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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154373" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah%E2%80%93Israel_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Hezbollah–Israel conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war" target="_blank">2026 Lebanon war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Israel%E2%80%93Lebanon_ceasefire" target="_blank">2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a> carries out a series of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrikes</a> across multiple locations in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanon</a>, killing at least 28 people. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/4/30/iran-war-live-trump-urges-tehran-to-just-give-up-as-oil-prices-surge" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali_War" target="_blank">Mali War</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Mali_attacks" target="_blank">2026 Mali attacks</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali%E2%80%93Russia_relations" target="_blank">Mali–Russia relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a> says that it will continue its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_Corps_%28Russia%29" target="_blank">military presence</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali" target="_blank">Mali</a> to provide assistance to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Mali" target="_blank">Malian government</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kremlin-says-russian-forces-will-stay-mali-to-fight-extremism-2026-04-30/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_bomb_disposal_in_Europe" target="_blank">World War II bomb disposal in Europe</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">More than 1,000 homes are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_evacuation" target="_blank">evacuated</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth" target="_blank">Plymouth</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" target="_blank">England</a>, following the discovery of an unexploded <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" target="_blank">World War II</a>-era <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luftwaffe" target="_blank">German</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SC250_bomb" target="_blank">SC250 bomb</a> on a building site. <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/homes-evacuated-as-suspected-ww2-device-found-13538317?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter" target="_blank">(Sky News)</a></li>
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</ul>Arts and culture<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/61st_Venice_Biennale" target="_blank">61st Venice Biennale</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The jury of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice_Biennale" target="_blank">Venice Biennale</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy" target="_blank">Italy</a> resigns ahead of the exhibition's opening, amid disagreement involving <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meloni_government" target="_blank">the government</a> over <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>'s participation. <a href="https://lethbridgeherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2026/04/30/venice-biennales-international-jury-resigns-as-italys-government-opposed-russias-participation/" target="_blank">(CP via Lethbridge Herald)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reporters_Without_Borders" target="_blank">Reporters Without Borders</a> reports that global <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Press_freedom" target="_blank">press freedom</a> has declined to its lowest level since <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Press_Freedom_Index" target="_blank">the index</a> began in 2002, with more than half of countries classified under severe conditions and the share of the world's population living in countries with strong press freedom falling to below one percent. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260430-press-freedom-at-lowest-level-in-25-years-rsf" target="_blank">(AFP via France 24)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Tuapse_oil_terminal_disaster" target="_blank">2026 Tuapse oil terminal disaster</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Residents of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuapse" target="_blank">Tuapse</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krasnodar_Krai" target="_blank">Krasnodar Krai</a>, Russia, upload videos to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media" target="_blank">social media</a> appearing to show <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil" target="_blank">oil</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain" target="_blank">raining</a> from the sky as authorities say the fire at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuapse_oil_terminal" target="_blank">Tuapse oil terminal</a> has now been extinguished after days of burning. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/30/europe/russia-tuapse-oil-refinery-strikes-pollution-intl-cmd" target="_blank">(CNN)</a> <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/30/its-all-very-toxic" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Mystic" target="_blank">Camp Mystic</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas" target="_blank">Texas</a>, U.S., withdraws an application to reopen during the summer in the wake of the floods <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2025_Central_Texas_floods" target="_blank">last year</a>. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/camp-mystic-withdraws-application-open-summer-rcna342947" target="_blank">(NBC News)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States%E2%80%93Venezuela_relations" target="_blank">United States–Venezuela relations</a>, Aftermath of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_intervention_in_Venezuela" target="_blank">2026 United States intervention in Venezuela</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The first direct commercial flight from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela" target="_blank">Venezuela</a> in seven years arrives at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim%C3%B3n_Bol%C3%ADvar_International_Airport_%28Venezuela%29" target="_blank">Simón Bolívar International Airport</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracas" target="_blank">Caracas</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-us-commercial-flight-caracas-5d9a5e8dde5d3384c8f96a6f5096755d" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Foss_High_School_stabbing" target="_blank">2026 