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Five people are killed, one person is injured, and another person is reported missing in an explosion at a

chemical plant in Liaocheng, Shandong, China.

Santiago Peña is declared the winner of the Paraguayan presidential election.

Luca Brecel wins his first World Snooker Championship title, defeating Mark Selby by a score of 18–15 in the

final at The Crucible in Sheffield, England. Brecel becomes the first player from continental Europe to win the tournament.

Ukrainian colonel general Oleksandr Syrskyi says that Ukrainian troops have recaptured parts of central

Bakhmut, but that the situation on the ground "remains difficult".

At least six people are killed and 30 others are injured in Illinois, United States, after a dust storm

causes a crash involving 70 to 90 vehicles on Interstate 55.

Fifteen people are killed after unidentified gunmen open fire at a farm in Kérou, Benin.

The oil tanker MT Pablo catches fire off the coast of Malaysia with three of five crew members missing

afterward. The tanker was reportedly carrying sanctioned oil and had changed flags only six days earlier. Oil washes up on the shores of Indonesia later.

Various Salvadoran trade unions, syndicates, and political parties held a protest march demanding an increase

in wages and against presidential re-election and the ongoing gang crackdown.

a Cessna 206 light aircraft with seven people on board crashed in the jungle in the Caquetá Department of

2024 Salvadoran general election, Salvadoran gang crackdown (2022–present)

Russia launches cruise missile and drone strikes across Ukraine.

Among the targets hit is an industrial zone in Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where a large explosion damaged or destroyed 19 apartment buildings and 25 homes, with 34 people reportedly injured. Ukrainian forces say that they shot down 1

The Boston Bruins, who had previously set new NHL records for wins and points in a single season, are upset

in the first round of the playoffs by the Florida Panthers, losing game 7 in overtime after having led the series 3 games to 1.

Iran evacuates 65 nationals from Sudan with Saudi Arabian assistance.

Eleven people are killed and nine others are injured in a gas leak in Ludhiana, Punjab, India.

Paraguayans head to the polls to elect the next president.

A man in Setúbal, Portugal, shoots and kills three men during a dispute at a pigeon race, before killing

Citizens of French Polynesia head to the polls to elect the 57 members of the Assembly.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announces that the Turkish National Intelligence Organization has

tracked down and killed the Caliph of the Islamic State Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi in Syria.

A mass stabbing outside a nightclub in Bodmin, Cornwall, United Kingdom, leaves one person dead and seven

others injured. A suspect has been arrested and charged with murder by Devon and Cornwall Police.

Ding Liren defeats Ian Nepomniachtchi in tiebreak games, becoming the 17th World Chess Champion.

Major Alireza Shahraki, chief of the Iranian Law Enforcement Command, Organization Criminal Investigation

Department of Saravan County, Sistan and Baluchistan, Iran is killed in an armed attack.

Citizens of Niue head to the polls to elect the 20 members of the Assembly.

Warplanes bomb Khartoum and heavy anti-aircraft artillery is heard in the city as the conflict enters its

third week, with the United Nations warning that Sudan is "collapsing".