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April 18, 2022
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2022-04-18
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Russo-Ukrainian War
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Eastern Ukraine offensive
Russian troops
capture the city of
Kreminna
in
Luhansk Oblast
. Local authorities say that four
refugees
have been shot dead trying to escape the city.
(Ukrinform)
(Reuters)
The
Russian defence ministry
says that its forces have destroyed 16
Ukrainian military
facilities, including five command posts, a fuel depot and three
ammunition
warehouses in "mass strikes" overnight. Russia also says that it shot down two
Ukrainian
MiG-29s
and one
Su-25
.
(Reuters)
Kurdish–Turkish conflict
Operation Claw-Lock
Turkey
launches a series of
airstrikes
on
PKK
targets in
Duhok Governorate
in the
Kurdistan Region
of
Iraq
.
(Reuters)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Two
Palestinians
are seriously injured after being shot by
Israeli
security forces in the
West Bank
. The
Israel Defense Forces
say that the Palestinians were attacking Israeli troops.
(
Times of Israel
)
Disasters and accidents
A
jeep
returning from a
wedding
crashes into another vehicle in
Amethi district
in the
Indian
state of
Uttar Pradesh
, killing six people and injuring four more.
(
Hindustan Times
)
Health and environment
COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
Prime Minister
Mario Draghi
tests positive for
COVID-19
.
(Bloomberg)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland
Scotland
lifts their law mandating face coverings in shops, restaurants and public transport.
(BBC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
,
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation
U.S. District Judge
Kathryn Kimball Mizelle
of the
Middle District of Florida
voids the
Biden administration
's mask mandate on airplanes and public transportation. Most U.S. airlines including
Alaska Airlines
and
United Airlines
subsequently end their mask mandates due to the ruling.
(AP)
(Bloomberg)
COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
South Korea
ends their
COVID-19
restrictions two years after they were imposed. However, the
mask mandate
will remain in place.
(Yonhap)
International relations
Russo-Ukrainian War
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russian occupation of Kherson
Igor Kastyukevich
is appointed the
de facto
mayor of
Kherson
, the only
Ukrainian Oblast capital
captured during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
(
Euromaidan Press
)
Solomon Islands–United States relations
United States
officials plan to travel to
Solomon Islands
due to concerns that the country is making a security pact with
China
. The U.S. fears the proposed agreement could lead to
Chinese troops
being deployed to Solomon Islands.
(Reuters)
Yemeni Civil War
The
Houthi movement
signs an agreement to stop using
child soldiers
.
(AP)
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