Sunday, April 16th, 2023 

After 18 years under construction, the Olkiluoto 3 reactor in Finland, Europe’s most powerful nuclear power plant at 1.6 GW, begins delivering regular electrical output. Construction began in 2005 and was originally scheduled for completion in 2009. (Reuters) 

Thirty six people are killed when Islamic State gunmen ambush a group of truffle hunters in Hama Governorate. Five shepherds are also killed near Deir ez-Zor. (France 24) 

The Sudanese military is said to have retaken control of the presidential palace and other key government installations in Khartoum. The military says Khartoum International Airport remains under the control of Rapid Support Forces, but that it was holding back from launching airstrikes to avoid destroying the airport. (Reuters) 

Chinese Minister of Defense Li Shangfu meets with President of Russia Vladimir Putin and Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in Moscow, as part of his four-day visit to Russia. This is Li’s first overseas visit since becoming Minister of Defense in March. (CBS News) 

Thousands of people protest against rising inflation at Wenceslas Square in Prague, Czech Republic, demanding the government’s resignation. (VOA) 

At least seven people are killed and another is injured during a mass shooting in La Palma resort in Cortazar, Guanajuato, Mexico. (Xinhua) 

Former Indian Parliament member Atique Ahmed, and his brother Ashraf Ahmed, are assassinated on live television while giving an interview to reporters in Allahabad, while in the custody of police, Uttar Pradesh, India. In response to the murders the Uttar Pradesh government bars gatherings of more than four people across the entire state. Three suspects have been detained. (CNN)

Saturday, April 15th, 2023 

Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Libya and Qatar suspend all planes from inside and outside of Sudan due to the ongoing conflicts and closure of several airports, airlines also fear attacks on their planes mainly in Khartoum. (Libya Observer) 

Twelve people are killed and 28 others are injured when a bus falls into a gorge in Raigad, Maharashtra, India. (Daily Excelsior) 

Four people are killed and about 20 others are injured in a mass shooting at a birthday party in Dadeville, Alabama, United States. (AL.com) 

Twitter begins limiting the number of automated messages being able to be sent by the National Weather Service, including emergency alerts, before walking back the c(NWS Tsunami Alerts) 

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Saturday, April 15th, 2023 

The United Kingdom’s Department for Transport approves Ford Motor Company‘s hands-free driving vehicles on 2,300 miles (3,700 km) of motorways in England, Scotland and Wales. The UK becomes the first European country to approve hands-free driving technology on public roads. (BBC News) 

Germany shuts down its last three nuclear plants, after the deadline to phase out nuclear energy was delayed by three months due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (DW) 

SpaceX launches Earth observation satellite TAIFA-1, Kenya’s first operational satellite, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket. The satellite will collect environmental data, including data on floods, droughts and wildfires. (Reuters) 

Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) to search for life in the Jovian system, with an expected arrival date of 2031. (BBC News) 

President Emmanuel Macron signs the pension reform bill into law as protests intensify in the country. (The Guardian) 

Fighting occurs across Sudan three days after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) mobilized. The RSF claims to have captured Khartoum International Airport and the presidential palace in Khartoum. At least 25 people are killed and over 100 others are injured. (BBC News) 

Chad closes its border with Sudan as heavy fighting continues between the Sudanese military and rebel forces. (Anadolu Agency) 

Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida is evacuated during a speech in Wakayama, Japan, after an “explosion-like sound” is heard. A suspect, believed to have thrown a smoke bomb, is arrested. (CNN) 

The 2023 Rutgers University strike ends as an agreement is reached between faculty and the administration, returning 9,000 staff to work. (CNN) 

Twelve people are killed and 28 others are injured when a bus falls into a gorge in Raigad, Maharashtra, India. (Daily Excelsior) 

Equatorial Guinea confirms six more cases of Marburg virus, bringing the total number of cases in the country to fifteen. (Reuters) 

The Parliament of the Cook Islands decriminalizes same-sex relationships between men. (RNZ) 

Corach Rambler, ridden by Irish jockey Derek Fox, wins the 175th Grand National horse race at Aintree Racecourse. The start of the race was delayed due to animal rights activists storming the track, with at least 118 people being arrested. (BBC Sport) 

Friday,  April 14th, 2023 

The Supreme Court of Canada upholds Quebec’s provincial ban on homegrown cannabis despite a 2018 federal ruling which allowed small quantities of cannabis to be grown at home. (Reuters) 

A Russian missile strike on Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, kills at least eight civilians and injures 21 others. (The New York Times) 

A major prisoner swap of nearly 900 prisoners begins between rival factions in Yemen. (AFP via France 24) 

At least 30 people are killed by suspected CODECO militants during a raid at a village in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters) 

Ghana becomes the first country to approve Oxford’s malaria vaccine R21/Matrix-M. (Pharmaceutical Technology) 

Tanzanian members of parliament call on the government to tighten laws against homosexual sex with the death penalty. (The Citizen) 

Twelve people are killed after riots break out in a prison in Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador. (Reuters) 

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Thursday, April 14th, 2023 

The U.S. FBI arrests 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira for allegedly leaking government documents to a Discord gaming group. (NBC News) 

