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Topics in the news
- The Ownership, Unity and Responsibility Party, led by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare (pictured), wins the most seats in the Solomon Islands general election but falls short of a majority.
- NASA announces that the Voyager 1 space probe is sending readable data for the first time in five months.
- The HDZ-led coalition wins the most seats in the Croatian parliamentary election but falls short of a majority.
- Ichthyotitan, the largest known marine reptile, is formally described.
- Flooding in the Persian Gulf and Arabian Peninsula leaves more than thirty people dead.
April 27, 2024
(Saturday)
April 26, 2024
(Friday)
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)
- Israel–Hamas war
- 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 expatriate workers from Yemen are killed by a drone attack in the Khor Mor gas field in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- At least ten people are killed in a fire at a guesthouse in Porto Alegre, Brazil. (Reuters)
- 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)
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)
April 25, 2024
(Thursday)
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)
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
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) (The Washington Post)
- Floods and landslides have killed at least 155 people in Tanzania, according to Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa. (BBC News)
- 2024 Kenya floods
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
- April 2024 Israel–Hamas war 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)
- April 2024 Israel–Hamas war protests on university campuses
- Haitian crisis
- Ariel Henry formally resigns as Prime Minister of Haiti and is replaced by the Transitional Presidential Council. (AP) (France 24)
- 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)
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)
April 24, 2024
(Wednesday)
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)
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
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)
- Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act
- 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)
- 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)
April 23, 2024
(Tuesday)
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)
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
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)
April 22, 2024
(Monday)
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)
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- 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)
- Siege of Khan Yunis
- 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)
- Controversies surrounding Yasukuni Shrine
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)
- 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel
- 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)
Science and technology
April 21, 2024
(Sunday)
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)
- Bombing of the Gaza Strip
- Israel–Hamas war
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)
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