Portal:Current events
Topics in the news
- Nobel Prize–winning theoretical physicist Peter Higgs (pictured) dies at the age of 94.
- A total solar eclipse appears across parts of North America.
- In NCAA Division I basketball, the South Carolina Gamecocks win the women's championship and the UConn Huskies win the men's championship.
- Mexico breaks diplomatic relations with Ecuador in response to Ecuadorian police forcibly entering the Mexican embassy in Quito.
- A 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes near Hualien City, Taiwan.
April 12, 2024
(Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian civil war, Sistan and Baluchistan insurgency
- Pakistan designations Iranian IRGC QF Liwa Zainebiyoun brigades as terror group.(VOA)
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
- Russia launches drone strikes in Ukraine. Critical infrastructure in the Kherson Oblast is damaged and in Zaporizhzhia the Dnieper Hydroelectric Station is set on fire causing around half a tonne of oil products leaking into the Dnipro. (Reuters), (Pravda)
- Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
- Myanmar civil war
International relations
- Iran–Israel proxy conflict
- 2024 Israeli bombing of the Iranian embassy in Damascus
- Israel is preparing for a direct attack from Iran on southern or northern Israel as soon as the next 24 to 48 hours. A person briefed by the Iranian leadership said that while plans to attack are being discussed, no final decision has been made. (The Wall Street Journal)
- 2024 Israeli bombing of the Iranian embassy in Damascus
Law and order
- Censorship in Mali
- The military junta in Mali prohibits all forms of media from reporting on activities of political parties and associations. (NOS)
April 11, 2024
(Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Mykolaiv strikes
- 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
- 2024 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)
- 2024 Israeli bombing of the Iranian embassy in Damascus
- 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 that they have discovered new frescos at the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, depicting mythological ancient Greek figures. (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Lake Suviana explosion
- Three workers left missing after an explosion at a power plant on Lake Suviana, near Bologna, Italy, two days ago, are found dead during a search operation, bringing the 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 allegedly 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)
April 10, 2024
(Wednesday)
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
- Kharkiv strikes
- Israel–Hamas war
- An Israeli airstrike in Gaza kills three sons of Hamas chairman 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 crashes 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)
April 9, 2024
(Tuesday)
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)
- Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
- 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
- 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)
April 8, 2024
(Monday)
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)
- Battle of Chasiv Yar
- 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)
- Humanitarian impact of the war in 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)
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, Rafah offensive
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)
April 7, 2024
(Sunday)
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)
- Siege of Khan Yunis
- 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)
- Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant crisis
- 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)
- Battle of Khartoum
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)
April 6, 2024
(Saturday)
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)
- Kharkiv strikes
- Syrian civil war
- 2024 Daraa bombing
- Eight children are killed and two more injured by a roadside bomb in Daraa Governorate, Syria. (AP)
- 2024 Daraa bombing
- 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)
- Orsk Dam collapse
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)
- 2024 Doral shooting
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)
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