Jeune Afrique reveals that the defence ministers of Russia and Cameroon sign a new military cooperation agreement, renewing a similar agreement signed in 2015.
Malaysia begins its transition from pandemic to endemic phase that shift the management of the pandemic from reliance on government-imposed standard operating procedures and existing laws to individual responsibility, and community solidarity.
A Palestinian militant is shot dead after throwing an incendiary device at Israeli security forces in the West Bank.
Four Syrian soldiers are killed during airstrikes in Damascus launched by Israel at an Iranian-linked ammunition depot.
Samoa reports five community spread COVID-19 cases on Manono Island, which had been free of the virus until now.
ground warfare branch of Pakistan's military
Area of 10th Street and K Street Downtown Sacramento, California, U.S.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack tests positive for COVID-19.
Date: 16 March 2004 – present (18 years, 10 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Russia also says that it shot down two Ukrainian MiG-29s and one Su-25.
Russia says it will end its invasion if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agrees to conditions set during negotiations, specifically a legal guarantee that Ukraine will not join NATO by changing the Ukrainian constitution to include such a provision. Russia also says it suspended operations in Kyiv as a "goodwill gesture" in order to promote peace talks.
A migrant vessel crashes off the coast of Sabratha, Libya, killing at least 6 people and leaving 29 others presumed dead.
Residents say that Russian occupiers have violently dispersed a pro-Ukrainian demonstration in Enerhodar. Several protesters are arrested. Russian troops are also alleged to have used explosions in order to disperse the crowd.
second son and third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born 1960)
Major flooding in South Africa, mainly in the city of Durban, kills at least 435 people and leaves many others missing.
The Ukrainian flag is raised over the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant following its recapture from Russian forces. A ceremony is held to honour the staff at the former plant who continued to work under Russian occupation.
Six soldiers and four Coalition of Patriots for Change rebels are killed during a shootout at a military outpost in Bakouma, Central African Republic.
bilateral relations between Maldives and India
United States-funded international broadcaster
Six people are killed and seven others injured by an al-Shabaab suicide bomber at a restaurant in Lido Beach, Mogadishu.
capital city of Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine
Before the meeting, Guterres calls for a ceasefire to end the war.
third planet from the Sun in the Solar System
Taiwan reports 551 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day figure of new cases this year.
Five people are killed in a traffic collision in Armstrong County, Texas.
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announces that Saudi Arabia will lift their COVID-19 restrictions on the hajj and will allow 1 million people to participate in the event for the first time since 2019.
organized body of people walking in a formal or ceremonial manner
Arab ethnic group who mostly adhere to Islam
At least 40 Palestinians are injured after the IDF fires tear gas and rubber bullets at Palestinians protesting a march held by right-wing settlers near the former settlement of Homesh.
Russia announces its withdrawal from the World Tourism Organization ahead of a vote on its suspension from the UN specialized agency.
However, S&P expects that Russia will still meet its other payment obligations.
Dritan Abazović is elected by the Parliament of Montenegro as the new Prime Minister, succeeding Zdravko Krivokapić, who was ousted by a motion of censure on 4 February.
Taiwan reports a record 2,386 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, all locally transmitted, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 40,186.
In response to the S&P's lowering of Russian foreign debt rating to "SD" (selective default), Finance Minister Anton Siluanov tells pro-Kremlin newspaper Izvestia that the government is preparing to sue in order to force the investors to accept their payments.
Christian festival and holiday the resurrection of Jesus Christ
US Supreme Court justice from 1994 to 2022
Russia claims that the Ukrainian Air Force conducted an airstrike on Belgorod, hitting several fuel facilities. Videos on social media show low-flying attack helicopters firing rockets at a fuel depot in the city.
Four members of the security forces are injured.
Date: May 27, 1964 – present (58 years, 7 months, 4 weeks and 2 days)
A UN peacekeeper from Nepal is killed in Djugu territory in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo by suspected militia members.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declares a state of emergency as civil unrest spreads across the country. Dozens of Sri Lanka Police officers have been injured in clashes with protesters and 52 people have been arrested.
Two large fires occur at an oil refinery and a military depot in Bryansk, Russia.
Voters in Hungary head to the polls to elect a new National Assembly.
EU High Representative Josep Borrell announces that the European Union and Italy will resume their diplomatic operations in Kyiv after temporarily relocating to Lviv.
Thousands of Argentinian farmers protest against President Alberto Fernández's new export taxes on farm goods, which protesters say is a "rope that is being used to choke us".
Amidst American allegations that Russia may use nuclear weapons, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says that the country will not use them and will continue using conventional weapons.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency grants the first European approval of the Valneva COVID-19 vaccine for people aged between 18 to 50 years.
The third part of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report is released, studying methods to mitigate climate change.
bilateral relations between Portugal and Russia
Five people are rescued and dozens of others remain trapped after a building collapses in Changsha, China.
South Slavic ethnic group living in historical Slovene lands
American-originated sport in which teams compete to score runs by hitting a thrown ball and advancing around bases
Regional authorities say that five people have been killed by airstrikes on Zhmerynka and Koziatyn, Vinnytsia Oblast.
business oligarchs of the former Soviet republics
In a statement, Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova says that "Russia can strike military targets on the territory of those NATO countries that supply arms to the Kiev regime" and "As far as I understand, Britain is one of those countries."
Twelve people are killed and 10 more injured during a mass shooting at the Tangi and Bir Dagig villages in West Darfur, Sudan.
Twelve trucks are set on fire in the Araucanía Region of Chile, most likely by Mapuche protesters.
head of the United States Department of Justice
The Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs vetoes Germany's request to re-export Swiss ammunition to Ukraine on the basis of Switzerland's neutrality.
Seven Pakistani soldiers are killed in an ambush by alleged members of the TTP in a border area of North Waziristan District.
census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States
More than 150 Palestinians and three Israeli police officers are injured after Israeli police stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem.
combined military forces of the People's Republic of China
Rodrigo Chaves Robles is elected President of Costa Rica.
Egypt's Minister of Agriculture El Sayed El Quseir announces that India has approved Egyptian imports of wheat due to the shortage caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Two American security personnel are injured.
The trial of Ali Kushayb, one of the suspects in the genocide in Darfur, Sudan, begins at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands. Kushayb pleads not guilty.
Three missiles land near an oil refinery in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan.
termination of pregnancy in Florida, United States
Around 20 civilians have left the steel plant, a deputy commander of the Azov Battalion says.
Two Palestinians are seriously injured after being shot by Israeli security forces in the West Bank.
Somalia-based cell of the militant Islamist group al-Qaeda
head of state and government of Argentina
Ministry of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories
Ukraine retakes full control of the Kyiv Oblast as the last Russian troops return to Belarus.
Macron becomes the first incumbent President to win re-election since Jacques Chirac's victory in the 2002 French presidential election against Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marine Le Pen's father.
terrorism in the region of United Kingdom
Marches organized by ultranationalist Itamar Ben-Gvir in the Arab neighbourhood in the old city of Jerusalem are interrupted by Israeli police, leading to skirmishes between protesters and police.
Azerbaijani Healthcare Minister Teymur Musayev announces that Azerbaijan will develop their own domestic vaccines to combat COVID-19.
The Russian Ministry of Justice revokes the registration of 15 foreign organizations, including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch (HRW), and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Six people are killed and 12 others are injured during a mass shooting at a popular nightlife area in Sacramento, California, United States.
Joshua Jacques, who is suspected of committing a mass stabbing in Bermondsey, London, United Kingdom, on Monday, is charged with four counts of murder.
It is announced that Beijing residents must show proof of a negative COVID-19 test in order to enter public spaces as part of a major tightening of restrictions in the Chinese capital.
North Korea says that it tested a new weapon to boost their tactical nuclear capabilities.
Denmark, Estonia, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden expel over 100 Russian diplomatic staff from their countries.
Hundreds of civilians are found dead on the streets in Bucha after the city is recaptured by Ukrainian forces. Journalists and Ukrainian forces say that they have uncovered evidence of war crimes by the Russian military.
2011 armed conflict in the North African country of Libya
Six soldiers are killed and five others are injured in a bombing in north-western Antioquia Department, Colombia.
Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi warns Israel that Iran will respond to any hostile action taken against it.
international non-profit organization with HQ in Sweden which publishes secret information, by keeping sources anonymous
Amerindian people, who inhabit the historical territory of the Araucanía in the current states of Chile and Argentina
Prince Andrew, Duke of York is stripped of his Freedom of the City of York following an unanimous vote by city councillors. The council also calls on the Prince to relinquish his title as Duke of York.
The Russian embassy in Tehran denies that Iran is a secret armament supplier for the Russian war effort.
children associated with military organisations
The premier of the British Virgin Islands, Andrew Fahie, is arrested for alleged drug smuggling and money laundering in the United States.
Turkey moves its embassy back to Kyiv from Chernivtsi.
kinetic energy device designed to destroy satellites in orbit
Disney announces that it shut down Club Penguin Rewritten, which was seen as a successor to the defunct Club Penguin, over concerns of copyright infringement. Assets are seized by the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit. Three people are arrested in London, United Kingdom on suspicion of distributing materials infringing copyright.
An ongoing tornado outbreak kills two people and produces a large tornado that hits Allendale, South Carolina, United States, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a rare tornado emergency.
Ceasefire talks between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations resume via video link.
Fifty people are killed and 70 others kidnapped in a series of attacks in Plateau State, Nigeria.
Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
Two major explosions hit Kyiv after Russia conducts missile strikes during a high-level visit to the city by UN Secretary-General António Guterres. At least ten civilians are injured and a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist is killed.
Jewish civilian communities built on lands occupied by Israel
Russia restricts diplomats, journalists, and politicians from the European Union, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein from obtaining a visa by a simplified procedure.
present phase of the Somali Civil War, concentrated in southern Somalia
It is reported that family members of the ruling military junta in the city of Yangon are seeking refuge in the country's capital Naypyidaw as urban fighting intensifies between soldiers and insurgents.
Seven people are killed and four more are injured inside the home of a former Syrian Democratic Forces official in Abu Khashab, Deir ez-Zor Governorate, during the Ramadan iftar. The Islamic State is suspected to be behind the attack.
unit of length used to express astronomical distances, defined as the distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year
head of the US Department of Agriculture
relatively small nuclear weapon designed for battlefield use alongside conventional forces
British MP Neil Parish is being investigated by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards after two MPs allegedly claimed that Parish was watching pornography in the House of Commons.
Ida will be replaced by Imani for the 2027 season.
governorate of the Palestinian National Authority
legislative, executive and judiciary powers of Iran
city on the Baltic Sea in western Latvia
Six soldiers are killed and twenty others are injured after attacks on three military bases in Mopti and Ségou regions, Mali.
German authorities formally identify a suspect in the 2007 disappearance of a British three-year-old girl in Portugal.
Greece seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker Pegas/Lana off the island of Euboea as part of European Union economic sanctions on Russia. The ship had 19 crew members on board, according to the Ministry of Shipping.
Lithuania lifts requirements for masks in indoor spaces, except in public transport and medical facilities, and reduces the COVID-19 isolation period to five days.
At least 39 people are killed in several Pakistani airstrikes in border areas of Afghanistan's Khost and Kunar provinces, allegedly targeting TTP members.
Ministry of Hajj and Umrah (Saudi Arabia)
government ministry in Saudi Arabia which is tasked with Hajj and Umrah related issues
negotiations during hostilities for peace between Ukraine and Russia
Shanghai reports a record 2,573 symptomatic cases and 25,146 new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours.
City in Luhansk Oblast (province) of Ukraine.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Australia
short- or long-term loss of the electric power to an area
At least six people are killed and many others are injured by a school bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan.
2021–2022 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks
most populous city in the United States of America
hill and pilgrimage site in Jharkhand, India
Assets are seized by the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit.
Dnipro International Airport is completely destroyed by Russian missile strikes.
Lithuania orders the closure of the Russian consulate in Klaipėda and downgrades diplomatic ties with Russia, ordering the Russian ambassador to leave the country.
engagement during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
The Russian Air Force launches airstrikes on Kyiv.
Ukrainian forces recapture Bucha, Kyiv Oblast, from Russian troops.
Finance Minister Lawrence Wong has been selected as leader of the fourth generation (4G) leadership of the People's Action Party (PAP), paving the way for him to become the next Prime Minister of Singapore.
Oleksandr Kobets is appointed as the de facto mayor of the city of Kherson, which has been occupied by Russian forces since March 2.
baseball team and Major League Baseball franchise in San Francisco, California, United States
Two bombings in Thailand by the Ethnic Malay Patani United Liberation Organisation kill one civilian and injure three police officers.
Following a meeting with indigenous delegates from Canada, Pope Francis apologizes for the "deplorable conduct" by members of the Catholic Church for actions in the church-run residential school system.
Russian President Vladimir Putin accepts an invitation to the upcoming G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
town in Johor and district capital of Mersing District
The Russian Armed Forces give an ultimatum to the last remaining holdout of Ukrainian troops and "foreign fighters" at the Azovstal iron and steel works plant in Mariupol to surrender.
Lithuania bans Russian IT companies from relocating to Lithuania.
The office of the Transnistrian Ministry of State Security in Tiraspol is attacked with grenade launchers.
The South Korean government approves a plan to join the CPTPP.
Lithuanian documentary filmmaker Mantas Kvedaravičius is killed in Mariupol.
2022 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
criminal action involving throwing rocks
military tactics to attack the enemy by surprise
At least 25 people are killed during floods and landslides caused by Tropical Storm Megi in the Philippines.
airlines including Alaska Airlines and United Airlines subsequently end their mask mandates due to the ruling.
capital and largest city of the United Kingdom
The second round of the French presidential election between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen takes place.
Igor Kastyukevich is appointed the de facto mayor of Kherson, the only Ukrainian Oblast capital captured during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
social movement opposed to a nation's status of armed conflict
The Public Health Agency of Sweden recommends a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose for people over age of 65 years, as well as other adults aged 18–64 with weak immune response.
chief executive of Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine
The European Union suspends some of its military activities in Mali due to the alleged involvement of Russian private military companies in the conflict, especially during the Siege of Moura in March.
Forty-two Palestinians are injured as the Israeli police storm the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem in response to crowds within the mosque throwing rocks and fireworks in the direction of Jewish worshippers at the Western Wall.
A restaurant operated by the World Central Kitchen is confirmed to be destroyed by the missile strike.
South Korean professional golfer Kim Hyo-joo wins the 2022 LPGA Lotte Championship.
Two rockets are launched into Israel from the Gaza Strip. One rocket lands in Sha'ar HaNegev and the other falls into the Beit Hanoun area, injuring one person.
