Portal:Current events/April 2024

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • World Central Kitchen drone strikes
    • Seven volunteers from the World Central Kitchen, including six British, Polish, Australian and Palestinian nationals and a dual American-Canadian citizen, are killed in an Israeli airstrike south of Deir el-Balah. (Al Jazeera)
  • The Islamic Resistance in Iraq launches three drones at Eilat, Southern Israel, damaging a building. No injuries are reported. (The Times of Israel)
• Israel–Hezbollah conflict, Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
  • Israeli bombing of the Iranian embassy in Damascus
    • An Israeli airstrike targeting the Iranian embassy in Damascus, Syria, kills eight members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including Iranian brigadier general Mohammad Reza Zahedi. (Reuters) (SOHR)

Disasters and accidents

• Authorities in Amur Oblast, Russia, end the rescue operations for 13 workers who were trapped in a deep gold mine since March 18, and declare the workers dead. (ABC News)

International relations

• North Korea fires a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan near South Korean territory. (AP)

Law and crime

• Censorship in Israel
  • The Israeli government says that it will ban Al Jazeera from broadcasting in its territory. (BBC News)

Politics and elections

• Politics of San Marino
  • Milena Gasperoni and Alessandro Rossi are sworn in as the new Captains Regent of San Marino. (San Marino RTV)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Ukraine launches airstrikes more than 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) inside Russia, targeting an oil refinery and the dormitory of a factory producing Iranian-designed Shahed drones in Yelabuga, Tatarstan. Several people are injured. (The Guardian) (Al Jazeera)
  • Dnipro strikes
    • Eighteen people, including five children, are injured in a Russian missile strike in Dnipro, Ukraine. (Reuters)
• Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
  • Israeli bombing of the Iranian embassy in Damascus
    • Iran's Supreme National Security Council says that it has decided on a response to the Israeli attack on its diplomatic facilities in Damascus, Syria, which killed several high-ranking members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. (The Guardian)
• Ethnic violence in South Sudan
  • Armed youths belonging to the Murle people attack a village in Greater Pibor Administrative Area, South Sudan, killing 12 people and injuring 10 others, with 15 children reported missing. Most of the victims were elderly residents. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• Gayrettepe nightclub fire
  • Twenty-nine people are killed and eight others are injured in a fire at a nightclub under renovation in Istanbul, Turkey. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• 2024 Mexican general election
  • A mayoral candidate is assassinated in Celaya, Guanajuato, ahead of Mexico's upcoming general election. (CNN)
• Viertola school shooting
  • A student is killed and two others are injured in a shooting at a school in Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland. A 12-year-old student is detained. (AP) (Yle)

Business and economy

• General Electric finalizes split into 3 independent companies: GE Aerospace, GE Vernova and GE HealthCare. (Reuters).

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Ukraine lowers the age of conscription from 27 years to 25. (The Guardian) (The New York Times)

Business and economy

• The United States Army Corps of Engineers begins dredging the San Juan Bay in Puerto Rico to open space for a new natural gas terminal that is expected to add $400 million to the local economy. (AP News)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Hualien earthquake
  • A magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes off the coast of Taiwan, prompting tsunami warnings for Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. A large section of the uninhabited Guishan Island collapses into the ocean. Nine people are killed in Taiwan, including four by rockfalls, with more than 930 others injured. (AP) (Al Jazeera)

International relations

• China–Philippines relations, Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
  • The Philippines says that it will respond to any Chinese attempts to interfere with its resupply of troops in the South China Sea. (Reuters)
• Cross-Strait relations
  • The National Defense Ministry of Taiwan says that more than 30 Chinese PLA Air Force warplanes have entered Taiwanese airspace and that at least nine PLA Navy warships have been detected around Taiwan. The ROC Armed Forces are deployed in response to the violation. (Times Now News)

Law and crime

• LGBT rights in Uganda
  • Uganda's Constitutional Court upholds the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023, which prescribes the death penalty for certain homosexual acts. (South China Morning Post)

Politics and elections

• Businesswoman Sam Mostyn is appointed as the next Governor General of Australia and will succeed David Hurley on 1 July. (Canberra Times)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Kharkiv strikes
    • Russia launches multiple Shahed drone strikes on Kharkiv, Ukraine, killing at least five people, including three rescue workers, and injuring five others. (Reuters)
  • Russian appointed officials claim that Ukrainian shelling has killed two civilians and injured nine others in Donetsk. Separately, four people are killed in drone attacks in Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast. (Reuters)
  • U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that Ukraine will eventually become a NATO member. (Reuters)
• Papua conflict
  • Two West Papua National Liberation Army leaders, including Abubakar Tabuni, are killed during a shootout with the Indonesian Army near the Grasberg mine in Mimika Regency, Central Papua. (AP)
• Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency
  • Eleven security forces, including five Revolutionary Guards, are killed in Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran, during an attack against the Revolutionary Guards' headquarters by members of Jaish ul-Adl. Sixteen militants are killed in the ensuing shootout. (Reuters)
• Syrian civil war
  • Former Al-Nusra Front emir Abu Maria al-Qahtani is assassinated in a suicide bombing in Sarmada, Idlib Governorate, Syria. The Islamic State are accused of being behind the attack, which also injured several others at his house. (Reuters)

Business and economy

• 99 Cents Only Stores announces an orderly wind-down, closing all of its 371 stores in the United States beginning April 5. (Newsweek)

Disasters and accidents

• Shipping lanes and airspace in the Great Belt strait in Denmark are closed for several hours after a missile launcher malfunctions on the frigate Niels Juel. (NOS) (CNN)
• Fourteen people are killed in a collision between a bus and a truck in Bolivia. (AFP via Barron's)
• Five foreigners are killed when a fire breaks out in an apartment building in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. (Al Arabiya English) (Gulf News)

Health and environment

• 2020–2024 H5N1 outbreak
  • Scientists from the Federation University Australia report that thousands of Adélie penguins have been found dead in Antarctica amid an increase in bird flu cases among wild bird populations. (Reuters)
  • Bird flu spreads to cattle herds in at least six U.S. states, while a dairy farm worker is infected in Texas, becoming the second person to ever become infected with the virus in the United States. (Bloomberg)

Law and crime

• Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, the Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa, is arrested and charged with corruption one day after resigning from office. (VOA)
• A man stabs the Governor of Murmansk Oblast Andrey Chibis at a meeting in Apatity, Murmansk Oblast, Russia. The attacker is arrested by police. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Maltese presidential election
  • Myriam Spiteri Debono is sworn in as President of Malta, succeeding George Vella and becoming the third woman to hold the office. (Times of Malta)