The European Council agrees to donate a billion euros worth of ammunition to Ukraine through an EU financing instrument. (tagesschau) 

The German government approves a request by Poland for the export of former GDR MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine. (tagesschau) 

In the battle of Bakhmut, Russian forces are able to reach the centre of the city, according to Ukrainian and Russian sources. (Spiegel) 

The Sudanese government warns of a possible conflict after the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group mobilizes in several Sudanese cities. (Al Jazeera) 

A 38-year-old tech consultant from Emeryville, California, United States, is arrested for killing Cash App founder Bob Lee earlier this month. (BBC News) 

North Korea launches a ballistic missile towards northern Japan, prompting evacuation orders in Hokkaido, before the missile falls into the sea. (Al Jazeera) 

The Ugandan military kills notorious criminal Tom Lopusi, who led a massive jailbreak in Moroto District in September 2020. (Xinhua) 

The Court of Appeal of the Republic of Moldova sentences the pro-Russian oligarch Ilan Shor to 15 years in prison in absentia. (Reuters) 

The parliament of Malawi approves a new defence act, expanding its Defence Force with the creation of a fourth service. (NyasaTimes) 

The government of Bolivia calls on the armed forces to tighten border controls in order to prevent the smuggling of state-subsidized fuel. (Reuters) 

Cyclone Ilsa hits Western Australia, Australia as the strongest storm to hit the region in a decade. (CNN) 

Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 

A massive fire at a recycling plant in Richmond, Indiana, sends plumes of toxic smoke into the air and forces the evacuation of about 2,000 people in a half-mile radius of the fire. (CNN) 

NPR announces that it will no longer use Twitter after the social media site labeled it and the BBC as “government-funded media”. Shortly thereafter, Twitter CEO Elon Musk announces that the labelling of the BBC will be changed to “publicly-funded media”. (BBC News)

Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in the first such visit between the two countries since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011 in order to discuss the security situation in Syria and the return of Syrian refugees. (Al Jazeera) 

Four soldiers are killed in a mass shooting at a military base in Punjab, India. Authorities say the shooting is not terror-related. (Al Jazeera) 

Tuesday,  April 11th, 2023 

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces that Jews will be prohibited from visiting the Temple Mount for the remainder of Ramadan, following raids by Israeli forces on the al-Aqsa Mosque last week. National security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir condemns the decision. (Al-Monitor) 

The World Health Organization reports the first death from H3N8 in a 56-year-old woman in Guangdong Province, China, who died last March 16. The virus has been circulating since 2002, when it first appeared in North American waterfowl. (The Guardian) 

Sweden announces the indefinite closure of its embassy in Pakistan. (The Pakistan Daily) 

In ice hockey, the Boston Bruins break the NHL record for the most points scored in a single season with 133 points. This comes two days after surpassing the 2018–19 Tampa Bay Lightning and 1995–96 Detroit Red Wings for the most wins in a regular season with their 63rd win. (CBS Sports) (ESPN) 

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Tuesday,  April 11th, 2023 

In ice hockey, the Boston Bruins break the NHL record for the most points scored in a single season with 133 points. This comes two days after surpassing the 2018–19 Tampa Bay Lightning and 1995–96 Detroit Red Wings for the most wins in a regular season with their 63rd win.  (ESPN) 

The Shiveluch volcano in the Russian Far East erupts, sending ash up to 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) into the air. (DW) 

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces that Jews will be prohibited from visiting the Temple Mount for the remainder of Ramadan, following raids by Israeli forces on the al-Aqsa Mosque last week. National security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir condemns the decision. (Al-Monitor) 

The World Health Organization reports the first death from H3N8 in a 56-year-old woman in Guangdong Province, China, who died last March 16. The virus has been circulating since 2002, when it first appeared in North American waterfowl. (The Guardian) 

Sweden announces the indefinite closure of its embassy in Pakistan. (The Pakistan Daily) 

U.S. officials confirm that top secret U.S. government documents relating to the war in Ukraine have been leaked on social media, revealing details of Ukrainian military vulnerabilities. The Pentagon refers the leak to the Department of Justice, which has opened a criminal investigation into the leak. (Reuters) 

Fighting breaks out near the Armenian village of Tegh, with casualties on both sides. (Armenia News) 

At least 100 people are killed in an airstrike by the military junta in the village of Pazigyi (Kanbalu Township) in Sagaing region, in the third major civilian attack since the junta’s offensive in Sagaing began in February. It is the junta’s deadliest attack since seizing power in 2021. (The New York Times) 

The Taliban say that the 313 Central Corps carried out an operation in Parwan Province, killing eight rebels, including a commander, of the National Resistance Front. (Arab News) 

Four soldiers are killed in a mass shooting at a military base in Punjab, India. Authorities say the shooting is not terror-related. (Al Jazeera) 

Hundreds of residents of Gangneung, South Korea, are forced to evacuate as more than 2,300 firefighters combat a spreading wildfire. (AP) 

