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April 27, 2024
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2024-04-27
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Ukraine
says that it attacked two
oil refineries
and an
airfield
in
Krasnodar Krai
,
Russia
, using
drones
.
(Al Arabiya)
(Reuters)
Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
Russian
missiles strike Ukrainian power plants and natural gas storage facilities in
Lviv
,
Ivano-Frankivsk
, and
Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts
.
(Reuters)
(Reuters)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
A
humanitarian aid
flotilla
headed for
Gaza
was halted in
Turkey
after
Guinea-Bissau
withdrew its flag from two out of three vessels.
(Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
Tornadoes of 2024
Tornado outbreak sequence of April 25–28, 2024
At least three fatalities are reported in
Oklahoma
as a tornado outbreak impacts the central
United States
.
(CNN)
(AP)
At least five people are killed and at least 33 others are injured by a tornado in
Guangzhou
,
China
.
(CNN)
A
magnitude
-6.5
earthquake
strikes off the southwestern coast of
Java
island,
Indonesia
. The
epicenter
of the earthquake was located about 150 kilometers away from
Garut
,
West Java
. At least four people are injured and some buildings are damaged.
(
The Jakarta Post
)
A munitions truck explodes at a
military
base in
Kampong Speu province
,
Cambodia
, killing 20 soldiers and destroying multiple buildings.
(Al Jazeera)
(DW)
Law and crime
Crocus City Hall attack
Authorities in
Russia
arrest a fifth suspect in last month's attack on a music venue in
Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast
,
Russia
, a
Tajik
man accused of providing the attackers with financing and communication.
(AP)
LGBT rights in Iraq
Iraq
's
parliament
votes to criminalize
same-sex relationships
, to be punishable by a maximum of 15 years in prison.
(Reuters)
Three police officers are killed during an
ambush
in
Cañete
,
Chile
, after receiving false emergency calls. They are
shot dead
before their vehicle is
set on fire
.
(Reuters)
Politics and elections
2024 United States presidential election
2024 Constitution Party presidential primaries
Randall Terry
, an
anti-abortion
activist and candidate in the
2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries
, wins the nomination for the
Constitution Party
.
(Ballot Access News)
Elected British politicians who have changed party affiliation
Conservative
MP
Dan Poulter
defects
to the
Labour Party
.
(BBC News)
Sports
Several
Palmeiras
players are attacked and injured by
Corinthians
fans during a
pitch invasion
at a
futsal
final in
São Paulo
,
Brazil
.
(UOL)
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