:The [[U.S.]] removes the [[Gaza floating pier]] from the [[Gaza Strip]] for repair after its [[flotilla]] was damaged in bad weather. [https://apnews.com/article/gaza-pier-damage-weather-seas-boats-f45634fb85e2ac6aec9b814c36ea3526 (AP)]
May 28, 2024 –
One person is killed and seven others are injured in a natural gas explosion at an apartment building in Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. (AP)
:One person is killed and seven others are injured in a natural [[gas explosion]] at an apartment building in [[Youngstown, Ohio]], U.S. [https://apnews.com/article/ohio-explosion-youngstown-bank-5e42d259adeb3fb1d782133a3f2f6e82 (AP)]
:[[Prime Minister of Spain]] [[Pedro Sánchez]] signs a bilateral security pact with [[Ukrainian President]] [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]] and pledges [[Euro|€]]1 billion (US$1.1 billion) of military aid to [[Ukraine]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/27/spain-pledges-1-billion-euros-of-military-aid-to-ukraine-in-2024 (Al Jazeera)]
:[[Yemen]]'s [[Houthi]] militia says that they attacked three merchant ships and two destroyers from the [[United States Navy]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemens-houthis-say-they-attack-three-ships-two-us-destroyers-2024-05-27/ (Reuters)]
:The death toll from a tornado outbreak in the [[U.S.]] states of [[Texas]], [[Kentucky]], [[Oklahoma]], and [[Arkansas]] on Saturday and Sunday increases to 21. [https://www.reuters.com/world/us/kentucky-warns-more-severe-weather-after-us-storms-kill-14-2024-05-27/ (Reuters)]
:A teenager is killed and six other people are injured in a shooting in [[Downtown Lansing|downtown]] [[Lansing, Michigan|Lansing]], [[Michigan]], [[United States]]. [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/05/27/lansing-michigan-shooting-memorial-day-weekend/73868232007/ (''USA Today'')]
:The [[U.S.]] removes the [[Gaza floating pier]] from the [[Gaza Strip]] for repair after its [[flotilla]] was damaged in bad weather. [https://apnews.com/article/gaza-pier-damage-weather-seas-boats-f45634fb85e2ac6aec9b814c36ea3526 (AP)]
May 28, 2024 –
One person is killed and seven others are injured in a natural gas explosion at an apartment building in Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. (AP)
:One person is killed and seven others are injured in a natural [[gas explosion]] at an apartment building in [[Youngstown, Ohio]], U.S. [https://apnews.com/article/ohio-explosion-youngstown-bank-5e42d259adeb3fb1d782133a3f2f6e82 (AP)]
:[[Prime Minister of Spain]] [[Pedro Sánchez]] signs a bilateral security pact with [[Ukrainian President]] [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]] and pledges [[Euro|€]]1 billion (US$1.1 billion) of military aid to [[Ukraine]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/27/spain-pledges-1-billion-euros-of-military-aid-to-ukraine-in-2024 (Al Jazeera)]
:[[Yemen]]'s [[Houthi]] militia says that they attacked three merchant ships and two destroyers from the [[United States Navy]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemens-houthis-say-they-attack-three-ships-two-us-destroyers-2024-05-27/ (Reuters)]
:The death toll from a tornado outbreak in the [[U.S.]] states of [[Texas]], [[Kentucky]], [[Oklahoma]], and [[Arkansas]] on Saturday and Sunday increases to 21. [https://www.reuters.com/world/us/kentucky-warns-more-severe-weather-after-us-storms-kill-14-2024-05-27/ (Reuters)]
:A teenager is killed and six other people are injured in a shooting in [[Downtown Lansing|downtown]] [[Lansing, Michigan|Lansing]], [[Michigan]], [[United States]]. [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/05/27/lansing-michigan-shooting-memorial-day-weekend/73868232007/ (''USA Today'')]
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:[[Japan]]ese students at the [[University of Tokyo]], [[Sophia University]], [[Tama Art University]], [[International Christian University]], and [[Hiroshima University]] hold solidarity encampments. [https://www.arabnews.jp/en/japan/article_121189/ (''Arab News Japan'')]
:[[Japan]]ese students at the [[University of Tokyo]], [[Sophia University]], [[Tama Art University]], [[International Christian University]], and [[Hiroshima University]] hold solidarity encampments. [https://www.arabnews.jp/en/japan/article_121189/ (''Arab News Japan'')]
:[[Japan]]ese students at the [[University of Tokyo]], [[Sophia University]], [[Tama Art University]], [[International Christian University]], and [[Hiroshima University]] hold solidarity encampments. [https://www.arabnews.jp/en/japan/article_121189/ (''Arab News Japan'')]
:[[Japan]]ese students at the [[University of Tokyo]], [[Sophia University]], [[Tama Art University]], [[International Christian University]], and [[Hiroshima University]] hold solidarity encampments. [https://www.arabnews.jp/en/japan/article_121189/ (''Arab News Japan'')]