Foss High School stabbing</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_stabbing" target="_blank">mass stabbing</a> occurs at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Foss_High_School" target="_blank">Henry Foss High School</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacoma%2C_Washington" target="_blank">Tacoma, Washington</a>. At least four students and a security guard are injured, four seriously. The suspect, also injured, has been taken into custody. The school remains in lockdown. <a href="https://ktvz.com/news/top-stories/2026/04/30/breaking-news-6-injured-including-suspect-in-stabbing-at-foss-high-school-in-tacoma/" target="_blank">(KTVZ News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kampala_school_stabbing" target="_blank">Kampala school stabbing</a>,<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">38-year-old Christopher Okello Onyum is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment" target="_blank">sentenced to death</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanging" target="_blank">hanging</a> for the murders of four children at a nursery school on April 2 in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kampala" target="_blank">Kampala</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda" target="_blank">Uganda</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3d2vzmgekjo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a> announces it will ban the sale or renting of commercial <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle" target="_blank">drones</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing" target="_blank">Beijing</a>, while existing drone owners will also be required to register their devices with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_Municipal_Public_Security_Bureau" target="_blank">police</a>, citing security concerns. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gv4dvngygo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar" target="_blank">Myanmar</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Myanmar" target="_blank">president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Min_Aung_Hlaing" target="_blank">Min Aung Hlaing</a> orders the remaining prison sentence of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Myanmar_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" target="_blank">deposed</a> leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aung_San_Suu_Kyi" target="_blank">Aung San Suu Kyi</a> to be served under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_arrest" target="_blank">house arrest</a> and announces a one-sixth reduction of sentences for all prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi. <a href="https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/aung-san-suu-kyi-moved-house-arrest-myanmar-6092826" target="_blank">(AFP via CNA)</a> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2026/05/01/2003856579" target="_blank">(AFP via Taipei Times)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Antiguan_general_election" target="_blank">2026 Antiguan general election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiguans_and_Barbudans" target="_blank">Antiguans and Barbudans</a> vote to elect 17 members of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Representatives_%28Antigua_and_Barbuda%29" target="_blank">House of Representatives</a>. Incumbent <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda" target="_blank">prime minister</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antigua_and_Barbuda_Labour_Party" target="_blank">Labour</a> leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaston_Browne" target="_blank">Gaston Browne</a>, who is running for a fourth term, is being challenged by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Progressive_Party" target="_blank">United Progressive</a> leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamale_Pringle" target="_blank">Jamale Pringle</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-visa-fallout-takes-center-stage-antiguas-election-2026-04-30/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_federal_government_shutdowns" target="_blank">2026 United States federal government shutdowns</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S." target="_blank">U.S.</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" target="_blank">House of Representatives</a> unanimously approves a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_%28United_States_Congress%29" target="_blank">bill</a> passed by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate" target="_blank">Senate</a> to fund the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security" target="_blank">Department of Homeland Security</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secret_Service" target="_blank">Secret Service</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" target="_blank">Coast Guard</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Emergency_Management_Agency" target="_blank">FEMA</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transportation_Security_Administration" target="_blank">TSA</a>, and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybersecurity_and_Infrastructure_Security_Agency" target="_blank">Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency</a> in an effort to end the 76-day <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_shutdowns_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">government shutdown</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/homeland-security-shutdown-funding-trump-republicans-d377a15c40ad0f430983b6d918b24bb6" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/30/congress-ends-record-shattering-dhs-shutdown-00900777?gpp=DBAA" target="_blank">(Politico)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_Russia" target="_blank">Censorship in Russia</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a> announces the creation of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_Russia" target="_blank">censorship</a> council. <a href="https://ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/30/v-rossii-sozdadut-sovet-dlya-tsenzuri-istoricheskogo-kontenta-v-internete-knigah-i-kino-a194240" target="_blank">(The Moscow Times in Russian)</a></li>
