An American citizen is killed in Khartoum, becoming the second confirmed foreign death.
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April 20, 2023 (Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
An Iranian Navy commander claims on state television that the Iranian Navy forced a U.S. submarine to surface as it transited the Strait of Hormuz and that the submarine violated Iranian territorial waters. The U.S. denies the Iranian claims.
The United States sends additional troops and equipment to Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti in preparation for a possible evacuation of Americans from Sudan.
Five Indian soldiers are killed in a suspected militant attack in Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.
Russian authorities report an explosion in Belgorod near the border with Ukraine, saying that it left a 20-metre (66 ft) crater in the city center. It resulted from an accidental discharge of ammunition from a Russian airplane.
Business and economy
American media site BuzzFeed reports that it will shut down BuzzFeed News as part of its site-wide layoffs.
Law and crime
Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo loses his request for an emergency stay in the United States, as a deadline for his extradition to Peru nears, where he faces numerous charges.
Politics and elections
Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai Aleksandr Uss resigns after being offered a position in the federal government. Russian President Vladimir Putin invites Deputy Finance Minister Mikhail Kotyukov to assume the post of acting governor.
Science and technology
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