Le Pen concedes defeat to Macron, ensuring him a second term. However, she says that the results are nonetheless a significant improvement from the previous election and therefore a victory for her party. (Sky News) (BBC News)
Slovenes head to the polls to elect members of their Parliament. (Xinhua News Agency) (Al Jazeera)
The Russian embassy in Tehran denies that Iran is a secret armament supplier for the Russian war effort. (Tasnim News Agency)
War in Darfur 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)
2021–2022 Myanmar insurgency It is reported that family members of the ruling military junta in the city of Yangon are seeking refuge in the country's capital Naypyidaw as urban fighting intensifies between soldiers and insurgents. (MyanmarNews)
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)
Exit polls show Robert Golob's green Freedom Movement winning 35.8% of the vote over incumbent Prime Minister Janez Janša's right-wing populist Slovenian Democratic Party. (The Guardian)
Internal conflict in Myanmar 2021–2022 Myanmar insurgency It is reported that family members of the ruling military junta in the city of Yangon are seeking refuge in the country's capital Naypyidaw as urban fighting intensifies between soldiers and insurgents. (MyanmarNews)
It is reported that family members of the ruling military junta in the city of Yangon are seeking refuge in the country's capital Naypyidaw as urban fighting intensifies between soldiers and insurgents. (MyanmarNews)
Russian state media reports that Ukraine has launched rockets into a village in Belgorod Oblast, Russia. (Reuters)
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)
April 2022 Belgorod and Bryansk attacks Two large fires occur at an oil refinery and a military depot in Bryansk, Russia. (The Guardian)
List of rocket attacks from Lebanon on Israel A rocket is fired from Lebanon into Matzuva, Israel. Israel responds by firing at targets in Lebanon. (Times of Israel)
Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 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)
2022 Bermondsey stabbing Four people are killed during a mass stabbing at a house in Bermondsey, London, United Kingdom. (BBC News)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 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)
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)
A rocket is fired from Lebanon into Matzuva, Israel. Israel responds by firing at targets in Lebanon. (Times of Israel)
According to Ukraine, Russian missile strikes hit numerous train stations across Ukraine. (The Guardian)
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)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China COVID-19 pandemic in Beijing Authorities in Beijing begin COVID-19 testing for millions of residents after a recent increase in COVID-19 cases. (BBC News) COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 drug development The U.S. FDA formally approves the Gilead Sciences drug Remdesivir, commonly known as Veklury, for young children with COVID-19. (MarketWatch)
COVID-19 pandemic in Beijing Authorities in Beijing begin COVID-19 testing for millions of residents after a recent increase in COVID-19 cases. (BBC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China COVID-19 pandemic in Beijing Authorities in Beijing begin COVID-19 testing for millions of residents after a recent increase in COVID-19 cases. (BBC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 drug development The U.S. FDA formally approves the Gilead Sciences drug Remdesivir, commonly known as Veklury, for young children with COVID-19. (MarketWatch)
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)
Regional authorities say that five people have been killed by airstrikes on Zhmerynka and Koziatyn, Vinnytsia Oblast. (Reuters)
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)
Two large fires occur at an oil refinery and a military depot in Bryansk, Russia. (The Guardian)
Peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian War UN Secretary-General António Guterres visits Moscow in order to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Before the meeting, Guterres calls for a ceasefire to end the war. (The Hindu) President Putin says that Russia and Ukraine are continuing ceasefire talks online. (Reuters)
The Russian Defence Ministry accuses the UK of "provoking Ukraine" into attacking Russian territory, and warns of a "proportional response" should any attacks occur. (BBC News)
UN Secretary-General António Guterres visits Moscow in order to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Before the meeting, Guterres calls for a ceasefire to end the war. (The Hindu)
President Putin says that Russia and Ukraine are continuing ceasefire talks online. (Reuters)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says that weapons supplied to Ukraine "will be a legitimate target for Russia's military" and further stating "storage facilities in western Ukraine have been targeted". Lavrov also stated that "NATO, in essence, is engaged in a war with Russia through a proxy and is arming that proxy. War means war." (Al Jazeera) (The Independent)
The United Kingdom's Armed Forces Secretary James Heappey says that Ukraine can strike targets inside Russia with British weapons, saying that it is "completely legitimate" in order to disrupt attacks on Ukraine. (The Guardian)
2022 Russia–European Union gas dispute Gazprom announces that it will stop delivering natural gas to Poland via the Yamal–Europe pipeline and to Bulgaria as both countries rejected Russia's demand to pay for the fossil fuel supply in Russian rubles. Poland does not expect to experience disruptions from the suspension of natural gas deliveries. However, the suspension of Russian gas deliveries to Bulgaria "poses a serious challenge to the security of supply to the country" as Bulgaria is almost completely dependent on Russian gas. (Deutsche Welle) (Rzeczpospolita) (Reuters)
2022 University of Karachi bombing 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)
