Portal:Current events/2024 April 29

April 29, 2024 (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Odesa strikes
  - Four people are killed and 28 others are injured in a Russian missile strike in Odesa. Ukraine says that Russia used an Iskander-M ballistic missile with a cluster warhead in the attack. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

2024 Kenya floods
- 2024 Kenya dam failure
  - At least 45 people are killed and dozens others are missing following a dam burst in Mai Mahiu, Kenya, amid continuing heavy rains and flash floods, whose total death toll has increased to more than 120. (Al Jazeera) (New York Times)
Two people die in a heatwave in South India. (The Straits Times)

Politics and elections

2024 Scottish government crisis
- Ahead of a planned vote of no confidence, Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf announces his intention to resign from office. (CNBC) (New York Times)
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says that he will not resign, following a court opening preliminary proceedings against his wife, María Begoña Gómez. (AP)
The United States and Mexico agree to clamp down on illegal immigration, Presidents Joe Biden and Andrés Manuel López Obrador agree to plan to reduce illegal crossings. (Reuters)

Law and crime