Two police officers are killed and another is injured outside the Ulu Tiram police station in Johor, Malaysia. The killer is later fatally shot. Seven suspected members of Jemaah Islamiyah are arrested in connection to the attack. (CNA)
Two police officers are killed and another is injured outside the Ulu Tiram police station in Johor, Malaysia. The killer is later fatally shot. Seven suspected members of Jemaah Islamiyah are arrested in connection to the attack. (CNA)
:[[Law enforcement in Egypt|Egyptian police]] arrest an Egyptian-American teacher and [[TikTok|TikTok]] influencer suspected of being a [[serial killer]], who is believed to have murdered at least three women in [[Cairo]]. [https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/1/524405/Egypt/Prosecution-releases-first-details-in-three-murder.aspx (''Al-Ahram'')]
:[[Amnesty International]] says that the number of [[Capital punishment|executions]] recorded globally in 2023 was the highest since 2015 and up more than 30% from 2022, with [[Capital punishment in Iran|Iran]] carrying out 74% of the global total. The figures exclude [[China]], which is [[Capital punishment in China#International criticism|thought to execute thousands of people each year]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1rr0178rzeo (BBC News)]
:Citizens of [[Madagascar]] vote for members of the [[National Assembly (Madagascar)|National Assembly]]. [https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20240103-year-of-elections-has-africa-poised-for-political-shake-up-in-2024 (''Radio France Internationale'')]
Seventeen people are killed and six others are missing after a stone quarry collapses due to strong winds in Aizawl, Mizoram, India. (The Hindu)
:Seventeen people are killed and six others are missing after a stone [[quarry]] collapses due to strong winds in [[Aizawl]], [[Mizoram]], [[India]]. [https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/mizoram/five-dead-several-missing-as-stone-quarry-collapses-in-mizoram-amid-rains/article68224019.ece (''The Hindu'')]
:The [[Senate of Colombia]] approves a resolution banning [[Spanish-style bullfighting]] in [[Colombia|the country]]. [https://www.lafm.com.co/politica/prohiben-corridas-de-toros-en-colombia (La FM)]
:Former [[FTX]] co-CEO [[Ryan Salame]] is sentenced to more than seven years in prison and fined more than $11 million for [[fraud]] and [[criminal conspiracy]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/us/former-bankman-fried-lieutenant-salame-sentenced-90-months-prison-2024-05-28/ (Reuters)]
:[[Law enforcement in Egypt|Egyptian police]] arrest an Egyptian-American teacher and [[TikTok|TikTok]] influencer suspected of being a [[serial killer]], who is believed to have murdered at least three women in [[Cairo]]. [https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/1/524405/Egypt/Prosecution-releases-first-details-in-three-murder.aspx (''Al-Ahram'')]
:[[Amnesty International]] says that the number of [[Capital punishment|executions]] recorded globally in 2023 was the highest since 2015 and up more than 30% from 2022, with [[Capital punishment in Iran|Iran]] carrying out 74% of the global total. The figures exclude [[China]], which is [[Capital punishment in China#International criticism|thought to execute thousands of people each year]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1rr0178rzeo (BBC News)]
:Citizens of [[Madagascar]] vote for members of the [[National Assembly (Madagascar)|National Assembly]]. [https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20240103-year-of-elections-has-africa-poised-for-political-shake-up-in-2024 (''Radio France Internationale'')]
Seventeen people are killed and six others are missing after a stone quarry collapses due to strong winds in Aizawl, Mizoram, India. (The Hindu)
:Seventeen people are killed and six others are missing after a stone [[quarry]] collapses due to strong winds in [[Aizawl]], [[Mizoram]], [[India]]. [https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/mizoram/five-dead-several-missing-as-stone-quarry-collapses-in-mizoram-amid-rains/article68224019.ece (''The Hindu'')]
:The [[Senate of Colombia]] approves a resolution banning [[Spanish-style bullfighting]] in [[Colombia|the country]]. [https://www.lafm.com.co/politica/prohiben-corridas-de-toros-en-colombia (La FM)]
:Former [[FTX]] co-CEO [[Ryan Salame]] is sentenced to more than seven years in prison and fined more than $11 million for [[fraud]] and [[criminal conspiracy]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/us/former-bankman-fried-lieutenant-salame-sentenced-90-months-prison-2024-05-28/ (Reuters)]
