Portal:Current events
Topics in the news
- Shehbaz Sharif (pictured) is elected as Prime Minister of Pakistan after Imran Khan is removed in a no-confidence motion.
- The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution suspending Russia from the UN Human Rights Council.
- Protests in Peru against inflation and the policies of President Pedro Castillo result in at least nine deaths and the looting of the Supreme Court's offices.
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- Siege of Mariupol
- The Russian Defense Ministry says that around 1,000 Ukrainian marines have surrendered to Russia; however, Ukrainian officials say that they have not confirmed Russia's claims. (Rferl)
- Siege of Mariupol
- Northeastern Ukraine offensive
- Governor of Kharkiv Oblast Oleh Synyehubov says that seven people have been killed and 22 injured in the oblast during the past 24 hours. (The Jerusalem Post)
- Presidents Andrzej Duda of Poland, Gitanas Nausėda of Lithuania, Egils Levits of Latvia, and Alar Karis of Estonia travel to Kyiv to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (Associated Press)
- The Ukrainian military says it has struck the Russian Navy's cruiser Moskva with Neptune anti-ship missiles hours after warship was reported to be on fire in the Black Sea. (FCB News) (NDTV)
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- The Israel Defense Forces raid the city of Nablus in the West Bank, killing one man and wounding 31 more. (Al Jazeera)
- Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
- South Africa says it is extending its participation in a multi-national counter-insurgent coalition in Mozambique. (Associated Press)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 KwaZulu-Natal floods
- The death toll from the floods in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, during the last five days rises to 250. (BBC News)
- A 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits the Papua New Guinean island of New Britain. (Canberra Times)
- Ten people are killed and 14 others injured when a truck crashes into a tourist bus in Aswan, Egypt. (ABC News)
- Eighteen people are killed when a truck carrying 29 people flips over in Indonesia's West Papua province. (Reuters)
- Twenty-eight people are dead after a boat capsizes in Sokoto, Nigeria. (pulse NG) (PeaceFM)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- The U.S. CDC and TSA announces that they have extended the mask mandate for public transportation until May 3. (The Washington Post) (The Hill)
- Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announces that the Biden administration has extended the COVID-19 state of emergency for 90 more days. The state of emergency was expected to expire on April 16. (Roll Call)
- Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
International relations
- English Channel migrant crossings
- The British government and Rwanda agree on a deal to relocate illegal migrants who arrive on boats in the United Kingdom to processing centres in Rwanda. (BBC)
Law and crime
- 2022 New York City Subway attack
- The suspect in yesterday's mass shooting and smoke bomb attack at the New York City Subway that injured 23 is arrested following a tip from bystanders. (AM New York Metro)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- US President Joe Biden calls the Russian war in Ukraine a "genocide". (Associated Press)
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 New York City Subway attack
- Seventeen people are injured during a mass shooting and smoke bomb attack at the 36th Street station in Brooklyn, New York City, United States. (BBC News)
- Insurgency in the Maghreb
- Mali War
- The European Union suspends some of its military activities in Mali due to the alleged involvement of Russian private military companies in the conflict, especially during the Siege of Moura in March. (Reuters)
- Five soldiers are killed and several others are injured after a landmine planted by Islamic extremists explodes in Northern Pendjari National Park, Benin. (Reuters)
- Mali War
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- A police officer is stabbed and injured by a Palestinian militant in Ashkelon, Southern Israel. The attacker is shot dead. (The Guardian)
- Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria
- Armed Fulani herdsmen kill 23 people in Benue State, Nigeria. (Channels TV)
- Western Sahara conflict
- Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Two officers and two Tehrik-i-Taliban militants are killed in an ambush in North Waziristan, a district of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. (Associated Press)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 KwaZulu-Natal floods
- Major flooding in South Africa, mainly in the city of Durban, kills at least 250 people and leaves many others missing. (BBC News)
- An explosion at an Amal Movement scout camp in Sidon, Lebanon, kills one person and injures seven others. According to the National News Agency the incident occurred due to an accident in a Hamas weapon depot. (Reuters)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Mainland China
- COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan
- Taiwan reports 551 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day figure of new cases this year. (Focus Taiwan)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
Law and crime
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- Partygate
- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, his wife Carrie Johnson, and Chancellor Rishi Sunak are fined for breaching the COVID-19 lockdown rules in the country. (The Guardian)
- Partygate
- Abortion in the United States
- Abortion in Oklahoma
- Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signs a law criminalising abortion in the state, with the exception of cases when the mother's health is in danger. According to the law, anyone performing an abortion could face a fine of up to $100,000 and up to 10 years in prison, although the woman undergoing the abortion would not be penalised. (AP) (The Washington Post)
- Abortion in Oklahoma