Ukrainian politician and Prosecutor General of Ukraine
A police officer is stabbed and injured by a Palestinian militant in Ashkelon, Southern Israel. The attacker is shot dead.
In American football, the NFL Draft is held in Las Vegas, with the Jacksonville Jaguars selecting former Georgia Bulldogs defensive end Travon Walker with the first overall-pick.
COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
details regarding the COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
The U.S. FDA formally approves the Gilead Sciences drug Remdesivir, commonly known as Veklury, for young children with COVID-19.
Two people are killed and several others are injured by Russian shelling in the town of Derhachi, Kharkiv Oblast.
An armed Palestinian teenager is killed and three more are injured as Israeli soldiers raid a refugee camp in Jenin in an operation to arrest suspects involved in prior terror attacks in Israel. Fifteen others are arrested during raids in other parts of the West Bank.
In basketball, the Kansas Jayhawks rally from a 15-point deficit to defeat the 8th-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels 72–69 in the National Championship Game. This is the 4th championship for the Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, and their first since 2008.
city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
More than 170 people are detained in anti-war protests across Russia.
law enforcement agency in Sacramento, California
continuous series of wars in Afghanistan
At least one person is killed and three others injured when a van explodes in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Germany assumes control of Gazprom Germania, Gazprom's German subsidiary, after the German economy ministry declines to approve the subsidiary's acquisition by two entities with unclear beneficiaries.
France, Germany and Latvia expel Russian diplomats in response to war crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, specifically the Bucha massacre.
India's weather department issues a severe heat wave warning as temperatures rapidly increase across the country.
violent public disturbance against authority, property or people
The attacker also died in the explosion.
Three people are killed and 11 more are injured during a mass shooting at a bar in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Eight children die and four people are rescued.
President of Yemen Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi resigns from office, dismisses vice president Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar and transfers both office's powers to the newly formed eight member Presidential Leadership Council chaired by Rashad al-Alimi.
Fifteen others are arrested during raids in other parts of the West Bank.
poll of voters taken immediately after they have exited the polling stations
Algerian authorities accuse Morocco of attacking an Algerian vehicle convoy on Sunday.
political alignment favoring traditional politics
2019 coronavirus pandemic in mainland China
Date: 21 April 2019 – ongoing (3 years, 9 months and 6 days)
Date: 21 April 2019 – ongoing (3 years, 9 months and 3 weeks)
Local authorities say that four refugees have been shot dead trying to escape the city.
Russia's foreign ministry expels 40 German diplomatic staff in a retaliatory move after Germany expelled the same number of Russian diplomats.
A staff member and two children are killed, and another staff member is injured in a shooting at a kindergarten in Veshkayma, Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia.
An Iraqi Shia hacker group named the Altahrea Team launches major cyberattacks against numerous Israeli websites in retaliation for the assassination of Qasem Soleimani.
golf tournament held in Augusta, Georgia, United States
The Russian defence ministry says that its forces have destroyed 16 Ukrainian military facilities, including five command posts, a fuel depot and three ammunition warehouses in "mass strikes" overnight. Russia also says that it shot down two Ukrainian MiG-29s and one Su-25.
Fire damage is discovered inside several chambers of the tomb and is attributed to Palestinian rioters who were throwing stones at the tomb two days prior.
A man is injured during a stabbing attack in Haifa, Israel. Police say that the stabbing was likely motivated by political reasons.
Hamas warns that, if another attempt to storm the al-Aqsa Mosque is made by Israel, war could break out.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says that sanctions must be lifted as part of the peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia.
administrative division (oblast) in center of Ukraine
The Israel Defence Forces launches airstrikes on targets in the Gaza Strip in retaliation for a previous rocket attack launched from Gaza.
Kherson mayor Ihor Kolykhaiev announces that Russian forces have taken control of the Kherson City Council.
Two possibly intentional explosions are heard in southern Belgorod, Russia.
bilateral relations between Spain and Russia
Russia blocks Radio France Internationale and the Russian edition of The Moscow Times.
A jeep returning from a wedding crashes into another vehicle in Amethi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, killing six people and injuring four more.
The state-owned Syrian Arab News Agency says that Israeli airstrikes have hit the northwestern city of Masyaf.
fifth planet from the Sun and largest planet in the Solar System
Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards
China reports 13,146 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since the height of the pandemic in Wuhan in February 2020.
A protester is shot dead as security forces confront anti-coup demonstrations in the state of Khartoum, Sudan.
Gasteranthus extinctus, an orange wild flower that is a member of the Gesneriaceae family, is rediscovered in Ecuador after being considered extinct for 36 years.
South Africa says that it is extending its participation in a multinational counter-insurgent coalition in Mozambique.
bilateral relations between Iceland and Russia
Public health restrictions are eased in New South Wales and Victoria.
Governor of Kursk Oblast Roman Starovoyt says that shells have been launched at a border checkpoint from the direction of Ukraine.
The Ukrainian flag is raised over the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant following its recapture from Russian forces.
A limestone statue of the Canaanite goddess Anat from 2,500 BC is found in the Gaza Strip.
ethnolinguistic group with origin and living between the Eastern Pyrenees and the Mediterranean Sea
largest Christian church, led by the pope
group of people from one state present in another state to represent the sending state
Three Chinese citizens and their Pakistani driver are killed and four others are injured when a Balochistan Liberation Army suicide bomber blows herself up near their van in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
Human rights groups say that eight people were killed during clashes followed by a Janjaweed raid on Thursday and Friday in Kreinik, West Darfur.
Large explosions are reported in the port city of Odessa as residents are urged to seek shelter.
A bill banning abortion after 15 weeks of gestation (styled on Mississippi's bill) and restricting its access to minors comes into force after the legislature overrides Governor Andy Beshear's veto.
legal declaration or de facto acts by a government allowing assumption of extraordinary powers
Prime Minister Mario Draghi tests positive for COVID-19.
International reactions to the Russo-Ukrainian War
shopping mall in Columbia, South Carolina
act of coercing or physically forcing a person to engage in sexual activity
crime that covers some of the more extreme acts against one's sovereign or nation
Department of the Canadian Government that oversees public health
Russian authorities say that they have temporarily evacuated the entire populations of two villages after Ukrainian forces allegedly shelled the Russian settlement of Spodaryushino in Belgorod Oblast.
Jihadist attacks on military posts in Soum Province, Burkina Faso, kill nine soldiers and six civilians, and injure around 30 others.
One person is killed and six others injured after an oil tanker explodes east of Hong Kong.
Four people in Vuhledar and one person in Novomykhailivka, Marinka Raion, are killed by Russian shelling. Two people are injured.
According to Ukraine, Russian missile strikes hit numerous train stations across Ukraine.
A chariot in a Hindu religious procession strikes an overhead power line leading to several electrocutions and a fire resulting in eleven deaths and over a dozen injuries in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India.
constitutional crisis in Pakistan about a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan
Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
use of face coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
Two people are killed and 13 more injured in a mass shooting at a party in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
A Russian missile strike destroys a strategic bridge across the Dniester Estuary in Odessa Oblast, according to Ukrainian authorities.
Two defendants in the case of an apparent plot seeking to kidnap Governor of Michigan, United States, Gretchen Whitmer due to her COVID-19 policies in October 2020 are acquitted by the jury of the charges of conspiring to kidnap. The trial of the other two defendants ends in a hung jury.
intercollegiate sports teams of the University of Kansas
Colombian municipality of the department of Antioquia
A tricycle falls into a man-made channel in Itay El Barud, Egypt. Eight children die and four people are rescued.
Human Rights Watch says that the Malian military and mercenaries from the Wagner Group massacred over 300 civilians in the town of Moura during a nine-day counter-insurgency operation in March.
Militants raid a community of nuns in Kaya, Sanmatenga Province, Burkina Faso, kidnapping an American.
The United States says it will ban anti-satellite missile tests.
city in the south-west of European Russia
2021 killing of a UK member of parliament
citizens or residents of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, British Overseas Territories, Crown Dependencies, and their descendants
Chinese authorities extend the lockdown in Shanghai after more than 13,000 people test positive for COVID-19.
Date: 27 February – 12 March 2022 (First phase) 29–31 March 2022 (Second phase)
Dnipro International Airport is completely destroyed by Russian missile strikes. Five people are injured.
bilateral relations between Italy and Russia
There is damage reported to the building, but there are no reports of casualties.
tall building; as opposed to a low-rise building
U.S. President Joe Biden calls for Russian President Vladimir Putin to face trials for war crimes after more images emerge of the Bucha massacre.
gendarmerie and border security branch of the Israel National Police
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says that Minsk should be included in negotiations aimed at ending the war.
President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987
Frank James, the suspect of Tuesday's subway attack, is held without bail in a federal court.
2022 killing of civilians in the Ukrainian city of Bucha
Nine people are killed and 13 others are injured after two bombs explode on a pair of Shia-majority buses in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province.
species of grass cultivated as a food crop
major armed conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan that began in February 2003
The Peruvian government declares a state of emergency at Las Bambas copper mine after a week of camping by indigenous people. The government suspends civil liberties, including the right of assembly and protest.
U.S. Health and Human Services secretary Xavier Becerra announces that the Biden administration has extended the COVID-19 state of emergency for 90 days. The state of emergency was expected to expire on April 16.
Gasteranthus extinctus, an orange wild flower that is a member of the Gesneriaceae family, is rediscovered in Ecuador after being considered extinct for 36 years. The study of the flower's rediscovery is published by the journal PhytoKeys and the Field Museum in Chicago.
county in Virginia, United States; part of Washington metropolitan area
Cyprus will lift their COVID-19-related travel conditions from April 18, ending rules of two years of the pandemic.
A person is killed after Russia bombs the Kremenchuk Oil Refinery in Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast.
rise in price level in an economy over time
one of the largest steel rolling companies in Ukraine
Honduran President Xiomara Castro declares a state of emergency in the Colón Department following the death of three policemen in an ambush in Trujillo. The announced objective is to apprehend the perpetrators.
American multinational mass media company
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tests positive for COVID-19.
2022 military offensive in northeastern Ukraine
ongoing civil war in the country of Yemen
Ten people are dead and 16 more are missing as a sightseeing boat sinks off Japan's northern island of Hokkaido.
This comes amid a drought which worsened as the 2021–22 California winter season was the driest on record.
A hand grenade is thrown into the Pul-e Khishti Mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing at least one person and injuring five others.
22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022
Indonesia's parliament passed a bill outlawing sexual abuse and forced marriage.
baseball team and Major League Baseball franchise in Chicago, Illinois, United States
minister in charge of defence affairs of a state
community area in Chicago, Illinois, United States
state legislature of the U.S. state of Kentucky
engineering event in which the structural integrity of a construction is compromised due to failure of components of the structure
In the morning, the Moon, Jupiter, and Venus are seen aligning with each other.
Citizen Lab's research reveals at least 65 pro-independence Catalan figures - including Pere Aragonès and Carles Puigdemont - have been targeted using NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware.
city of regional significance in the Donetsk People's Republic, Ukraine
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting conspiracy theories
conspiracy theories surrounding the Sandy Hook School shooting
Six people are killed after a fire occurs at a defence research institute in Tver, Russia.
military operation that seeks through an aggressive projection of armed forces to occupy territory, gain an objective or achieve some larger strategic, operational, or tactical goal
Russia launches major missile strikes on Kyiv, saying that the strikes are in retaliation for the April 2022 Belgorod and Bryansk attacks.
The trial of the other two defendants ends in a hung jury.
bilateral relations between Denmark and Russia
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
The trial of Ali Kushayb, one of the suspects in the genocide in Darfur, Sudan, begins at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands.
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic–Spain relations
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives
murder of 4 people in Veshkayma, Ulyanovsk region of Russia
President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)
material which has not been through a manufacturing process
While the Taliban says that ten people were injured, the city's emergency hospital counts an injury toll of 59.
Governor of Kharkiv Oblast Oleh Synyehubov says that seven people have been killed and 22 others have been injured in the oblast during the past 24 hours.
Barring legal challenges, the bill is expected to enter into effect on July 1.
Denmark, Estonia, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden expel over 100 Russian diplomatic staff from their countries. Latvia closes the Russian consulates in Daugavpils and Liepāja, while Estonia closes the Russian diplomatic facilities in Narva and Tartu. These actions come as a reaction to the newly revealed Bucha massacre.
N train pulling into 36th Street station, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
association football club in Madrid, Spain
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from September to October 2022
Palestinian Islamist terror organization
Hong Kong authorities announce that they will ease some of their strict social distancing measures beginning on April 21, including lifting the ban on private gatherings of more than two households, extending dine-in service at restaurants to 10 p.m., and allowing the reopening of most premises, as the number of COVID-19 cases declines.
Canadian Indian residential school system
The British government and Rwanda agree on a deal to relocate illegal migrants who arrive on boats in the United Kingdom to processing centres in Rwanda.
At least 15 people are killed and more than a dozen others are injured in an attack at a military base in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna State, Nigeria.
taking away or transportation of a person against that person's will
Two Israelis of the Breslover group are shot in Nablus after they attempted to enter through an unmanned checkpoint in order to pray at Joseph's Tomb.
event in which aircraft are used to attack targets on land or at sea
type of natural disasters involving ground movements, often caused by slope instability triggered by specific event
congenital disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin
A natural gas pipeline is blown up in Bir al-Abd, North Sinai, Egypt, by suspected jihadist militants.
natural history museum in Chicago, Illinois, United States
head of government of the United Kingdom
metropolitan county in North West England
Chief Administrative Officer; Head of the UN Secretariat
A soldier and six rebels are killed in fighting in Jammu and Kashmir, India. Four members of the security forces are injured.
westernmost region of the African continent
Two people are killed and three others are seriously injured after being hit in a hit and run incident in Cachar district, Assam, India.
COVID-19 vaccination in the United States
President Maia Sandu says that the attacks were aimed at "destabilising the situation in the region", and also says that the military will improve combat readiness and increase patrols on the border with Transnistria.
any attempt to expose, alter, disable, destroy, steal or gain unauthorized access to or make unauthorized use of a computer system
The Ukrainian military says that it has struck the Russian Navy's cruiser Moskva with Neptune anti-ship missiles hours after the warship was reported to be on fire in the Black Sea.
A mass shooting at a shopping mall near Columbia, South Carolina, United States, injures 12 people.
Around 25 million residents in Shanghai are ordered to undergo COVID-19 testing in an effort to contain the current COVID-19 outbreak.
United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
United States federal district court in Florida
The emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly votes to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council, with 93 votes in favor, 24 against and 58 abstentions. Russia is the second country to be suspended from the council, after Libya in 2011 during the final year of Muammar Gaddafi's rule.
type of landform; confined river; strait
Former German Justice Minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger and former Interior Minister Gerhart Baum file a complaint with German federal prosecutors accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin, all 32 members of the Security Council of Russia, and members of the Russian Armed Forces of committing war crimes in Ukraine.
Diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Russian Federation
head of the United States Department of State
financial penalties applied by nations to persons, nations or companies to affect political change
Israel responds by firing at targets in Lebanon.
sand- to boulder-sized particle of debris in the Solar System
Details of ongoing viral pandemic in Shanghai
team sport played on a court with baskets on either end
It is announced that Russian and Belarusian athletes will be banned from participating in the 2022 Boston Marathon due to the invasion.
Around 70 Extinction Rebellion members, including canoeist Etienne Stott and sailor Laura Baldwin, are detained after gluing themselves to a Shell oil tanker truck near the Marble Arch at Hyde Park in London, UK.
The U.S. CDC and TSA announce that they have extended the mask mandate for public transportation until May 3.
Three people are arrested in London, United Kingdom on suspicion of distributing materials infringing copyright.
One person is injured, but all crew members are successfully evacuated.
The government of Pedro Castillo announces that they have deployed the Peruvian Army to highways amid protests against inflation in the country.
In retaliation for the Israeli raid, a group of around 100 Palestinian rioters vandalize Joseph's Tomb in Nablus. The gravestone and some other objects are damaged in the attack.
Four pilots are killed after two South Korean Air Force KAI KT-1 Woongbis crash into each other over a mountain northeast of Sacheon, South Korea.
Judge Paul Golspring of the Westminster Magistrates' Court refers to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel to sign an extradition order to the United States for Julian Assange in relation to WikiLeaks concerning human rights abuses in the Guantanamo detention camp and the Iraq war and the war in Afghanistan.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
senior member of the Lebanese government
football stadium in London, England, UK, inaugurated in March 2007
Date: 5 February 2011 – present (11 years, 9 months, 3 weeks and 3 days)
Authorities in Beijing begin COVID-19 testing for millions of residents after a recent increase in COVID-19 cases.
explicit portrayal of sexual acts and intercourse in media
Three people are killed and 98 more are rescued after an explosion at the Gaisky ore mine in Orenburg, Russia.
country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom
In Chile, Santiago governor Claudio Orrego announces that the national capital will ration water for the first time in its history, as the country enters its 13th year of drought.
The Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis agree to a UN-brokered nationwide truce, the first in years, for two months to mark the start of Ramadan.
Astronomers announce the discovery of K2-2016-BLG-0005Lb, an exoplanet that is said to resemble Jupiter. The discovery was made using the now-retired Kepler space telescope.
A Palestinian woman is killed in a confrontation with the Israel Defence Forces in Husan.
One person dies and 40 people are rescued after a boat sinks in Tripoli, Lebanon.
The Sacramento Police Department announces the arrests of two additional people, ages 27 and 31, in connection to the mass shooting on Monday that killed six people and injured 12 others.
overview of the formal relations of Ukraine
The East African Community agree to set up a regional military force in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo in an attempt to end the conflicts there.
2003–2011 war after an American-led invasion
intergovernmental report on climate change
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández is extradited to the United States on drug trafficking charges.
Libyan Army officials in Eastern Libya announce their refusal to take part in the 5+5 Libyan Joint Military Commission, urging warlord Khalifa Haftar to cut off oil exports and transport to the Western half of the country.
armored vehicle classification designed for troop transport
Two rockets are launched into Israel from the Gaza Strip.
Russian missile strikes hit Kharkiv, killing one person.
sovereign state (1919–1922) and a republic of the Soviet Union (1922–1991); one of the founding members of the UN in 1945
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
United States government public health agency
46th and current presidential administration of the USA, inaugurated in 2021
2022 East Timorese presidential election
Deputy PM Saadeh Al Shami says that Lebanon and its central bank are bankrupt.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that peace talks will continue despite the Bucha massacre.
directly elected parliament of the European Union
2022 Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan
April 2022 attacks in Eastern Afghanistan
A staff member and two children are killed, and another staff member is injured in a shooting at a kindergarten in Veshkayma, Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia. The gunman later kills himself.
Vice President Kamala Harris tests positive for COVID-19.
The Pentagon announces that Ukraine has received fighter aircraft and aircraft parts to bolster the Ukrainian Air Force. However, the number of aircraft sent or their origin are not disclosed.
Compaoré has been in exile in Ivory Coast ever since resigning to the presidency following the 2014 Burkina Faso uprising.
Presidents Andrzej Duda of Poland, Gitanas Nausėda of Lithuania, Egils Levits of Latvia, and Alar Karis of Estonia arrive in Kyiv and meet with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
political-religious armed movement in Yemen
Over 100 people are killed after an illegal oil refining depot explodes in Ohaji/Egbema, Imo State, Nigeria.
execution immediately after being accused of a crime, without a fair trial; usually understood to mean capture, accusation, and execution all conducted during a very short span of time
leader of the executive branch of the government of Pakistan
British overseas territory in the Caribbean
The Russian foreign ministry expels 21 Belgian diplomats, 15 Dutch diplomats and 4 Austrian diplomats as a reciprocal measure.
A landslide has left at least 2 dead and 9 injured in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Russia's foreign ministry bans Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, and 11 other British senior politicians from entering Russia.
President Lionel Aingimea announces Nauru's first positive cases of COVID-19 in two asymptomatic people who travelled from Brisbane on March 31.
Two defendants in the case of an apparent plot seeking to kidnap Governor of Michigan, United States, Gretchen Whitmer due to her COVID-19 policies in October 2020 are acquitted by the jury of the charges of conspiring to kidnap.
American Marine Trevor Reed and Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko are freed in a prisoner exchange between Russia and the United States.
first level administrative division of Ukraine
A Colombian citizen is arrested in Russia on charges of "spreading false information" about the Russian Armed Forces on social media. This is the first known case of a foreign national facing possible prosecution under Russia's new "fake news" law.
Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (Egypt)
The ship had 19 crew members on board, according to the Ministry of Shipping.
Exit polls show Emmanuel Macron winning the French presidential election with a majority of 58% of votes. Macron becomes the first incumbent President to win re-election since Jacques Chirac's victory in the 2002 French presidential election against Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marine Le Pen's father.
Vladimir Putin tells his troops not to storm the Azovstal iron and steel works building in Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, calling that plan "impractical" and instead ordering a blockade of the area.
A mass grave of Ukrainian civilians is discovered near the village of Buzova, Kyiv Oblast.
Four people are killed and 18 others are injured during a bombing in Kunduz targeting the 217 Omari Corps.
Post-match, Fury suggests that he may now retire from professional boxing.
state highway in Arlington County, Virginia, United States
The Central African Republic adopts bitcoin as legal tender, after its legislature unanimously approved the law.
In baseball, San Francisco Giants assistant coach Alyssa Nakken becomes the first woman to coach on the field during a Major League Baseball regular season game during the team's matchup against the San Diego Padres.
Shanghai eases its COVID-19-related restrictions for some 4.8 million residents amid concerns that lockdown restrictions would harm the economy.
low-intensity asymmetric war, beginning in 1964, between Colombian governments, paramilitary groups, crime syndicates and far-left guerrillas (FARC, ELN, etc.)
List of first overall National Football League Draft picks
the bond credit rating business of Moody's Corporation
The suspect in yesterday's mass shooting and smoke bomb attack at the New York City Subway that injured 23 people is arrested following a tip from bystanders.
Mayor Borys Filatov requests that all women, children, and elderly leave the city of Dnipro in preparation for a possible Russian attack.
Date: 31 January 2009 – present (13 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
Ukrainian forces recapture the city of Irpin after driving out the last Russian troops. Mayor Oleksandr Markushyn confirms that the city has been fully liberated.
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his government are ousted in a no-confidence vote put forward by the country's political opposition.
Six soldiers are killed and five others are injured in a bombing in north-western Antioquia Department, Colombia. The Clan del Golfo is suspected to be behind the attack.
island of the Bismarck Archipelago in Papua New Guinea
Nigeria says it has uncovered an alliance between bandit gangs and the Islamist Boko Haram group.
Jackson is the first black woman to be confirmed for this position and will replace justice Stephen Breyer after he retires in the court's summer session.
sovereign state made up of six islands in the Pacific Ocean
At least 17 migrants are killed after four boats sink off the coast of Sfax, Tunisia.
facility directly owned and operated by or for the military
The governor of Luhansk Oblast, Serhiy Haidai, reports that all hospitals in the province have been completely destroyed by the Russian Armed Forces. Russia denies the claim, accusing Ukraine of destroying their own hospitals.
specialized agency of the United Nations, works in the area of tourism policy
Overview of abortion's legality and prevalence in the U.S. state of Kentucky
However, mask wearing will still be mandatory in high-risk locations and by those who are in quarantine.
S&P Global Ratings lowers its rating of Russian foreign obligations to "SD" (selective default) since the Russian government decided to use rubles to pay off its bondholders instead of using U.S. dollars as stipulated. However, S&P expects that Russia will still meet its other payment obligations.
global international and intergovernmental organization
2021–22 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
bilateral relations between Russia and Slovenia
Ali is also convicted of preparing acts of terrorism.
According to the law, anyone performing an abortion could face a fine of up to $100,000 and up to 10 years in prison, although the woman undergoing the abortion would not be penalised.
Exit polls show Emmanuel Macron winning the French presidential election with a majority of 58% of votes.
sovereign state in North Africa and Asia
conflict, starting 23 February 2011, ignited by Islamist militants in the Sinai Peninsula
Riots between Hindus and Muslims during a Hanuman Jayanti ceremony in Delhi, India, leave several people injured.
Russia says that its air defences have shot down a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the Kursk Oblast, while several explosions and a fire at an ammunition depot are reported in Belgorod Oblast.
Hundreds of Palestinians across the Gaza Strip protest the storming.
American far-right conspiracy theory and fake news website owned by Alex Jones
2021–22 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
Russia says that it has struck 59 Ukrainian weapon facilities during the night, including a depot in Zaporizhzhia Oblast which is being used to store weapons from the United States and Europe.
The World Meteorological Organization announces that Hurricane Ida will be retired from the list of Atlantic hurricane names after causing $75 billion in damage in the U.S. and killing 55 people in Louisiana, making Ida the 12th hurricane beginning with the letter I to do so. Ida will be replaced by Imani for the 2027 season.
Moody's announces that it will declare Russia in default on May 4, at the end of the grace period, if Russia services the foreign dollar-denominated bonds that it paid on April 4 in rubles rather than in US dollars, as mandated by the terms of the obligations.
Manager Carlo Ancelotti becomes the first manager to win titles in all of Europe's top five leagues.
War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
battle in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
series of caves located in the heart of the old city of Hebron, where, according to the Torah, Bible and the Quran, the Patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are buried
One rocket lands in Sha'ar HaNegev and the other falls into the Beit Hanoun area, injuring one person.
historical region in central east Ukraine below the Dnieper River rapids
528 Rohingya refugees flee an immigration detention centre in Penang State, Malaysia, following a riot inside the building.
Disney announces that it shut down Club Penguin Rewritten, which was seen as a successor to the defunct Club Penguin, over concerns of copyright infringement.
Five people are killed and seven others remain trapped after a coal mine explosion in the Pniówek Coal Mine in Poland.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation
Russian forces shell Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast, setting ten high-rise buildings on fire.
A Shia cleric is killed and two more are injured during a stabbing attack at the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad, Iran.
A civilian is killed and several others are injured by an explosion in Kramatorsk.
Noble Yeats, ridden by jockey Sam Waley-Cohen, wins the 2022 Grand National horse race at Aintree Racecourse in Merseyside, England. Noble Yeats was a surpise victor at 50–1, beating the favourite Any Second Now.
The office of the Transnistrian Ministry of State Security in Tiraspol is attacked with grenade launchers. There is damage reported to the building, but there are no reports of casualties.
Governor Ron DeSantis signs a bill banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy in most cases, a reduction from the current 24 weeks. Barring legal challenges, the bill is expected to enter into effect on July 1.
President Aleksandar Vučić is re-elected with 60.0% of the vote, and his party Serbian Progressive Party wins the most votes in the National Assembly at 42.9% though fail to win an overall majority of seats.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in New South Wales, Australia
The South Korean government announces that it will lift outdoor mask mandate from May 2 due to decrease of the number of COVID-19 cases, despite criticism from the incoming Yoon Suk-yeol administration regarding the mandate.
The suspension of gas to Poland and Bulgaria causes natural gas prices to increase and also causes the Russian ruble to reach a 2 year high against the Euro in Moscow trade.
Date: 25–27 April, 6 May and 5 June 2022
The Food and Agriculture Organisation's food price index increases by 13% in March to an all-time record of 159.3 points amid fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The price of vegetable oils increases by 23% and the price of cereals increases by 17%.
Oscar Mina and Paolo Rondelli are elected the new Captains Regents of San Marino.
Russian troops capture the city of Kreminna in Luhansk Oblast.
North American professional baseball league
40th United States Secretary of Commerce
bilateral relations between Russia and Lithuania
stele or marker, usually stone, that is placed over a grave
Five people are killed and ten others are injured when a train collides with a pickup truck in Mindszent, Hungary.
President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele announces that 12,169 gang members have been arrested since the state of emergency began on March 27.
Iran arrests three alleged Israeli Mossad spies in Sistan and Baluchestan province, claiming that the spies are part of recent sensitive data leaks.
Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002; 2010–present)
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in the United States
The governing coalition of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett loses its majority in the Knesset after coalition whip Idit Silman of the Yamina party defects to the opposition Likud party, raising the possibility of new elections in Israel for the fifth time in four years.
List of specialized agencies of the United Nations
Three Palestinian Islamic Jihad members are killed and four Israeli soldiers are injured during a gunfight near Jenin in the West Bank.
maritime warfare branch of Russia's military
states of emergency and regimes of exception decreed by COVID-19
6 people, including 3 children, have been killed and 5 injured in a gas leak explosion in an apartment block in Moscow, Russia.
Elon Musk reaches an agreement to buy Twitter for $44 billion.
set of ideologies holding that Islam should guide social and political as well as personal life
One person is killed and four others are injured when an IED blast hits a bus in Bursa, Marmara, Turkey.
Human Rights Watch, an independent human rights group, says that it has documented allegations of war crimes perpetrated by Russian forces in Ukraine against civilians, including rape, summary execution, and looting of civilian properties.
Voters in Serbia head to the polls to vote in the presidential and parliamentary elections.
Six people are killed by Russian missile strikes on Lviv.
Interstate 395 (Virginia–District of Columbia)
Around two million people in Puerto Rico are left without electricity after a fire occurs at one of the island's largest power plants.
