More than 70 Islamic State – West Africa Province militants are killed during airstrikes by Niger and Nigeria at the border between the two countries.
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April 17, 2022 (Sunday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Six people are killed by Russian missile strikes on Lviv.
For the first time since the invasion began, more Ukrainians entered Ukraine from Poland than left, according to the Polish Border Guard.
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.
Business and economy
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.
Health and environment
International relations
North Korea says that it tested a new weapon to boost their tactical nuclear capabilities.
Law and crime
Myanmar's military junta pardons 1,619 prisoners in an annual tradition. However, no political prisoners were pardoned.
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.
Two people are killed and 13 more injured in a mass shooting at a party in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
Politics and elections
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.
Sports
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.
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