- Russian fake news laws
- A Colombian citizen is arrested in Russia on charges of "spreading false information" about the Russian Armed Forces on social media. This is the first known case of a foreign national facing possible prosecution under Russia's new "fake news" law. (The Moscow Times)
- Chilean Constitutional Convention
- The Chilean Constitutional Convention approves defining the country as a "Social State" in the new fundamental law, a fact that various constituents and experts interpret as a turning point in the country's history. (eldiario.es)
Sports
- 2022 Major League Baseball season
- In baseball, San Francisco Giants assistant coach Alyssa Nakken becomes the first woman to coach on the field during a Major League Baseball regular season game during the team's matchup against the San Diego Padres. (ABC News)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- Siege of Mariupol
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announces that the city of Mariupol has been "completely destroyed", stating the death toll as "tens of thousands". (Washington Examiner)
- Governor of Donetsk Oblast Pavlo Kyrylenko says that three people have been killed and eight more injured by rocket attacks in the region. (Reuters)
- Siege of Mariupol
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Two Israelis of the Breslover group are shot in Nablus after they attempted to enter through an unmanned checkpoint in order to pray at Joseph's Tomb. Fire damage is discovered inside several chambers of the tomb and is attributed to Palestinian rioters who were throwing stones at the tomb two days prior. (The Jerusalem Post) (BBC News)
- Five people are injured when their car is stoned in East Jerusalem. (Times of Israel)
- A Palestinian militant is shot dead after throwing an incendiary device at Israeli security forces in the West Bank. (CTV News)
Business and economy
- International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War, Economic impact of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- In response to the S&P's lowering of Russian foreign debt rating to "SD" (selective default), Finance Minister Anton Siluanov tells pro-Kremlin newspaper Izvestia that the government is preparing to sue in order to force the investors to accept their payments. (CNN)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Pacific typhoon season
- At least 25 people are killed during floods and landslides caused by Tropical Storm Megi in the Philippines. (Reuters)
- Trikut cable car accident
- At least three people are killed at the Trikut hills ropeway in Deoghar district, Jharkhand, India. (NDTV)
- 6 people, including 3 children, have been killed and 5 injured in a gas leak explosion in an apartment block in Moscow, Russia. (Radio Free Europe)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania
- COVID-19 pandemic in Philadelphia
- Philadelphia reinstates their indoor mask mandate amid an increase in the number of cases in the city, becoming the first major U.S. city to do so. The mandate will take effect on April 18. (ABC News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Philadelphia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania
- COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China
- COVID-19 pandemic in Shanghai
- Shanghai eases their lockdown in several areas of the city. (Bloomberg.com)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Shanghai
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- In Chile, Santiago governor Claudio Orrego announces that the national capital will ration water for the first time in its history, as the country enters its 13th year of drought. (The Guardian)
Law and crime
- Islamic terrorism in Europe, Terrorism in the United Kingdom
- Murder of David Amess
- Islamic State supporter Ali Harbi Ali is convicted of the murder of British Conservative MP for Southend West David Amess. Ali is also convicted of preparing acts of terrorism. (BBC News)
- Murder of David Amess
- British Conservative MP for Wakefield Imran Ahmad Khan is convicted of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy in 2008. (BBC News)
Politics and elections
- 2022 Pakistani constitutional crisis
- Over 100 Pakistani lawmakers resign in protest of the no-confidence motion against Imran Khan, former Prime Minister of Pakistan. (Reuters)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Kyiv offensive
- A mass grave of Ukrainian civilians is discovered near the village of Buzova, Kyiv Oblast. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) (Reuters)
- Prosecutor General of Ukraine Iryna Venediktova says that 1,222 bodies have been discovered so far in Kyiv Oblast. (Times of Israel)
- Northeastern Ukraine offensive
- Two people are killed and several others are injured by Russian shelling in the town of Derhachi, Kharkiv Oblast. (Reuters)
- Dnipro International Airport is completely destroyed by Russian missile strikes. Five people are injured. (Reuters)
- Kyiv offensive
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- The Israel Defence Forces perform a raid in the West Bank city of Jenin. Two brothers of dead Palestinian militant Raad Hazem are injured. (The Jerusalem Post)
- An Israel Border Police officer is injured in a stabbing attack at the entrance to the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron. The attacker is killed. (Reuters)
- A Palestinian woman is killed in a confrontation with the Israel Defence Forces in Husan. (AP)
- A man is killed after reportedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at Israeli forces in Al-Khader, Bethlehem Governorate. (Times of Israel)
- Nigerian bandit conflict
- 2022 Plateau State massacre
- Fifty people are killed and 70 others kidnapped in a series of attacks in Plateau State, Nigeria. (Reuters)
- 2022 Plateau State massacre
- War in Darfur
- Twelve people are killed and 10 more injured during a mass shooting at the Tangi and Bir Dagig villages in West Darfur, Sudan. (Dabanga)
International relations
- Spain–Western Sahara relations
