Portal:Current events/2017 April 29

April 29, 2017 (Saturday)

International relations

North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
- The U.S. Pacific Command and South Korean defense officials report that a North Korean missile was fired in the early morning, but quickly failed and did not travel beyond North Korea, echoing a similar failed attempt by North Korea thirteen days ago. (The Washington Post)

Disasters and accidents

At least 24 people are killed by a landslide in the small village of Ayu in southern Kyrgyzstan. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
2017 Aerogaviota Antonov An-26 crash
- An Aerogaviota-operated Antonov An-26 plane crashes in western Artemisa Province, Cuba, killing eight troops on board. (Daily Mail) (AP via Miami Herald)
April 2017 North American storm complex
- At least 7 people are killed in the US states of Missouri, Arkansas and Texas due to tornadoes and floods. (CNN)

Law and crime

2017 block of Wikipedia in Turkey
- Monitoring group Turkey Blocks reports that a provisional administrative order blocks access to all language editions of Wikipedia in Turkey. (AFP via SBS)

Politics and elections

People's Climate March
- Tens of thousands of people protest in Washington, D.C. to bring awareness to climate change. (The Guardian)
University of Puerto Rico strikes, 2017
- Strikes continue in the University of Puerto Rico because of university budget cuts from the Puerto Rico Oversight Board (PROMESA). (Pasquines)
Brexit
- European Union leaders approve negotiating guidelines that seek to secure "sufficient progress" on the rights of European Union expatriates living in the United Kingdom, on the financial terms of the separation and on a "soft border" between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, before committing to talk about a new free trade deal. (Reuters)
White House Correspondents' Association
- The 2017 White House Correspondents' Dinner is held while Donald Trump decides not to attend, becoming the first incumbent president to do so since Ronald Reagan, who did not attend the dinner while recovering from a 1981 assassination attempt. (The Washington Post)