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Current events of April 7, 2014 (2014-04-07) (Monday)

2014 pro-Russian protests in Ukraine:
- Pro-Russian activists occupying a government building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk have proclaimed the creation of a sovereign Donetsk People's Republic independent of the capital Kiev. (The Guardian) (The Irish Times)
- The acting President of Ukraine, Olexander Turchynov, calls an emergency cabinet meeting to respond to protests in the cities of Donetsk, Luhansk, and Kharkiv. (BBC)
- Ukrainian special forces clear armed protesters from the security service headquarters in Donetsk. CNN

The Finance Minister of France says that his country is committed to both budget cuts and growth, and willing to make "tough brave" decisions. (Reuters)

President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins arrives in the United Kingdom for a state visit, the first to the UK by an Irish Head of State. (RTÉ) (BBC)

Indian general election, 2014:
- Voters in India start going to the polls in a six-week General Election which will end on May 12. (AFP via Dawn)

In an address to the Washington-based Brookings Institution, George Robertson, a former Secretary-General of NATO says that Scottish independence would be "cataclysmic in geo-political terms". (BBC)

Lawyer Cù Huy Hà Vũ, one of Vietnam’s most famous dissidents, is released early from prison. Afterwards, he travels to the United States. (VOA)

A critical vulnerability referred to as the Heartbleed bug is discovered in certain versions of the popular OpenSSL software which allows attackers to steal information from internet servers which would otherwise be protected. (BBC)