Current events: 2023-04-22

Wikipedia Current Events · Apr 22, 2023

Armed attacks and conflicts

2023 Sudan conflict
- Battle of Khartoum
  - France and Saudi Arabia announce that they will evacuate their respective citizens from Sudan, joining the United States and the United Kingdom in doing so. (The Washington Post) (Gulf News)
Mali War
- Sévaré bombing
  - At least nine civilians are killed and 60 others are injured in a triple suicide bombing in Sévaré, Mopti Region, Mali. (Reuters)
- A Malian Air Force attack helicopter crashes into a residential area of Bamako while returning from operations against jihadists near the Mauritanian border. The military reports "possible victims" without giving a number. (MENA FN)

Disasters and accidents

Two people are killed and twelve others are injured by a fire in a restaurant in Madrid, Spain. (Reuters)

International relations

Japan–North Korea relations
- Japan places its Self-Defense Forces on high alert as defence minister Yasukazu Hamada says that Japan could potentially shoot down the North Korean reconnaissance satellite that is expected to be launched by Pyongyang if it falls in Japanese territory. (Reuters)
Germany–Russia relations
- Russia announces the expulsion of several German diplomatic personnel in tit-for-tat decision following the expulsion of Russian personnel from Berlin. (RFE/RL)