cite web |date=3 April 2024 |title=Woman and her son among 16 people killed in Israeli raid on building attached to Iranian embassy |url=https://www.syriahr.com/en/330101/ |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=[[Syrian Observatory For Human Rights]] |archive-date=April 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403193442/https://www.syriahr.com/en/330101/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[April 3]] – [[2024 Hualien earthquake|A powerful earthquake]] with a magnitude of 7.4 strikes off the eastern coast of [[Taiwan]], with small tsunamis reaching heights of {{convert|20|–|30|cm|in|round=0.5|abbr=on}} hitting [[Okinawa Prefecture]], [[Japan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 April 2024 |title=Taiwan 7.7 magnitude earthquake sparks tsunami warning in Japan |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/03/taiwan-earthquake-magnitude-tsunami-warning-japan-okinawa |access-date=3 April 2024 |website=The Guardian |archive-date=April 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403005317/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/03/taiwan-earthquake-magnitude-tsunami-warning-japan-okinawa |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[April 4]] – [[2024 Kuwaiti general election]]: Opposition candidates maintain a majority in the [[National Assembly (Kuwait)|National Assembly]].<ref name="ajresult">{{cite web | url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/5/few-changes-after-kuwait-holds-first-parliamentary-election-under-new-emir | title=Few changes after Kuwait holds first parliamentary election under new emir | work=Al Jazeera | date=5 April 2024 | access-date=April 12, 2024 | archive-date=April 11, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240411170642/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/5/few-changes-after-kuwait-holds-first-parliamentary-election-under-new-emir | url-status=live }}</ref> * [[April 5]] – Ecuadorian police [[2024 raid on the Mexican embassy in Ecuador|raid the Mexican embassy]] in [[Quito]] in order to arrest [[Vice President of Ecuador|former vice-president]] [[Jorge Glas]], who had been granted political asylum by Mexico. This action violates the [[Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations]], and [[Mexico]] and [[Nicaragua]] break off diplomatic relations with [[Ecuador]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vélez |first=Roger |title=México rompe relaciones diplomáticas con Ecuador, tras irrupción policial en Embajada México rompe relaciones diplomáticas con Ecuador |url=https://www.primicias.ec/noticias/politica/mexico-policia-ecuador-roberto-canseco-embajada/ |access-date=6 April 2024 |website=Primicias |date=6 April 2024 |language=es |archive-date=April 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406045205/https://www.primicias.ec/noticias/politica/mexico-policia-ecuador-roberto-canseco-embajada/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[File:2024 Total Solar Eclipse (NHQ202404080102).jpg|thumb| The [[solar eclipse of April 8, 2024]] is visible across North America.]] [[File:Simon Harris at the Special European Council - 2024 (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Simon Harris]] becomes Ireland's youngest [[Taoiseach]] on April 9 after [[Leo Varadkar]] resigned ]] * [[April 6]] – [[Peter Pellegrini]] is elected [[President of Slovakia]] in the second round of the [[2024 Slovak presidential election]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Slovak presidency goes to government candidate |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/slovak-presidential-election-second-round/ |date=6 April 2024 |website=Politico |access-date=April 6, 2024 |archive-date=August 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240818233128/https://www.politico.eu/article/slovak-presidential-election-second-round/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[April 8]] – [[Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024|A total solar eclipse]] is visible across North America.<ref>{{citation |title=Where & When |url=https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/where-when/ |date=2024-04-06 |publisher=NASA |language=en |access-date=April 8, 2024 |archive-date=April 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408053255/https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/where-when/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[April 9]] – After [[Leo Varadkar]] resigned, [[Fine Gael]] leader [[Simon Harris]] becomes Ireland's youngest [[Taoiseach]] after a [[Dáil Éireann|Dáil]] vote of 88–69 and being appointed by [[President of Ireland|President]] [[Michael D. Higgins]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0409/1442464-harris-politics/|title=Simon Harris formally appointed Taoiseach after Dáil vote|publisher=RTÉ News|date=9 April 2024|access-date=April 11, 2024|archive-date=April 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409130013/https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0409/1442464-harris-politics/|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[April 10]] – [[2024 South Korean legislative election]]: The [[Democratic Party (South Korea, 2015)|Democratic Party]] and [[Democratic Alliance of Korea|Democratic Alliance]] wins 176 seats, while the [[People Power Party (South Korea)|People Power]] and [[People Future Party|People Future]], to which [[President of South Korea|President]] [[Yoon Suk Yeol]] belongs, wins only 108 seats.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.csis.org/analysis/south-koreas-2024-general-election-results-and-implications/|title=South Korea's 2024 General Election: Results and Implications|publisher=CSIS|date=10 April 2024|access-date=April 13, 2024|archive-date=April 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240413000539/https://www.csis.org/analysis/south-koreas-2024-general-election-results-and-implications|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[April 13]] – [[Iran]] [[April 2024 Iranian strikes against Israel|launches retaliatory strikes against]] [[Israel]] after an [[Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus]] earlier in the month.