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Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • A Russian missile strike on Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, kills at least two civilians and injures 29 others. (The Wall Street Journal)
  • The head of the Blagodarnensky District in Stavropol Krai, Russia, announces the death of Dmitry Lissitzky, commander of a battalion of the 247th Guards Air Assault Regiment who gained infamy in the 2014 Battle of Ilovaisk. Ukraine says he was killed in battle while pro-Russian sources say he committed suicide. (Novaya Gazeta Europe)

• Afghanistan conflict
  • Six people are killed and several others injured when a suicide bomber detonates himself near the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• At least 16 people are killed by a landslide at a village in Alausí, Chimborazo Province, Ecuador. (BBC News)

Law and crime

• 2023 Covenant School shooting
  • A woman kills six people at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, before being killed by police. (CNN)
• Burkina Faso suspends France 24 broadcasts after the news agency aired an interview with the leader of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb earlier this month. The Burkinabé government accused France 24 of being a "mouthpiece for terrorists" and "hate speech", which the agency denied as "unfounded". (Reuters)
• One person is killed and five others are injured during a mass stabbing at a school in São Paulo, Brazil. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2023 Israeli anti-judicial reform protests
  • Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces a pause on his government’s controversial judicial reform bill until April 30, the opening of the Knesset’s summer session. (USA Today)
• 2023 Scottish National Party leadership election
  • Humza Yousaf is elected as the new leader of the separatist Scottish National Party, defeating Finance Secretary Kate Forbes with 52.1% of the vote. (BBC News)

Science and technology

• Internet censorship in France, Censorship of TikTok, Censorship of Twitter
  • France bans the use of Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and other apps on government employees’ phones due to concerns relating to insufficient data security measures. (AP News)

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