Editing 2024 (section)

=== October ===
*[[October 1]]
**The [[Israel Defense Forces]] [[2024 Israeli ground operation in Lebanon|invade]] southern [[Lebanon]], escalating its [[Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)|conflict against Hezbollah]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Israel Launches Invasion Into Southern Lebanon |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/10/01/world/israel-lebanon-hezbollah |website=The New York Times |date=October 2024 |access-date=October 1, 2024 |archive-date=October 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001073744/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/10/01/world/israel-lebanon-hezbollah |url-status=live }}</ref>
**The Japanese parliament elects [[Shigeru Ishiba]] as the new [[prime minister of Japan]], with members from the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] forming the majority.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shigeru Ishiba: Japan's incoming PM calls snap October election |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnvd784n1meo |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=www.bbc.com |date=September 30, 2024 |language=en-GB |archive-date=September 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240930082526/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnvd784n1meo |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-01 |title=Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's newly elected prime minister, forms Cabinet with emphasis on defense |url=https://apnews.com/article/japan-cabinet-kishida-ishiba-fa7f80b614a8bf298852b6766dbf6403 |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=AP News |language=en |archive-date=October 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001133944/https://apnews.com/article/japan-cabinet-kishida-ishiba-fa7f80b614a8bf298852b6766dbf6403 |url-status=live }}</ref> Following his appointment, he reveals his cabinet and calls for a snap election on October 27, securing a national mandate.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Geddie |first1=John |last2=Kelly |first2=Tim |last3=Murakami |first3=Sakura |date=October 1, 2024 |title=Japan's new PM Ishiba pledges reform, deeper ties with friendly nations |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japans-new-pm-ishiba-set-be-formally-anointed-unveil-cabinet-2024-10-01/ |work=[[Reuters]] |access-date=October 1, 2024 |archive-date=October 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001082247/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japans-new-pm-ishiba-set-be-formally-anointed-unveil-cabinet-2024-10-01/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
**Iran [[October 2024 Iranian strikes against Israel|attacks Israel with ballistic missiles]] as a response to Israel's assassination of Hassan Nasrallah and Ismail Haniyeh.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-01 |title=Israel says Iran has fired missiles at Israel and it warned residents to shelter in place |url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-lebanon-hezbollah-gaza-news-10-01-2024-eb175dff6e46906caea8b9e43dfbd3da |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=AP News |language=en |archive-date=October 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001105316/https://apnews.com/article/israel-lebanon-hezbollah-gaza-news-10-01-2024-eb175dff6e46906caea8b9e43dfbd3da |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[October 3]]–[[October 20|20]] – The [[2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup]] is held in the [[United Arab Emirates]], and [[2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup final|is won]] by [[New Zealand women's national cricket team|New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite web|title=History made in Dubai: New Zealand win their first Women's T20 World Cup title|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/womens-t20-worldcup/news/history-made-in-dubai-new-zealand-win-their-first-women-s-t20-world-cup-title|access-date=2024-10-21|work=[[International Cricket Council]]|date=October 20, 2024 }}</ref>
* [[October 6]]
** The [[2024 Kazakh nuclear power referendum]] is held and approved.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thediplomat.com/2024/10/nuclear-power-referendum-passes-in-kazakhstan/|title=Nuclear Power Referendum Passes in Kazakhstan|publisher=[[The Diplomat (magazine)|The Diplomat]]|date=7 October 2024|access-date=26 November 2024|archive-date=October 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009021009/https://thediplomat.com/2024/10/nuclear-power-referendum-passes-in-kazakhstan/|url-status=live}}</ref>
** [[2024 Tunisian presidential election]]: Incumbent [[Kais Saied]] is reelected for a second term.