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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153655" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_War" target="_blank">Russo-Ukrainian War</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Kharkiv strikes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Russian forces</a> target <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv" target="_blank">Kharkiv</a> with at least 13 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HESA_Shahed_136" target="_blank">Geran-2</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drones</a>, causing fires in industrial and residential areas and injuring eight people, including a child. <a href="https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/04/2/7505613/" target="_blank">(Ukrainska Pravda)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryvyi_Rih_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Kryvyi Rih strikes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A Russian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile" target="_blank">missile</a> strike on an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_park" target="_blank">industrial park</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryvyi_Rih" target="_blank">Kryvyi Rih</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>, kills at least four people and injures 14 others. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/zelenskiy-urges-pressure-moscow-russian-missile-kills-four-kryvyi-rih-2025-04-02/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Sudanese civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_El_Fasher" target="_blank">Siege of El Fasher</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian" target="_blank">civilians</a> are killed in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artillery" target="_blank">artillery</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_%28projectile%29" target="_blank">shelling</a> of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_displacement" target="_blank">displacement camp</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Fasher" target="_blank">El Fasher</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Darfur" target="_blank">North Darfur</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">Sudan</a>, by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces" target="_blank">Rapid Support Forces</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/sudan-displacement-famine-elfasher-military-rapid-support-forces-un-38b47acc8fd199f7d5873423bfb441d3" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_crisis_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Middle Eastern crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_invasion_of_Syria_%282024%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Israeli invasion of Syria</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force" target="_blank">Israeli Air Force</a> launches <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrikes</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">Syria</a> targeting the remaining &quot;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">military</a> infrastructure&quot;, destroying much of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hama_Air_Base" target="_blank">Hama Air Base</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiyas_Air_Base" target="_blank">Tiyas Air Base</a>, including all remaining <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangar" target="_blank">hangars</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar" target="_blank">radars</a>. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barzah_scientific_research_centre" target="_blank">Barzah scientific research centre</a> is also reportedly bombed. <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-confirms-syrian-airstrikes-saying-it-struck-remaining-military-capabilities-at-hama-military-airport-t-4-airbase/" target="_blank">(The Times of Israel)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war" target="_blank">Gaza war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_invasion_of_the_Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Israel" target="_blank">prime minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu" target="_blank">Benjamin Netanyahu</a> announces the country's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Defence_Forces" target="_blank">military</a> will seize large areas of land in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a> and establish a new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_occupation" target="_blank">occupation zone</a> called the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morag_%28Israeli_settlement%29" target="_blank">Morag</a> Corridor, potentially stretching from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah" target="_blank">Rafah</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khan_Younis" target="_blank">Khan Younis</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-gaza-operation-04-02-2025-6b653fc8fa1e6f0c1a0c8d322bd48ccc" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">Iran–United States relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" target="_blank">United States Air Force</a> deploys 6 nuclear-capable <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_B-2_Spirit" target="_blank">B-2 Stealth Jets </a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Garcia" target="_blank">Diego Garcia</a>, amid rising tensions with Iran over their <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_program_of_Iran" target="_blank">nuclear program</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/b2-bombers-us-yemen-houthis-iran-israel-hamas-war-487247ed0d6c8743b21d18740b649d1c" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_civil_war_%282021%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Myanmar civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provisional_Government_of_Myanmar" target="_blank">Myanmar government</a> declares a temporary <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire" target="_blank">ceasefire</a> with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Unity_Government_of_Myanmar" target="_blank">National Unity Government</a>-in-exile and its various allied <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_armed_organisations_in_Myanmar" target="_blank">ethnic armed organizations</a> to facilitate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disaster_response" target="_blank">relief efforts</a> following the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Myanmar_earthquake" target="_blank">M{{sub|W}} 7.7 earthquake</a> in the country several days ago. The ceasefire is expected to last until April 22. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/myanmar-military-declares-truce-to-facilitate-quake-relief/a-72112808" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M23_campaign_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">M23 campaign (2022–present)</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Walikale_offensive" target="_blank">2025 Walikale offensive</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wazalendo" target="_blank">Wazalendo</a> militias broke through <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_23_Movement" target="_blank">March 23 Movement</a> (M23) positions in Kampala, DRC, and launched an attack on the M23 rebels in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walikale" target="_blank">Walikale</a>. <a href="https://www.criticalthreats.org/briefs/congo-war-security-review/congo-war-security-review-april-2-2025#_edn51510bdfe07cd2d09075a7fc5bffe9171" target="_blank">(Critical Threats)</a></li>
