Five people are killed and seven others remain trapped after a coal mine explosion in the Pniówek Coal Mine in Poland. (Reuters)
New Delhi reinstates mandatory face mask wearing due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in the Indian capital. (Reuters)
One person is killed and four others are injured when an IED blast hits a bus in Bursa, Marmara, Turkey. (Reuters)
Taiwan reports a record 2,386 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, all locally transmitted, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 40,186. (Focus Taiwan)
The Pentagon announces that Ukraine has received fighter aircraft and aircraft parts to bolster the Ukrainian Air Force. However, the number of aircraft sent or their origin are not disclosed. (Euractiv)
Twenty people are killed and at least one other is injured when a minibus collides with a vehicle in Bauchi State, Nigeria. (Reuters)
Two people are killed and three others are seriously injured after being hit in a hit and run incident in Cachar district, Assam, India. (Hindustan Times)
2022 Mazar-i-Sharif mosque bombing Thirty-one people are killed and 87 others are injured in a bombing at a Shia mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province. The Islamic State claims responsibility for the bombing. (Yahoo! News) (Reuters)
Four people are killed and 18 others are injured during a bombing in Kunduz targeting the 217 Omari Corps. (Tolo News)
Four Taliban members are killed and another is injured when their vehicle is hit by a roadside bomb in Nangarhar Province. (BBC News)
Iran arrests three alleged Israeli Mossad spies in Sistan and Baluchestan province, claiming that the spies are part of recent sensitive data leaks. (AP)
Iran–Israel relations Iran arrests three alleged Israeli Mossad spies in Sistan and Baluchestan province, claiming that the spies are part of recent sensitive data leaks. (AP)
Thirty-one people are killed and 87 others are injured in a bombing at a Shia mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province. The Islamic State claims responsibility for the bombing. (Yahoo! News) (Reuters)
2022 Kunduz mosque bombing At least 33 people are killed and 43 others are injured by a bombing at a Sufi mosque in Kunduz, Afghanistan. (BBC News)
At least 33 people are killed and 43 others are injured by a bombing at a Sufi mosque in Kunduz, Afghanistan. (BBC News)
Disappearance of Madeleine McCann German authorities formally identify a suspect in the 2007 disappearance of a British three-year-old girl in Portugal. (CNN)
German authorities formally identify a suspect in the 2007 disappearance of a British three-year-old girl in Portugal. (CNN)
Japan and Russia sign an agreement on fishing quotas after a month of negotiations. The two countries agree on Japan's quota of 2,050 tons of salmon and trout within Russia's exclusive economic zone, which is the same level as last year, while Japan agrees to pay fees of between 200–300 million yen to Russia. (Reuters)
Japan–Russia relations Japan and Russia sign an agreement on fishing quotas after a month of negotiations. The two countries agree on Japan's quota of 2,050 tons of salmon and trout within Russia's exclusive economic zone, which is the same level as last year, while Japan agrees to pay fees of between 200–300 million yen to Russia. (Reuters)
Pescatore Seafood Restaurant bombing Six people are killed and seven others injured by an al-Shabaab suicide bomber at a restaurant on Lido Beach, Mogadishu. (BBC News)
Philadelphia lifts their mask mandate days after reinstating it. (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Samoa reports five community spread COVID-19 cases on Manono Island, which had been free of the virus until now. (RNZ)
Six people are killed and seven others injured by an al-Shabaab suicide bomber at a restaurant on Lido Beach, Mogadishu. (BBC News)
The mayor of Balakliia in Kharkiv Oblast is charged with treason by Ukrainian authorities for accepting aid from Russian occupation forces. The mayor is believed to have fled to Russia with his family. (Newsweek)
Ukraine says that it will not allow residents to evacuate Mariupol today over concerns that the route is too dangerous. (Times of Israel)
2022 Imo/Rivers explosion Over 100 people are killed after an illegal oil refining depot explodes in Ohaji/Egbema, Imo State, Nigeria. (Reuters)
2022 Major League Baseball season In baseball, the Chicago Cubs defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 21–0, the largest defeat in Pirates history and the largest victory in Cubs history since 1901. (CBS News) (Chicago Sun Times)
Four people are dead and six more are missing after an accident in a coal mine in Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Poland. (Reuters)
In baseball, the Chicago Cubs defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 21–0, the largest defeat in Pirates history and the largest victory in Cubs history since 1901. (CBS News) (Chicago Sun Times)
Kenya says that the East African Community plans to deploy a peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP)
One person dies and 40 people are rescued after a boat sinks in Tripoli, Lebanon. (Reuters)
Over 100 people are killed after an illegal oil refining depot explodes in Ohaji/Egbema, Imo State, Nigeria. (Reuters)
Ten people are dead and 16 more are missing as a sightseeing boat sinks off Japan's northern island of Hokkaido. (Reuters)
The Investigative Committee of Russia announces that they are investigating allegations by RIA Novosti that troops from the British SAS have been deployed to Western Ukraine. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
Three people are killed and 98 more are rescued after an explosion at the Gaisky ore mine in Orenburg, Russia. (Reuters)
At least 168 people are killed and 98 others injured during a three-day clash between Arabs and non-Arabs in West Darfur, Sudan. (Al Jazeera)
The Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs vetoes Germany's request to re-export Swiss ammunition to Ukraine on the basis of Switzerland's neutrality. (Reuters)
Ukrainian authorities claim that a person has been killed by overnight shelling in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. (Reuters)
2022 Bermondsey stabbing Four people are killed during a mass stabbing at a house in Bermondsey, London, United Kingdom. (BBC News)
A landslide has left at least 2 dead and 9 injured in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (BBC News)
A limestone statue of the Canaanite goddess Anat from 2,500 BC is found in the Gaza Strip. (ABC News)
A person is killed after Russia bombs the Kremenchuk Oil Refinery in Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast. (Reuters) (Ukrinform)
Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk Elon Musk reaches an agreement to buy Twitter for $44 billion. (The Verge)
Authorities in Beijing begin COVID-19 testing for millions of residents after a recent increase in COVID-19 cases. (BBC News)
Crime in London 2022 Bermondsey stabbing Four people are killed during a mass stabbing at a house in Bermondsey, London, United Kingdom. (BBC News)
Elon Musk reaches an agreement to buy Twitter for $44 billion. (The Verge)
Former Iranian MP Ali Motahari says the Iranian nuclear program initially aimed for a secret nuclear weapon and nuclear deterrence. (Iran International)
Four people are killed during a mass stabbing at a house in Bermondsey, London, United Kingdom. (BBC News)
Germany–Russia relations Russia's foreign ministry expels 40 German diplomatic staff in a retaliatory move after Germany expelled the same number of Russian diplomats. (Reuters)
Kherson mayor Ihor Kolykhaiev announces that Russian forces have taken control of the Kherson City Council. (Ukrinform)
Russia's foreign ministry expels 40 German diplomatic staff in a retaliatory move after Germany expelled the same number of Russian diplomats. (Reuters)
Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast Kherson mayor Ihor Kolykhaiev announces that Russian forces have taken control of the Kherson City Council. (Ukrinform)
A staff member and two children are killed, and another staff member is injured in a shooting at a kindergarten in Veshkayma, Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia. The gunman later kills himself. (Reuters)
Three Chinese citizens and their Pakistani driver are killed and four others are injured when a Balochistan Liberation Army suicide bomber blows herself up near their van in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. (BBC News) (Reuters)
Twenty Islamic worshippers are killed during riots in Gondar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. (Reuters) (France 24)
Veshkayma kindergarten shooting A staff member and two children are killed, and another staff member is injured in a shooting at a kindergarten in Veshkayma, Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia. The gunman later kills himself. (Reuters)
Decommunization in Ukraine The 27-foot Soviet-era bronze statue under the People's Friendship Arch in Kyiv, representing Russian–Ukrainian friendship, is removed by order of Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko. (NDTV)
Gazprom announces that it has "completely suspended gas supplies" to the gas companies of Poland and Bulgaria "due to [the] absence of payments in roubles". Bulgaria, Poland, and the European Union condemn the suspension. (Reuters) (Reuters)
Oleksandr Kobets is appointed as the de facto mayor of the city of Kherson, which has been occupied by Russian forces since March 2. (Ukrinform)
Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast Oleksandr Kobets is appointed as the de facto mayor of the city of Kherson, which has been occupied by Russian forces since March 2. (Ukrinform)
The 27-foot Soviet-era bronze statue under the People's Friendship Arch in Kyiv, representing Russian–Ukrainian friendship, is removed by order of Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko. (NDTV)
Three people are killed in a mass shooting in Biloxi, Mississippi. The shooter is later killed in a standoff with police. (ABC News)
Transnistrian authorities say that several UAVs originating from the direction of Ukraine have been spotted near the Cobasna ammunition depot. However, this claim cannot be independently verified. (RFE/RL)
2022 Bermondsey stabbing Joshua Jacques, who is suspected of committing a mass stabbing in Bermondsey, London, United Kingdom, on Monday, is charged with four counts of murder. (The Guardian)
A bridge collapses in Loay, Bohol, Philippines, killing four people and injuring 23 others. (ABC News)
Joshua Jacques, who is suspected of committing a mass stabbing in Bermondsey, London, United Kingdom, on Monday, is charged with four counts of murder. (The Guardian)
Nine people are killed and 13 others are injured after two bombs explode on a pair of Shia-majority buses in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province. (Reuters)
Two possibly intentional explosions are heard in southern Belgorod, Russia. (Reuters)
April 2022 Kabul mosque bombing Ten people are killed and 15 others are injured when a mosque is bombed in Kabul, Afghanistan. (National Post)
Taiwan reports a record for the second consecutive day of 11,517 new COVID-19 cases. (Focus Taiwan)
Ten people are killed and 15 others are injured when a mosque is bombed in Kabul, Afghanistan. (National Post)
The number of COVID-19-related deaths in Russia surpasses 800,000. (Reuters)
A natural gas pipeline is blown up in Bir al-Abd, North Sinai, Egypt, by suspected jihadist militants. (Times of Israel)
A tricycle falls into a man-made channel in Itay El Barud, Egypt. Eight children die and four people are rescued. (AP)
Around 20 civilians have left the steel plant, a deputy commander of the Azov Battalion says. (The Times of Israel)