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/7/tunisias-saied-wins-presidential-election-electoral-commission-says|title=Tunisia's Saied wins presidential election, electoral commission says|language=en|publisher=[[Al Jazeera]]|date=2024-10-07|access-date=2024-10-08|archive-date=November 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241123012816/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/7/tunisias-saied-wins-presidential-election-electoral-commission-says|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[File:Yahya Sinwar portrait 3x4.jpg|thumb|[[Yahya Sinwar]], leader of [[Hamas]], [[Killing of Yahya Sinwar|was killed]] on October 16]][[October 7]] – [[Hurricane Milton]] becomes the fourth most intense hurricane in the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic Basin]], and the most intense storm in the [[Gulf of Mexico]] tying with [[Hurricane Rita]] in [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season|2005]]. Milton is also the first hurricane to reach a pressure below 900 millibars in nearly 20 years.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pasch |first1=Richard |date=October 7, 2024 |title=Hurricane Milton Discussion Number 12 |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2024/al14/al142024.discus.012.shtml? |access-date=October 8, 2024 |website=National Hurricane Center |publication-place=Miami, Florida |archive-date=October 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009200356/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2024/al14/al142024.discus.012.shtml? |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[October 9]] – [[2024 Mozambican general election]]: [[Daniel Chapo]] is elected [[President of Mozambique|president]] while the ruling [[FRELIMO]] party retains a majority in the [[Assembly of the Republic (Mozambique)|Assembly of the Republic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/mozambique-ruling-partys-candidate-wins-presidential-election-results-show-2024-10-24/|title=Mozambique's ruling party retains power in contested election|language=en|publisher=[[Reuters]]|date=2024-10-25|access-date=2024-11-07}}</ref>
* [[October 12]] – The long-period comet [[C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)]], described as the "comet of the century", makes its closest approach to Earth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/oct/11/comet-a3-last-seen-in-neanderthal-times-could-be-sighted-from-uk-this-weekend |title=Comet last seen in Neanderthal times could be sighted from UK this weekend |work=The Guardian|date=11 October 2024|access-date=12 October 2024}}</ref>
* [[October 13]] – [[SpaceX]] achieves the [[Starship flight test 5|first successful return and capture]] of a Super Heavy booster from [[SpaceX Starship|Starship]], the biggest and most powerful rocket ever to fly.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8xe7exjy1go|title=Elon Musk's Starship booster captured in world first|work=BBC News|date=13 October 2024|access-date=13 October 2024|archive-date=October 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241013182204/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8xe7exjy1go|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/science/live-news/spacex-starship-launch-5-10-13-24/index.html|title=SpaceX launches Starship test flight 5|work=CNN|date=13 October 2024|access-date=13 October 2024|archive-date=October 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241016221952/https://edition.cnn.com/science/live-news/spacex-starship-launch-5-10-13-24/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[October 14]] – The ''[[Europa Clipper]]'' spacecraft is launched to investigate [[Europa (moon)|Europa]], an icy moon of [[Jupiter]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 14, 2024 |title=NASA's Europa Clipper launches aboard SpaceX rocket, bound for Jupiter's icy ocean moon |url=https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-10-14/nasa-jupiter-probe-launches-aboard-spacex-rocket |access-date=October 14, 2024 |website=Los Angeles Times |archive-date=October 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241023220852/https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-10-14/nasa-jupiter-probe-launches-aboard-spacex-rocket |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[October 16]] – [[Yahya Sinwar]], leader of Hamas, [[Killing of Yahya Sinwar|is killed]] in a gunfight with Israeli forces in [[Rafah]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 October 2024 |title=Arab media reports: Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza - report |url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-825018 |website=The Jerusalem Post &#124; JPost.com |access-date=October 17, 2024 |archive-date=October 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241017172525/https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-825018 |url-status=live }}</ref>   
* [[October 20]] 
** The [[2024 Moldovan European Union membership referendum]] is held and narrowly approved.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Early results show 50% of Moldovans vote 'yes' at referendum on EU aspiration |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/early-results-show-50-moldovans-vote-yes-referendum-eu-aspirations-2024-10-21/ |website=Reuters}}</ref>
** [[Prabowo Subianto]] and [[Gibran Rakabuming Raka]] are inaugurated as the [[President of Indonesia|president]] and [[Vice President of Indonesia|vice president]] of [[Indonesia]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 October 2024 |title=Prabowo-Gibran dilantik menjadi presiden dan wapres Indonesia |url=https://www.bbc.com/indonesia/articles/c70z2q77p2wo |website=BBC Indonesia |language=id-ID}}</ref>
* [[File:Duma Boko 2025.png|thumb|[[Duma Boko]] won the [[2024 Botswana general election]] on October 30]][[October 21]] – The [[National Assembly of Vietnam]] elects [[Lương Cường]] as the new [[president of Vietnam]]. He replaced [[Tô Lâm]], who was formally promoted to the [[General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam|general secretary]] of the [[Communist Party of Vietnam|Communist Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |agency=Associated Press |date=2024-10-22 |title=Vietnam appoints fourth president in nearly two years after months of political turmoil |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/21/asia/vietnam-new-president-luong-cuong-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>
