Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a leftist leader, won the 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election, promising reforms to address the country's economic crisis.

Shigeru Ishiba, a former Defense Minister, was elected as the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and subsequently became the Prime Minister of Japan on October 1, 2024.

Prabowo Subianto, the former Defense Minister, won the 2024 presidential election and was inaugurated as the 8th President of Indonesia in October 2024.

Claudia Sheinbaum, a former mayor of Mexico City and climate scientist, was elected as Mexico's first female president in the June 2024 general election.

Keir Starmer led the Labour Party to a landslide victory in the general election held on July 4, 2024, becoming the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

The US administration expressed strong opposition to the acquisition of US Steel by Nippon Steel, citing the importance of domestic steel ownership for national security.

The EU formally opened accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova in June 2024, a historic step amidst the ongoing war in Ukraine.

India and the US signed the Security of Supply Arrangement (SOSA) in 2024 to ensure reciprocal priority support for defense goods and services.

The US reimposed sanctions on Venezuela's oil sector in April 2024 after the Maduro government failed to uphold commitments to fair elections.

The treaty signed by Putin and Kim Jong Un in June 2024 includes a mutual defense clause, requiring each side to provide immediate military assistance if the other is attacked.