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Chris |date=2024-04-13 |title=Iran launches wave of drone attacks at Israel: report |url=https://nypost.com/2024/04/13/world-news/iran-launches-wave-of-drone-attacks-at-israel-report/ |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=New York Post |archive-date=August 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240818233029/https://nypost.com/2024/04/13/world-news/iran-launches-wave-of-drone-attacks-at-israel-report/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[April 16]] – [[2024 Persian Gulf floods]]: At least 32 people are killed when heavy rainfall strikes the [[Middle East]], causing flash flooding. This caused many disruptions for [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates Airlines]] at [[Dubai International Airport]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Dubai airport chaos as UAE and Oman reel from deadly storms|date=16 April 2024|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68831408|access-date=April 20, 2024|archive-date=April 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417001907/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68831408|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[April 17]] ** [[2024 Solomon Islands general election]]: Incumbent Prime Minister [[Manasseh Sogavare]]'s [[Ownership, Unity and Responsibility Party|OUR Party]] wins a plurality of seats.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Solomon Islands pro-China PM Manasseh Sogavare fails to secure majority |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/24/solomon-islands-pro-china-pm-manasseh-sogavare-fails-to-secure-majority |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en |archive-date=April 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424070504/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/24/solomon-islands-pro-china-pm-manasseh-sogavare-fails-to-secure-majority |url-status=live }}</ref> ** [[2024 Croatian parliamentary election]]: Incumbent Prime Minister [[Andrej Plenković]]'s [[Croatian Democratic Union]] coalition wins a plurality of seats.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Henley |first1=Jon |date=2024-04-18 |title=Political uncertainty in Croatia as ruling party wins most seats but no majority |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/18/croatia-election-results-hdz-democratic-union-pm-andrej-plenkovic-without-majority-sdp-homeland-movement |access-date=2024-04-18 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=April 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422190025/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/18/croatia-election-results-hdz-democratic-union-pm-andrej-plenkovic-without-majority-sdp-homeland-movement |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[April 19]] – Israel conducts [[April 2024 Israeli strikes on Iran|airstrikes against Iran]], in response to Iran's missile and drone attack on Israel earlier on April 13.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Alkhshali |first1=Hamdi |title=Isfahan, Iran: Explosions Hear, Reports Say |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/18/middleeast/isfahan-iran-explosion-intl-hnk |access-date=19 April 2024 |agency=CNN |archive-date=April 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419021802/https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/18/middleeast/isfahan-iran-explosion-intl-hnk |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[April 25]] – Following the resignation of Haiti's acting Prime Minister Ariel Henry, the [[Transitional Presidential Council]] takes power as the new [[List of heads of state of Haiti|head of state of Haiti]].<ref name="sworn in">{{cite news |last=Robenson |first=Geffrard |date=2024-04-25 |title=Les membres du Conseil présidentiel de transition ont prêté serment, tôt jeudi 25 avril 2024, au Palais national |url=https://lenouvelliste.com/article/247858/les-membres-du-conseil-presidentiel-de-transition-ont-prete-serment-tot-jeudi-25-avril-2024-au-palais-national |newspaper=Le Nouvelliste |language=fr |access-date=April 27, 2024 |archive-date=April 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426122820/https://lenouvelliste.com/article/247858/les-membres-du-conseil-presidentiel-de-transition-ont-prete-serment-tot-jeudi-25-avril-2024-au-palais-national |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[April 29]] ** [[2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods|Floods]] in the Brazilian state of [[Rio Grande do Sul]] cause dozens of deaths and leave thousands homeless.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-05-01 |title=Brazil floods: Residents stranded on rooftops in Rio Grande do Sul |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-68935249 |access-date=2024-05-09 |work=[[BBC News]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509013527/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-68935249 |url-status=live }}</ref> ** 50 people are killed, and 84 are reported missing, when a [[2024 Mai Mahiu flash flood|railway embankment fails]] near [[Mai Mahiu]], [[Kenya]], adding to the devastation caused by [[2024 Kenya-Tanzania floods|wider floods in Kenya and Tanzania]] which have caused the deaths of 488 people and the displacement of 503,000.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-29 |title=Kenya flooding: Around 50 killed in villages near Mai Mahiu town |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-68896456 |access-date=2024-05-10 |work=[[BBC News]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=April 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429100348/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-68896456 |url-status=live }}</ref>[[File:Ceremonia de transmisión de mando de Panama (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[José Raúl Mulino]] wins the [[2024 Panamanian general election]] on May 5]] * [[April 30]] – The [[G7]] countries agree to phase out unabated [[coal power]] by 2030–2035.<ref>{{cite news |title=STATEMENT: G7 Leaders Agree to Shut Down Coal Plants |url=https://www.wri.org/news/statement-g7-leaders-agree-shut-down-coal-plants |date=30 April 2024 |access-date=8 May 2024 |work=World Resources Institute |archive-date=May 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508145930/https://www.wri.org/news/statement-g7-leaders-agree-shut-down-coal-plants |url-status=live }}</ref>
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