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</ul>Arts and culture<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_archaeology" target="_blank">Classical archaeology</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Archaeologists with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_Museum" target="_blank">Vienna Museum</a> announce the discovery of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_grave" target="_blank">mass grave</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simmering_%28Vienna%29" target="_blank">Simmering district</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna" target="_blank">Vienna</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria" target="_blank">Austria</a>, of around 150 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Roman" target="_blank">Ancient Roman</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_of_Ancient_Rome" target="_blank">soldiers</a> from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_century" target="_blank">1st century</a> who likely died in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaign_history_of_the_Roman_military" target="_blank">battle</a>. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/mass-roman-grave-discovered-outside-vienna/a-72121297" target="_blank">(DW)</a> <a href="https://www.caledonianrecord.com/news/national/vienna-archaeologists-reveal-mass-grave-of-fighters-in-roman-empire-era-battle/article_4fdaa3b2-1a57-58da-96e5-5ac653b20e5d.html" target="_blank">(Caledonian Record)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariffs_in_the_second_Trump_administration" target="_blank">Tariffs in the second Trump administration</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93United_States_trade_war" target="_blank">China–United States trade war</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_trade_war_with_Canada_and_Mexico" target="_blank">2025 United States trade war with Canada and Mexico</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump%27s_Liberation_Day_speech" target="_blank">Donald Trump's Liberation Day speech</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">U.S. president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> announces a universal 10% <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariff" target="_blank">tariff</a> on all imports into the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>, a 20% tariff on goods from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" target="_blank">European Union</a>, and a 34% tariff on all imports from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>. The tariffs will take effect from April 5. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1dr7vy39eet" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a> <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250402-live-us-stocks-fall-ahead-of-trump-s-liberation-day-tariff-announcement" target="_blank">(France 24)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate" target="_blank">United States Senate</a> votes 51-48 on a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-binding_resolution" target="_blank">non-binding resolution</a> to rebuke and reverse the tariffs, with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_%28United_States%29" target="_blank">Republicans</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rand_Paul" target="_blank">Rand Paul</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Collins" target="_blank">Susan Collins</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Murkowski" target="_blank">Lisa Murkowski</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_McConnell" target="_blank">Mitch McConnell</a> voting for the resolution. <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/04/02/nx-s1-5347699/senate-trump-tariffs-canada" target="_blank">(NPR)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_outbreak_of_April_1%E2%80%933%2C_2025" target="_blank">Tornado outbreak of April 1–3, 2025</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_Prediction_Center" target="_blank">Storm Prediction Center</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> issues a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Storm_Prediction_Center_high_risk_days" target="_blank">high risk convective outlook</a> over parts of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_River" target="_blank">Mississippi River</a> valley, ahead of an expected <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_outbreak" target="_blank">tornado outbreak</a>. <a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/archive/2025/day1otlk_20250402_1200.html" target="_blank">(Storm Prediction Center)</a> <a href="https://www.9news.com/article/news/nation-world/severe-weather-expected-rare-high-risk-designation-most-severe-category/507-7a3a3d5b-64ec-4f39-95a3-e81990820a93" target="_blank">(Nine News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_cyclone_naming" target="_blank">Tropical cyclone naming</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Meteorological_Organization" target="_blank">World Meteorological Organization</a> retires <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Beryl" target="_blank">Beryl</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Helene" target="_blank">Helene</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Milton" target="_blank">Milton</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_John_%282024%29" target="_blank">John</a> from their rotating list of names for hurricanes for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_hurricane" target="_blank">North Atlantic</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_hurricane" target="_blank">East Pacific</a> basins.