A man is injured during a stabbing attack in Haifa, Israel. Police say that the stabbing was likely motivated by political reasons.
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April 15, 2022 (Friday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
At least 39 people are killed in several Pakistani airstrikes in border areas of Afghanistan's Khost and Kunar provinces, allegedly targeting TTP members.
Russia launches major missile strikes on Kyiv, saying that the strikes are in retaliation for the April 2022 Belgorod and Bryansk attacks.
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.
An attempt by the Burmese army to take control of Lay Kay Kaw, a Karen National Union-controlled town, fails. .
Two bombings in Thailand by the Ethnic Malay Patani United Liberation Organisation kill one civilian and injure three police officers.
Business and economy
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.
Disasters and accidents
A migrant vessel crashes off the coast of Sabratha, Libya, killing at least 6 people and leaving 29 others presumed dead.
Health and environment
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.
Science and technology
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.
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