Science and technology

• Researchers at the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument in Arizona, United States, release the largest 3D map of the universe featuring more than six million galaxies. Using this map, researchers are able to measure the acceleration of the expansion rate of the universe with unprecedented accuracy, detecting hints that the rate of expansion has been increasing over time. (The Guardian) (Berkeley Lab)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • A Doctors Without Borders office in Pokrovsk is completely destroyed by a Russian missile strike. Five civilians are injured in the attack. (The Guardian)
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Ukraine's SBU claims to have destroyed six Russian military aircraft and heavily damaged eight others in a drone attack on Morozovsk Air Base in Rostov Oblast. (Reuters) (NOS)
  • Zaporizhzhia strikes
    • At least three people are killed and at least 13 others are injured in a Russian double-tap missile strike in Zaporizhzhia. (The Kyiv Independent) (Reuters)

Business and economy

• The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe launches a new currency, Zimbabwe Gold, backed on gold reserves and foreign currencies amid depreciation of its current currency, the Zimbabwean dollar. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 New Jersey earthquake
  • A magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes northwestern New Jersey, causing tremors throughout the East Coast of the United States. (ABC News)

International relations

• Ecuador–Mexico relations
  • 2024 raid on the Mexican embassy in Ecuador
    • After local police arrest former vice-president Jorge Glas at its embassy in Quito in violation of Article 22 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, Mexico suspends diplomatic relations with Ecuador. (The Guardian)
• Armenia–European Union relations
  • Armenia and the European Union agree on a landmark deal to support the Armenian economy over the next four years following high-level talks in Brussels. The €270m support package is designed to help Armenia become less dependent on Russia. (Politico)
• Belarus–NATO relations
  • President Alexander Lukashenko announces that Belarus will suspend its participation in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe. (AP)

Politics and elections

• Argentina–Venezuela relations
  • The Venezuelan government announces that it will give safe passage to Argentina to six aides of opposition leader María Corina Machado who are taking refuge in the Argentine embassy in Caracas. (Reuters)
• 2024 Icelandic presidential election
  • Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir resigns and announces that she is standing as a candidate for the presidential election on 1 June. (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Kharkiv strikes
    • A Russian drone strike on Kharkiv kills eight civilians and injures ten others. At least nine high-rise buildings and a petrol station are badly damaged. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
• Syrian civil war
  • Eight children are killed and two more injured by a roadside bomb in Daraa Governorate, Syria. (AP)
• Myanmar civil war, Karen conflict
  • The Karen National Union captures the town of Myawaddy in Kayin State as hundreds of junta troops surrender and hand over their weapons to rebel forces. (BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Central Asian floods
  • Orsk Dam collapse
    • Around 2,500 houses are flooded and at least four people are killed after the Orsk dam in Orenburg, Russia, bursts due to maintenance errors following heavy rainfall. Around 47,000 people in Russia and Kazakhstan are evacuated. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev calls it one of the "worst natural disasters in the past 80 years". (The Independent) (Het Laatse Nieuws) (Tass)

International relations

• 2024 raid on the Mexican embassy in Ecuador
  • Nicaragua suspends diplomatic relations with Ecuador following the raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito, Ecuador. (Al Arabiya)

Law and crime

• Mass shootings in the United States
  • 2024 Doral shooting
    • Two people, including the perpetrator, are killed and seven others are injured in a mass shooting at a bar in Doral, Florida, United States. (Reuters) (WFOR-TV)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Slovak presidential election
  • Slovaks vote in the second round of the presidential election between Ivan Korčok and Peter Pellegrini. Peter Pellegrini wins with over 53% of the vote. (France 24) (BBC News)

Sports

• 2023–24 Copa del Rey
  • In association football, Athletic Bilbao win their first major trophy in 40 years after defeating Mallorca in the Copa del Rey final. (The Guardian)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Siege of Khan Yunis
    • Israel withdraws all ground forces from the southern Gaza Strip, including Khan Yunis, leaving just one IDF brigade, the 933rd Nahal Brigade, remaining in the enclave. (Times of Israel)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant crisis
    • The IAEA reports that the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant's Unit 6 was targeted by a drone strike, although nuclear safety has not been compromised, according to the statement. (IAEA)
• War in Sudan
  • Battle of Khartoum
    • A Rapid Support Forces attack kills 28 civilians and injures 240 more in the outskirts of Khartoum, Sudan. (Daily Sabah) (Voice of America)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Mozambique boat disaster
  • A ferry travelling from Lunga in Mossuril District to the Island of Mozambique sinks off the coast of Nampula Province, Mozambique, killing at least 94 people and leaving 26 others missing. (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Polish local elections
  • Polish opposition party Law and Justice comes first in local elections while the ruling coalition retains a majority of the votes. (Politico) (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Battle of Chasiv Yar
    • Heavy fighting between Russian and Ukrainian troops occurs around the city of Chasiv Yar, with Ukraine describing the situation as "difficult" and "tense". (Al Jazeera)
  • Shelling kills three civilians in Huliaipole, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. (Al Jazeera)
  • Ukraine claims to have damaged the Russian Navy missile ship Serpukhov in the Baltic Sea near Kaliningrad. (Kyiv Independent)
• War in Sudan
  • Humanitarian impact of the war in Sudan
    • Khartoum reports 384 cases of dengue fever which are attributed to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Sudan. (Al Taghyeer)
  • Over 100 civilians in South Kordofan are killed after allies of the Rapid Support Forces launch attacks in villages across the state. (Dabanga Sudan)
• Israel–Hamas war
  • Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, Rafah offensive
    • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has ordered an invasion of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip with a date "being set" for the ground offensive. (The Telegraph) (NU.nl)
• 2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict
  • Hezbollah shoots down an Israeli Hermes 900 drone, for the first time in the conflict.(Hareetz)

Business and economy

• 99 Cents Only Stores files for bankruptcy in the U.S. state of Delaware, with the intention to liquidate. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Protesters set fire to government buildings and dozens of vehicles in the Mexican state of Guerrero amid anger over the police killing of a college student in March and the kidnapping of 43 students in 2014. Governor Evelyn Salgado Pineda's office in Chilpancingo is ransacked. (AP)

Science and technology

• Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024
  • A total solar eclipse occurs in North America for the first time since 2017. It is the last total solar eclipse to be visible in the contiguous United States until 2044. (Fox Weather)

