Portal:Current events
Topics in the news
- Ronnie O'Sullivan (pictured) wins the World Snooker Championship, defeating Judd Trump in the final.
- Dritan Abazović is elected as the new Prime Minister of Montenegro by the Parliament.
- Twitter's board of directors accepts a takeover offer from Elon Musk.
- The Freedom Movement, led by Robert Golob, wins the most seats in the Slovenian parliamentary election.
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen
- Two colonels, two soldiers and four al-Qaeda insurgents are killed during clashes in Dhale Governorate, Yemen. (Associated Press)
- Sinai insurgency
- One officer and ten Egyptian soldiers are killed after foiling a terrorist attack in the Suez Canal, Egypt. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- Economic impact of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The Airline Operators of Nigeria announces that all of their airlines will cease domestic flights starting Monday, in protest of the rising fuel prices caused by the war in Ukraine. (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- Wildfires in 2022
- Wildfires kill at least eight people and hospitalize 17 others in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Siberia, Russia, after destroying hundreds of buildings across 16 settlements. The Federal Agency for Forestry blames high winds for worsening the fires and hampering firefighting efforts. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Iran preemptively shuts down the internet in Khuzestan province amid protests against a 200% increase in bread prices. (Iran International)
- One person is killed and six others are injured by a mass shooting in Cancún Quintana Roo, Mexico. (AP)
- Law of Afghanistan
- The Taliban passes a law ordering all women in Afghanistan to cover their faces in public with a burqa. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election
- Irish republican party Sinn Féin is projected to win the most seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly with 29% of the first-preference vote, marking the first time that a unionist party did not win the most seats since Northern Ireland's establishment in 1921. (The Guardian) (BBC News)
- Lula da Silva announces his candidacy for the upcoming Brazilian presidential election in October, launching his candidacy with a message of "hope" and is ready to make "the greatest peaceful revolution" in the history of Brazil. (EFE)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Ukraine claims to have struck the Russian frigate Admiral Makarov with Neptune anti-ship missiles off of Snake Island. Russia denies having any information of the strike. (Newsweek)
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
- Eleven people are killed and nine others are injured in Islamist attacks in Loroum and Sanmatenga provinces, Burkina Faso. Twenty attackers are also killed. (AP)
Business and economy
- Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk
- The Orlando Police Pension Fund files a class-action lawsuit in the Delaware Chancery Court against Twitter Inc and Elon Musk, seeking to delay the acquisition of Twitter to 2025. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Madrid explosion
- Hotel Saratoga explosion
- At least 26 people are killed and at least 74 others are injured by an explosion caused by a suspected gas leak at the Hotel Saratoga in Havana, Cuba. (AP)
- Two people die and over 100 more are rescued as a boat carrying migrants runs aground in southern Italy. (AP)
International relations
- Iran–Sweden relations
- Iran detains a Swedish man who was travelling as a tourist, allegedly in response to Sweden prosecuting Hamid Nouri, an Iranian official considered to be responsible for the mass killings of political prisoners in 1988. (AP)
- Iran–United States relations
- The U.S. Senate passes 62–33 a non-binding resolution barring the Biden administration from removing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from its list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations. (Haaretz)
Law and crime
- Two people are killed and three others are injured during a mass shooting at a care home in Molensingel, Alblasserdam, Netherlands. The perpetrator was already wanted for murdering a man at a shop yesterday. (BBC News)
- Sofia Sapega, the girlfriend of Belarusian activist Roman Protasevich, with whom she was detained when their flight was diverted by the Belarusian Air Force last year, is sentenced to six years in prison for "inciting social hatred". The exiled Belarusian opposition condemns the verdict. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- 2022 Sri Lankan protests
- The Sri Lankan government declares a state of emergency in response to massive anti-government protests. (Reuters)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- Siege of Mariupol
- Ukrainian forces say they have repelled a Russian military thrust onto the Azovstal iron and steel works in Mariupol, Ukraine. (PBS News)
- Siege of Mariupol
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- 2022 El'ad stabbing
- Three people are killed and four others injured by two Palestinians in a mass stabbing in El'ad, Central Israel. (BBC News)
- 2022 El'ad stabbing
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Changsha building collapse
- The death toll from the building collapse in Changsha, China, six days ago, increases to 53, with ten people rescued. (BBC News)
- 2022 Afghanistan floods
- Floods in twelve provinces of Afghanistan destroy 500 homes, kill 22 people and injure 40 others. (Reuters)
Health and environment
Sports
- 2022 CONCACAF Champions League