Chinese astronauts Ye Guangfu, Wang Yaping and Zhai Zhigang of the Shenzhou 13 spacecraft land successfully in Inner Mongolia after spending 183 days in space. During the spaceflight, Wang Yaping became the first Chinese woman to perform a spacewalk.
country in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa
equestrian sport in which several horses simultaneously race against each other
Jeune Afrique reports that on 12 April the defence ministers of Russia and Cameroon signed a new military cooperation agreement, renewing a similar agreement signed in 2015.
cultural region in the southeastern and south-central United States
2022 mass shooting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
United States military prison at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba
Duhok Governorate is part of Iraqi Kurdistan
city and county seat of Clark County, Nevada, United States
Australian publisher, activist and founder of WikiLeaks
rebel groups in the Central African Republic
COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom
Southern African Development Community Mission in Mozambique
Peacekeeping mission by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in Mozambique.
Polish lawyer and politician, President of Poland (b. 1972)
civil rights and freedoms that provide individual specific rights
A tractor collides with a military vehicle in South Darfur, Sudan, killing five people.
A Palestinian man is shot dead by Israeli security forces in Hebron.
American professional golfer Scottie Scheffler wins the Masters Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. This win is Scheffler's first win at the tournament.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declares a state of emergency as civil unrest spreads across the country.
At least 13 people are killed and 10 others are missing after two boats carrying African migrants sink off the coast of Sfax, Tunisia.
Japan and Russia sign an agreement on fishing quotas after a month of negotiations.
person engaged in agriculture, raising living organisms for food or raw materials
A plane carrying four people crashes in Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada, killing everyone on board.
Moderna requests emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in babies, toddlers, and young children.
city and administrative center of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine
de facto unrecognized state in Eastern Europe that has declared independence from Moldova
Arabic-speaking ethnic and national groups, originally from the Arabian Peninsula
Transnistrian authorities say that several UAVs originating from the direction of Ukraine have been spotted near the Cobasna ammunition depot.
Russia says that its air defences have shot down a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the Kursk Oblast, while several explosions and a fire at an ammunition depot are reported in Belgorod Oblast. Ukraine describes the explosions in Russia as "payback" and "karma" for Moscow's invasion.
Fighting erupts near the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem, leading to four Palestinians being arrested by Israel Police for rioting.
legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts
The Israel Defense Forces say that the Palestinians were attacking Israeli troops.
Ukrainian negotiator Mykhailo Podolyak says in a tweet that Ukraine is ready to hold a special round of negotiations in Mariupol in an effort "To save our guys, Azov (battalion), military, civilians, children, the living and the wounded".
Prosecutor General of Ukraine Iryna Venediktova says that 1,222 bodies have been discovered so far in Kyiv Oblast.
Italy ends its two-year state of emergency and begins to gradually lift attendance limits for outdoor and indoor sports venues, along with a requirement that anyone over the age of 50 should be vaccinated to enter their place of work.
Ukraine denies the accusations, saying that Russians shot the villages themselves as part of a plan to "whip up anti-Ukrainian hysteria".
The Russian ruble goes above the pre-war level after falling as low as 150 rubles per US dollar in early March.
Russian state media reports that Ukraine has launched rockets into a village in Belgorod Oblast, Russia.
Northwestern, Midwestern, and Southern United States
Senior cabinet ministers and House Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle are among those sanctioned.
More than 70 Islamic State – West Africa Province militants are killed during airstrikes by Niger and Nigeria at the border between the two countries.
Le Pen concedes defeat to Macron, ensuring him a second term. However, she says that the results are nonetheless a significant improvement from the previous election and therefore a victory for her party.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu says that Turkey is still working on organizing a potential meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Turkey closes its airspace to Russian Armed Forces flights to Syria, as well as civilian aircraft that are suspected of carrying Russian troops.
Eight people are killed and three more injured during an explosion at a bar in a military camp in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The causes of the blast are unknown.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Russia
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's office announces that mandatory indoor mask-wearing will be lifted for the second time on April 23 at 8 p.m., pending approval from the Knesset Health Committee. However, mask wearing will still be mandatory in high-risk locations and by those who are in quarantine.
water district in Southern California, United States
North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
formal accusation of wrongdoing in common law
The legislature for the U.S. state of Florida votes to strip Walt Disney World of its ability to self-govern by dissolving the Reedy Creek Improvement District, in apparent retaliation for Disney's actions during and following the passage of HB 1557, also known as the "Don't Say Gay" bill.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation's food price index increases by 13% in March to an all-time record of 159.3 points amid fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The two countries agree on Japan's quota of 2,050 tons of salmon and trout within Russia's exclusive economic zone, which is the same level as last year, while Japan agrees to pay fees of between 200–300 million yen to Russia.
official currency of Australia; also officially used in Kiribati, Nauru, and Tuvalu
Government and intergovernmental reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date: 17 April 2022 – present (9 months, 3 weeks and 4 days)
Latvia closes the Russian consulates in Daugavpils and Liepāja, while Estonia closes the Russian diplomatic facilities in Narva and Tartu.
chief executive of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
36th Street station (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)
province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
At least 168 people are killed and 98 others injured during a three-day clash between Arabs and non-Arabs in West Darfur, Sudan.
ratio of the probability that an event will happen to the probability that it will not happen
protests in Russia opposing the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
public health emergency of international concern
The death toll from the floods and landslides caused by Tropical Storm Megi in the Philippines increases to 115.
Gazprom announces that it has "completely suspended gas supplies" to the gas companies of Poland and Bulgaria "due to [the] absence of payments in roubles". Bulgaria, Poland, and the European Union condemn the suspension.
A small meteor travelling at an estimated 55,000 mph (88,514 km/h) explodes above western Mississippi, United States, causing several sonic booms.
France issues an international arrest warrant for former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, his wife Carrie Johnson, and Chancellor Rishi Sunak are fined for breaching the COVID-19 lockdown rules in the country.
air warfare branch of South Korea's military
Ukraine claims to have hit the warship with Neptune anti-ship missiles.
The Islamic State claims responsibility for the bombing.
aircraft configured specifically to transport cargo
geographical region of the United States
executive body of the German Government (part of the Federal Government of Germany)
United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
generally refers to an army or other fighting force that is composed of non-professional fighters
act of withdrawing from an organization, union, military alliance or especially a political entity
Tyson Fury retains the WBC world heavyweight title after defeating Dillian Whyte via technical knockout in round 6 in front of 94,000 spectators at Wembley Stadium, London, a post-war British record.
passenger ship used for pleasure voyages
fears the proposed agreement could lead to Chinese troops being deployed to Solomon Islands.
Taiwan reports a record for the third consecutive day of 15,419 new COVID-19 cases.
Slovenes head to the polls to elect members of their Parliament.
At least 42 people are killed during attacks by Arab militiamen in the disputed area of Abyei between Sudan and South Sudan.
The Sri Lankan government imposes a state of emergency after the Mirihana Presidential Residence is targeted by local civilian protesters.
Scotland lifts their law mandating face coverings in shops, restaurants and public transport.
A train derails in Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing seven people and injuring 14 others.
Five soldiers are killed and several others are injured after a landmine planted by Islamic extremists explodes in Northern Pendjari National Park, Benin.
disaster involving one or more trains (for train colliding with a pedestrian, animal or other objects, see Q19403959)
violently rotating column of air that is in contact with both the earth's surface and a cumulonimbus cloud in the air
ongoing conflict in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
A Railway Protection Force officer is killed and another is injured in an attack in Kakapora, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
non-governmental organization which advocates for human rights
The East Timorese people head to the polls for the second round of the presidential election between José Ramos-Horta and incumbent Francisco Guterres.
principal executive body of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Date: 2 February 2015 – present (7 years, 8 months and 1 day)
diplomatic relations between Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and the Kingdom of Spain
Four Europeans go missing after a diving trip off the coast of Mersing, in the Johor state of Malaysia. Authorities say that a search operation is ongoing and one person has since been rescued.
The Russian Defence Ministry accuses the UK of "provoking Ukraine" into attacking Russian territory, and warns of a "proportional response" should any attacks occur.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Southern United States, Midwestern United States, Eastern United States
The Clan del Golfo is suspected to be behind the attack.
village in Aintree Village civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside
Ukrainian officials say the Russian Air Force has fired missiles at the city, and that some missiles have been intercepted.
Russian troops are also alleged to have used explosions in order to disperse the crowd.
Israeli–Syrian ceasefire line incidents during the Syrian civil war
Hamzah has been under house arrest since last March after he accused Jordanian leaders of corruption and incompetence.
The Ukrainian Air Force strikes the Kherson TV Tower with a missile temporarily forcing Russian television off-air in the occupied Kherson Oblast.
Six people are killed and 19 others are injured by a bombing at a cattle market in Taraba State, eastern Nigeria. The attacker also died in the explosion. The Islamic State claims responsibility.
diplomatic relations between Russia and the European Union
However, this claim cannot be independently verified.
Bulgaria calls on its citizens to leave Moldova immediately by "any available means of transport" due to the "complicating situation" in the country, and warns against any travel there.
capital city of Odesa Oblast in southern Ukraine
offensive in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Myanmar's military junta pardons 1,619 prisoners in an annual tradition.
An attempt by the Burmese army to take control of Lay Kay Kaw, a Karen National Union-controlled town, fails.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency also approves the use of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for people aged between 6 to 11 years.
British Conservative party politician (born 1972)
U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle of the Middle District of Florida voids the Biden administration's mask mandate on airplanes and public transportation. Most U.S. airlines including Alaska Airlines and United Airlines subsequently end their mask mandates due to the ruling.
Law of "confrontation with human-rights violations and USA adventuresome and terrorist measures in the region"
Date: 16 February 1985 – ongoing (37 years, 11 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Western neologism to describe armed Islamic movements
aircraft class designed or used for military duties
United States officials plan to travel to Solomon Islands due to concerns that the country is making a security pact with China. The U.S. fears the proposed agreement could lead to Chinese troops being deployed to Solomon Islands.
The United States says that it is sending an additional $800 million in military aid to Ukraine, as well as heavy weapons, including artillery systems, artillery rounds, armored personnel carriers, Mi-17 helicopters transferred from Afghanistan, 300 Switchblade drones and unmanned surface vehicles for coastal defence.
Khan previously accused the United States of conspiring with the opposition to remove him due to his opposition towards US foreign policy, which the US denies.
During the ceremony, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy makes a video appearance and delivers a pre-taped speech urging viewers to support his country during the invasion in "any way" they can.
bilateral relations between Egypt and India
Taiwan reports a record for the second consecutive day of 11,517 new COVID-19 cases.
The death toll from the floods in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, during the last five days increases to 300.
Gazprom announces that it will stop delivering natural gas to Poland via the Yamal–Europe pipeline and to Bulgaria as both countries rejected Russia's demand to pay for the fossil fuel supply in Russian rubles.
Ceasefire talks between the Houthis and Saudi Arabian forces begin in Yemen in an effort to end fighting.
second-largest city in Iowa, United States and is the county seat of Linn County
extended period when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply
A high court in Malawi convicts five people of killing an albino man and seven more people of selling the man's body parts.
Iran begins nuclear centrifuge production in Natanz, Isfahan province.
chief executive of Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
Two people are killed and 200 homes are reportedly damaged during the McBride Fire in Ruidoso, New Mexico.
unincorporated territory of the United States of America
American conspiracy theorist website InfoWars files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to mounting legal fees from lawsuits over its spread of conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, servicing most of Greater Los Angeles, declares a water shortage emergency and requires agencies to enforce restrictions on non-essential water usage as of June 1.
Belfairs Methodist Church Hall Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England
An unknown assailant throws acetone and red paint at Russian Nobel Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov as he traveled on a Moscow–Samara train, injuring him. A motive for the attack is unknown, but it is suspected to be a possible reaction to Muratov's opposition to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
ocean between Asia, Australia and the Americas
National Football League franchise in Jacksonville, Florida
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transport
effects of COVID-19 viral outbreak on public transport
Iran sanctions 15 Americans with ties to the Trump administration.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health announces that it has begun giving people over the age of 80 a second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
respiratory syndrome and infectious disease in humans, caused by SARS coronavirus 2
type of removal of persons by the US government
historic sovereign kingdom on the British Isles from the 9th century and up to 1707
The United States signs an agreement with Panama to help stop undocumented immigration.
American military officer and 28th US Secretary of Defense
The Investigative Committee of Russia announces that they are investigating allegations by RIA Novosti that troops from the British SAS have been deployed to Western Ukraine.
Executive mansion and office of the President of Argentina
Chiba Lotte Marines pitcher Rōki Sasaki is taken out after throwing 102 pitches and eight perfect innings to end his attempt for a second consecutive perfect game, one week after completing his first one.
The body of Reuters journalist Maks Levin is found in the town of Huta Mezhyhirska, near Kyiv. Levin had already disappeared several days before and is the sixth journalist to be killed in the country since Russia invaded.
Islamist organization in Afghanistan (founded 1994)
Bermondsey, London, Greater London, England
Australia and India sign a A$12.6 billion trade deal aimed at strengthening India's manufacturing sector by allowing access to more raw materials, and to also reduce Australia's dependence on China after China placed sanctions on some Australian goods following several political disputes.
Poland arrests two Belarusian citizens on charges of spying for Minsk.
Former president José Ramos-Horta defeats incumbent president Francisco Guterres to become the next President of East Timor.
Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih issues a presidential decree outlawing protests against India, claiming it is causing national instability and putting the security of Indian diplomats at risk.
Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin says Finland will decide on NATO membership within "weeks", after Russia warned the country against joining the Western military alliance.
military forces of the Russian Federation
2020 U.S. dronestrike killing of an Iranian major general
The United Kingdom's Armed Forces Secretary James Heappey says that Ukraine can strike targets inside Russia with British weapons, saying that it is "completely legitimate" in order to disrupt attacks on Ukraine.
Mayor Oleksandr Markushyn confirms that the city has been fully liberated.
Presidential advisor Oleksiy Arestovych claims that Ukraine is blocking an attempted Russian advance on Sloviansk.
National Assembly (Central African Republic)
legislative body of the Central African Republic
manned spaceflight of the Shenzhou program of China
The Israel Defence Forces perform a raid in the West Bank city of Jenin. Two brothers of dead Palestinian militant Raad Hazem are injured.
British Conservative MP for Wakefield Imran Ahmad Khan is convicted of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy in 2008.
Effect of viral outbreak on Muslim pilgrimage
International sanctions during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
sanctions against Russia following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
civilian protests against Sri Lankan government in 2022
Rioting in Sweden continues for a second day after the far-right Hard Line party led by Rasmus Paludan organized a Quran burning event in Landskrona.
hockey team of the National Hockey League
Around ten people are injured in downtown Chapel Hill, North Carolina, after a series of riots broke out following UNC's victory against Duke in the Final Four.
