Revision as of 10:54, 3 May 2023 editCarter00000 (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users3,051 edits Amend wording.Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit← Previous edit | Latest revision as of 15:22, 17 November 2023 edit undoFamily27390 (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users39,726 editsNo edit summaryTags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit | ||
(47 intermediate revisions by 30 users not shown) | |||
Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
<!-- All news items below this line --> | <!-- All news items below this line --> | ||
'''Armed conflicts and attacks''' | '''Armed conflicts and attacks''' | ||
*] | *] | ||
**] | |||
⚫ | **The ]ese foreign ministry announces that a seven-day ] has been agreed to, lasting from 4 to 11 |
||
***] | |||
⚫ | *The ] seize the ]-flagged ] Niovi. | ||
****] accuses ] of attempting to assassinate ] ] after two drones were shot down near the ]. A spokesman claimed that Putin was not inside the Kremlin at the time of the attack. A video shows at least one drone hitting the compound. Ukraine denies any involvement in the attack. | |||
**] | |||
***Russia's ] says that it has arrested seven ] who were allegedly planning a "series of high-profile sabotage and terrorist acts" in ], including an attack on the ] ]. | |||
**] | |||
***] shell ], killing 16 ]s and injuring 22 others. | |||
*] | |||
**] | |||
***]'s ] evacuates 36 Australians from ], reportedly overnight. | |||
⚫ | **The ]ese foreign ministry announces that a seven-day ] has been agreed to in Sudan, lasting from May 4 to 11. | ||
⚫ | *The ] seize the ]-flagged ] ''Niovi'' in the ]. | ||
'''Business and economy''' | |||
*The ]'s board of governors elects ] business executive ] as the next ]. | |||
'''Disasters and accidents''' | '''Disasters and accidents''' | ||
*] | *] | ||
** |
**Floods have killed 109 people in ] and six people in ]. | ||
*] | |||
**Two people are killed, one is missing and several are displaced during heavy ]s in the ] region, ]. | |||
*Seventeen people are killed and 29 others are injured after a public bus and a truck collide with each other on a highway in ], ]. | |||
*Eight people are killed after a fire breaks out in a construction container in ], ]. | |||
'''Law and crime''' | '''Law and crime''' | ||
*] | *] | ||
** |
**A boy kills nine people in a ] at an ] in ], ]. | ||
*] | |||
**One person is killed and four others are injured in a ] at a medical facility in ], ], ]. The suspected shooter is later arrested following an 8-hour manhunt. | |||
*]'s ] ]s 2,153 ]s to mark ]. | *]'s ] ]s 2,153 ]s to mark ]. | ||
*]ian ] and ] ] is |
*]ian ] and ] ] is ] to eight years in prison. | ||
'''Science and technology''' | |||
* Researchers announce the successful extraction of ] from a 20,000 year old elk-tooth pendant found in ]. | |||
<!-- All news items above this line -->}} | <!-- All news items above this line -->}} |
Latest revision as of 15:22, 17 November 2023
May 3, 2023 (2023-05-03) (Wednesday)Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022–2023 Western Russia attacks
- 2023 Kremlin drone attack
- Russia accuses Ukraine of attempting to assassinate President Vladimir Putin after two drones were shot down near the Kremlin. A spokesman claimed that Putin was not inside the Kremlin at the time of the attack. A video shows at least one drone hitting the compound. Ukraine denies any involvement in the attack. (BBC News)
- 2023 Kremlin drone attack
- 2022–2023 Crimea attacks
- Russia's Federal Security Service says that it has arrested seven Ukrainian agents who were allegedly planning a "series of high-profile sabotage and terrorist acts" in Crimea, including an attack on the Head of the Republic of Crimea Sergey Aksyonov. (Reuters)
- Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian forces shell Kherson Oblast, killing 16 civilians and injuring 22 others. (Reuters)
- 2022–2023 Western Russia attacks
- War in Sudan (2023)
- Evacuation of foreign nationals during the War in Sudan (2023)
- Australia's Royal Australian Air Force evacuates 36 Australians from Sudan, reportedly overnight. (Sydney Morning Herald) (ABC News Australia)
- The South Sudanese foreign ministry announces that a seven-day ceasefire has been agreed to in Sudan, lasting from May 4 to 11. (Firstpost) (Reuters)
- Evacuation of foreign nationals during the War in Sudan (2023)
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seize the Panama-flagged oil tanker Niovi in the Strait of Hormuz. (Tasnim News Agency)
Business and economy
- The World Bank's board of governors elects American business executive Ajay Banga as the next President of the World Bank Group. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Africa floods
- 2023 Emilia-Romagna floods
- Two people are killed, one is missing and several are displaced during heavy floods in the Emilia-Romagna region, Italy. (AP)
- Seventeen people are killed and 29 others are injured after a public bus and a truck collide with each other on a highway in New Valley Governorate, Egypt. (Reuters)
- Eight people are killed after a fire breaks out in a construction container in Brno, Czech Republic. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Vladislav Ribnikar Elementary School shooting
- A boy kills nine people in a mass shooting at an elementary school in Belgrade, Serbia. (Reuters)
- 2023 Atlanta shooting
- One person is killed and four others are injured in a mass shooting at a medical facility in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The suspected shooter is later arrested following an 8-hour manhunt. (AP)
- Myanmar's State Administration Council pardons 2,153 political prisoners to mark Vesak Day. (ABC News) (Xinhua)
- Belarusian activist and blogger Roman Protasevich is sentenced to eight years in prison. (AFP via Barron's)
Science and technology
- Researchers announce the successful extraction of ancient DNA from a 20,000 year old elk-tooth pendant found in Denisova Cave. (Reuters)