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Apr
04
War / Conflict / Security

Eleven security forces, including five Revolutionary Guards, are killed in Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran, during an attack against the Revolutionary Guards' head

Eleven security forces, including five Revolutionary Guards, are killed in Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran, during an attack against the Revolutionary Guards' headquarters by members of Jaish ul-Adl. Sixteen militants are killed in the ensuing shootout. (Reuters)

Apr
04
War / Conflict / Security

Russian invasion of Ukraine Kharkiv strikes Russia launches multiple Shahed drone strikes on Kharkiv, Ukraine, killing at least five people, including three res

Russian invasion of Ukraine Kharkiv strikes Russia launches multiple Shahed drone strikes on Kharkiv, Ukraine, killing at least five people, including three rescue workers, and injuring five others. (Reuters) Russian appointed officials claim that Ukrainian shelling has killed two civilians and injured nine others in Donetsk. Separately, four people are killed in drone attacks in Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast. (Reuters) U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that Ukraine will eventually become a NATO member. (Reuters)

Apr
04
War / Conflict / Security

Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency Eleven security forces, including five Revolutionary Guards, are killed in Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran, during an attack agai

Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency Eleven security forces, including five Revolutionary Guards, are killed in Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran, during an attack against the Revolutionary Guards' headquarters by members of Jaish ul-Adl. Sixteen militants are killed in the ensuing shootout. (Reuters)

Apr
05
Economy / Jobs / Business

Armenia–European Union relations Armenia and the European Union agree on a landmark deal to support the Armenian economy over the next four years following high

Armenia–European Union relations Armenia and the European Union agree on a landmark deal to support the Armenian economy over the next four years following high-level talks in Brussels. The €270m support package is designed to help Armenia become less dependent on Russia. (Politico)

Apr
06
Politics / Government

2024 Central Asian floods Orsk Dam collapse Around 2,500 houses are flooded and at least four people are killed after the Orsk dam in Orenburg, Russia, bursts d

2024 Central Asian floods Orsk Dam collapse Around 2,500 houses are flooded and at least four people are killed after the Orsk dam in Orenburg, Russia, bursts due to maintenance errors following heavy rainfall. Around 47,000 people in Russia and Kazakhstan are evacuated. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev calls it one of the "worst natural disasters in the past 80 years". (The Independent) (Het Laatse Nieuws) (Tass)

Apr
06
Politics / Government

Around 2,500 houses are flooded and at least four people are killed after the Orsk dam in Orenburg, Russia, bursts due to maintenance errors following heavy rai

Around 2,500 houses are flooded and at least four people are killed after the Orsk dam in Orenburg, Russia, bursts due to maintenance errors following heavy rainfall. Around 47,000 people in Russia and Kazakhstan are evacuated. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev calls it one of the "worst natural disasters in the past 80 years". (The Independent) (Het Laatse Nieuws) (Tass)

Apr
06
Politics / Government

Orsk Dam collapse Around 2,500 houses are flooded and at least four people are killed after the Orsk dam in Orenburg, Russia, bursts due to maintenance errors f

Orsk Dam collapse Around 2,500 houses are flooded and at least four people are killed after the Orsk dam in Orenburg, Russia, bursts due to maintenance errors following heavy rainfall. Around 47,000 people in Russia and Kazakhstan are evacuated. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev calls it one of the "worst natural disasters in the past 80 years". (The Independent) (Het Laatse Nieuws) (Tass)

Apr
08
Politics / Government

Sudanese civil war Humanitarian impact of the Sudanese civil war Khartoum reports 384 cases of dengue fever which are attributed to the ongoing humanitarian cri

Sudanese civil war Humanitarian impact of the Sudanese civil war Khartoum reports 384 cases of dengue fever which are attributed to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Sudan. (Al Taghyeer) Kordofan campaign Over 100 civilians in South Kordofan are killed after allies of the Rapid Support Forces launch attacks in villages across the state. (Dabanga Sudan)

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