Sports

• 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
  • In college basketball, Connecticut repeats as national champions, becoming the first program to do so since the Florida Gators did so in 2006 and 2007. (Patch)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
    • The largest humanitarian aid airdrop since the war began takes place over the northern Gaza Strip, with at least 14 aircraft from nine nations taking part in the operation. (BBC News)
• Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency
  • Six police officers are killed and two more injured during an ambush by Jaish ul-Adl gunmen in Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran. (AP)
• War in Sudan
  • Heavy fighting and clashes occur between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in areas controlled by the RSF primarily near Wad Madani in Gezira State. (Dabanga Sudan)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the Israel–Hamas war, Israel–Turkey relations
  • The Turkish Trade Ministry announces that it will suspend the export of 54 categories of goods to Israel in response to Israel banning Turkey from participating in humanitarian air drops over the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• 2020–2024 H5N1 outbreak
  • A Federation University Australia expedition confirms that bird flu is currently spreading across Antarctica, with outbreaks confirmed in wild bird populations in Beak Island, Hope Bay, Devil Island, and Paulet Island. (El Pais)
• 2024 Lake Suviana explosion
  • Three people are killed, five are injured and four are missing in an explosion at a power plant on Lake Suviana, near Bologna, Italy. (AP)
• 2024 Mozambique boat disaster
  • The death toll from Sunday's ferry sinking in Mozambique increases to more than 100 people, with around 20 people still missing. (NOS)
• Orsk Dam collapse
  • More than 100,000 people in Russia and Kazakhstan are ordered to evacuate amid catastrophic flooding along the Ural river. (Reuters)
• The United Nations' International Organization for Migration reports that 38 people died when a boat, which has carried around 66 Ethiopian migrants, has sank off Godoria, Djibouti, a day before while on its way to Yemen. At least six more are still missing and presumed dead. (AFP via South China Morning Post)

Law and crime

• Abortion in the United States
  • The Arizona Supreme Court upholds a law criminalizing most types of abortions in the case Planned Parenthood Arizona v. Mayes. (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

• Politics of Iceland
  • Icelandic Minister of Foreign Affairs Bjarni Benediktsson is appointed Prime Minister after Katrín Jakobsdóttir's resignation on 5 April. (The Guardian)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Kharkiv strikes
    • Russian airstrikes in Kharkiv Oblast kill at least three people and injure four others. (Reuters)
  • Odesa strikes
    • Four people are killed and seven others are injured in a Russian missile strike in Odesa. (Reuters)
• Israel–Hamas war
  • An Israeli attack in Gaza kills three civilians related to Ismail Haniyeh. (Haaretz)

Business and economy

• 2023–2024 video game industry layoffs
  • American video game company Epic Games announces that it will lay-off around 870 employees, roughly one-sixth of its workforce, due to slower growth than expected. (CBC via Yahoo! News)

Disasters and accidents

• A bus carrying Eid Al-Fitr pilgrims collides and plunges into a ditch in Balochistan, Pakistan, killing seventeen people and injuring 16 others. (AP)
• Five people are killed and 35 others are injured in a fire at the New Lucky House in Kowloon, Hong Kong. (Reuters)
• A person is killed by flooding in Mississippi, United States, as severe weather hits the Southern United States. (CBS News)

Politics and elections

• 2024 South Korean legislative election
  • South Koreans vote for members of the National Assembly. The opposition, primarily consisting of the Democratic Party, its alliance and the Rebuilding Korea Party, wins the election in a landslide, increasing their legislative majority but falling short of the two-thirds supermajority needed to pass constitutional amendments or override the veto of President Yoon Suk Yeol. (Reuters)
• 2024 United States presidential election
  • Cornel West names Melina Abdullah as his VP pick as part of his presidential campaign. (Politico)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Mykolaiv strikes
    • At least four people are killed and five others are injured in a Russian missile strike in Mykolaiv. (Reuters)
  • Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
    • Russia launches missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, damaging power facilities and causing widespread power outages for about 200,000 people. Ukraine says that the Trypilska thermal power plant in Kyiv Oblast was destroyed in an overnight attack. (Reuters) (Bloomberg)
• Iran–Israel proxy conflict
  • Israeli bombing of the Iranian embassy in Damascus
    • Russia warns its citizens against travelling to the Middle East amid increasing tensions between Iran and Israel. (CNBC)
    • U.S. President Joe Biden warns that Iran is threatening to launch a significant attack against Israel and promises "ironclad U.S. support" for Israel in the event of an attack. (BBC News)
• Myanmar civil war
  • The Karen National Union, local PDF groups, and other Karenni organizations seize the town of Myawaddy, Kayin State, from the Tatmadaw after three days of fighting. Junta planes subsequently bomb the town, causing more than 1,000 locals to flee into neighbouring Thailand. (CNN) (Radio Free Asia)

Arts and culture

• Archaeologists announce the discovery of new frescos at the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, depicting mythological ancient Greek figures. (BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Lake Suviana explosion
  • A search operation at a power plant on Lake Suviana, near Bologna, Italy, has recovered the bodies of three workers who were missing after an explosion two days ago. This brings the confirmed death toll to six. A seventh worker is still missing, while the five injured are still in critical conditions. (Il Resto del Carlino)
• A Robinson R22 helicopter owned by the Philippine Air Force crashes near a public market in Cavite City, Philippines, killing both pilots. (AFP via Barron's)

Law and crime

• Capital punishment in Vietnam
  • A court in Vietnam sentences tycoon Trương Mỹ Lan to death for embezzling $12.46 billion from the Sai Gon Joint Stock Commercial Bank. (DW)
• Thirty-eight prisoners escape from a prison in Moroni, Comoros. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2024 South Korean legislative election
  • South Korean prime minister Han Duck-soo and all senior advisers to President Yoon Suk Yeol resign en masse in response to the results of yesterday's parliamentary elections. (ABC News)
• The Netherlands increases its military budget to 2 percent of its GDP for the first time since 1994. (Algemeen Dagblad)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
    • Russia launches drone strikes across Ukraine. Critical infrastructure is damaged in Kherson Oblast and a fire occurs at the Dnieper Hydroelectric Station in Zaporizhzhia causing around half a tonne of oil products to leak into the Dnieper river. (Reuters) (Ukrainska Pravda)
• War in Sudan
  • Humanitarian impact of the war in Sudan
    • Canada pledges $132.2 million dollars to Sudan to help people affected by the country's ongoing humanitarian crisis. (Global News)
• Alliance of Sahel States
  • Nigerien crisis
    • Dozens of Russian military instructors arrive in Niger as part of an agreement with the ruling military junta to a install state-of-the-art air defence system. (BBC News)
• Israel–Hezbollah conflict
  • Hezbollah forces launch dozens of rockets into northern Israel. The militant group says that the missile barrage targeted IDF artillery positions. No casualties are reported. (Al Arabiya)
• War in Amhara
  • Two Fano militants are killed and a third is arrested during a shootout with police near the Millennium Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A civilian is also killed and two officers are wounded. (The Washington Post)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the Israel–Hamas war, Egypt–European Union relations
  • The European Union pledges €1 billion in short-term financial aid to Egypt to help stabilise the country's economy. (Reuters)