- Seattle Sounders FC becomes the first US Major League Soccer team to win the CONCACAF Champions League, defeating UNAM 5–2 on aggregate in the final. (Sports Illustrated)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Siege of Mariupol
- The Associated Press confirms that approximately 600 people died in the Mariupol theatre airstrike. (AP)
- Russian forces bombard the Azovstal steel works plant in Mariupol with thermobaric missiles. Mariupol mayor Vadym Boychenko confirms that contact has been lost with Ukrainian soldiers trapped inside the plant. (Mirror)
- Ukraine confirms that Russian troops have entered the steel works plant after launching "an all-out assault". (BBC News)
- Siege of Mariupol
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Finland says that a Russian Air Force Mi-17 violated its airspace this morning, flying "four to five kilometres" inside Finnish airspace. The incursion comes ahead of an expected Finnish application to join NATO. (RTÉ)
Business and economy
- International sanctions during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The European Union proposes to ban all oil imports from Russia by the end of the year, and also remove Russia's biggest bank, Sberbank, from SWIFT. (CNN)
- 2021–2022 inflation surge
- The United States Federal Reserve announces that it is raising interest rates by 0.5%, which is the largest interest rate hike since 2000, in order to combat growing inflation. (CNN)
Disasters and accidents
- Twenty-six people are killed when a minibus, a bus and a fuel truck collide with each other in Rivne Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters)
- Twenty people are killed when a bus crashes into a tea estate in Fort Portal, Uganda. (AP)
International relations
- 2021–2022 North Korean missile tests
- South Korea and the Japan Coast Guard both accuse North Korea of firing a ballistic missile from Sunan-guyok into the Sea of Japan. (France24)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- Governor of Donetsk Oblast Pavlo Kyrylenko says that nine people have been killed by Russian shelling in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters)
- Ten people are killed after projectiles hit a coking plant in Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast. (Reuters)
- The United Nations says that 127 people have been evacuated from the besieged Azovstal plant and nearby areas. (PBS News)
- 2022 Russia–Ukraine peace negotiations
- Russian President Vladimir Putin tells French President Emmanuel Macron that his country is ready to continue peace negotiations with Ukraine amidst fears that talks between the two countries have stalled. (TASS) (KMGH-TV)
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Somali Civil War
- At least 30 Burundian peacekeepers are killed and 20 more injured during an al-Shabaab attack at an African Union military base in Lower Shabelle, Somalia. (VOA)
- Boko Haram insurgency
- Seven people are killed as Islamist insurgents attack a village in Chibok, Borno State, Nigeria. (Associated Press)
Business and economy
- Economic impact of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Russian debt default
- Russia avoids default on the dollar-denominated bonds that were due in April by sending dollars to foreign investors just before the grace period expired. (Bloomberg)
- International sanctions during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- President Vladimir Putin signs a decree that will allow the Russian government to terminate any business and exports with entities and people that it deems "unfriendly". (Reuters)
- 2022 Russian debt default
- Based on its preliminary findings, the European Commission accuses Apple of violating the EU's competition law by blocking its competitors from accessing the technology used for the Apple Pay service, and threatens to fine the company up to 10% of its global revenue. (BBC News)
- American bank Citigroup says that the flash crash that affected several European stock markets yesterday was caused by an error from one of its traders. (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- Two people are confirmed to have been killed when a building in Changsha, China, collapsed on April 29. (BBC News)
Law and crime
- Abortion in the United States
- Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
- 2022 abortion protests in the United States
- Demonstrations are held outside the U.S. Supreme Court Building in response to last night's leak of the draft opinion. (Politico)
- In California, an anti-abortion activist is detained by the San Francisco Police Department after climbing to the top of the 61-story Salesforce Tower. (KRON-TV) (San Francisco Chronicle)
- The U.S. Supreme Court confirms the authenticity of the draft opinion indicating that the court would overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Chief Justice John Roberts condemns the leak and says that an investigation into the leak will be launched. (The New York Times) (Reuters)
- 2022 abortion protests in the United States
- Abortion in Oklahoma
- Governor Kevin Stitt signs a heartbeat bill, i.e. a bill banning abortion after a heartbeat in a fetus is detected, which is at the age of about 6 weeks (except in cases of medical emergencies) and also adopts Texas-style enforcement to pursue offenders. The bill takes effect immediately. (CNN)
- Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
- Carlos Guillén Tatis, the agriculture counselor at the Dominican Republic's embassy in Haiti, is kidnapped in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti. (AP)
Politics and elections
- European Parliament constituency