A person is killed and 24 are missing after a migrant vessel crashes off the coast of Spain's Canary Islands. (AP)
A Russian missile strike destroys a strategic bridge across the Dniester Estuary in Odesa Oblast, according to Ukrainian authorities. (AP)
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)
European migrant crisis A person is killed and 24 are missing after a migrant vessel crashes off the coast of Spain's Canary Islands. (AP)
Gazprom announces that it will stop delivering natural gas to Poland via the Yamal–Europe pipeline and to Bulgaria as both countries rejected Russia's demand to pay for the fossil fuel supply in Russian rubles. Poland does not expect to experience disruptions from the suspension of natural gas deliveries. However, the suspension of Russian gas deliveries to Bulgaria "poses a serious challenge to the security of supply to the country" as Bulgaria is almost completely dependent on Russian gas. (Deutsche Welle) (Rzeczpospolita) (Reuters)
Germany announces the delivery of 50 ex-Bundeswehr Gepard anti-air tanks to Ukraine, the first heavy weaponry supplied by Germany since the start of the invasion. (Reuters)
In the morning, the Moon, Jupiter, and Venus are seen aligning with each other. (Space.com)
Insurgency in Balochistan 2022 University of Karachi bombing 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)
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)
Russo-Ukrainian War International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War Russia–United Kingdom relations Russia imposes sanctions on 287 members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom in response to sanctions on members of its State Duma. Senior cabinet ministers and House Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle are among those sanctioned. (BBC News) Government and intergovernmental reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russia announces its withdrawal from the World Tourism Organization ahead of a vote on its suspension from the UN specialized agency. (RFE/RL)
2022 Transnistria attacks, 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 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)
An armed Palestinian teenager is killed and three more are injured as Israeli soldiers raid a refugee camp in Jenin in an operation to arrest suspects involved in prior terror attacks in Israel. Fifteen others are arrested during raids in other parts of the West Bank. (Al Jazeera) (Ynetnews)
Government and intergovernmental reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russia announces its withdrawal from the World Tourism Organization ahead of a vote on its suspension from the UN specialized agency. (RFE/RL)
International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War Russia–United Kingdom relations Russia imposes sanctions on 287 members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom in response to sanctions on members of its State Duma. Senior cabinet ministers and House Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle are among those sanctioned. (BBC News)
Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war Four Syrian soldiers are killed during airstrikes in Damascus launched by Israel at an Iranian-linked ammunition depot. (AP) (Al Jazeera)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict An armed Palestinian teenager is killed and three more are injured as Israeli soldiers raid a refugee camp in Jenin in an operation to arrest suspects involved in prior terror attacks in Israel. Fifteen others are arrested during raids in other parts of the West Bank. (Al Jazeera) (Ynetnews)
The European Commission proposes lifting all tariffs for Ukrainian produce not covered by the European Union–Ukraine Association Agreement for one year, while easing trade conditions for other goods. The temporary suspension will need to be approved by the European Parliament and the member states. (Reuters)
The Peruvian government declares a state of emergency at Las Bambas copper mine after a week of camping by indigenous people. The government suspends civil liberties, including the right of assembly and protest. (Reuters)
Transnistria conflict 2022 Transnistria attacks, 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 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)
UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss states that Russian forces must be pushed out of "the whole of Ukraine" including territory Russia captured eight years ago, in what the BBC describes as "the clearest statement yet of Britain's war aims". (BBC News)
2021 Atlantic hurricane season The World Meteorological Organization announces that Hurricane Ida will be retired from the list of Atlantic hurricane names after causing $75 billion in damage in the U.S. and killing 55 people in Louisiana, making Ida the 12th hurricane beginning with the letter I to do so. Ida will be replaced by Imani for the 2027 season. (AP) (WeatherNation TV)
2022 Russia–European Union gas dispute 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) The suspension of gas to Poland and Bulgaria causes natural gas prices to increase and also causes the Russian ruble to reach a 2 year high against the Euro in Moscow trade. (Reuters) (Reuters) (Natural Gas Intelligence)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 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)
A chariot in a Hindu religious procession strikes an overhead power line leading to several electrocutions and a fire resulting in eleven deaths and over a dozen injuries in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. (Reuters)
British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab says that Russian threats to target Britain are "unlawful" and are only adding to the "pariah status" of Vladimir Putin's regime. (Sky News)
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)
Four Syrian soldiers are killed during airstrikes in Damascus launched by Israel at an Iranian-linked ammunition depot. (AP) (Al Jazeera)
