Portal:Current events/2024 July 12
July 12, 2024 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks'
- Israel-Hamas war
- Gaza City rescue crews discover at least 60 Palestinian bodies in the Tel Al-Hawa and Sabra districts following a week of attacks on Gaza City by Israeli forces.
Disasters and accidents
- Madan Ashrit Highway disaster
- Fifty-one people are missing after two buses were swept off the Madan Ashrit Highway near Simaltar, in Nepal, due to landslides caused by heavy rains. (Reuters)
- Gazpromavia Flight 9608
- A Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 operating for Gazpromavia crashes near Moscow, killing its crew of three people. (AP News)
Politics and elections
- Same-sex marriage in Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten
- The Supreme Court of the Netherlands rules that same-sex marriage is legal in Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten. (De Telegraaf)
- LGBT rights in Burkina Faso
- Burkinabè Justice Minister Edasso Rodrigue Bayala announces a ban on homosexuality in the country. (BBC)
Sports
- The International Olympic Committee announce that Saudi Arabia will host the inaugural Olympics Esports Games in 2025. (ESPN)