<a href="https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/wmo-hurricane-committee-retires-names-of-beryl-helene-milton-and-john" target="_blank">(WMO)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Five people are killed and at least one other is critically injured when a private <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharashtra_State_Road_Transport_Corporation" target="_blank">Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation</a> bus <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head-on_collision" target="_blank">collides head-on</a> with two vehicles on the Khamgaon-Shegaon highway in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buldhana" target="_blank">Buldhana</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharashtra" target="_blank">Maharashtra</a>, India. <a href="https://www.news18.com/india/five-killed-after-bus-crashes-into-suv-in-maharashtras-buldhana-ws-b-9283566.html" target="_blank">(News18 India)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Air_Force" target="_blank">Russian Air Force</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-22M" target="_blank">Tupolev Tu-22M</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_bomber" target="_blank">strategic bomber</a> crashes due to a &quot;technical malfunction&quot; in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irkutsk_Oblast" target="_blank">Irkutsk Oblast</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>, killing one crew member and injuring three others. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-strategic-bomber-crashes-siberia-one-person-dead-agencies-report-2025-04-02/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia" target="_blank">Slovak</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Slovakia" target="_blank">government</a> approves a plan to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culling" target="_blank">cull</a> 350 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_brown_bear" target="_blank">brown bears</a> after a man was found <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_attack" target="_blank">mauled</a> by a bear on March 30. The government had previously culled 144 bears in 2024. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/slovakia-bears-cull-attack-safety-37475360ffcb9eda5f8429971f876e9b" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland" target="_blank">Polish</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Poland" target="_blank">government</a> increases border controls with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia" target="_blank">Slovakia</a> in response to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot-and-mouth_disease%23Hungary_and_Slovakia_%282025%29" target="_blank">outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease</a> among Slovakia's and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary" target="_blank">Hungary</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livestock" target="_blank">livestock</a>. <a href="https://tvn24.pl/biznes/z-kraju/rygorystyczne-kontrole-na-granicach-st8392019" target="_blank">(TVN24)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_drugs_in_Ecuador" target="_blank">War on drugs in Ecuador</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A court in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City" target="_blank">New York City</a> indicts <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Adolfo_Mac%C3%ADas_Villamar" target="_blank">José Adolfo Macías Villamar</a>, the leader of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organized_crime_syndicate" target="_blank">organized crime syndicate</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Choneros" target="_blank">Los Choneros</a>, on seven counts of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_trafficking" target="_blank">drug trafficking</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy" target="_blank">conspiracy</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arms_trafficking" target="_blank">arms trafficking</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_drug_trade" target="_blank">illegal drug distribution</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>. Villamar is not currently in U.S. custody. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/ecuador-villamar-los-choneros-cocaine-distribution-2d77f25322ebcf5bfd23d485a5900790" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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</ul>Sports<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_CFL_season" target="_blank">2025 CFL season</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sports_Network" target="_blank">TSN</a> president <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Johnston" target="_blank">Stewart Johnston</a> is announced as the 15th commissioner of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Football_League" target="_blank">Canadian Football League</a>, replacing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Ambrosie" target="_blank">Randy Ambrosie</a> who had served in the role since 2017. <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-commissioner-stewart-johnston-april2-1.7499798" target="_blank">(CBC)</a></li>
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[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153655, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_War']Russo-Ukrainian War[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Kharkiv strikes[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']Russian forces[/URL] target [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv']Kharkiv[/URL] with at least 13 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HESA_Shahed_136']Geran-2[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drones[/URL], causing fires in industrial and residential areas and injuring eight people, including a child. [URL='https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/04/2/7505613/']([I]Ukrainska Pravda[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryvyi_Rih_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Kryvyi Rih strikes[/URL] [LIST] [*]A Russian [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile']missile[/URL] strike on an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_park']industrial park[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryvyi_Rih']Kryvyi Rih[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL], kills at least four people and injures 14 others. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/zelenskiy-urges-pressure-moscow-russian-missile-kills-four-kryvyi-rih-2025-04-02/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Sudanese civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_El_Fasher']Siege of El Fasher[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian']civilians[/URL] are killed in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artillery']artillery[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_%28projectile%29']shelling[/URL] of a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_displacement']displacement camp[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Fasher']El Fasher[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Darfur']North Darfur[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudan[/URL], by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces']Rapid Support Forces[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/sudan-displacement-famine-elfasher-military-rapid-support-forces-un-38b47acc8fd199f7d5873423bfb441d3'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_crisis_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Middle Eastern crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_invasion_of_Syria_%282024%E2%80%93present%29']Israeli invasion of