- The European Parliament votes in favour of an election law overhaul, to be confirmed and possibly amended by the European Council, that will create a 28-seat pan-EU constituency and introduce elections of the President of the European Commission by popular vote. The reform will also create the European Electoral Authority, introduce postal voting for all EU residents, lower the minimum age of candidates to 18 and fix elections on Europe Day, May 9. (Euractiv)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Southern Ukraine offensive
- 2022 bombing of Odessa
- A Russian missile hits a dormitory in Odessa, killing a 14-year-old boy and wounding a 17-year-old girl, according to Ukrainian officials. An Orthodox Church was also damaged in the missile strike. (Reuters)
- 2022 bombing of Odessa
- Siege of Mariupol
- The resumption of civilian evacuations from the Azovstal steel mill which was expected to begin at 8 a.m. local time does not occur, as Russia begins a non-stop barrage of airstrikes and bombings following the departure of Red Cross personnel, who had left the previous day after the evacuations were suspended. (CNN)
- Five Russian troops are allegedly killed during a supposed incursion into the steel plant. (CNN)
- Belgorod and Bryansk attacks
- Explosions are reported in the city of Belgorod, Belgorod Oblast, Russia. Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov states that "there were no casualties or damage". (Reuters via NDTV)
- A Ukrainian Air Force Bayraktar TB2 drone destroys two Russian Raptor-class patrol boats near Snake Island in the Black Sea. (CBS News)
- Southern Ukraine offensive
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Quezon City fire
- A fire destroys 80 homes in Quezon City, Philippines, killing eight people, including six children. (BBC News)
- 2022 New Mexico wildfires
- Residents of Las Vegas, New Mexico, and surrounding communities evacuate as the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire continues to spread. (NPR) (The New York Times)
- Five people are killed by a building collapse in Lagos, Nigeria. (AP)
International relations
- Hungary–Ukraine relations, Hungary-Russia relations
- Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov accuses Hungary of having advance knowledge of the Russian invasion, saying that Hungary was warned by Russian President Vladimir Putin, and that Hungary had plans to annex parts of Western Ukraine. (Ukraine Today)
Law and crime
- Abortion in the United States
- Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
- A draft opinion leaked to Politico indicates that the U.S. Supreme Court is set to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. (Politico) (Reuters)
- Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
- Spanish authorities announce that Pegasus spyware was found on the cell phones of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Minister of Defense Margarita Robles. (Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections
- Russian President Vladimir Putin will reportedly undergo cancer surgery and temporarily hand power to Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev. (Business Standard)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- Siege of Mariupol
- Some civilian evacuations begin from the Azovstal iron and steel works in Mariupol. Officials believe that up to 1,000 people have sought refuge at the plant, which has been the target of Russian airstrikes for days. However, evacuations are suspended until 8 a.m. tomorrow due to "security concerns". (The Washington Post) (CNN)
- Five people are killed by Russian shelling in the town of Lyman. (Times of Israel)
- Siege of Mariupol
- April 2022 Belgorod and Bryansk attacks
- A fire reportedly occurs at a military facility in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, slightly injuring one person and damaging seven houses. (Reuters)
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Transnistria conflict
- Ukrainian intelligence officials report that Russia is poised to launch a second front from the breakaway area of Transnistria in order to take over the rest of Moldova. (The Times)
- Sinai insurgency
- The Islamic State claims via the Al-Naba newspaper that Israel killed a senior jihadist commander in the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula. (Times of Israel)
Business and economy
- International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- Germany–Russia relations
- German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says that Germany may lift sanctions against Russia if they completely withdraw their troops from Ukraine. (Bloomberg Quint)
- Hungary, a member of the European Union, says that it will veto any sanctions that would restrict energy imports from Russia. Unanimity among the 27 EU members is required to introduce sanctions. (Bloomberg)
- Germany–Russia relations
Disasters and accidents
- Two people are killed and another person is missing after heavy flooding in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe. (Reuters)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Greece
- The Greek Civil Aviation announces that Greece has lifted their COVID-19 restrictions for domestic and foreign flights. Passengers will still be required to wear a mask. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
- Italy removes their Green Pass for all indoor places except hospitals and nursing homes and lifts their COVID-19 vaccination and mask mandate for museums, bars, hotels, and restaurants. However, masks will still be required for public transport until June 15. (Wanted In Rome)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Greece
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
Politics and elections
- Protests against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- May Day anti-war rallies are held across the world to call for peace in Ukraine. (Al Jazeera)