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</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Navy" target="_blank">Pakistan Navy</a> commissions the first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangor-class_submarine" target="_blank">Hangor-class</a> submarine, the PNS/M Hangor, at a ceremony in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanya" target="_blank">Sanya</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>. <a href="https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/30-Apr-2026/pakistan-navy-welcomes-first-china-designed-hangor-class-submarine" target="_blank">(Daily Pakistan)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">American company <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloudflare" target="_blank">Cloudflare</a> states that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology_in_Russia" target="_blank">Russian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messenger_app" target="_blank">messenger app</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_%28app%29" target="_blank">Max</a> is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyware" target="_blank">spyware</a> app. <a href="https://ukranews.com/en/news/1149163-cloudflare-recognizes-russian-messenger-max-as-a-spyware-app" target="_blank">(Ukrainian News)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_April_30" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154373, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah%E2%80%93Israel_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Hezbollah–Israel conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war']2026 Lebanon war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Israel%E2%80%93Lebanon_ceasefire']2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL] carries out a series of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrikes[/URL] across multiple locations in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon']Lebanon[/URL], killing at least 28 people. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/4/30/iran-war-live-trump-urges-tehran-to-just-give-up-as-oil-prices-surge'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali_War']Mali War[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Mali_attacks']2026 Mali attacks[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali%E2%80%93Russia_relations']Mali–Russia relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL] says that it will continue its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_Corps_%28Russia%29']military presence[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali']Mali[/URL] to provide assistance to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Mali']Malian government[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kremlin-says-russian-forces-will-stay-mali-to-fight-extremism-2026-04-30/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_bomb_disposal_in_Europe']World War II bomb disposal in Europe[/URL] [LIST] [*]More than 1,000 homes are [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_evacuation']evacuated[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth']Plymouth[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England']England[/URL], following the discovery of an unexploded [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II']World War II[/URL]-era [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luftwaffe']German[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SC250_bomb']SC250 bomb[/URL] on a building site. [URL='https://news.sky.com/story/homes-evacuated-as-suspected-ww2-device-found-13538317?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter'](Sky News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Arts and culture[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/61st_Venice_Biennale']61st Venice Biennale[/URL] [LIST] [*]The jury of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice_Biennale']Venice Biennale[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy']Italy[/URL] resigns ahead of the exhibition's opening, amid disagreement involving [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meloni_government']the government[/URL] over [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Russia']Russia[/URL]'s participation. [URL='https://lethbridgeherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2026/04/30/venice-biennales-international-jury-resigns-as-italys-government-opposed-russias-participation/'](CP via [I]Lethbridge Herald[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reporters_Without_Borders']Reporters Without Borders[/URL] reports that global [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Press_freedom']press freedom[/URL] has declined to its lowest level since [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Press_Freedom_Index']the index[/URL] began in 2002, with more than half of countries classified under severe conditions and the share of the world's population living in countries with strong press freedom falling to below one percent. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260430-press-freedom-at-lowest-level-in-25-years-rsf'](AFP via [I]France 24[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Tuapse_oil_terminal_disaster']2026 Tuapse oil terminal disaster[/URL] [LIST] [*]Residents of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuapse']Tuapse[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krasnodar_Krai']Krasnodar Krai[/URL], Russia, upload videos to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media']social media[/URL] appearing to show [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil']oil[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain']raining[/URL] from the sky as authorities say the fire at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuapse_oil_terminal']Tuapse oil terminal[/URL] has now been extinguished after days of burning. [URL='https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/30/europe/russia-tuapse-oil-refinery-strikes-pollution-intl-cmd'](CNN)[/URL] [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/30/its-all-very-toxic'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Mystic']Camp Mystic[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas']Texas[/URL], U.S., withdraws an application to reopen during the summer in the wake of the floods [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2025_Central_Texas_floods']last year[/URL]. [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/camp-mystic-withdraws-application-open-summer-rcna342947'](NBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States%E2%80%93Venezuela_relations']United States–Venezuela relations[/URL], Aftermath of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_intervention_in_Venezuela']2026 United States intervention in Venezuela[/URL] [LIST] [*]The first direct commercial flight from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela']Venezuela[/URL] in seven years arrives at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim%C3%B3n_Bol%C3%ADvar_International_Airport_%28Venezuela%29']Simón Bolívar International Airport[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracas']Caracas[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-us-commercial-flight-caracas-5d9a5e8dde5d3384c8f96a6f5096755d'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Foss_High_School_stabbing']2026 Foss High School