International relations

• Iran–Israel proxy conflict
  • Israeli bombing of the Iranian embassy in Damascus
    • It is reported that Israel is preparing for a direct retaliatory strike from Iran on southern or northern Israel as soon as the next 24 to 48 hours. A person briefed by the Iranian leadership says that while plans to strike are being discussed, no final decision has been made. (The Wall Street Journal)
    • The United States restricts travel for its embassy personnel in Israel amid fears of a retaliation by Iran. (BBC News)
    • The British government advises against all travel to Israel and the Palestinian territories due to the imminent possibility of an Iranian strike. (Middle East Monitor)
    • France advises its citizens against traveling to Iran, Lebanon, Israel Palestine due to the risk of military escalation. (CNN)
    • Germany tells its citizens to leave Iran immediately, saying that "air, land and sea transport routes" will likely be affected by military action in the region. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Censorship in Mali
  • The military junta in Mali prohibits all forms of media from reporting on activities of political parties and associations. (NOS)
• Pakistan designates the Iranian Quds Force Liwa Zainebiyoun as a terrorist organization. (VOA)

Science and technology

• Russia successfully test-launches an intercontinental ballistic missile from the Kapustin Yar launch complex in Astrakhan Oblast. (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Iran–Israel proxy conflict
  • 2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict
    • 2024 Iranian strikes in Israel
      • Iran and its proxies launch between 400 and 500 drones and cruise missiles at Israel from Iran, Iraq, Syria, southern Lebanon, and Yemen. (ABC News)
      • U.S. naval ships mobilize to the Middle East to protect Israel against incoming missiles. (The Wall Street Journal) (News.com.au)
    • Iranian seizure of the MSC Aries
      • Iran seizes the MSC Aries, a Portuguese-registered, Madeira-flagged container ship owned by Zodiac Maritime which is chaired by Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer. (Reuters) (Firstpost)
    • Israeli bombing of the Iranian embassy in Damascus
      • The Netherlands announces that their embassy in Tehran will close on Sunday. (Al Arabiya)
• Killing of Benjamin Achimeir
  • Israeli settlers attack Palestinians in the West Bank after missing Jewish teenager Benjamin Achimeir is found dead. (BBC News)
• Insurgency in Balochistan
  • Gunmen abduct and kill nine people from a bus in Nushki District, Balochistan, Pakistan. All victims, whose bodies were found under a bridge, appear to have been shot at close range. (Reuters)
• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • The Russian Ministry of Defense claims that the village of Pervomaiske near Donetsk has been captured by Russian troops. (Barron's)
• War in Sudan
  • An offensive by the Rapid Support Forces begins in El Fasher. (Sudan Tribune)

Disasters and accidents

• Eighteen people are killed, two are injured and some are missing after landslides hit South Sulawesi, Indonesia. (The Star)

Law and crime

• 2024 Bondi Junction stabbings
  • Six people are killed and seven others are injured in a mass stabbing at a shopping center in Sydney, Australia. The perpetrator is shot and killed by police. (The Guardian) (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Cook by-election
  • Simon Kennedy of the Liberal Party of Australia wins the by-election in the seat of Cook, succeeding former Prime Minister Scott Morrison. (ABC News Australia)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Dibaya Lubwe landslide
  • At least 15 people are killed and 60 more are missing during a landslide in Idiofa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP)
• Heavy floods in Afghanistan have killed at least 33 people and injured 27 others in three days. About 600 houses were either damaged or destroyed, and around 200 livestock died. The floods also damaged around 800 hectares of agricultural land, and more than 85 kilometers (53 miles) of roads. (AP)

International relations

• Cyprus suspends Syrian asylum applications as there are increasing numbers of refugees. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Three people are injured, one critically, in a shooting at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia. The perpetrator targeted his wife, who was not injured. (CNA)

Sports

• 2023–24 Bundesliga
  • In association football, Bayer 04 Leverkusen win their first Bundesliga title. (ABC News)
• 2024 Masters Tournament
  • American professional golfer Scottie Scheffler wins the Masters Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. This win is Scheffler's second win at the tournament. (CNN)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Iran–Israel proxy conflict
  • 2024 Iran–Israel conflict
    • 2024 Iranian strikes in Israel, Iran–Japan relations
      • Japan increases its four-stage danger ranking level for most of Iran, including Tehran, to Level 3, which urges Japanese citizens to avoid all travel to Iran. (The Japan News)
• War in Sudan
  • Battle of El Fasher
    • At least nine civilians are killed and sixty others are injured in a renewed offensive by the Rapid Support Forces on the city of El Fasher. (Sudan War Monitor)
  • Humanitarian impact of the war in Sudan
    • Donors pledge more than 2 billion euros for humanitarian aid in Sudan. (Reuters)
  • Siege of El Obeid
    • Five civilians are killed and ten others are injured in crossfire between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces in the city of El Obeid. (Sudan War Monitor)
  • The Rapid Support Forces capture Mellit, North Darfur. (Sudan War Monitor)
  • The Joint Darfur Force declares war on the Rapid Support Forces and allies with the Sudanese Armed Forces. (Sudan War Monitor)
  • Clashes occur in Al-Madina Arab, Gezira State, between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. (Radio Tamazuj)

Business and economy

• Tesla CEO Elon Musk announces that more than 10% of the company's global workforce will be laid off. (CNBC) (Reuters)
• Lockheed Martin wins a $17 billion defense contract from the U.S. government to develop anti-ballistic missiles. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• Fifty-eight people have been killed in Tanzania and 13 people have been killed in Kenya in the past two weeks by flooding caused by torrential rains, with more than 125,000 people in coastal areas of East Africa affected by the flooding. Tanzania announces plans to construct fourteen dams in an attempt to reduce the damage from future floods. (AP)
• Lightning and heavy rains have killed at least 49 people across Pakistan in the past three days, mainly farmers in the eastern Punjab province. (AP)
• The death toll from landslides caused by torrential rain in Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, increases to 20, after the last missing people are found dead. (AP)
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. No damage or casualties are reported. (ABC News)

International relations

• Sudan–United Kingdom relations, War in Sudan
  • The United Kingdom sanctions Alkhaleej Bank and Al-Fakher Advanced Works, two companies financing the Rapid Support Forces, and Red Rock Mining, which finances the Sudanese Armed Forces. (Radio Tamazuj)

Law and crime

• 2021 Australian Parliament House sexual misconduct allegations
  • Former Australian political staffer Bruce Lehrmann loses his defamation case against Network 10 and journalist Lisa Wilkinson for broadcasting an interview with Lehrmann's former coworker Brittany Higgins in which she claimed that Lehrmann raped her. (The Guardian)
• 2024 Wakeley church stabbing
  • Four people are injured, including bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel, in a mass stabbing at a church in Sydney, Australia. The perpetrator is arrested. A mob clashes with police outside the church while trying to attack the detained suspect. (Sky News Australia)
• Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse
  • A federal court in the U.S. state of Virginia hears the first claims by survivors of the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Three detainees accuse the CACI for their role in the torture at the prison. (Military Times) (AP)

