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<ul><li>The historic <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%B8rsen" title="Børsen">Børsen</a></b> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copenhagen" title="Copenhagen">Copenhagen</a>, Denmark, catches fire.</li>
<li>In retaliation for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_bombing_of_the_Iranian_embassy_in_Damascus" title="Israeli bombing of the Iranian embassy in Damascus">an Israeli airstrike</a> on the Iranian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulate" title="Consulate">consulate</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus" title="Damascus">Damascus</a>, Iran <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iranian_strikes_in_Israel" title="2024 Iranian strikes in Israel">conducts missile and drone strikes</a></b> against Israel.</li>
<li>In <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_South_Korean_legislative_election" title="2024 South Korean legislative election">the South Korean legislative election</a></b>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Korea" title="Democratic Party of Korea">Democratic Party</a>–led <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Alliance_of_Korea" title="Democratic Alliance of Korea">opposition alliance</a> increases its majority in parliament.</li>
<li>American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">football Hall of Fame</a> running back, murder suspect and convicted criminal <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O._J._Simpson" title="O. J. Simpson">O. J. Simpson</a></b> dies at the <span class="nowrap">age of 76</span>.</li>
<li><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Harris" title="Simon Harris">Simon Harris</a></b> becomes <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoiseach" title="Taoiseach">Taoiseach</a> of Ireland after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Varadkar" title="Leo Varadkar">Leo Varadkar</a>'s resignation.</li></ul><p><b>Ongoing: </b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" title="Israel–Hamas war">Israel–Hamas war</a>; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_civil_war_(2021%E2%80%93present)" title="Myanmar civil war (2021–present)">Myanmar civil war</a>; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis" title="Red Sea crisis">Red Sea crisis</a>; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" title="Russian invasion of Ukraine">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a>; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Sudan_(2023%E2%80%93present)" title="War in Sudan (2023–present)">War in Sudan</a>
<br><b>Recent deaths: </b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo_Palomo" title="Lorenzo Palomo">Lorenzo Palomo</a>; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Erskine" title="Carl Erskine">Carl Erskine</a>; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Underwood" title="Derek Underwood">Derek Underwood</a>; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Peterson" title="Fritz Peterson">Fritz Peterson</a>; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_LaHaye" title="Beverly LaHaye">Beverly LaHaye</a>; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna-Greta_Leijon" title="Anna-Greta Leijon">Anna-Greta Leijon</a></p>