Portal:Current events/2023 April 22

Armed attacks and conflicts

• Mali War
  • At least nine civilians are killed and 60 others are injured in a triple suicide bombing outside the airport in Sévaré, Mopti Region, Mali. (Reuters)
  • A Malian Air Force attack helicopter crashes into a residential area of Bamako while returning from operations against jihadists near the Mauritanian border. Three people on board are killed and six on ground injured. (MENA FN) (AA France)
• 2023 Sudan conflict
  • Evacuation of foreign nationals during the 2023 Sudan conflict
    • France and Saudi Arabia announce that they will evacuate their citizens from Sudan, joining the United States and the United Kingdom in doing so. (The Washington Post) (Gulf News)

Disasters and accidents

• Two people are killed and twelve others are injured in a fire in a restaurant in Madrid, Spain. (Reuters)

International relations

• Japan–North Korea relations
  • Japan places its Self-Defense Forces on high alert as defence minister Yasukazu Hamada says that Japan could potentially shoot down the North Korean reconnaissance satellite that is expected to be launched by Pyongyang if it falls in Japanese territory. (Reuters)
• Germany–Russia relations
  • Russia announces the expulsion of several German diplomatic personnel in a tit-for-tat decision following the expulsion of Russian personnel from Germany. (RFE/RL)