- The Polisario Front suspends all relations with Spain. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Two people are killed and ten others hospitalized in a mass shooting in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. (USA Today) (KGAN)
Politics and elections
- 2022 French presidential election
- Voters in France go to the polls to elect their next President. (The New York Times)
- Incumbent President Emmanuel Macron wins the first round with 28.1% of the vote and will face Marine Le Pen, who has obtained 23.3% of the vote, in the second round on April 24. (elDiario.es)
Sports
- 2022 Nippon Professional Baseball season
- Chiba Lotte Marines pitcher Rōki Sasaki throws a perfect game, the first in 28 years and the 16th in NPB history, tying the existing NPB record by striking out 19 batters, and setting a new record by striking out 13 consecutive batters. (Kyodo News)
- 2022 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 first win at the tournament. (CBS Sports)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Russia–Ukraine peace negotiations
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Ukraine is still ready to continue peace negotiations with Russia. (RTÉ)
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- Four people in Vuhledar and one person in Novomykhailivka, Marinka Raion, are killed by Russian shelling. Two people are injured. (Times of Israel)
- Ukrainian Minister of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Iryna Vereshchuk announces that President Zelenskyy has ordered a third prisoner exchange with Russia, with 12 Ukrainian soldiers and 14 civilians returning to Ukraine. (RFerl)
- 2022 Russia–Ukraine peace negotiations
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- 2022 Tel Aviv shooting
- Israeli soldiers raid the refugee camp in Jenin where the perpetrator of the Tel Aviv shooting lived. A Palestinian Islamic Jihad member is killed and 13 other people are injured. (Times of Israel) (Al Jazeera)
- In retaliation for the Israeli raid, a group of around 100 Palestinian rioters vandalize Joseph's Tomb in Nablus. The gravestone and some other objects are damaged in the attack. (The Jerusalem Post) (Ynet)
- 2022 Tel Aviv shooting
- Israeli–Syrian ceasefire line incidents during the Syrian civil war
- The state-owned Syrian Arab News Agency says that Israeli airstrikes have hit the northwestern city of Masyaf. No casualties have been reported. (Times of Israel)
Business and economy
- International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War, Economic impact of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, 2022 Russian financial crisis
- S&P Global Ratings lowers its rating of Russian foreign obligations to "SD" (selective default) since the Russian government decided to use rubles to pay off its bondholders instead of using U.S. dollars as stipulated. However, S&P expects that Russia will still meet its other payment obligations. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- Earthquakes in 2022
- A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hits the town of Pütürge in eastern Turkey. No casualties or serious damage are reported. (AP)
- European migrant crisis
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Hajj
- The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announces that Saudi Arabia will lift their COVID-19 restrictions on the hajj and will allow 1 million people to participate in the event for the first time since 2019. (Al Arabiya)
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Hajj
- COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan
- Azerbaijani Healthcare Minister Teymur Musayev announces that Azerbaijan will develop their own domestic vaccines to combat COVID-19. (AzerNews)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C.
- U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack tests positive for COVID-19. (CNN)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C.
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
International relations
- Foreign relations of Ukraine
- EU High Representative Josep Borrell announces that the European Union and Italy will resume their diplomatic operations in Kyiv after temporarily relocating to Lviv. (The Hill)
- Law of "confrontation with human-rights violations and USA adventuresome and terrorist measures in the region"
- Iran sanctions 15 Americans with ties to the Trump administration. (IRNA)
Politics and elections
- Libyan peace process
- Libyan Army officials in Eastern Libya announce their refusal to take part in the 5+5 Libyan Joint Military Commission, urging warlord Khalifa Haftar to cut off oil exports and transport to the Western half of the country. (Reuters)
- 2022 Pakistani political crises
- Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his government are ousted in a no-confidence vote put forward by the country's political opposition. (AP)
Sports
- 2022 Grand National
- Noble Yeats, ridden by jockey Sam Waley-Cohen, wins the 2022 Grand National horse race at Aintree Racecourse in Merseyside, England. Noble Yeats was a surpise victor at 50–1, beating the favourite Any Second Now. (The Telegraph)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russia-Ukraine War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- Kramatorsk railway station attack
- A pair of Russian missiles strike a railway station in Kramatorsk, killing at least 50 people and injuring at least 87 others. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
- Kramatorsk railway station attack
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
- At least 12 soldiers and four paramilitary fighters are killed and 21 others are injured during an attack on an army base in Namissiguima, Burkina Faso. (U.S. News & World Report)
Business and economy
- The Food and Agriculture Organisation's food price index increases by 13% in March to an all-time record of 159.3 points amid fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The price of vegetable oils increases by 23% and the price of cereals increases by 17%. (Reuters)
Disasters and incidents
