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April 19, 2022 (Tuesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Ukraine says that Russian forces have begun an anticipated military offensive in the Donbas with explosions reported in multiple cities.
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.
A civilian is killed and several others are injured by an explosion in Kramatorsk.
At least six people are killed and many others are injured by a school bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan.
One person is killed and 14 others injured after police fire live bullets at protesters in Rambukkana.
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.
Disasters and accidents
A tractor collides with a military vehicle in South Darfur, Sudan, killing five people.
International relations
The Russian foreign ministry expels 21 Belgian diplomats, 15 Dutch diplomats and 4 Austrian diplomats as a reciprocal measure.
Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi warns Israel that Iran will respond to any hostile action taken against it.
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.
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.
Politics and elections
The East Timorese people head to the polls for the second round of the presidential election between José Ramos-Horta and incumbent Francisco Guterres.
Science and technology
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