Syria[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force']Israeli Air Force[/URL] launches [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrikes[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syria[/URL] targeting the remaining "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Armed_Forces']military[/URL] infrastructure", destroying much of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hama_Air_Base']Hama Air Base[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiyas_Air_Base']Tiyas Air Base[/URL], including all remaining [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangar']hangars[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar']radars[/URL]. The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barzah_scientific_research_centre']Barzah scientific research centre[/URL] is also reportedly bombed. [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-confirms-syrian-airstrikes-saying-it-struck-remaining-military-capabilities-at-hama-military-airport-t-4-airbase/']([I]The Times of Israel[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war']Gaza war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_invasion_of_the_Gaza_Strip']Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Israel']prime minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu']Benjamin Netanyahu[/URL] announces the country's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Defence_Forces']military[/URL] will seize large areas of land in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL] and establish a new [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_occupation']occupation zone[/URL] called the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morag_%28Israeli_settlement%29']Morag[/URL] Corridor, potentially stretching from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah']Rafah[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khan_Younis']Khan Younis[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-gaza-operation-04-02-2025-6b653fc8fa1e6f0c1a0c8d322bd48ccc'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93United_States_relations']Iran–United States relations[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force']United States Air Force[/URL] deploys 6 nuclear-capable [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_B-2_Spirit']B-2 Stealth Jets [/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Garcia']Diego Garcia[/URL], amid rising tensions with Iran over their [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_program_of_Iran']nuclear program[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/b2-bombers-us-yemen-houthis-iran-israel-hamas-war-487247ed0d6c8743b21d18740b649d1c'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_civil_war_%282021%E2%80%93present%29']Myanmar civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provisional_Government_of_Myanmar']Myanmar government[/URL] declares a temporary [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire']ceasefire[/URL] with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Unity_Government_of_Myanmar']National Unity Government[/URL]-in-exile and its various allied [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_armed_organisations_in_Myanmar']ethnic armed organizations[/URL] to facilitate [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disaster_response']relief efforts[/URL] following the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Myanmar_earthquake']M{{sub|W}} 7.7 earthquake[/URL] in the country several days ago. The ceasefire is expected to last until April 22. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/myanmar-military-declares-truce-to-facilitate-quake-relief/a-72112808'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M23_campaign_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']M23 campaign (2022–present)[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Walikale_offensive']2025 Walikale offensive[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wazalendo']Wazalendo[/URL] militias broke through [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_23_Movement']March 23 Movement[/URL] (M23) positions in Kampala, DRC, and launched an attack on the M23 rebels in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walikale']Walikale[/URL]. [URL='https://www.criticalthreats.org/briefs/congo-war-security-review/congo-war-security-review-april-2-2025#_edn51510bdfe07cd2d09075a7fc5bffe9171'](Critical Threats)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Arts and culture[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_archaeology']Classical archaeology[/URL] [LIST] [*]Archaeologists with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_Museum']Vienna Museum[/URL] announce the discovery of a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_grave']mass grave[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simmering_%28Vienna%29']Simmering district[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna']Vienna[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria']Austria[/URL], of around 150 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Roman']Ancient Roman[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_of_Ancient_Rome']soldiers[/URL] from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_century']1st century[/URL] who likely died in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaign_history_of_the_Roman_military']battle[/URL]. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/mass-roman-grave-discovered-outside-vienna/a-72121297'](DW)[/URL] [URL='https://www.caledonianrecord.com/news/national/vienna-archaeologists-reveal-mass-grave-of-fighters-in-roman-empire-era-battle/article_4fdaa3b2-1a57-58da-96e5-5ac653b20e5d.html']([I]Caledonian Record[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariffs_in_the_second_Trump_administration']Tariffs in the second Trump administration[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93United_States_trade_war']China–United States trade war[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_trade_war_with_Canada_and_Mexico']2025 United States trade war with Canada and Mexico[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump%27s_Liberation_Day_speech']Donald Trump's Liberation Day speech[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States']U.S. president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL] announces a universal 10% [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariff']tariff[/URL] on all imports into the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL], a 20% tariff on goods from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union']European Union[/URL], and a 34% tariff on all imports from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL]. The tariffs will take effect from April 5. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1dr7vy39eet'](BBC News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250402-live-us-stocks-fall-ahead-of-trump-s-liberation-day-tariff-announcement'](France 24)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate']United States Senate[/URL] votes 51-48 on a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-binding_resolution']non-binding resolution[/URL] to rebuke and reverse the tariffs, with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_%28United_States%29']Republicans[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rand_Paul']Rand Paul[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Collins']Susan Collins[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Murkowski']Lisa Murkowski[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_McConnell']Mitch McConnell[/URL] voting for the resolution. [URL='https://www.npr.org/2025/04/02/nx-s1-5347699/senate-trump-tariffs-canada'](NPR)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_outbreak_of_April_1%E2%80%933%2C_2025']Tornado outbreak of April 1–3, 2025[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_Prediction_Center']Storm Prediction Center[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] issues a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Storm_Prediction_Center_high_risk_days']high risk convective outlook[/URL] over parts of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_River']Mississippi River[/URL] valley, ahead of an expected [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_outbreak']tornado outbreak[/URL]. [URL='https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/archive/2025/day1otlk_20250402_1200.html'](Storm Prediction Center)[/URL] [URL='https://www.9news.com/article/news/nation-world/severe-weather-expected-rare-high-risk-designation-most-severe-category/507-7a3a3d5b-64ec-4f39-95a3-e81990820a93'](Nine News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_cyclone_naming']Tropical cyclone naming[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Meteorological_Organization']World Meteorological Organization[/URL] retires [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Beryl']Beryl[/URL][/I], [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Helene']Helene[/URL][/I], [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Milton']Milton[/URL][/I], and [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_John_%282024%29']John[/URL][/I] from their rotating list of names for hurricanes for the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_hurricane']North Atlantic[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_hurricane']East Pacific[/URL] basins.[URL='https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/wmo-hurricane-committee-retires-names-of-beryl-helene-milton-and-john'](WMO)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Five people are killed and at least one other is critically injured when a private [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharashtra_State_Road_Transport_Corporation']Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation[/URL] bus [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head-on_collision']collides head-on[/URL] with two vehicles on the Khamgaon-Shegaon highway in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buldhana']Buldhana[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharashtra']Maharashtra[/URL], India. [URL='https://www.news18.com/india/five-killed-after-bus-crashes-into-suv-in-maharashtras-buldhana-ws-b-9283566.html'](News18 India)[/URL] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Air_Force']Russian Air Force[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-22M']Tupolev Tu-22M[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_bomber']strategic bomber[/URL] crashes due to a "technical malfunction" in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irkutsk_Oblast']Irkutsk Oblast[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL], killing one crew member and injuring three others. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-strategic-bomber-crashes-siberia-one-person-dead-agencies-report-2025-04-02/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia']Slovak[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Slovakia']government[/URL] approves a plan to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culling']cull[/URL] 350 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_brown_bear']brown bears[/URL] after a man was found [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_attack']mauled[/URL] by a bear on March 30. The government had previously culled 144 bears in 2024. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/slovakia-bears-cull-attack-safety-37475360ffcb9eda5f8429971f876e9b'](AP)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland']Polish[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Poland']government[/URL] increases border controls with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia']Slovakia[/URL] in response to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot-and-mouth_disease%23Hungary_and_Slovakia_%282025%29']outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease[/URL] among Slovakia's and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary']Hungary[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livestock']livestock[/URL]. [URL='https://tvn24.pl/biznes/z-kraju/rygorystyczne-kontrole-na-granicach-st8392019'](TVN24)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_drugs_in_Ecuador']War on drugs in Ecuador[/URL] [LIST] [*]A court in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City']New York City[/URL] indicts [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Adolfo_Mac%C3%ADas_Villamar']José Adolfo Macías Villamar[/URL], the leader of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organized_crime_syndicate']organized crime syndicate[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Choneros']Los Choneros[/URL], on seven counts of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_trafficking']drug trafficking[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy']conspiracy[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arms_trafficking']arms trafficking[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_drug_trade']illegal drug distribution[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL]. Villamar is not currently in U.S. custody. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/ecuador-villamar-los-choneros-cocaine-distribution-2d77f25322ebcf5bfd23d485a5900790'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Sports[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_CFL_season']2025 CFL season[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sports_Network']TSN[/URL] president [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Johnston']Stewart Johnston[/URL] is announced as the 15th commissioner of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Football_League']Canadian Football League[/URL], replacing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Ambrosie']Randy Ambrosie[/URL] who had served in the role since 2017. [URL='https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-commissioner-stewart-johnston-april2-1.7499798'](CBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_April_2"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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