- A major car-collision left 11 people injured in Austin, Texas, U.S, 9 of which went to the hospital with 2 facing life threatening injuries. (The Sun)
International relations
- Government and intergovernmental reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Japan–Russia relations
- Japan expels eight Russian diplomats. (Jerusalem Post)
- Japan–Russia relations
Law and crime
- Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot
- Two defendants in the case of an apparent plot seeking to kidnap Governor of Michigan, United States, Gretchen Whitmer due to her COVID-19 policies in October 2020 are acquitted by the jury of the charges of conspiring to kidnap. The trial of the other two defendants ends in a hung jury. (NPR)
- The Russian Ministry of Justice revokes the registration of 15 foreign organizations, including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch (HRW), and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. No reason is given, but the revocations come days after HRW reported on war crimes committed by Russia during the invasion of Ukraine. (Reuters)
Science and technology
- HD1, the farthest known galaxy, is discovered 13.5 billion light-years away from Earth. (Astronomy.com) (The Harvard Gazette) (Forbes)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The governor of Luhansk Oblast, Serhiy Haidai, reports that all hospitals in the province have been completely destroyed by the Russian Armed Forces. Russia denies the claim, accusing Ukraine of destroying their own hospitals. (CNN)
- Mayor Borys Filatov requests that all women, children, and elderly leave the city of Dnipro in preparation for a possible Russian attack. (The Guardian)
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- 2022 Tel Aviv shooting
- Three people are killed and 11 more are injured during a mass shooting at a bar in Tel Aviv, Israel. The attacker is killed during a shootout in nearby Jaffa. (BBC News)
- 2022 Tel Aviv shooting
Business and economy
- Economic impact of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 boycott of Russia and Belarus
- The United States House of Representatives votes 420–3 to pass legislation to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus following the invasion of Ukraine. Following this, the Senate also votes 100–0 to pass the legislation, sending it to President Joe Biden for approval. (San Francisco Chronicle) (Fox Business)
- The Russian ruble goes above the pre-war level after falling as low as 150 rubles per US dollar in early March. (Bloomberg)
- 2022 boycott of Russia and Belarus
Disasters and accidents
- Eight people are killed and three more injured during an explosion at a bar in a military camp in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The causes of the blast are unknown. (Reuters)
- Around two million people in Puerto Rico are left without electricity after a fire occurs at one of the island's largest power plants. (The Washington Post)
- A DHL Boeing 757-200 cargo plane breaks into two parts after making an emergency landing at the Juan Santamaría International Airport in San José, Costa Rica. No one is injured. (Reuters)
- At least 11 people are killed and a dozen injured in a landslide in Abriaquí muncipality, Colombia. (CNN)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Cyprus
- COVID-19 pandemic in Kazakhstan
- Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Kazakhstan will lift their COVID-19 travel restrictions at the country's borders with Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Uzbekistan. (Astana Times)
- Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C.
- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tests positive for COVID-19. (The New York Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C.
International relations
- 2022 Russia–Ukraine peace negotiations
- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says that Minsk should be included in negotiations aimed at ending the war. (The Moscow Times)
- International reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly votes to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council, with 93 votes in favor, 24 against and 58 abstentions. Russia is the second country to be suspended from the council, after Libya in 2011 during the final year of Muammar Gaddafi's rule. (CNN)
Law and crime
- War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Former German Justice Minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger and former Interior Minister Gerhart Baum file a complaint with German federal prosecutors accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin, all 32 members of the Security Council of Russia, and members of the Russian Armed Forces of committing war crimes in Ukraine. (ABC News)
- An unknown assailant throws acetone and red paint at Russian Nobel Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov as he traveled on a Moscow–Samara train, injuring him. A motive for the attack is unknown, but it is suspected to be a possible reaction to Muratov's opposition to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- 2022 Peruvian protests
- The government of Pedro Castillo announces that they have deployed the Peruvian Army to highways amid protests against inflation in the country. (Reuters)
- Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed for the Supreme Court of the United States, following a 53–47 vote by the Senate. Jackson is the first black woman to be confirmed for this position and will replace justice Stephen Breyer after he retires in the court's summer session. (The New York Times)
- President of Yemen Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi resigns from office, dismisses vice president Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar and transfers both office's powers to the newly formed eight member Presidential Leadership Council chaired by Rashad al-Alimi. (BBC News)
Science and technology
- It is announced that over 5,000 new species of previously undiscovered RNA viruses were found in ocean-living organisms and proposed to group them into five new phyla, according to a paper published in Science. (The Independent)