* [[October 24]] – The first case of the [[2024 Kwango province disease outbreak]] is reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 December 2024 |title=Health officials investigate mystery disease in southwest Congo after 143 deaths |url=https://apnews.com/article/congo-unknown-disease-kwango-11c96d7073ae4a0bc8ef9b2575f8d226# |access-date=3 December 2024 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
* [[October 26]] – [[2024 Georgian parliamentary election]]: Amid suspicions of [[Russian interference in European politics|interference]], ruling pro-Russian party [[Georgian Dream]] wins a majority.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chathamhouse.org/2024/10/ruling-party-claims-victory-georgias-disputed-election-western-condemnation-no-longer|title=As the ruling party claims victory in Georgia's disputed election, Western condemnation is no longer enough|work=Chatham House|date=30 October 2024|access-date=26 November 2024}}</ref>
* [[October 27]] 
** [[2024 Japanese general election]]: The governing [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]] loses its parliamentary majority for the first time since 2009, but still wins the most seats. The [[Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan|CDP]] wins its best result in party history.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241026-japan-votes-with-new-pm-on-shaky-ground |title=Japan's ruling party fails to win majority in snap election |work=[[France 24]] |date=October 27, 2024 |access-date=October 27, 2024}}</ref>
** [[October 2024 Bulgarian parliamentary election]]: Boyko Borsiov's coalition [[GERB-SDS]] successfully forms a government after 6 snap elections.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/27/bulgarians-vote-in-another-election-but-end-to-political-deadlock-unlikely|title=Bulgarians vote in another election, but end to political deadlock unlikely|work=Al Jazeera|date=27 October 2024|access-date=27 October 2024|archive-date=November 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241119061706/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/27/bulgarians-vote-in-another-election-but-end-to-political-deadlock-unlikely|url-status=live}}</ref>
** [[2024 Lithuanian parliamentary election]]: The leftist opposition [[Social Democratic Party of Lithuania]] wins a majority.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/lithuania-opposition-social-democrats-win-election/a-70611400|title=Lithuania: Opposition Social Democrats win election|work=DW|date=28 October 2024|access-date=26 November 2024|archive-date=November 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241128222800/https://www.dw.com/en/lithuania-opposition-social-democrats-win-election/a-70611400|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[October 30]]
**[[2024 Botswana general election]]: The ruling [[Botswana Democratic Party|BDP]] party is voted out of power, ending 58 years of uninterrupted governance.<ref name="News24Botswana"/> [[Duma Boko]] of the [[Umbrella for Democratic Change|UDC]] party is elected [[President of Botswana]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-10-31 |title=Early Botswana Vote Tallies Point to Shock Loss For Ruling Party |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-31/botswana-election-early-tallies-point-to-shock-loss-for-ruling-party |access-date=2024-11-01 |work=Bloomberg.com |language=en}}</ref>
**[[2024 Spanish floods]]: Spain experiences its worst flooding in half a century, with over 200 killed and many more missing, as a year's worth of rain falls in eight hours.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99ry7x925eo|title=Spain battles deadliest flood disaster in decades as death toll rises to 95|work=BBC News|date=30 October 2024|access-date=30 October 2024|archive-date=November 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112211954/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99ry7x925eo|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ckmgmdxg254t|title=Locals describe 'nightmare' scenes after more than 100 killed in Spain floods|work=BBC News|date=31 October 2024|access-date=31 October 2024|archive-date=October 31, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241031190203/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ckmgmdxg254t|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Donald_Trump_official_portrait.jpg|thumb|Donald Trump won the [[2024 United States presidential election]] on November 5]]