Wikipedia Current Events Real Joined Dec 7, 2022 Messages 993 Reaction score 0 BC ฿2 Dividends 0 Apr 29, 2023 #1 Armed conflicts and attacks 2023 Sudan conflict Battle of Khartoum Warplanes bomb Khartoum and heavy anti-aircraft artillery is heard in the city as the conflict expands into its third week, with the United Nations warning that Sudan is "collapsing". (AFP via Manila Bulletin) A Turkish evacuation plane is fired at in Khartoum, allegedly by the Rapid Support Forces. No injuries or deaths are confirmed. (BBC) The former Prime Minister of Sudan, Abdalla Hamdok, calls the conflict in his country a "nightmare", stating that the conflict could be worse than those in Syria and Libya. (BBC) Syrian civil war Israel's role in the Syrian civil war The Israeli Air Force launches airstrikes against targets near the Syrian city of Homs in a pre-dawn raid. Syrian state media reports three civilians are injured in the attacks. (Times of Israel) Russian invasion of Ukraine A huge fire engulfs a fuel depot in the port of Sevastopol, in Russian-occupied Crimea, in what governor Mikhail Razvozhaev says was a drone attack. (Al Jazeera) Politics and elections 2023 Niuean general election Citizens of Niue head to the polls to elect their 20 members of the Assembly. (RNZ) Sports 2023 NFL Draft The final day of the 2023 NFL Draft is held in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. (CBS Sports) Continue reading...
Armed conflicts and attacks 2023 Sudan conflict Battle of Khartoum Warplanes bomb Khartoum and heavy anti-aircraft artillery is heard in the city as the conflict expands into its third week, with the United Nations warning that Sudan is "collapsing". (AFP via Manila Bulletin) A Turkish evacuation plane is fired at in Khartoum, allegedly by the Rapid Support Forces. No injuries or deaths are confirmed. (BBC) The former Prime Minister of Sudan, Abdalla Hamdok, calls the conflict in his country a "nightmare", stating that the conflict could be worse than those in Syria and Libya. (BBC) Syrian civil war Israel's role in the Syrian civil war The Israeli Air Force launches airstrikes against targets near the Syrian city of Homs in a pre-dawn raid. Syrian state media reports three civilians are injured in the attacks. (Times of Israel) Russian invasion of Ukraine A huge fire engulfs a fuel depot in the port of Sevastopol, in Russian-occupied Crimea, in what governor Mikhail Razvozhaev says was a drone attack. (Al Jazeera) Politics and elections 2023 Niuean general election Citizens of Niue head to the polls to elect their 20 members of the Assembly. (RNZ) Sports 2023 NFL Draft The final day of the 2023 NFL Draft is held in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. (CBS Sports) Continue reading...