Portal:Current events/2022 April 28

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Transnistria conflict
  • 2022 Transnistria attacks
    • Bulgaria calls on its citizens to leave Moldova immediately by "any available means of transport" due to the "complicating situation" in the country, and warns against any travel there. (Sofia Globe)
• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Two major explosions hit Kyiv after Russia conducts missile strikes during a high-level visit to the city by UN Secretary-General António Guterres. At least ten civilians are injured and a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist is killed. (Reuters) (VOA)
• Syrian civil war
  • Abu Khashab shooting
    • Seven people are killed and four more are injured inside the home of a former Syrian Democratic Forces official in Abu Khashab, Deir ez-Zor Governorate, during the Ramadan iftar. The Islamic State is suspected to be behind the attack. (AP)
• Afghanistan conflict
  • Nine people are killed and 13 others are injured after two bombs explode on a pair of Shia-majority buses in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province. (Reuters)
• Mapuche conflict
  • Twelve trucks are set on fire in the Araucanía Region of Chile, most likely by Mapuche protesters. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• A bridge collapses in Loay, Bohol, Philippines, killing four people and injuring 23 others. (ABC News)
• Two possibly intentional explosions are heard in southern Belgorod, Russia. (Reuters)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
    • COVID-19 vaccination in the United States
      • Moderna requests emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in babies, toddlers, and young children. (The Washington Post)

Law and crime

• 2022 Bermondsey stabbing
  • Joshua Jacques, who is suspected of committing a mass stabbing in Bermondsey, London, United Kingdom, on Monday, is charged with four counts of murder. (The Guardian)
• Georgia becomes the ninth U.S. state to ban the teaching of critical race theory in schools. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• Dritan Abazović is elected by the Parliament of Montenegro as the new Prime Minister, succeeding Zdravko Krivokapić, who was ousted by a motion of censure on 4 February. (Reuters)

Science and technology

• A small meteor travelling at an estimated 55,000 mph (88,514 km/h) explodes above western Mississippi, United States, causing several sonic booms. (NBC News)

Sports

• 2022 NFL Draft
  • In American football, the NFL Draft is held in Las Vegas, with the Jacksonville Jaguars selecting former Georgia Bulldogs defensive end Travon Walker with the first overall-pick. (ESPN)