Date: 16 January 2012 – present (11 years, 1 week and 4 days)
Shanghai eases their lockdown in several areas of the city.
Ukrainian politician, mayor of Kherson, Ukraine
representatives in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
continent on the Earth's northern and southern hemispheres
Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)
Former President of Burkina Faso Blaise Compaoré is found guilty of complicity in the murder of the country's first president, Thomas Sankara, and is sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment. Compaoré has been in exile in Ivory Coast ever since resigning to the presidency following the 2014 Burkina Faso uprising.
bilateral relations between Russia and Latvia
In baseball, the Chicago Cubs defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 21–0, the largest defeat in Pirates history and the largest victory in Cubs history since 1901.
A Palestinian Islamic Jihad member is killed and 13 other people are injured.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide surpasses 500 million.
armed conflict in Western Asia since 2013
activity done by an astronaut or cosmonaut outside a spacecraft
Ten people are killed and 15 others are injured when a mosque is bombed in Kabul, Afghanistan.
At least 35 people are killed and 71 others are injured when a bus carrying churchgoers to an Easter gathering crashes in Chipinge, Zimbabwe.
The mayor of Balakliia in Kharkiv Oblast is charged with treason by Ukrainian authorities for accepting aid from Russian occupation forces.
Four people in Vuhledar and one person in Novomykhailivka, Marinka Raion, are killed by Russian shelling.
A tornado strikes Andover, Kansas, United States, inflicting heavy damage.
The emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly votes to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council, with 93 votes in favor, 24 against and 58 abstentions.
President Putin says that Russia and Ukraine are continuing ceasefire talks online.
aerial warfare branch of Ukraine's armed forces
Four people are dead and six more are missing after an accident in a coal mine in Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Poland.
census-designated place in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States of America
The U.S. CDC announces that the Biden administration will end the usage of Title 42, a series of COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the Trump administration in order to prevent migrants from entering the United States. The measure will take effect on May 23.
A small plane crashes into a street in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, killing six people.
small official office of one country in another country
highest federal executive body in the Russian Federation, headed by the Prime Minister
An Israel Border Police officer is injured in a stabbing attack at the entrance to the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron. The attacker is killed.
Six people are killed and 19 others are injured by a bombing at a cattle market in Taraba State, eastern Nigeria.
Four civilians are reported to have been killed by the Russian military in Vuhledar, Donetsk Oblast.
incendiary weapon using flammable liquid in a bottle
Infrastructure in the Southern Ukrainian city of Odessa is hit by airstrikes, killing at least five people, including a baby, and injuring 18 others, according to the local authorities.
Two people are killed and ten others hospitalized in a mass shooting in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States.
The Russian Health Ministry announces that Russia has registered the nasal spray form of the Sputnik V vaccine, making Russia the first country to register a nasal spray COVID-19 vaccine.
Four people are killed during a mass stabbing at a house in Bermondsey, London, United Kingdom.
baseball game in which at least one team has no baserunners
coordinated military actions of a state or a non-state actor in response to a developing situation
Former Crown Prince of Jordan Hamzah bin Hussein announces on Twitter that he is renouncing his "Prince" title, saying that his "personal convictions" are not in line with the "modern methods of our institutions".
British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab says that Russian threats to target Britain are "unlawful" and are only adding to the "pariah status" of Vladimir Putin's regime.
Southend West (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950 onwards
The number of COVID-19-related deaths in Russia surpasses 800,000.
A man dies after ramming his vehicle into the fence of the Russian Embassy in Bucharest, Romania and setting himself on fire.
ceremony where people are united in marriage
Mali says that it has killed 203 insurgents in a major nine-day military operation from 23 March to April 1.
Three missiles land near an oil refinery in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan. Two American security personnel are injured.
Twenty-eight people are dead after a boat capsizes in Sokoto State, Nigeria.
The Houthi movement signs an agreement to stop using child soldiers.
At least 57 Palestinians are injured after Israeli police fire stun grenades and rubber bullets at a crowd of worshipers within the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in East Jerusalem, in response to stones and fireworks being thrown at Jewish worshipers.
accession process of new countries to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Governor of Donetsk Oblast Pavlo Kyrylenko says that three people have been killed and eight more injured by rocket attacks in the region.
A tricycle falls into a man-made channel in Itay El Barud, Egypt.
type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse without consent
Twenty-one people are killed during an ADF attack at the village of Masambo, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola travels to Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk, and subsequently addresses the Verkhovna Rada. Metsola becomes the first EU official to visit Ukraine since the Russian invasion began.
Thousands of Argentinian farmers protest against President Alberto Fernández's new export taxes on farm goods, which protesters say is a "rope that is being used to choke us". The farmers used tractors to block the road leading to the Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires.
COVID-19 viral pandemic in Beijing, China
Date: 24 February – 20 May 2022 (2 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
The governor of Luhansk Oblast, Serhiy Haidai, reports that all hospitals in the province have been completely destroyed by the Russian Armed Forces.
Noble Yeats, ridden by jockey Sam Waley-Cohen, wins the 2022 Grand National horse race at Aintree Racecourse in Merseyside, England.
2020 pandemic in Michigan, United States
Russian President Vladimir Putin accepts an invitation to the upcoming G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is also invited to the summit.
Ukrainian authorities claim that a person has been killed by overnight shelling in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida
Fidesz, the party of current Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, wins most of the seats and retains its parliamentary supermajority, while opposition leader Péter Márki-Zay loses his home district of Hódmezővásárhely.
Prime Minister Sanna Marin says that a decision on Finland joining the NATO military alliance must be made before this summer, stating that "Russia is not the neighbor we thought it was".
Chiba Lotte Marines pitcher Rōki Sasaki throws a perfect game, the first in 28 years and the 16th in NPB history, tying the existing NPB record by striking out 19 batters, and setting a new record by striking out 13 consecutive batters.
Libyan revolutionary, politician and political theorist (1942–2011)
U.S. forecasting agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Two Palestinians are seriously injured after being shot by Israeli security forces in the West Bank. The Israel Defense Forces say that the Palestinians were attacking Israeli troops.
legal representative of the state in criminal trials
The Chilean Constitutional Convention approves defining the country as a "Social State" in the new fundamental law, a fact that various constituents and experts interpret as a turning point in the country's history.
Two bombs explode at a playing field in Herat, Afghanistan, killing five people and injuring 25 more.
Large explosions are reported in the port city of Odessa as residents are urged to seek shelter. Ukrainian officials say the Russian Air Force has fired missiles at the city, and that some missiles have been intercepted.
Authorities in Shanghai announce that they will tighten the enforcement of lockdown measures, as COVID-19 cases continue to increase in the city.
The United States, the European Union, and NATO leaders react to emerging reports of the massacre in Bucha, accusing the Russian Armed Forces of war crimes and calling for more sanctions against Russia.
Gunmen open fire at a police station in Karimama, Benin, killing one officer and wounding several more.
1990–present conflict between Moldova and its separatist region of Transnistria
Russian Major general Rustam Minnekayev says that the goal of the military operation is now to seize territory in Southern Ukraine in order to create a land corridor from Crimea to Ukraine's border with Transnistria, a pro-Russian unrecognized breakaway state that is internationally recognized as part of Moldova.
President Pedro Castillo imposes a curfew in Lima amid protests against inflation caused by rising fuel and fertiliser costs.
head of government of the Italian Republic
Philadelphia reinstates their indoor mask mandate amid an increase in the number of cases in the city, becoming the first major U.S.
development, management, and use of computer-based information systems
U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle of the Middle District of Florida voids the Biden administration's mask mandate on airplanes and public transportation.
political party official responsible for party organisation and discipline in a legislature
No reason is given, but the revocations come days after HRW reported on war crimes committed by Russia during the invasion of Ukraine.
In association football, Real Madrid wins a record 35th La Liga title, following a 4–0 victory over Espanyol. Manager Carlo Ancelotti becomes the first manager to win titles in all of Europe's top five leagues.
cabinet minister in charge of a nation's foreign affairs
2022–2023 Russia–European Union gas dispute
The state of emergency was expected to expire on April 16.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hits the town of Pütürge in eastern Turkey. No casualties or serious damage are reported.
conflict between the government of the Central African Republic and rebels
One person is killed and two others are injured after a transport plane crashes in Zaporizhzhia (region), Ukraine.
act of giving up or quitting an office or position
President of the European Parliament since 2022
Malaysian state in the southern Malay Peninsula, bordering Pahang to the north, Malacca and Negeri Sembilan to the northwest, Singapore to the South, and Indonesia to the west and east
former capital of Myanmar (Burma) and the current capital of Yangon Region
New Delhi reinstates mandatory face mask wearing due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in the Indian capital.
A massive fire breaks out at the main marketplace in Hargeisa, Somaliland, injuring at least 28 people and completely destroying the market.
area in Sudan established by the Abyei Protocol
boycotts following Russian invasion of Ukraine
sudden release of energy through high temperatures and gas expansion
countries with an originally European shared culture
Kazakhstan will lift their COVID-19 travel restrictions at the country's borders with Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Uzbekistan.
person who commands, pilots, or serves as a crew member of a spacecraft
ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019
bilateral relations between Estonia and Russia
ritualistic and political suicide method
state-operated domestic Russian-language news agency
Kurdish autonomous Region in northern Iraq
The temporary suspension will need to be approved by the European Parliament and the member states.
Turkey launches a series of airstrikes on PKK targets in Duhok Governorate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Exit polls show Robert Golob's green Freedom Movement winning 35.8% of the vote over incumbent Prime Minister Janez Janša's right-wing populist Slovenian Democratic Party.
Finnish politician and the 46th Prime Minister of Finland
One person is killed and 14 others injured after police fire live bullets at protesters in Rambukkana.
Eighteen people are killed when a truck carrying 29 people flips over in Indonesia's West Papua province.
malware that collects and transmits user information without their knowledge
city in Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine
Columbiana Centre, Columbia, South Carolina
Two major explosions hit Kyiv after Russia conducts missile strikes during a high-level visit to the city by UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
second-highest constitutional office in the United States
military occupation zone of Russia on the territory of the Kherson Oblast of Ukraine
state to ban the teaching of critical race theory in schools.
Kurdish nationalist and separatist armed organization
An Indian Central Reserve Police Force officer is killed and another is wounded by militants in the Maisuma neighbourhood of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.
Eight people are killed and three more injured during an explosion at a bar in a military camp in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
At least 11 people are killed and a dozen injured in a landslide in Abriaquí municipality, Colombia.
Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province, Afghanistan
military engagement during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
conflict between two actors in which neither directly engages the other
Slovenian businessman and politician (born 1967)
Japan's Ministry of Defense reports that it scrambled fighters to intercept foreign military aircraft 1,004 times in 2021, in 722 of these cases the foreign aircraft were from the People's Republic of China.
land service branch of the Indian Armed Forces
An Israeli security guard in the Ariel settlement is shot dead in what is suspected to be a militant attack.
The Iron Dome intercepts a Hamas missile fired into Israel's Southern District from the Gaza Strip.
second-most populous Islamic denomination
The Russian Armed Forces give an ultimatum to the last remaining holdout of Ukrainian troops and "foreign fighters" at the Azovstal iron and steel works plant in Mariupol to surrender. Defenders of the Azov Sea port ignore the ultimatum.
Residents say that Russian occupiers have violently dispersed a pro-Ukrainian demonstration in Enerhodar.
English Channel migrant crossings (2018–present)
Protests against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
overview of protests against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
details regarding the 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak in Norway
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits the Papua New Guinean island of New Britain.
Date: 31 January 1949 – present (74 years and 2 weeks)
human settlement in Srinagar, Srinagar district, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Russia will maintain its export ban on wheat, rye, barley and maize until 30 June in order to stabilise its domestic market.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo test positive for COVID-19 after attending the Gridiron Club's annual dinner in Washington, D.C.. Several other attendees also tested positive.
European Union–Ukraine Association Agreement
Russian journalist and television presenter
German politician (FDP) and former federal Minister of Justice
member of a religious community of women
vote on whether a group of people still has confidence in a government or leader
Four Taliban members are killed and another is injured when their vehicle is hit by a roadside bomb in Nangarhar Province.
U.S. Health and Human Services secretary
restrictions by countries intended to stop spread of disease
head of the system of official prosecution in courts in Ukraine
Voters in France go to the polls to elect their next President.
prolonged period of excessively hot weather
A Dominica-flagged vessel berthed at the port in Mariupol is hit by artillery from the Russian Navy. One person is injured, but all crew members are successfully evacuated.
In American football, the United States Football League kicks off their inaugural season with the Birmingham Stallions defeating the New Jersey Generals 28–24, marking the return of the USFL for the first time since the 1985 season.
As part of the deal, fuel shipments will be allowed to enter the Houthi-controlled port of Al Hudaydah and commercial flights will resume in the capital of Sanaa.
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Lithuania
head of the state and government of Florida
The foreign ministers of the People's Republic of China and Solomon Islands sign a security pact.
major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War
Astronomers announce the discovery of K2-2016-BLG-0005Lb, an exoplanet that is said to resemble Jupiter.
series of ongoing insurgencies within Myanmar
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announces that the city of Mariupol has been "completely destroyed", stating the death toll as "tens of thousands".
armed rebellion against a constituted authority when those taking part in the rebellion are not recognized as belligerents
form of attack in which a perpetrator rams vehicle into people or structures
Centerra Gold announces that they have reached an agreement with Kyrgyzstan to hand control of the Kumtor Gold Mine to the Kyrgyz government.
Islamic terrorist attacks and arrests in Europe (2014-present)
A pair of Russian missiles strike a railway station in Kramatorsk, killing at least 50 people and injuring at least 87 others.
Russian Minister of Finance and First Deputy Prime Minister
These actions come as a reaction to the newly revealed Bucha massacre.
Date: 26 July 2009 – present (13 years, 6 months and 1 day)
Philadelphia lifts their mask mandate days after reinstating it.
Ukraine says that it will not allow residents to evacuate Mariupol today over concerns that the route is too dangerous.
Date: 18 April 2022 – present (9 months, 1 week and 2 days)
More than 150 Palestinians and three Israeli police officers are injured after Israeli police stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem. Hundreds of Palestinians across the Gaza Strip protest the storming.
administrative area, ceremonial county in England (excluding City of London)
street in Sacramento, California, United States
The act of a losing candidate publicly yielding to a winning candidate after an election when the overall result of the vote has become clear.
South Korea ends their COVID-19 restrictions two years after they were imposed.
defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football
Russia says that two Ukrainian helicopters "carried out at least six air strikes on residential buildings in the village of Klimovo" in Bryansk Oblast, injuring seven people.
