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'''Armed conflicts and attacks''' |
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*[[Terrorism in Germany]] |
*[[Terrorism in Germany]] |
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**At least four people have been severely injured in an attack at a gym in [[Duisburg]], Germany. The police |
**At least four people have been severely injured in an attack at a gym in [[Duisburg]], Germany. The police are investigating the incident.<ref>https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/gym-attack-germany-duisburg-casualties-b1075007.html</ref> |
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*[[2023 Sudan clashes]] |
*[[2023 Sudan clashes]] |
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**[[Battle of Khartoum (2023)|Battle of Khartoum]] |
**[[Battle of Khartoum (2023)|Battle of Khartoum]] |
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Revision as of 20:12, 18 April 2023
April 18, 2023 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Terrorism in Germany
- 2023 Sudan clashes
- Battle of Khartoum
- A U.S. convoy is deliberately attacked in Khartoum, amid U.S. efforts to mediate a ceasefire. (Associated Press)
- India tells its citizens to find shelter or stay indoors immediately. (Devids Course)
- Canada closes its embassy in Sudan fully, advises its citizens to not leave the country for Sudan and puts a Level 4 warning on travel. (Government of Canada)
- Battle of Khartoum
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Former People's Deputy of Ukraine Oleh Barna is killed in combat. (UNIAN)
- Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts
- Russian president Vladimir Putin makes a rare visit to Russian-occupied Kherson and Luhansk Oblast, meeting military commanders in charge of the invasion. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Beijing hospital fire
- Twenty-one people are killed during a fire at a hospital in Beijing, China. (Xinhua) (Al Jazeera)
- 2023 Torkham landslide
- Two people are killed and dozens are feared missing after a landslide struck the Khyber Pass in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Reuters)
International relations
- Brazil–Ukraine relations
- The Ukrainian government invites Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to visit Ukraine and criticizes Lula for his approach to the conflict. The US defends Ukraine's stance and accused Brazil of "parroting Russian and Chinese propaganda" whereas Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov welcomed Lula's position on peace efforts. (Reuters)