Canada pledges $132.2 million dollars to Sudan to help people affected by the country's ongoing humanitarian crisis.
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April 12, 2024 (Friday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Russia launches drone strikes across Ukraine. Critical infrastructure is damaged in Kherson Oblast and a fire occurs at the Dnieper Hydroelectric Station in Zaporizhzhia causing around half a tonne of oil products to leak into the Dnieper river.
Two Fano militants are killed and a third is arrested during a shootout with police near the Millennium Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A civilian is also killed and two officers are wounded.
Dozens of Russian military instructors arrive in Niger as part of an agreement with the ruling military junta to a install state-of-the-art air defence system.
Hezbollah forces launch dozens of airstrikes into northern Israel. The militant group says that the airstrike barrage targeted IDF artillery positions. No casualties are reported.
Business and economy
The European Union pledges €1 billion in short-term financial aid to Egypt to help stabilise the country's economy.
International relations
The United States restricts travel for its embassy personnel in Israel amid fears of a retaliation by Iran.
The British government advises against all travel to Israel and the Palestinian territories due to the imminent possibility of an Iranian strike.
Law and crime
Law and order
The military junta in Mali prohibits all forms of media from reporting on activities of political parties and associations.
Science and technology
Russia successfully test-launches an intercontinental ballistic missile from the Kapustin Yar launch complex in Astrakhan Oblast.
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