Prince Andrew, Duke of York is stripped of his Freedom of the City of York following an unanimous vote by city councillors.
tanker designed for the transport of oil
The Israel Defense Forces raid the city of Nablus in the West Bank, killing one person and injuring 31 others.
Reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
alliance between different states with the purpose to cooperate militarily
Ukraine says that Russian forces have begun an anticipated military offensive in the Donbas with explosions reported in multiple cities.
The Russian defence ministry says it will begin to target Ukrainian "decision-makers", including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and command centres in the capital Kyiv if Ukrainian forces continue to attack Russian territory.
The World Meteorological Organization announces that Hurricane Ida will be retired from the list of Atlantic hurricane names after causing $75 billion in damage in the U.S.
symbols for self-identification which demonstrate unity, pride, shared values, and allegiance to one another in the LGBT community
Qatar bans LGBT symbols at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
It is reported that Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich has visited Kyiv in an effort to revive peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.
city in Western Asia, claimed by both Israel and the Palestinian Authority as its capital
Ukrainian Minister of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Iryna Vereshchuk announces that President Zelenskyy has ordered a third prisoner exchange with Russia, with 12 Ukrainian soldiers and 14 civilians returning to Ukraine.
incidents at the Israel–Syria border since 2011
1970s self-propelled anti-aircraft gun system by Siemens, Contraves, and Oerlikon
This is the 4th championship for the Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, and their first since 2008.
alliance of militias fighting against ISIL and other Islamist extremists in the Syrian Civil War
relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the State of Israel
Conditions across the West, Midwest, and Northeast
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, servicing most of Greater Los Angeles, declares a water shortage emergency and requires agencies to enforce restrictions on non-essential water usage as of June 1. This comes amid a drought which worsened as the 2021–22 California winter season was the driest on record.
At least 12 soldiers and four paramilitary fighters are killed and 21 others are injured during an attack on an army base in Namissiguima, Burkina Faso.
The Russian defence ministry confirms that the Russian Navy flagship cruiser Moskva sank in the Black Sea after an explosion and fire onboard. Ukraine claims to have hit the warship with Neptune anti-ship missiles.
U.S. Health and Human Services secretary Xavier Becerra announces that the Biden administration has extended the COVID-19 state of emergency for 90 days.
In retaliation for the Israeli raid, a group of around 100 Palestinian rioters vandalize Joseph's Tomb in Nablus.
organized force, possibly armed, other than the regular military
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Canada
long-ranged guns for land and sea warfare
The Israel Defence Forces perform a raid in the West Bank city of Jenin.
Thirty-one people are killed and 87 others are injured in a bombing at a Shia mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province. The Islamic State claims responsibility for the bombing.
any flowering plant spread as if naturally
Richmond Hwy./VA 110 at I-395, Arlington County, Virginia
Former Iranian MP Ali Motahari says the Iranian nuclear program initially aimed for a secret nuclear weapon and nuclear deterrence.
This win is Scheffler's first win at the tournament.
grass of which the fruits are used as grain, or the fruits themselves
act of giving another party the responsibility of carrying out the performance agreed to in a contract
However, the mask mandate will remain in place.
The Polisario Front suspends all relations with Spain.
Ukrainian forces recapture the city of Irpin after driving out the last Russian troops.
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Date: 17 June 1970 – present (52 years, 7 months, 1 week and 3 days)
The government withdraws its ban on foreign cruise ships.
The National Hockey League announces that the upcoming Winnipeg Jets game against the Seattle Kraken, originally scheduled for April 13, has been postponed to May 1 as a winter storm sweeps through the southern area of Manitoba.
military offensive in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
violent act where the offender pulls up a knife
The body of Reuters journalist Maks Levin is found in the town of Huta Mezhyhirska, near Kyiv.
aircraft landing made in response to a crisis
ongoing war in Eastern Europe since 2014
Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code
Section of the United States Bankruptcy Code
security force of India entrusted with protecting railway passengers, passenger area and railway property of the Indian Railways
The Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis agree to a UN-brokered nationwide truce, the first in years, for two months to mark the start of Ramadan. As part of the deal, fuel shipments will be allowed to enter the Houthi-controlled port of Al Hudaydah and commercial flights will resume in the capital of Sanaa.
Dozens of Sri Lanka Police officers have been injured in clashes with protesters and 52 people have been arrested.
overview about the foreign relations of Belgium
Kazakhstan, at the same time, announced it would introduce quotas for wheat and flour exports.
The European Commission launches disciplinary proceedings against Hungary under the newly-upheld conditionality mechanism that could block funds over rule-of-law concerns if the shortcomings do not prevent misuse of EU funds.
A bridge collapses in Loay, Bohol, Philippines, killing four people and injuring 23 others.
A person is killed and 24 are missing after a migrant vessel crashes off the coast of Spain's Canary Islands.
At least 20 people are killed and another 50 injured in clashes in the Amhara Region, Ethiopia.
HD1, the farthest known galaxy, is discovered 13.5 billion light-years away from Earth.
The United States House of Representatives votes 420–3 to pass legislation to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus following the invasion of Ukraine. Following this, the Senate also votes 100–0 to pass the legislation, sending it to President Joe Biden for approval.
the head of state in East Timor, elected by popular vote for a five-year term
Moldova's Supreme Security Council convenes an emergency meeting after yesterday's attacks in the breakaway Transnistria.
shrine in Mashhad, Iranian national heritage site
2022 wildfire in Lincoln County, New Mexico
However, the suspension of Russian gas deliveries to Bulgaria "poses a serious challenge to the security of supply to the country" as Bulgaria is almost completely dependent on Russian gas.
American government official and diplomat (born 1962)
town and administrative center of Tver region in western Russia
Portion of Jerusalem occupied by Israel in 1967
Poland blocks European Union's adoption of the 15% minimum corporate tax after previous holdouts have abandoned their opposition for the reform.
Unknown gunmen from Afghanistan storm a Pakistani military outpost near the border in Pakistan’s North Waziristan District, killing three soldiers.
convention center in Nevada, United States
Armed Fulani herdsmen kill 23 people in Benue State, Nigeria.
country in the Caucasus in Eastern Europe
lower house of the United States Congress
series of demonstrations in Peru to denounce inflation and to protest against President Pedro Castillo's government
overview of the situation of media freedom in Russia
Ministry of State Security (Transnistria)
genocide in western Sudan in the early 21st century
A 91-year-old Holocaust survivor is confirmed to have died on April 4, making her the second Holocaust survivor to be killed during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Date: 3 January 2021–ongoing (2 years, 1 month, 1 week and 1 day)
sedimentary rocks made of the chemical substance calcium carbonate
The 27-foot Soviet-era bronze statue under the People's Friendship Arch in Kyiv, representing Russian–Ukrainian friendship, is removed by order of Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko.
Date: 20 February 2014 – present (8 years, 9 months, 1 week and 3 days)
Date: 20 February 2014 – present (8 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Date: 20 February 2014 – present (8 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 4 days)
At least 33 people are killed and 43 others are injured by a bombing at a Sufi mosque in Kunduz, Afghanistan.
armed conflict in the Donbas region of Ukraine
bilateral relations of Norway and Russia
Date: 11 April 2002 – present (20 years, 9 months)
The U.S. FDA announces that they have approved the first test to detect COVID-19 through breathing.
Russia imposes sanctions on 287 members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom in response to sanctions on members of its State Duma. Senior cabinet ministers and House Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle are among those sanctioned.
landlocked territory near the Mediterranean coast of Western Asia
experimental monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19
men's basketball team of the University of Kansas
United Kingdom government cabinet minister heading the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The United States House of Representatives votes 420–3 to pass legislation to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus following the invasion of Ukraine.
S&P Global Ratings lowers its rating of Russian foreign obligations to "SD" (selective default) since the Russian government decided to use rubles to pay off its bondholders instead of using U.S. dollars as stipulated.
The Iranian Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade bans the import of iPhones.
Kenya says that the East African Community plans to deploy a peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Islamist insurgency in the DR Congo and Uganda
South Korean Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum announces that South Korea will lift their COVID-19 social distancing requirements beginning on April 18. The mask mandate, however, will remain in place.
head of the government of the Republic of Singapore
British multinational oil and gas company
Indian metropolis and union territory that includes New Delhi
president of the United States since 2021
Average price level for food across countries, regions and on a global scale
South Korea ends their COVID-19 restrictions two years after they were imposed. However, the mask mandate will remain in place.
baseball league representing the highest level of professional baseball in Japan
An armed Palestinian teenager is killed and three more are injured as Israeli soldiers raid a refugee camp in Jenin in an operation to arrest suspects involved in prior terror attacks in Israel.
As part of the same weather system, three storm chasers are killed in a car accident due to aquaplaning.
combined military forces of the Central African Republic
For the first time since the invasion began, more Ukrainians entered Ukraine from Poland than left, according to the Polish Border Guard.
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
multilateral free trade agreement and successor to TPP
Pakistani President Arif Alvi dissolves the National Assembly after Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri refused to hold a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was widely expected to lose the motion. Khan previously accused the United States of conspiring with the opposition to remove him due to his opposition towards US foreign policy, which the US denies.
agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services
specialised agency of the United Nations for meteorology
bilateral relations between Russia and France
municipality of the Philippines in the province of Bohol
Incumbent President Emmanuel Macron wins the first round with 28.1% of the vote and will face Marine Le Pen, who has obtained 23.3% of the vote, in the second round on April 24.
Date: 24 February – 4 April 2022 (1 month, 1 week and 4 days)
Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov says U.S. and NATO vehicles transporting weapons on Ukrainian territory are "legal military targets".
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since October 2022
city in the Palestinian National Authority
highest priority warning for a confirmed tornado from the National Weather Service
unicameral national legislature of Israel
Gazprom announces that it has "completely suspended gas supplies" to the gas companies of Poland and Bulgaria "due to [the] absence of payments in roubles".
set of related web pages served from a single web domain
Salafi jihadist militant Sunni Islamist group
Three people are killed in a mass shooting in Biloxi, Mississippi. The shooter is later killed in a standoff with police.
International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War
political alignment on the extreme end of right-wing politics
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Saudi Arabia
Israeli soldiers raid the refugee camp in Jenin where the perpetrator of the Tel Aviv shooting lived.
ongoing indirect conflict between Iran and Israel
ongoing refugee crisis caused by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
New York City BMT Fourth Avenue Line subway station
Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research
one of 7 Departments of the Swiss Federal Council
missile designed to target surface watercraft
military strategy during the Cold War with regard to the use of nuclear weapons
Twenty Islamic worshippers are killed during riots in Gondar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia.
President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola travels to Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk, and subsequently addresses the Verkhovna Rada.
political and economic union of 27 European states
consolidated city-county in Richmond County, Georgia, United States
transcontinental country straddling Western Asia and Southeastern Europe
city of regional significance of Ukraine
Health Canada authorizes the use of the AstraZeneca's antibody-based therapy Evushield for immunocompromised patients aged above 12 years.
baseball team and Major League Baseball franchise in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
A Dominica-flagged vessel berthed at the port in Mariupol is hit by artillery from the Russian Navy.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Ukraine is still ready to continue peace negotiations with Russia.
Bulgaria, Poland, and the European Union condemn the suspension.
former government of the United Kingdom (2019–2022)
Ranking system used by UEFA to allocate slots to European football clubs in UEFA Continental club championships.
Period of formation of tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic Ocean in 2021
South Korean Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum announces that South Korea will lift their COVID-19 social distancing requirements beginning on April 18.
Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic
provinces and territories under the administrative authority of Pakistan
528 Rohingya refugees flee an immigration detention centre in Penang State, Malaysia, following a riot inside the building. Six people are killed after colliding with motorcyclists while crossing a road.
individual act constituting a serious violation of the laws of war
diplomatic relations between Ukraine and European Union
Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy (Greece)
sovereign state situated on an island in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
Two brothers of dead Palestinian militant Raad Hazem are injured.
Incidents involving multiple victims of firearms, not including robbery or familicide
It is announced that over 5,000 new species of previously undiscovered RNA viruses were found in ocean-living organisms and proposed to group them into five new phyla, according to a paper published in Science.
Economic impact of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
UN Secretary-General António Guterres visits Moscow in order to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Before the meeting, Guterres calls for a ceasefire to end the war.
At least 13 people are killed and 10 others are missing after two boats carrying African migrants sink off the coast of Sfax, Tunisia. At least 19 people have been rescued.
international organization with the objective of ending hunger
Former President of Burkina Faso Blaise Compaoré is found guilty of complicity in the murder of the country's first president, Thomas Sankara, and is sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment.
One person is killed and 14 others are injured after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Bosnia and Herzegovina.
borough of New York City, New York, United States
General election to be held in Costa Rica
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hits the town of Pütürge in eastern Turkey.
conflict between Gangs and the Nigerian government
Date: 24 February 2022 – 8 April/14 May 2022 (2 months, 2 weeks and 6 days) (first phase) 19 May 2022 — 11 September 2022 (8 months and 1 week) (Kharkiv phase)
2022 terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan
coalition made between two or more parties to secure common interests
The government suspends civil liberties, including the right of assembly and protest.
sport that is practiced between two teams of eleven players
Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina
However, the number of aircraft sent or their origin are not disclosed.
Florida Parental Rights in Education Act
Two Israelis of the Breslover group are shot in Nablus after they attempted to enter through an unmanned checkpoint in order to pray at Joseph's Tomb. Fire damage is discovered inside several chambers of the tomb and is attributed to Palestinian rioters who were throwing stones at the tomb two days prior.
grave containing multiple number of human corpses, usually buried anonymously
interval immediately following the end of a war
A DHL Boeing 757-200 cargo plane breaks into two parts after making an emergency landing at the Juan Santamaría International Airport in San José, Costa Rica.
place, generally between two countries, where travellers or goods are generally inspected
Federal Ministry of the Interior (Germany)
tropical cyclone that forms in the North Atlantic Ocean
bilateral relations between Cameroon and Russia
financial crisis resuting from Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine
land force branch of the Syrian Armed Forces
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
American collegiate basketball competition
large gravitationally bound system of stars and interstellar matter
However, she says that the results are nonetheless a significant improvement from the previous election and therefore a victory for her party.
