Current events: 2023-04-04

Wikipedia Current Events · Apr 4, 2023

Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian civil war
- Israel's role in the Syrian civil war
  - The Israeli Air Force launches airstrikes near Damascus, killing two civilians, according to Syrian state media. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says an "unknown number" of Iran-backed militants were also killed in the strikes, which targeted a counter-battery radar in As-Suwayda Governorate, and a glass factory in al-Kiswah, Rif Dimashq Governorate. (France 24)
War against the Islamic State
- United States Central Command says U.S. forces killed senior Islamic State leader Khalid 'Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri, who was allegedly planning attacks in Europe during Easter, in an overnight raid in rebel-held northwest Syria. The U.S. says there were no civilian casualties. (Reuters)
Islamic State–Taliban conflict
- Six Islamic State members are killed during a raid by the Taliban in the Balkh Province, Afghanistan. (Al Arabiya)

Business and economy

Satellite launch service provider Virgin Orbit files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after failing to secure long-term funding. The California-based company announces that it will layoff 85% of its workforce. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

2023 Voorschoten train crash
- One person is killed and 50 others are injured, nineteen of them hospitalized, when a train derails in Voorschoten, South Holland, Netherlands. (BBC News)
Seven people are killed and eleven more injured by an avalanche in the Himalayas, India. (Associated Press)

International relations

Enlargement of NATO
- Finland–NATO relations
  - Finland officially joins NATO, becoming the 31st member of the military alliance. NATO's border with Russia expands by {{convert|810|mi|order=flip}} upon Finland joining the bloc. (Time) (BBC News)
China–India relations
- Sino-Indian border dispute
  - The Ministry of Civil Affairs of China standardizes the names of 11 places in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh in a renewed attempt to assert Chinese territorial claim over the state. (Times of India)

Law and crime

Legal affairs of Donald Trump
- Indictment of Donald Trump
  - Former U.S. President Donald Trump pleads not guilty to falsifying business records and a hush money payment to Stormy Daniels at a Manhattan court. (CBS News) (The Independent)
  - Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg formally announces the indictment of Trump. (Bronx Daily)
A court in the United Kingdom rules that High Court of Justice has no jurisdiction over a lawsuit presented by a creditor against Cuba and Cuba's Central Bank over unpaid loans from the 1980s. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

2017–present Peruvian political crisis
- The Congress of Peru votes against the petition of impeachment of President Dina Boluarte over the alleged killings of protesters during the ongoing protests, amidst a worsening volatility in the country's politics. (Reuters)

Science and technology

The United Kingdom's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) fines TikTok £12.7m for "failing to protect the privacy of children" on the online video platform. It is one of the largest ever fines issued by the ICO. (BBC News)