Politics and elections

• Israel–Hamas war protests
  • Tax Day protests
    • Pro-Palestinian protests in the United States stop traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge and disrupt traffic to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. (The Washington Post)
• Lee Hsien Loong announces that he will resign as Prime Minister of Singapore on May 15 and will be succeeded by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong. (CNA)
• Thousands of people protest against a controversial foreign agent law in Tbilisi, Georgia. Georgia's Interior Ministry reports at least 14 people have been detained. Georgian Dream parliamentary leader Mamuka Mdinaradze is punched during a debate in parliament by a member of the opposition. (DW)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • Israel–Hamas war
    • 2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict
      • Ismail Yusuf Baz, commander of Hezbollah's coastal sector is assassinated with one civilian killed in Ain Ebel, Lebanon, in an Israeli airstrike. (Israel Defense Forces) (Middle East Monitor)
  • Fourteen Israeli soldiers and four civilians were wounded in drone attacks in northern Israel. One IDF officer later succumbs.(Reuters)
    • Al-Maghazi refugee camp airstrikes
      • At least 13 people are killed in a strike on a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. (CNN)
  • April 2024 Israeli settler rampages
    • A mob of Israeli settlers in Aqraba kills two Palestinians in revenge for the killing of Israeli teenager Benjamin Achimeir amid escalating ethnoreligious violence in the West Bank. (The Guardian)
• 2024 Wakeley church stabbing
  • Australian police say that the stabbing attack at an Assyrian church in Sydney was an Islamic terrorist act. (Reuters)
• Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
  • Indian security forces kill at least 29 Maoist insurgents in a major counterinsurgency operation in Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. A large quantity of weapons are also seized. (NDTV)
• Peacekeeping operations in Nagorno-Karabakh
  • Russian peacekeepers begin withdrawing from Nagorno-Karabakh, leaving the region under the full control of Azerbaijan. (Caliber.az)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs a new army draft law. (Reuters)

Business and economy

• 2023–2024 video game industry layoffs
  • American video game company Take-Two Interactive lays off 5% of its workforce. (Reuters)
• Argentina and Denmark sign a 2.1 billion kroner (US$300 million) deal for the sale of 24 Royal Danish Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons to Argentina. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Persian Gulf floods
  • Heavy rains and flash floods affect parts of the Persian Gulf, killing at least 18 people in Oman and causing travel disruptions in the United Arab Emirates. (Al Jazeera)
• A fire occurs in Copenhagen's 17th-century Stock Exchange Building, leading to the collapse of the building's iconic Dragespir spire. Important Danish artworks including From Copenhagen Stock Exchange are safely removed from the building. (Reuters) (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

• Impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas
  • The U.S. House of Representatives sends impeachment articles for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate. (Reuters)
• Police in Brussels, Belgium, shut down the right-wing National Conservatism Conference which was expected to be hosted by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. (Politico)

Science and technology

• European Space Agency scientists announce the discovery of Gaia BH3, the second-largest known black hole in the Milky Way. (NOS) (ESA)

Sports

• World Athletics announces that they will investigate the results of Sunday's Beijing half marathon to determine if Chinese marathon record holder He Jie won because of match fixing. (NOS) (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • 18 people are killed and 78 others are injured in a Russian missile strike which damaged an eight-storey building in a densely populated area of Chernihiv. (BBC News) (Reuters)
• 2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict
  • Fourteen Israeli soldiers and four civilians injured in drone attacks in northern Israel. One IDF officer later succumbs.(Reuters)(The Times of Israel)
• War in Sudan
  • Taqaddum leader and former Prime Minister of Sudan Abdalla Hamdok meets with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, France. (Dabanga Sudan)

Business and economy

• Vietnam announces a $24 billion rescue for the Sai Gon Joint Stock Commercial Bank, which is currently involved in a fraud case. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Persian Gulf floods
  • The United Arab Emirates records its heaviest rainfall in 75 years, with significant flooding reported in Dubai. At least 20 people are killed by flooding in Oman and Ras Al Khaimah. (The Guardian) (Reuters)
• Hundreds of people are evacuated after the Ruang volcano erupts in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. (Reuters)

International relations

• Sanctions during the Venezuelan crisis
  • The Biden administration announces that it will reimpose oil sanctions on Venezuela. (The Washington Post)

Law and crime

• Switzerland's Federal Assembly votes to ban public displays of the Nazi swastika. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Croatian parliamentary election
  • Voters in Croatia elect the members of the Sabor. The ruling Croatian Democratic Union and its coalition win the most seats, but fail to obtain a majority. (Reuters)
• 2024 Solomon Islands general election
  • Voters in Solomon Islands elect a new National Parliament. (The Guardian)
• Impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas
  • The United States Senate votes to dismiss both impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, by a vote of 51–48 on the first article and 51–49 on the second. (Reuters) (CNN)

Science and technology

• Scientists announce that they have identified fossil remains of the Ichthyotitan, the largest marine reptile currently known, in the Westbury Formation in England. (NOS)

Sports

• In basketball, the NBA announces that it has banned Jontay Porter, a two-way player under contract to the Toronto Raptors and their G League affiliate Raptors 905, for multiple major violations of the league's gambling policy. (NBA) (ESPN)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Germany arrests two German-Russian nationals for an alleged military sabotage plot on behalf of Russia to undermine military support for Ukraine. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• A Kenya Air Force Bell UH-1H Huey II crashes in Elgeyo-Marakwet County, Kenya, killing ten people, including Chief of Defence Forces Francis Omondi Ogolla. President William Ruto declares three days of national mourning. (BBC News)

International relations

• Palestine and the United Nations, Enlargement of the United Nations
  • The United States vetoes a UN Security Council resolution supporting the State of Palestine joining the United Nations. The vote was 12 in favor, the United States opposed, and two abstentions, from the United Kingdom and Switzerland. (AP)

Sports

• In ice hockey, the National Hockey League board approves the relocation of the hockey assets of the Arizona Coyotes to Salt Lake City, Utah. The currently unnamed expansion team will play their home games at the Delta Center, while the Coyotes franchise will be deactivated pending the construction of a new arena in the Phoenix metropolitan area. (Sportsnet) (AP)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2024 Iran–Israel conflict
  • 2024 Israeli strikes on Iran
    • Missiles are launched by the Israel Defense Forces towards Isfahan, Iran. Locations in Iraq and Syria are also attacked by Israel. (Al Jazeera) (Times of Israel) (The Washington Post)
  • The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade tells its citizens to leave Israel, citing a high threat of military reprisals and terrorist attacks. (Times of Israel)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
    • Russian missile strikes kill seven civilians in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, including five in Synelnykove and two in Dnipro, with several others critically injured. (BBC News)
  • A Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-22M3 aircraft is shot down in Russian airspace over Stavropol Krai after launching missiles at targets in Ukraine. (BBC News)
• An Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces command post at the Kalsu military base was hit by an explosion resulting from an air strike, killing one fighter and wounding six others. Security sources say it is not known who was responsible, and Israel and the United States both deny involvement. (Reuters) (CNN)

