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Ichthyotitan severnensis compared to a human
- Ichthyotitan, the largest known marine reptile (size comparison shown), is formally described.
- Flooding in the Persian Gulf and Arabian Peninsula leaves more than thirty people dead.
- The historic Børsen in Copenhagen, Denmark, is severely damaged by a fire.
- A knife attack in Sydney, Australia, leaves seven people dead.
- In retaliation for an Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Iran conducts missile and drone strikes against Israel.
April 23, 2024 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
- North Korea claims it has tested a new command-and-control system in a simulated nuclear counterstrike. (CNN)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Lumut mid-air collision
- Two helicopters of the Royal Malaysian Navy collide mid-air during a rehearsal parade in Lumut, Malaysia, killing ten people on board. (CNA)
Science and technology
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 reenter Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip after abruptly withdrawing from the city earlier this month. (Reuters)
- Siege of Khan Yunis
- 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)
- Aftermath of the 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)
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 attack 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)
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
- 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)
April 20, 2024 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Israel–Hamas war
- Fourteen Palestinians are killed in an Israeli raid in the West Bank. (Reuters) (Times of Israel)
- Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Israel–Hamas war
- Israel–Hamas war
- 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)
- Israel–Hamas war protests in the United States
- 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)
April 19, 2024 (Friday)
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)
- 2024 Israeli strikes on Iran
- 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)
- Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
- 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)
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
April 18, 2024 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
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)
April 17, 2024 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- April 2024 Chernihiv missile strike
- At least 18 people are killed and 60 others are injured in a Russian missile strike which damaged an eight-storey building in a densely populated area of Chernihiv. (BBC News) (Reuters)
- April 2024 Chernihiv missile strike
- 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
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)
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