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*[[King of Belgium]] [[Philippe of Belgium|Philippe]] and [[King of the Netherlands]] [[Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands|Willem-Alexander]] open together the 'world's-largest' canal lock "[[Nieuwe Sluis]]" as part of the [[Terneuzen]], connecting [[the Netherlands]] and [[Belgium]].https://nos.nl/artikel/2540347-koningen-willem-alexander-en-filip-openen-megasluis-in-terneuzen (NOS)] |
*[[King of Belgium]] [[Philippe of Belgium|Philippe]] and [[King of the Netherlands]] [[Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands|Willem-Alexander]] open together the 'world's-largest' canal lock "[[Nieuwe Sluis]]" as part of the [[Terneuzen]], connecting [[the Netherlands]] and [[Belgium]]. [https://nos.nl/artikel/2540347-koningen-willem-alexander-en-filip-openen-megasluis-in-terneuzen (NOS)] |
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'''Politics and elections''' |
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Revision as of 20:59, 11 October 2024
October 11, 2024 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- Two United Nations peacekeepers are injured when Israeli forces fire at a watchtower in their headquarters in southern Lebanon. (Euronews)
- France summons the Israeli ambassador over the latest attacks against U.N. soldiers, calling it a violation of international law and asking Israel to explain itself. (Le Monde)
- The Lebanese military reports that two of its soldiers are killed in an Israeli strike on one of its positions in south Lebanon. (Al Arabiya)
- Drone launched from Lebanon damages building and causes power outage in Herzliya, Israel. (Crisis 24)
- Two United Nations peacekeepers are injured when Israeli forces fire at a watchtower in their headquarters in southern Lebanon. (Euronews)
Health and environment
- King of Belgium Philippe and King of the Netherlands Willem-Alexander open together the 'world's-largest' canal lock "Nieuwe Sluis" as part of the Terneuzen, connecting the Netherlands and Belgium. (NOS)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Nobel Peace Prize
- This year's Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Japanese atomic bomb survivors group Nihon Hidankyo for "its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again". (The Washington Post) (Nobel Prize)