Arts and culture

• Taylor Swift releases her new album The Tortured Poets Department as a double album. On Spotify, the album breaks the record for most-streamed album in a single day and Swift becomes the most-streamed artist in a single day. (CBS News)

Business and economy

• American car manufacturer Tesla, Inc. recalls thousands of Cybertrucks due to "safety concerns" involving the truck's accelerator pedals. (BBC News)

International relations

• Niger–United States relations
  • The United States agrees to withdraw American troops from Niger. (The Washington Post)

Law and crime

• Self-immolation of Maxwell Azzarello
  • A man fatally sets himself on fire near the New York City courthouse where former President Donald Trump is currently on trial. (The New York Times)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Indian general election
  • Indians begin voting to elect members to the 18th Lok Sabha. There are 969 million people eligible to vote, and voting will continue until June in seven phases. (AP)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • Israel–Hamas war
    • Israeli attacks in the West Bank during the Israel–Gaza war
      • Fourteen Palestinians are killed in an Israeli attack in the West Bank. (Reuters) (Times of Israel)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • The Governor of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, says that a Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at a fuel depot in Kardymovsky. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Bangui river disaster
  • A river boat en route to a funeral capsizes in the Mpoko River in Bangui, Central African Republic, killing at least 58 people. (DW)

International relations

• Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War, United States support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war
  • The U.S. House of Representatives passes a series of bills that would provide $95 billion in military aid to countries including Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. (ABC News)

Law and crime

• Israel–Hamas war protests
  • Israel–Hamas war protests in the United States
    • American college students plan demonstrations in solidarity with pro-Palestinian Columbia University protesters arrested in New York City earlier this week. (CNN)
• Mass shootings in the United States
  • Two people are killed and six more are injured in a shooting at a block party in Memphis, Tennessee. (ABC News)
• Protests occur in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, against mass tourism in the Canary Islands which is allegedly increasing house prices for locals. (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • Israel–Hamas war
    • Bombing of the Gaza Strip
      • Twenty-two people are killed, including 18 children, in overnight Israeli strikes in Rafah in the Gaza Strip, according to local health officials. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Fox Hill Supercross race crash
  • A car veers off the track during the international Fox Hill Supercross motor race in Diyatalawa, Sri Lanka, and crashes into a group of spectators, killing seven people and injuring 21 others. (BBC News)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Ecuadorian constitutional referendum
  • Ecuadorians vote in a referendum on proposed constitutional changes. (Al Jazeera)
• 2024 Maldivian parliamentary election
  • Maldivians elect the members of the parliament. (The Hindu)
• 2024 North Kosovo referendum
  • A referendum on whether to remove ethnic Albanian mayors from office in Serb-majority North Kosovo is boycotted by most Serbs, who demand that the mayors resign. (Reuters)
• 2024 Basque regional election
  • Basques in Spain elect the members of the Basque Parliament. (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Eastern Ukraine campaign
    • The Russian Ministry of Defence claims control over the village of Novomykhailivka in Donetsk Oblast. (Reuters)
  • Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
    • The United Kingdom announces its largest ever military support package for the Ukrainian military, pledging 400 vehicles, including 162 MXT-MVs, 60 boats, 1,600 air defence missiles, 4 million rounds of firearm ammunition, and an additional £500 million in funding. (The Guardian)
  • Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
    • Russia strikes the Kharkiv TV Tower with a Kh-59 cruise missile, causing the upper half of the tower to collapse and disrupting the broadcasting signal in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Reuters)
• Israel–Hamas war
  • Siege of Khan Yunis
    • Israeli troops and tanks raid Khan Yunis in Gaza after abruptly withdrawing from the city earlier this month. (Reuters)
• Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus
  • Two police officers are killed and another is injured during a mass shooting of a police squad in Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia. (Tass)
• Moro conflict
  • Twelve Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters militants are killed and seven soldiers are wounded during a shootout in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Guangdong floods
  • Four people are killed and ten are missing during floods caused by heavy rain in Guangdong Province, China. Around 110,000 people are evacuated. (BBC News)

International relations

• China–Japan relations
  • Controversies surrounding Yasukuni Shrine
    • China objects to an offering that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made at Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine on Sunday. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• Israel–Hamas war
  • 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel
    • The head of the Military Intelligence Directorate of Israel Aharon Haliva resigns for failing to prevent the Hamas offensive on Israel on October 7, 2023. (AP)
• 2024 Maldivian parliamentary election
  • President Mohamed Muizzu's party, the People's National Congress, is declared the winner of the election. (Reuters)
• 2024 Basilicata regional election
  • Vito Bardi is re-elected president of the Italian region of Basilicata. (RAI News)

Law and Crime

• A familicide of the Candy family in Yukon, Oklahoma, United States kills five people including the perpetrator, 42-year-old Jonathon David Candy.(Koco News)

Science and technology

• NASA announces that it has received decipherable data from the Voyager 1 space probe for the first time in five months. (CNN)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Israel–Hezbollah conflict
    • An Israeli Air Force airstrike kills two people and injures six others in Hanine, Lebanon. (Reuters)
  • Nasser Hospital mass graves, Nasser Hospital siege
    • United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk calls for an international investigation on Israel after hundreds of bodies are discovered in mass graves near the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in Gaza. (The New York Times)
• 2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict
  • A Hezbollah militant, a Redwan Force commando and an air defense engineer killed in Israeli drone strikes in Abu al-Aswad and Tyre, Lebanon. [(Xinhua)
  • Hezbollah launches drone strikes on two IDF bases in Acre, Israel.[(Gulf News)

Business and economy

• The United States Federal Trade Commission votes to ban nearly all employment agreements that prevent workers from joining competing businesses. (NPR)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Lumut mid-air collision
  • Two Royal Malaysian Navy helicopters collide in mid-air during a rehearsal parade in Lumut, Malaysia, killing all ten people on board. (CNA)
• English Channel migrant crossings
  • Five migrants drown while attempting to cross the English Channel and 49 others are rescued. (Reuters)
• At least 21 migrants die after their boat capsizes off the coast of Djibouti. (Reuters)
• A Douglas DC-4 crashes into the Tanana River in Alaska, United States, shortly after takeoff from Fairbanks, killing two people on board. (Anchorage Daily News)

International relations

• International recognition of the State of Palestine, International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war
  • Jamaica becomes the 140th UN member state to recognize the State of Palestine. (Jamaica Observer)
• North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
  • North Korea claims that it tested a new command-and-control system in a simulated nuclear counterstrike. (CNN)

Politics and elections

• Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak announces that he plans to increase the United Kingdom's defence budget to 2.5% of its GDP by 2030, totaling around £85 billion. (The Guardian) (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
    • The United States announces a $61 billion aid package for Ukraine as part of a bill that was recently approved after being stalled in the US Congress for months. The package includes ammunition for artillery and air defense systems, along with armoured fighting vehicles. (CNN)