Germany expels the ambassador of Chad, Mariam Ali Moussa in a tit-for-tat decision following the expulsion of the German ambassador from Chad last week. (Reuters) 

President of Malawi Lazarus Chakwera pardons 200 prisoners, including a former minister convicted of corruption, his office says. (NyasaTimes) 

Monday,  April 10th, 2023 

Ahead of the upcoming elections Turkey’s president Erdoğan comissions the TCG Anadolu, the new flagship of the nation’s navy, a light aircraft carrier intended to host 10 F-35 fighter jets. (Reuters)(Naval News) 

Five people are killed and eight others are injured in a mass shooting at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The perpetrator, who livestreamed the attack on Instagram, is also killed. (The New York Times) 

The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives up his plan to dismiss defense minister Yoav Gallant after massive protests. (Spiegel) 

A people’s court in Linshu County, Shandong, China, sentences prominent human rights and democracy activists Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi to 14 and 12 years in prison, respectively, for subverting state power. (The Guardian) 

The staff of Rutgers University vote to go on the first strike in the school’s 257 year history, affecting over 67,000 students. (NPR) 

A 15-year-old Palestinian boy is killed by Israeli soldiers in Jericho, in the occupied West Bank. (Al Jazeera) 

Four people are killed and 15 others are injured when a motorcycle bomb targeting a police vehicle explodes in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera) 

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Sunday, April 9th, 2023 

The documents are compiled from multiple sources, including the Central Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, and the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the State Department. (CNN) 

Three parties (Reform, E200 and Social Democrats), led by Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, agree to a new government coalition, five weeks after the parliamentary elections in Estonia. (AP) 

Israel launches retaliatory airstrikes on Syrian territory after several rockets were launched toward the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights. (The Guardian) 

A Russian missile strike on Zaporizhzhia destroys a residential building and damages dozens of other buildings, killing two civilians and injuring another. Russian attacks are also reported in other settlements, including Orikhiv and Huliaipole. (Reuters)  

Eight people are killed by a land mine planted by Islamic State in Deir ez-Zor, Syria. (Reuters) 

Six people are killed and another is injured by an avalanche near Mount Blanc, in the French Alps. (BBC News) 

Saturday, April 8th, 2023 

Two sets of classified documents of the United States relating to the Russo-Ukrainian War are leaked online. The leaks also include intelligence that the United States holds on other nations, including North Korea, China, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates. (CNN) 

Two soldiers are killed after their vehicle hits a roadside bomb in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. In a separate incident, a police officer is killed and two more injured during a grenade attack in Swabi. The Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for both attacks. (Associated Press) 

At least ten people are killed in Migori, Kenya, when a truck loses control and crashes into pedestrians. (Pulse) 

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Saturday, April 8th, 2023 

Chad expels German ambassador Gordon Kricke after he criticises the government’s delays of the 2024 election. (Deutschlandfunk) 

Police in Iran announce the installment of cameras in public places to identify and penalize women who do not observe dressing codes for hijabs, while also urging citizens to confront unveiled women. (Reuters) 

Friday,  April 7th, 2023 

The UK defence ministry says that Russian forces have captured the Bakhmutka river west banks, endangering Ukrainian supply lines. (Reuters) 

An Italian tourist is killed and seven others are injured in a vehicle-ramming attack in Tel Aviv, Israel. The perpetrator is shot dead by police. (BBC News) 

Two British-Israeli women are killed and their mother is injured in a drive-by shooting at their vehicle near the Hamra settlement in the occupied West Bank. (AP) 

Pakistan announces the arrest of the founder of the Baloch Nationalist Army in the country’s southwest. (AP via The Washington Post) 

A court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo sentences six men to life in prison for the assassination of Italian envoy Luca Attanasio in February 2021. (Reuters) 

After being arrested in Russia, American journalist Evan Gershkovich is charged with espionage. (Tagesschau) 

Pakistan announces the arrest of the founder of the umbrella group Baloch Nationalist Army in the country’s southwest. (AP via The Washington Post) 

Deputy Head Andrii Sybiha says that Ukraine is willing to hold talks on the future of Crimea if a Ukrainian counter-offensive reaches the Crimean administrative border. (The Guardian) 

At least 34 rockets are fired, four of which landed, from southern Lebanon toward northern Israel, injuring three people. Israel later fires artillery toward two Lebanese villages and the Gaza Strip, wounding a child in Khan Yunis. (Al Jazeera) (MENAFN) 

The Japanese Coast Guard reports that a Black Hawk military helicopter carrying ten crew members crashed near Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture. (Reuters) 

Gambia confirms a case of bird flu (Reuters) 

The International Court of Justice rules that the case of territorial dispute between Venezuela and Guyana over Guayana Esequiba can proceed. Guyanese President Irfaan Ali welcomes the decision and commits Guyana to solve the dispute peacefully. Venezuela had earlier rejected the ruling, alleging that the case cannot be heard without the involvement of the United Kingdom, Guyana’s former colonial power. (AP) 

Two Democratic lawmakers are expelled from the Tennessee House of Representatives for participating in pro-gun control protests following the Covenant School shooting. (The Washington Post) 

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