stabbing[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_stabbing']mass stabbing[/URL] occurs at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Foss_High_School']Henry Foss High School[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacoma%2C_Washington']Tacoma, Washington[/URL]. At least four students and a security guard are injured, four seriously. The suspect, also injured, has been taken into custody. The school remains in lockdown. [URL='https://ktvz.com/news/top-stories/2026/04/30/breaking-news-6-injured-including-suspect-in-stabbing-at-foss-high-school-in-tacoma/'](KTVZ News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kampala_school_stabbing']Kampala school stabbing[/URL], [LIST] [*]38-year-old Christopher Okello Onyum is [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment']sentenced to death[/URL] by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanging']hanging[/URL] for the murders of four children at a nursery school on April 2 in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kampala']Kampala[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda']Uganda[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3d2vzmgekjo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL] announces it will ban the sale or renting of commercial [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle']drones[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing']Beijing[/URL], while existing drone owners will also be required to register their devices with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_Municipal_Public_Security_Bureau']police[/URL], citing security concerns. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gv4dvngygo'](BBC News)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar']Myanmar[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Myanmar']president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Min_Aung_Hlaing']Min Aung Hlaing[/URL] orders the remaining prison sentence of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Myanmar_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat']deposed[/URL] leader [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aung_San_Suu_Kyi']Aung San Suu Kyi[/URL] to be served under [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_arrest']house arrest[/URL] and announces a one-sixth reduction of sentences for all prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi. [URL='https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/aung-san-suu-kyi-moved-house-arrest-myanmar-6092826'](AFP via CNA)[/URL] [URL='https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2026/05/01/2003856579'](AFP via [I]Taipei Times[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Antiguan_general_election']2026 Antiguan general election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiguans_and_Barbudans']Antiguans and Barbudans[/URL] vote to elect 17 members of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Representatives_%28Antigua_and_Barbuda%29']House of Representatives[/URL]. Incumbent [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda']prime minister[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antigua_and_Barbuda_Labour_Party']Labour[/URL] leader [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaston_Browne']Gaston Browne[/URL], who is running for a fourth term, is being challenged by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Progressive_Party']United Progressive[/URL] leader [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamale_Pringle']Jamale Pringle[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-visa-fallout-takes-center-stage-antiguas-election-2026-04-30/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_federal_government_shutdowns']2026 United States federal government shutdowns[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S.']U.S.[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives']House of Representatives[/URL] unanimously approves a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_%28United_States_Congress%29']bill[/URL] passed by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate']Senate[/URL] to fund the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security']Department of Homeland Security[/URL], the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secret_Service']Secret Service[/URL], the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard']Coast Guard[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Emergency_Management_Agency']FEMA[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transportation_Security_Administration']TSA[/URL], and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybersecurity_and_Infrastructure_Security_Agency']Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency[/URL] in an effort to end the 76-day [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_shutdowns_in_the_United_States']government shutdown[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/homeland-security-shutdown-funding-trump-republicans-d377a15c40ad0f430983b6d918b24bb6'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/30/congress-ends-record-shattering-dhs-shutdown-00900777?gpp=DBAA']([I]Politico[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_Russia']Censorship in Russia[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL] announces the creation of a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_Russia']censorship[/URL] council. [URL='https://ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/30/v-rossii-sozdadut-sovet-dlya-tsenzuri-istoricheskogo-kontenta-v-internete-knigah-i-kino-a194240']([I]The Moscow Times[/I] in Russian)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Navy']Pakistan Navy[/URL] commissions the first [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangor-class_submarine'][I]Hangor[/I]-class[/URL] submarine, the PNS/M [I]Hangor[/I], at a ceremony in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanya']Sanya[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL]. [URL='https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/30-Apr-2026/pakistan-navy-welcomes-first-china-designed-hangor-class-submarine']([I]Daily Pakistan[/I])[/URL] [*]American company [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloudflare']Cloudflare[/URL] states that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology_in_Russia']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messenger_app']messenger app[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_%28app%29']Max[/URL] is a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyware']spyware[/URL] app. [URL='https://ukranews.com/en/news/1149163-cloudflare-recognizes-russian-messenger-max-as-a-spyware-app'](Ukrainian News)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_April_30"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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