Business and economy

• The union representing air traffic controllers in France cancels a planned 24-hour strike on Thursday, although a majority of flights have already been cancelled. (Euronews)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Kenya floods
  • Widespread flooding occurs in Nairobi, Kenya, with tens of thousands of people affected. (BBC News)

Law and crime

• National Security Act, 2024
  • Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act
    • US President Joe Biden signs the PAFACA Act into law. The act could result in video sharing platform TikTok being sold or banned in the United States. (Reuters)
• AMIA bombing
  • Argentina issues an arrest warrant via Interpol for Iranian interior minister Ahmad Vahidi in connection with the 1994 bombing of a Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires. Vahidi is currently believed to be in Sri Lanka. (BBC News)
• Human rights in Colombia
  • The Government of Colombia issues a formal apology to the indigenous communities of the Amazon basin for their enslavement and mistreatment during the Amazon rubber boom in the 19th and 20th centuries. (El Espectador)
• Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi is sentenced to death for supporting the 2022 protests. (BBC News)
• Moldova announces that it has brought a criminal case against Gagauzia governor Evghenia Guțul for using Russian funds to finance the now-banned Șor Party. (Reuters)
• Three people are injured in a stabbing at the Ysgol Dyffryn Aman school in Ammanford, Wales. The suspect is arrested. (ITV News) (The Guardian)
• Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov is arrested on suspicion of bribery. (CNN)

Politics and elections

• 2024 North Macedonian presidential election
  • The centre-right opposition candidate, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, wins the first round of the presidential election and will face incumbent president Stevo Pendarovski in the second round on 8 May. (Politico)
• Thousands of people protest in Buenos Aires, Argentina, against reductions in funding for universities made by President Javier Milei. (BBC News)
• Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says that he is considering resigning from office after the launch of a judicial investigation into his wife after accusations by a right-wing legal platform. (AP)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
    • Israel intensifies strikes on Rafah ahead of a planned ground offensive. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

• The city of Venice, Italy, introduces an entry fee for day-trippers, trying to limit the overcrowds of tourists. (The New York Times)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023–2024 El Niño event
  • 2024 Kenya floods
    • Floods caused by weeks of heavy rains in Kenya have killed at least 38 people, according to the Red Cross. (Reuters) (The Washington Post)
  • Floods and landslides have killed at least 155 people in Tanzania, according to Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa. (BBC News)

International relations

• Russia–NATO relations
  • Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov warns that Russia will make NATO nuclear weapons in Poland one of its primary targets if they are deployed there. (The Jerusalem Post)

Law and crime

• Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases
  • The New York Court of Appeals overturns former American film producer Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction in the state for rape by a vote of 4–3, and orders a new trial. However, Weinstein will still remain in prison on a 2022 conviction in California for rape. (AP) (CNN)

Politics and elections

• International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war
  • 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses
    • The University of Southern California cancels its main commencement ceremony due to safety concerns. (Reuters)
  • The Arabic language spokesperson of the United States Department of State resigns in opposition to U.S. Gaza policy. (Reuters)
• 2024 Scottish government crisis
  • Premiership of Humza Yousaf
    • The Scottish National Party's coalition in the Scottish government with the Scottish Greens collapses as the Scottish National Party withdraws, although the party announces its intention to continue as a minority government. In response, the Scottish Conservatives call a no confidence vote against First Minister Humza Yousaf. (Reuters) (BBC News)
• Haitian crisis
  • Ariel Henry formally resigns as Prime Minister of Haiti and is replaced by the Transitional Presidential Council. (AP) (France 24)

Sports

• 2024 NFL draft
  • The first round of the NFL draft is held in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., with the Chicago Bears taking former USC quarterback Caleb Williams with the first overall pick. (Chicago Tribune)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • Israel–Hamas war
    • Thirty rabbis and peace activists from the United States and Israel are arrested near the Gaza–Israel barrier while protesting to bring awareness to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. (The New York Times)
  • An 18-year-old woman is stabbed in Ramla, Israel, and is reported to be in "serious" condition. (AFP via Yahoo! News) (Jerusalem Post)
• Moro conflict
  • The Philippine Army announces that it has killed Nawapi Abdulsaid, an Abu Sayyaf militant, during a shootout two days ago in Hadji Mohammad Ajul, Basilan, Philippines. Abdulsaid was involved in fifteen beheadings as well as in attacks against security forces. (AP)
• Four Yemeni expatriate workers are killed by a drone attack in the Khor Mor gas field in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• Tornado outbreak sequence of April 25–28, 2024
  • A tornado outbreak in areas near Omaha, Nebraska, United States, leads to the issuance of multiple tornado emergencies across the states of Nebraska and Iowa. (Times Now) (National Weather Service)
  • A Doppler on Wheels unit records wind speeds of 224 miles / 360 kilometers per hour in a tornado near Harlan, Iowa, the strongest recorded by a mobile weather radar since the 2013 El Reno tornado, equivalent to EF-5 intensity on the Enhanced Fujita scale. (University of Illinois)
• 2024 Porto Alegre fire
  • At least ten people are killed in a fire at a guesthouse in Porto Alegre, Brazil. (Reuters)

International relations

• China–Palestine relations
  • Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin says that China will host unity talks between Hamas and Fatah. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• A court in Ukraine orders the arrest of agriculture minister Mykola Solskyi on a charge of illegal acquisition of land worth $7 million. (Reuters)
• Thousands of people protest in Budapest, Hungary, demanding reforms to child protection laws. (Reuters)
• A court in Romania rules that the human trafficking trial of British businessman Andrew Tate can proceed. (The Guardian)
• Vương Đình Huệ, the Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam, resigns following a sweeping anti-corruption probe. (AP)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Ukraine says that it attacked two oil refineries and an airfield in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, using drones. (Al Arabiya) (Reuters)
  • Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
    • Russian missiles strike Ukrainian power plants and natural gas storage facilities in Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts. (Reuters) (Reuters)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • A humanitarian aid flotilla headed for Gaza was halted in Turkey after Guinea-Bissau withdrew its flag from two out of three vessels. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• Tornadoes of 2024
  • Tornado outbreak sequence of April 25–28, 2024
    • At least three fatalities are reported in Oklahoma as a tornado outbreak impacts the central United States. (CNN)(AP)
  • At least five people are killed and at least 33 others are injured by a tornado in Guangzhou, China. (CNN)
• A magnitude-6.5 earthquake strikes off the southwestern coast of Java island, Indonesia. The epicenter of the earthquake was located about 150 kilometers away from Garut, West Java. At least four people are injured and some buildings are damaged. (The Jakarta Post)
• A munitions truck explodes at a military base in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia, killing 20 soldiers and destroying multiple buildings. (Al Jazeera) (DW)