2020 economic downturn due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Branch of the Islamic State operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan
abusive sexual behavior by one person upon another
The Russian defence ministry claims that around 1,000 Ukrainian marines have surrendered to Russia. Ukraine makes no comment.
town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States
The gravestone and some other objects are damaged in the attack.
industrial region in southeastern Ukraine and southwestern Russia
Eight people are killed and 20 more are injured during a coal mine collapse in Aleksinac, Serbia.
group of finance ministers and central bank governors
The entire cabinet of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns following days of economic protests in Sri Lanka.
regiment formed from volunteers, integrated into the National Guard of Ukraine
Italian association football manager and former player
East Allegheny, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in India
lockdown in the United Kingdom due to the COVID-19 pandemic
urban area in Landskrona Municipality, Sweden
2022 anti-Shia terrorist attack in Mashhad, Iran
resort and entertainment complex in Bay Lake, Florida, United States
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of Oklahoma
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Victoria, Australia
colour, located between red and yellow in the spectrum of light
family of Russian military transport helicopters
The announced objective is to apprehend the perpetrators.
Germany announces the delivery of 50 ex-Bundeswehr Gepard anti-air tanks to Ukraine, the first heavy weaponry supplied by Germany since the start of the invasion.
2022 Nippon Professional Baseball season
MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada
Minister of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories
accident that occurs during the process of mining minerals
Two officers and two Tehrik-i-Taliban militants are killed in an ambush in North Waziristan, a district of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
List of retired Atlantic hurricane names
political conflict in Chile and Argentina today
Journalists and Ukrainian forces say that they have uncovered evidence of war crimes by the Russian military.
Transnistrian authorities say that several UAVs originating from the direction of Ukraine have been spotted near the Cobasna ammunition depot. However, this claim cannot be independently verified.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's office announces that mandatory indoor mask-wearing will be lifted for the second time on April 23 at 8 p.m., pending approval from the Knesset Health Committee.
Military weapons deposit in Cobasna, part of Moldova but under Transnistrian control
diplomatic relations between Solomon Islands and the United States of America
2015–present armed conflict in Afghanistan
latest presidential election held in France
The mayor is believed to have fled to Russia with his family.
soviet and Russian socially political and business daily newspaper
material of natural or synthetic origin (other than liming materials) applied to soils or to plants to supply essential nutrients
List of migrant vessel incidents on the Mediterranean Sea
lower house of Federal Assembly of Russia
Poland does not expect to experience disruptions from the suspension of natural gas deliveries.
Seventeen people are injured during a mass shooting and smoke bomb attack at the 36th Street station in Brooklyn, New York City, United States.
federal ministry of the Russian Federation
Seven people are killed and four more are injured inside the home of a former Syrian Democratic Forces official in Abu Khashab, Deir ez-Zor Governorate, during the Ramadan iftar.
Israel fires missiles at a Hamas weapon depot in Gaza in response to the Hamas attack. No injuries are reported.
Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs
Lebanese economist, academic and politician
a racialized classification of people, usually a political and skin color-based category for specific populations with a mid to dark brown complexion
Transnistrian Ministry of State Security
industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful products
A rocket is fired from Lebanon into Matzuva, Israel. Israel responds by firing at targets in Lebanon.
Russia says that two Ukrainian helicopters "carried out at least six air strikes on residential buildings in the village of Klimovo" in Bryansk Oblast, injuring seven people. Ukraine denies the accusations, saying that Russians shot the villages themselves as part of a plan to "whip up anti-Ukrainian hysteria".
bilateral relationship between Russia and the United States
exercises executive authority in the State of Israel
aircraft class designed to attack ground targets with lift provided by a powered rotor
vehicle that operates on the surface of the water without a crew
detecting planets located outside the Solar System
peer-reviewed open-access journal in plant science
Date: 15 March 2022 – 14 November 2022 (7 months, 4 weeks and 2 days)
geographical and historical region in the western territories of Ukraine
international agreement between the United States and the Pacific Island nations of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau
Date: 27 February – 28 March 2022 (1 month and 1 day)
administrative division (oblast) in eastern Ukraine
Malay Muslim separatist insurgent group in Thailand
self-governing Palestinian territory next to Egypt and Israel
Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov says U.S.
bilateral relations between United States and Panama
capital city of Razavi Khorasan Province, and second largest city in Iran
administrative division (oblast) in central Ukraine
Kazakhstan, at the same time, announced it would introduce quotas for wheat and flour exports. Russia will maintain its export ban on wheat, rye, barley and maize until 30 June in order to stabilise its domestic market.
lower legislative house of the Parliament of Pakistan
act in which an individual kills one or more other persons as well as oneself
East Slavic ethnic group, regardless of country of citizenship
A man is killed after reportedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at Israeli forces in Al-Khader, Bethlehem Governorate.
gas centrifuge designed to enrich uranium-235
firework designed to produce smoke upon ignition
non-governmental organization based in the United Kingdom
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says that weapons supplied to Ukraine "will be a legitimate target for Russia's military" and further stating "storage facilities in western Ukraine have been targeted".
explosive weapon, concealed under or on the ground
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by topic
No casualties or serious damage are reported.
Date: 24 February – 14 May 2022 (2 months, 2 weeks and 6 days)
Palestinian Sunni-Islamist organization that governs the Gaza strip, with an associated military wing. The group is recognized as a terrorist organization.
Russia also says it suspended operations in Kyiv as a "goodwill gesture" in order to promote peace talks.
Gazprom announces that it will stop delivering natural gas to Poland via the Yamal–Europe pipeline and to Bulgaria as both countries rejected Russia's demand to pay for the fossil fuel supply in Russian rubles. Poland does not expect to experience disruptions from the suspension of natural gas deliveries. However, the suspension of Russian gas deliveries to Bulgaria "poses a serious challenge to the security of supply to the country" as Bulgaria is almost completely dependent on Russian gas.
Voters in Costa Rica head to the polls to vote in the second round of the presidential election.
systematic destruction of all or a significant part of a racial, ethnic, religious or national group
upper house of the United States Congress
governing body of the Russian Armed Forces
vessel used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships
Boko Haram raid the town of Geidam, Yobe State, Nigeria, killing 12 people. Several buildings are destroyed, including a school.
right to form social or political groups and hold meetings
Japanese government ministry responsible for military and national defense matters
Twenty people are killed and at least one other is injured when a minibus collides with a vehicle in Bauchi State, Nigeria.
The farmers used tractors to block the road leading to the Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires.
Chinese astronauts Ye Guangfu, Wang Yaping and Zhai Zhigang of the Shenzhou 13 spacecraft land successfully in Inner Mongolia after spending 183 days in space.
U.S. President Joe Biden calls the Russian war in Ukraine a "genocide".
A ceremony is held to honour the staff at the former plant who continued to work under Russian occupation.
special administrative district that contains the Walt Disney World Resort
One person is killed and several more are injured after a militant bombs a money exchange hub in Kabul, Afghanistan.
40th Governor of Iowa; 30th and 32nd United States Secretary of Agriculture
land force component of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
military storage facility for ammunition or explosives
Islamic State supporter Ali Harbi Ali is convicted of the murder of British Conservative MP for Southend West David Amess. Ali is also convicted of preparing acts of terrorism.
Greece seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker Pegas/Lana off the island of Euboea as part of European Union economic sanctions on Russia.
Russian troops capture the city of Kreminna in Luhansk Oblast. Local authorities say that four refugees have been shot dead trying to escape the city.
rubber or rubber-coated projectiles that can be fired from either standard firearms or dedicated riot guns
List of journalists killed during the Russo-Ukrainian War
Hundreds of civilians are found dead on the streets in Bucha after the city is recaptured by Ukrainian forces.
An Israel Border Police officer is injured in a stabbing attack at the entrance to the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron.
one of seven open Gates in Jerusalem's Old City Walls
The Pentagon announces that Ukraine has received fighter aircraft and aircraft parts to bolster the Ukrainian Air Force.
digital cash system and associated currency
Chief director of Executive ministries in South Korea under order of the President
ongoing multi-sided civil war in Syria since 2011
Moldova's Supreme Security Council convenes an emergency meeting after yesterday's attacks in the breakaway Transnistria. President Maia Sandu says that the attacks were aimed at "destabilising the situation in the region", and also says that the military will improve combat readiness and increase patrols on the border with Transnistria.
bilateral relations of Russia and Sweden
Tyson Fury retains the WBC world heavyweight title after defeating Dillian Whyte via technical knockout in round 6 in front of 94,000 spectators at Wembley Stadium, London, a post-war British record. Post-match, Fury suggests that he may now retire from professional boxing.
Four gendarmes and seven border police are killed in a series of attacks by jihadist militants.
and killing 55 people in Louisiana, making Ida the 12th hurricane beginning with the letter I to do so.
series of demonstrations and riots in Burkina Faso
forms of unrest arising from a mass act of civil disobedience in which the participants become hostile toward authority, and authorities incur difficulties in maintaining public safety and order, over the disorderly crowd
legislative branch in Indonesia's political system
constituent country of the United Kingdom
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
form of team game played with an oval ball on a field marked out as a gridiron
The Russian Ministry of Justice revokes the registration of 15 foreign organizations, including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch (HRW), and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. No reason is given, but the revocations come days after HRW reported on war crimes committed by Russia during the invasion of Ukraine.
process of getting coal out of the ground
sound impact on creatures and property from a blast wave created by an object moving faster than the speed of sound
Le Pen concedes defeat to Macron, ensuring him a second term.
migration of people across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country
capital and most populous city of Russia
Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed for the Supreme Court of the United States, following a 53–47 vote by the Senate. Jackson is the first black woman to be confirmed for this position and will replace justice Stephen Breyer after he retires in the court's summer session.
45th presidential administration and cabinet of the USA (2017-2021)
inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled
head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature
Russia imposes sanctions on 287 members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom in response to sanctions on members of its State Duma.
act or process of firing firearms or other projectile weapons
The Russian defence ministry says that its forces have destroyed 16 Ukrainian military facilities, including five command posts, a fuel depot and three ammunition warehouses in "mass strikes" overnight.
land warfare branch of Peru's armed forces
federal defense forces of Germany and their civil administration and procurement authorities
air warfare branch of Pakistan's armed forces
armed conflict in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique
not-for-profit non-governmental organization
head of state and head of government of Costa Rica
A rocket is fired from Lebanon into Matzuva, Israel.
The Islamic State claims responsibility.
Date: 5 October 2017 – present (5 years, 4 months and 6 days)
Six people are dead and 13 more injured during a fire at a pharmaceutical factory in Andhra Pradesh, India.
widely cultivated cereal grain (focus on argiculture here, not on taxonomy)
headquarters of the United States Department of Defense; named after the shape of the building, a polygon with five (greek: penta) sides
separates the state territories of the two States
Hungarian politician, economist, mayor of Hódmezővásárhely
bilateral relations between Russia and Switzerland
Over 100 Pakistani lawmakers resign in protest of the no-confidence motion against Imran Khan, former Prime Minister of Pakistan.
local authority of the City of York, England
constituent political entity of the United States of America
nuclear research sites and processing facilities of Iran
citizens or residents of the United States of America
2022 attacks in Moldova's breakaway region of Transnistria
annual three-day event determining player selections for NFL teams
2010s migrant crisis in the European Union
Five people are injured when their car is stoned in East Jerusalem.
2022 killing of civilians in the Malian village of Mourrah
The attacker is killed during a shootout in nearby Jaffa.
bilateral relations between Russia and Romania
United Nations body tasked with the promotion of human rights
Six people are killed after colliding with motorcyclists while crossing a road.
In association football, Real Madrid wins a record 35th La Liga title, following a 4–0 victory over Espanyol.
light-duty truck with an enclosed cab and an open cargo area
class of gun designed to fire grenade shells
emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly
militant group and branch of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Former Crown Prince of Jordan Hamzah bin Hussein announces on Twitter that he is renouncing his "Prince" title, saying that his "personal convictions" are not in line with the "modern methods of our institutions". Hamzah has been under house arrest since last March after he accused Jordanian leaders of corruption and incompetence.
advisory body to the President of Moldova
reduction of human social interaction in an effort to prevent the spread of infectious disease
overview about face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic
intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states
fight-ending, winning criterion in certain full-contact combat sports
village in Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Three people are killed and 11 more are injured during a mass shooting at a bar in Tel Aviv, Israel. The attacker is killed during a shootout in nearby Jaffa.
The state-owned Syrian Arab News Agency says that Israeli airstrikes have hit the northwestern city of Masyaf. No casualties have been reported.
civilian national police force of Sri Lanka
capital and the largest city of Afghanistan
Boko Haram raid the town of Geidam, Yobe State, Nigeria, killing 12 people.
Israeli air defense system to protect against short-range rockets and artillery shells fired from distances of 4 to 70 km
Date: 5 May 2021 – present (1 year, 11 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
ongoing militant uprising in Jammu and Kashmir
regulation of the European Union and Euratom
This is the first known case of a foreign national facing possible prosecution under Russia's new "fake news" law.
Pakistani President Arif Alvi dissolves the National Assembly after Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri refused to hold a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was widely expected to lose the motion.
Soviet, then Russian guided missile cruiser in service 1983–1990 and 2000–2022
straight-line configuration of three celestial bodies in astronomy
expendable weapons or weapon components dispersed from a weapon system, such as bombs, missiles, mines and projectiles
Nigerian jihadist terrorist organization
The discovery was made using the now-retired Kepler space telescope.
One person is killed and several more are injured after a militant bombs a money exchange hub in Kabul, Afghanistan. While the Taliban says that ten people were injured, the city's emergency hospital counts an injury toll of 59.
defunct American football league (1983–85)
Videos on social media show low-flying attack helicopters firing rockets at a fuel depot in the city.
person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization
2012 school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, United States
The Sacramento Police Department arrests a 26-year-old man in connection to yesterday's mass shooting that left six people dead and 12 others injured.
pandemic in Washington, D.C., United States
armed conflicts that started from January 2012
administrative division (oblast) in western Russia
line of smartphones designed and marketed by Apple Inc.
motor vehicle designed to carry liquefied loads, dry bulk cargo or gases on roads
pending vote to remove Pakistani Prime Minister
At least three people are killed at the Trikut hills ropeway in Deoghar district, Jharkhand, India.
Japan and Russia sign an agreement on fishing quotas after a month of negotiations. The two countries agree on Japan's quota of 2,050 tons of salmon and trout within Russia's exclusive economic zone, which is the same level as last year, while Japan agrees to pay fees of between 200–300 million yen to Russia.
Israeli soldiers raid the refugee camp in Jenin where the perpetrator of the Tel Aviv shooting lived. A Palestinian Islamic Jihad member is killed and 13 other people are injured.
A tornado strikes Andover, Kansas, United States, inflicting heavy damage. As part of the same weather system, three storm chasers are killed in a car accident due to aquaplaning.
village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1832 onwards
journalism organization based in Washington, D.C.
The Peruvian government declares a state of emergency at Las Bambas copper mine after a week of camping by indigenous people.
