Let’s all take a moment to remember Kabosu.

Friday,  May 24th, 2024 

Kabosu, the Shiba Inu notable for being the origin of the Doge meme, dies at the age of 18. (Reuters) 

Sources claim that Russian President Vladimir Putin is interested in negotiating a ceasefire, which would freeze the conflict at the current frontlines. (Reuters) 

Norah becomes the first film from Saudi Arabia to screen as part of the official calendar at the Cannes Film Festival. (Arab News) 

Russia arrests more than 20 people in connection with the Islamic State – Khorasan Province attack on the Crocus City Hall concert venue in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, in March. (Reuters) 

Dozens of people are killed across Mexico in a deadly heatwave, with temperatures as high as 45 °C (113 °F) recorded. (DW) 

The Israeli army recovers the bodies of three captives who were killed and taken to Gaza by Palestinian militants in the October 7 attacks. (Reuters) 

Three Christian missionaries from the United States are killed in a gang ambush in Haiti. (Reuters) 

Four people are confirmed killed and many others are presumed dead in a landslide in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea.  (RNZ) 

Fourteen people are killed and three others are injured in a building fire in a densely populated area of Hanoi, Vietnam. (Reuters) 

Hundreds of international students from Pakistan and other Asian countries leave Kyrgyzstan following attacks by Kyrgyz nationalist mobs on student hostels in Bishkek earlier this month. (Reuters) 

The International Court of Justice, in a 13–2 decision, orders Israel to stop their military offensive in Rafah. (Reuters) 

A record number of Conservative MPs stand down ahead of the UK election. (BBC News) 

Jeremy Corbyn is expelled from the Labour Party after confirming that he will stand as an independent candidate in the election. (The Independent) 

Thursday, May 23rd, 2024 

U.S. President Joe Biden announces during a state visit by President of Kenya William Ruto that he will designate Kenya a major non-NATO ally as it is expected to lead the international intervention in Haiti. (Reuters) 

The United States Department of Justice sues Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation, seeking the breakup of the company and accusing the company of creating a monopoly by eliminating competition and increasing prices. (AP) 

Romanian author Mircea Cărtărescu wins the International Dublin Literary Award for his novel Solenoid, translated by Sean Cotter. (The Guardian) 

Russian forces captures the village of Andriivka in Donetsk Oblast. (The Daily Telegraph) 

At least two people are killed in a Ukrainian missile strike on Alushta, Crimea. Explosions are reported across the peninsula and Ukrainian media reports that multiple targets were hit. (Reuters) 

At least 60 Palestinians are killed in Israeli attacks in Rafah, Deir al-Balah, and Gaza City, Gaza. (Al Jazeera) 

Pope Francis and the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints approves the canonization of Carlo Acutis, who will become the first millennial saint. (BBC News) 

Eleven people are killed and two others are injured in an explosion at a sugar factory in Morogoro, Tanzania. (AP) 

Four people are killed and 16 others are injured when the second floor of a restaurant collapses in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. (AP) 

Russia removes the border markers signaling the border with Estonia on the Narva River, prompting a protest by the EU. (BBC News) 

Three people are killed and five others are injured in a shootout between two groups at a café in Istanbul, Turkey. (Metro) 

The United Nations General Assembly votes 84–19, with 68 abstentions, to establish July 11 as an annual day of remembrance for the Srebrenica genocide, despite receiving opposition from Serbia and Bosnian Serbs. (Al Jazeera) 

The End