Law and crime

• Crocus City Hall attack
  • Authorities in Russia arrest a fifth suspect in last month's attack on a music venue in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia, a Tajik man accused of providing the attackers with financing and communication. (AP)
• LGBT rights in Iraq
  • Iraq's parliament votes to criminalize same-sex relationships, to be punishable by a maximum of 15 years in prison. (Reuters)
• Three police officers are killed during an ambush in Cañete, Chile, after receiving false emergency calls. They are shot dead before their vehicle is set on fire. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2024 United States presidential election
  • 2024 Constitution Party presidential primaries
    • Randall Terry, an anti-abortion activist and candidate in the 2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries, wins the nomination for the Constitution Party. (Ballot Access News)
• Elected British politicians who have changed party affiliation
  • Conservative MP Dan Poulter defects to the Labour Party. (BBC News)

Sports

• Several Palmeiras players are attacked and injured by Corinthians fans during a pitch invasion at a futsal final in São Paulo, Brazil. (UOL)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Eastern Ukraine campaign
    • Ukraine withdraws from the villages of Berdychi, Semenivka, and Novomykhailivka in Donetsk Oblast. (Reuters)
• Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus
  • Two police officers are killed and four more injured during a shooting at a checkpoint in Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia. The five gunmen are also killed in the ensuing shootout. The group also attacked another checkpoint a week ago in the same region, killing two officers and wounding another. (AP)

Arts and culture

• Nicole Kidman becomes the first Australian to earn the AFI Life Achievement Award for her contribution to American cinema. (Rolling Stone)

Disasters and accidents

• At least 25 people are killed and 13 injured when a bus plunges into a ravine in Cajamarca, Peru. (Reuters)
• Eighteen people are killed and 32 others are injured as a bus crashes on a highway in Malinalco, Mexico. (Reuters)

Health and environment

• The Philippines announces that it will close all schools on Monday and Tuesday, due to an extreme heat wave currently affecting the country. (The Straits Times)

Politics and elections

• International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war
  • 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses
    • Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein is arrested while participating in a pro-Palestine protest at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. (Newsweek)
  • Hawai'i becomes the first US state to call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza. (KGMB-TV)
• 2024 United States presidential election
  • Cornel West 2024 presidential campaign
    • Cornel West wins the nomination of the Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party, gaining ballot access in Vermont. (Ballot Access News)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)
    • Red Sea crisis
      • Houthi forces strike four ships in the Red Sea and damage the Malta-flagged, Greece-owned bulk carrier Cyclades. (The Jerusalem Post) (AP)
  • Israeli airstrikes in Rafah and Gaza City kill at least 40 people. (Reuters)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Odesa strikes
    • Four people are killed and 28 others are injured in a Russian missile strike in Odesa. Ukraine says that Russia used an Iskander-M ballistic missile with a cluster warhead in the attack. (Reuters)
• ISIL insurgency in the Philippines
  • Five Dawla Islamiya militants are killed and three soldiers are wounded during two shootouts in Munai, Lanao del Norte, Philippines. The military were hunting the group's leader, Nasser Daud, who however escaped from the scene. (MindaNews)
• Somali civil war
  • Five people are killed and five more injured in a bomb attack in El Wak town in Mandera County, northern Kenya, near the border with Somalia. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Kenya floods
  • 2024 Kenya dam failure
    • At least 45 people are killed and dozens of others are missing following a dam burst in Mai Mahiu, Kenya, amid ongoing heavy rains and flash floods in the country, which have killed more than 120 people. (Al Jazeera) (The New York Times)
• A Mil Mi-17 helicopter of the Colombian National Army Aviation group crashes in Santa Rosa, Bolívar, Colombia, killing nine soldiers on board. (Infobae)
• Two people die in a heatwave in Kerala, India. (The Straits Times)

International relations

• Ecuador–Mexico relations
  • 2024 raid on the Mexican embassy in Ecuador
    • Ecuador files a complaint against Mexico at the International Court of Justice over Mexico's move to grant political asylum to former Ecuadorian vice-president Jorge Glas. (AP)

Law and crime

• 2024 Charlotte shootout
  • Four law enforcement officers and suspect are killed and four others are injured in a shootout in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. (Reuters) (BBC News)

Politics and elections

• 2024 United States presidential election
  • Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2024 presidential campaign
    • Independent candidate for president Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is nominated for president by the American Independent Party, gaining him ballot access in California and Nevada. (The Sacramento Bee)
• 2024 Scottish government crisis
  • Ahead of a planned vote of no confidence, Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf announces that he will resign from office. (CNBC) (The New York Times)
• Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says that he will not resign, following the opening of preliminary court proceedings against his wife María Begoña Gómez for alleged corruption. (AP)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Kharkiv strikes
    • Russian forces strike Kharkiv with guided bombs, killing at least two people and injuring six others. (Reuters)
• An Israeli police officer is injured in a stabbing by a Turkish national in the Old City of Jerusalem. The assailant was fatally shot by other responding officers at the scene. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Kenya floods
  • The death toll from ongoing flooding in Kenya increases to 169, with 91 people reported missing. (The Washington Post)
• Nine people are killed and two more injured during an explosion caused by a gas leak at a restaurant in Beirut, Lebanon. (The National News)
• Fifty-five people are injured after a Los Angeles Metro light rail train collides with a transportation bus in downtown Los Angeles. (Los Angeles Times)

Health and environment

• The Mount Ruang volcano in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, erupts for the second time this month, prompting the evacuation of more than 12,000 people. (Reuters) (VOA)

International relations

• China–Philippines relations
  • Scarborough Shoal standoff
    • China's coast guard expels a Philippine Coast Guard ship and another vessel from the waters near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Israel–Hamas war protests
  • 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses
    • 2024 Columbia University pro-Palestinian campus occupation
      • Over 100 protestors are arrested by the NYPD after attempting to occupy Hamilton Hall. (Time) (WCAU-TV)
• 2023–2024 Georgian protests
  • Police in Tbilisi, Georgia, utilize a water cannon, tear gas, and stun grenades as part of a crackdown on protests against a law requiring foreign non-governmental organizations to register as foreign agents. (Reuters)
• Prosecution of Donald Trump in New York
  • Judge Juan Merchan fines Donald Trump $9,000 for contempt of court, and threatens to jail Trump if he continues to violate his gag order. (Reuters)
• 2024 Hainault sword attack
  • A man attacks people with a sword after crashing a car into a house in Hainault, London, England, United Kingdom, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring four other people, including two police officers. (BBC News) (The New York Times)
• French prosecutors announce that actor Gérard Depardieu will be tried for the alleged sexual assault of two women in 2021. (euronews)
• The founder of the cryptocurrency exchange service Binance, Changpeng Zhao, is sentenced to four months in prison for money laundering. (Reuters)
• The International Court of Justice rejects a request by Nicaragua asking the court to order Germany to suspend aid to Israel. (euronews)

Science and technology

• Chinese space program
  • A Chinese spacecraft carrying the Shenzhou 17 crew lands back on Earth at the Dongfeng site after completing a six-month mission on the Tiangong space station. (AP) (SHINE)