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signs a law criminalising abortion in the state, with the exception of cases when the mother's health is in danger. According to the law, anyone performing an abortion could face a fine of up to $100,000 and up to 10 years in prison, although the woman undergoing the abortion would not be penalised.
county seat in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
ban on entering public areas such as streets or squares at certain times
UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss states that Russian forces must be pushed out of "the whole of Ukraine" including territory Russia captured eight years ago, in what the BBC describes as "the clearest statement yet of Britain's war aims".
United States officials plan to travel to Solomon Islands due to concerns that the country is making a security pact with China.
Date: 30 January 2020 – ongoing (2 years, 11 months and 4 weeks)
other organization in Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Myanmar's military junta pardons 1,619 prisoners in an annual tradition. However, no political prisoners were pardoned.
A soldier and six rebels are killed in fighting in Jammu and Kashmir, India.
United Kingdom government cabinet minister
district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Ukraine describes the explosions in Russia as "payback" and "karma" for Moscow's invasion.
farthest known galaxy (as of April 2022)
The Russian defence ministry claims that around 1,000 Ukrainian marines have surrendered to Russia.
Date: 26 February 2003 – present (19 years, 11 months, 2 weeks and 3 days)
practical rather than theoretical reality
overview of the foreign relations of Austria
A high court in Malawi convicts five people of killing an albino man and seven more people of selling the man's body parts. The body parts are desired by some local residents, who believe that they can bring luck and wealth.
collision of a vehicle with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, or other object
A DHL Boeing 757-200 cargo plane breaks into two parts after making an emergency landing at the Juan Santamaría International Airport in San José, Costa Rica. No one is injured.
city in Butler County, Kansas, United States
pyrokinetic engine used for propulsion; for the incendiary weapon, see Q2037215
Date: 28 February – 4 March 2022 (4 days)
war crimes committed during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
The European Commission proposes lifting all tariffs for Ukrainian produce not covered by the European Union–Ukraine Association Agreement for one year, while easing trade conditions for other goods.
Date: Full-scale war: 20 March 2003 – 9 December 2017 (14 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 5 days) Low-intensity conflict: 9 December 2017 – present (5 years, 2 months and 2 days)
government promoting its people's welfare
Ex. President of Sri Lanka and Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
Lavrov also stated that "NATO, in essence, is engaged in a war with Russia through a proxy and is arming that proxy.
American professional golfer Scottie Scheffler wins the Masters Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.
List of foreign aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
Philadelphia reinstates their indoor mask mandate amid an increase in the number of cases in the city, becoming the first major U.S. city to do so. The mandate will take effect on April 18.
Date: 13 November 1996 – present (26 years)
armed conflict involving Pakistan and armed militant groups
distinct ethnic groups who have inhabited the country of Peru's territory since before the arrival of Europeans
An unknown assailant throws acetone and red paint at Russian Nobel Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov as he traveled on a Moscow–Samara train, injuring him.
Levin had already disappeared several days before and is the sixth journalist to be killed in the country since Russia invaded.
town in Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Date: 6 May – 25 June 2022 (1 month, 2 weeks and 5 days)
The body parts are desired by some local residents, who believe that they can bring luck and wealth.
diplomatic relations between the Republic of Turkey and Ukraine
Indigenous peoples within the boundaries of Canada
Ten people are killed and 14 others are injured when a truck crashes into a tourist bus in Aswan Governorate, Egypt.
state that is a participant in the treaties of the European Union (EU)
academic movement regarding society, race and culture
Date: 2 September 1990 – present (32 years, 5 months, 1 week and 4 days)
The price of vegetable oils increases by 23% and the price of cereals increases by 17%.
A Colombian citizen is arrested in Russia on charges of "spreading false information" about the Russian Armed Forces on social media.
use of violence as a form of political, economic and religious coercion
Minister for Finance in the United Kingdom and Head of Treasury
capital city of Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine
The council also calls on the Prince to relinquish his title as Duke of York.
in baseball, an out called due to three strikes in an at-bat
capital of South Carolina, United States
central government of England, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Thirty-one people are killed and 87 others are injured in a bombing at a Shia mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province.
Nippon Professional Baseball team in the Pacific League
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
vice president of the United States since 2021
Russian viral vector vaccine based on human adenovirus
activities intended to create conditions that favour lasting peace
Foreign aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
act with the intent of disguising the actual source of responsibility and pinning blame on a second party
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo test positive for COVID-19 after attending the Gridiron Club's annual dinner in Washington, D.C..
The shooter is later killed in a standoff with police.
The Russian defence ministry confirms that the Russian Navy flagship cruiser Moskva sank in the Black Sea after an explosion and fire onboard.
West Bank, excluding East Jerusalem, a part of the State of Israel Capital, in the status of belligerent occupation, supported by international public law and the High Court of Justice of Israel
Israel fires missiles at a Hamas weapon depot in Gaza in response to the Hamas attack.
Four Europeans go missing after a diving trip off the coast of Mersing, in the Johor state of Malaysia.
Date: 2 June 2004 – 27 February 2009 (First phase) 4 April 2012 – 7 November 2013 (Second phase) 31 January 2015 – present (Third phase) (19 years)
Israeli coalition government formed in 2021
testing for COVID-19 in the United States of America
International reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Cyprus
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signs a law criminalising abortion in the state, with the exception of cases when the mother's health is in danger.
The study of the flower's rediscovery is published by the journal PhytoKeys and the Field Museum in Chicago.
usage of a copyrighted work without the author's permission
The Islamic State is suspected to be behind the attack.
Several buildings are destroyed, including a school.
city and county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is also invited to the summit.
Cobasna, Maiac, Tiraspol, Vărăncău and Vladimirovca, in Transnistria
American lawyer, judge of U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
railway facility where trains regularly stop to load or unload passengers and/or freight
At least ten civilians are injured and a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist is killed.
failure to meet the legal obligations of a loan (e.g. by suspending payments)
2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
grapheme in an alphabetic system of writing
head of state and head of government of the United States of America
Following this, the Senate also votes 100–0 to pass the legislation, sending it to President Joe Biden for approval.
Georgia becomes the ninth U.S. state to ban the teaching of critical race theory in schools.
2021–22 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
Palestinian practice of throwing stones at people or property
Mass shooting of civilians in Columbiana Centre, Columbia, South Carolina.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Sweden
Noble Yeats was a surpise victor at 50–1, beating the favourite Any Second Now.
The mandate will take effect on April 18.
city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States
A motive for the attack is unknown, but it is suspected to be a possible reaction to Muratov's opposition to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Political and military actions by a state to defeat an insurgency or a resistance movement and to address its root causes. The measures vary from intentionally deadly military force to gaining sympathy of a population ("Winning Hearts and Minds")
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says that weapons supplied to Ukraine "will be a legitimate target for Russia's military" and further stating "storage facilities in western Ukraine have been targeted". Lavrov also stated that "NATO, in essence, is engaged in a war with Russia through a proxy and is arming that proxy. War means war."
capital city of of Chernivtsi Oblast in western Ukraine and historical center of the Bukovina
Burkinabé politician, President of Burkina Faso from 1987 to 2014
Muslim jurist and theologian, generally Sunni
ship that is built and primarily intended for naval warfare
Seventeen people are injured during a mass shooting and smoke bomb attack at the 36th Street station in Brooklyn, New York City, United States. The attacker is at large.
Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed for the Supreme Court of the United States, following a 53–47 vote by the Senate.
English horse race held at Aintree every year
multinational counter-insurgent coalition
Russia is the second country to be suspended from the council, after Libya in 2011 during the final year of Muammar Gaddafi's rule.
holy month of fasting for Muslims, observed on the ninth month of the Islamic calendar
largest city in Pennsylvania, United States
During the spaceflight, Wang Yaping became the first Chinese woman to perform a spacewalk.
Date: 24 February 2022 – present (11 months and 2 days)
Saudi war against Houthis in Yemen launched in 2015
lower house in the Parliament of the United Kingdom
The U.S. CDC announces that the Biden administration will end the usage of Title 42, a series of COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the Trump administration in order to prevent migrants from entering the United States.
combat operations and doctrine designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action
UN Secretary-General António Guterres visits Moscow in order to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
sovereign state situated on several islands in Southeast Asia
A police officer is stabbed and injured by a Palestinian militant in Ashkelon, Southern Israel.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrive in Ukraine and meet with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
award or symbol for award conferred by some cities
Eleventh emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly
emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly convened on 28 February 2022 in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date: 10 December 2012 – present (10 years, 1 month, 2 weeks and 2 days)
North Korea's military development for weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear, chemical, and biological
Defenders of the Azov Sea port ignore the ultimatum.
national space program of the People's Republic of China
Body that advises president over the national security
country in Northwestern Europe with territories in the Caribbean
2007–08 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
2008 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Champion
missile strike against civilians in April 2022 in Ukraine
Duration: October 12, 2021 – June 26, 2022
Politician from East Timor and Nobel Prize laureate
United States Compact of Free Association: Palau Marshall Islands Micronesia
sanctions against Russia after its annexation of Crimea in early 2014
A militant Baloch freedom movement. Balochistan is occupied by Pakistan.
2022 baseball game of Japanese professional baseball
aircraft class designed to engage other aircraft in air-to-air combat
armed conflict between the Oromo Liberation Front and the Government of Ethiopia
first-level administrative territorial entity of Afghanistan
Russia claims that the Ukrainian Air Force conducted an airstrike on Belgorod, hitting several fuel facilities.
However, no political prisoners were pardoned.
result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves
The European Commission proposes lifting all tariffs for Ukrainian produce not covered by the European Union–Ukraine Association Agreement for one year, while easing trade conditions for other goods. The temporary suspension will need to be approved by the European Parliament and the member states.
termination of a pregnancy in the United States
Military's council formed after 2021 coup
North American professional ice hockey league
decommissioned nuclear power station near the city of Pripyat, Ukraine, known by Chernobyl disaster
ongoing armed conflict in Myanmar since the 2021 coup d'etat
geopolitical area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China, excluding Special Administrative Regions
Honduran President Xiomara Castro declares a state of emergency in the Colón Department following the death of three policemen in an ambush in Trujillo.
extra administration of vaccine after initial administration
preschool educational approach traditionally based on playing
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrive in Ukraine and meet with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In the highest-level American visit in Kyiv since the beginning of the Russian invasion, Zelenskyy is informed of the approved new military assistance for Ukraine.
main taxonomic rank (under the rank kingdom)
capital city of Kharkiv Oblast in eastern Ukraine
golfer with professional status; ordinarily cannot play in amateur tournaments
period immediately after the deadline for an obligation during which a late fee is waived
British press officer, wife of Boris Johnson
diagnostic testing for the respiratory illness COVID-19 and the underlying pathogen SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus
explosive device that gets its destructive force from nuclear reactions
central government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
President of Sri Lanka from 2019 to 2022
Date: November 17, 2019 – present (3 years and 2 months)
ice hockey team in the National Hockey League
combined military forces of Burkina Faso
separatist insurgency being waged against the governments of Iran and Pakistan
collective action by people in favor of a cause
the monitoring and observation of peace processes in post-conflict areas
bilateral relations between Palestine and Israel
incident where some group is killed by another
25th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
Spera District, Khost Province, Afghanistan Shultan District, Kunar Province, Afghanistan
Police say that the stabbing was likely motivated by political reasons.
1858–1947 British colonial rule on the Indian subcontinent
marriage in which one or more of the parties is married without their consent or against their will
international human rights advocacy and research NGO based in New York City
and NATO vehicles transporting weapons on Ukrainian territory are "legal military targets".
municipality in the Netherlands, seat of the Dutch government
Metsola becomes the first EU official to visit Ukraine since the Russian invasion began.
incident during the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Three people are killed in a mass shooting in Biloxi, Mississippi.
measures taken in care units to prevent contagious diseases from being spread among patients, health care workers, and visitors
city in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Russia says it will end its invasion if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agrees to conditions set during negotiations, specifically a legal guarantee that Ukraine will not join NATO by changing the Ukrainian constitution to include such a provision.
diplomatic relations between Japan and Russia
village in Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
attack in which the attacker knows they will die
organised and prolonged violent conflict between states
Authorities say that a search operation is ongoing and one person has since been rescued.
A man is injured during a stabbing attack in Haifa, Israel.
academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Indian reserve force assisting the State/Union Territories in police operations to maintain law and order and counter insurgency
unexplained disappearance of a child in 2007 in Portugal
family of miniature-sized loitering munition drones
Major League Baseball franchise in San Diego, California, United States
period of formation of tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific Ocean in 2022
fishery management system that allocates a secure privilege to harvest a specific area or percentage of a fishery's total catch to individuals, communities, or associations
company providing armed security services
Islamic State supporter Ali Harbi Ali is convicted of the murder of British Conservative MP for Southend West David Amess.
conflict over the Kashmir region between India, Pakistan and China
engineering vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort
efforts to form a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinian people
credit rating agency, subsidiary of S&P Global
List of rocket attacks from Lebanon on Israel
preventative and therapeutic medications for COVID-19 infection
Indonesian act on sexual violence and crimes
district in the city of Sacramento, California
Russia denies the claim, accusing Ukraine of destroying their own hospitals.
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
73rd annual season of Nippon Professional Baseball
extracted from seeds, or less often, from other parts of fruits
professional American football league founded in 2021
Several other attendees also tested positive.
head of state and government of the Maldives
capital city of California, United States
substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases, prepared from the causative agent of a disease, its products, or a synthetic substitute
Legislative body of the Islamic Republic of Iran
ongoing coronavirus pandemic in Scotland, United Kingdom
South Korean politician, 13th President of South Korea
legal term for a jury that cannot agree on a verdict
failing to stop after causing or contributing to a traffic accident
head of state and head of government of Honduras
The mayor of Balakliia in Kharkiv Oblast is charged with treason by Ukrainian authorities for accepting aid from Russian occupation forces. The mayor is believed to have fled to Russia with his family.
Governor Ron DeSantis signs a bill banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy in most cases, a reduction from the current 24 weeks.
head of state of the RSFSR (office established in 1991) and Russia
The mask mandate, however, will remain in place.
Head of the city of Kyiv, currently split into two offices
men's top professional football division of the Spanish football league system
common idea of a fish in the trout family
the presence of gay and lesbian players in football
Date: 16 September 2014 – present (8 years, 4 months, 1 week and 4 days)
In basketball, the Kansas Jayhawks rally from a 15-point deficit to defeat the 8th-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels 72–69 in the National Championship Game.
In the highest-level American visit in Kyiv since the beginning of the Russian invasion, Zelenskyy is informed of the approved new military assistance for Ukraine.
Date: 13 July 1989 – present (33 years, 7 months and 2 weeks)
A state in the northern part of Nigeria
2021–2022 edition of the National Hockey League season
head of state and of government of the U.S. commonwealth of Kentucky