Portal:Current events/2023 April 23

Armed attacks and conflicts

• 2023 Sudan conflict
  • Battle of Khartoum
    • The Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines announces the suspension of all flights to Sudan to ensure the safety of its citizens and raises alerts to level 3 after a Filipino is hit by a stray bullet in Khartoum. (RPN Radio) (ABS-CBN) (GMA Network)
  • Syria suspends all of its flights to Sudan, following the deaths of 11 Syrians in the country. (NPA Syria) (New Arab)
  • Evacuation of foreign nationals during the 2023 Sudan conflict
    • Operation Raus aus Khartum
      • Many countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, and Canada, evacuate their nationals and some civilians from Khartoum, or announce plans to do so. (BBC News)
  • Canada and the United States suspend all diplomatic operations in Sudan due to the ongoing conflict. (Barron's) (Washington Times)
  • Sudan reports a large internet outage across the entire country during the night. (Al Jazeera)
  • 2023 Sudanese refugee crisis
    • Thousands of Sudanese refugees are reported to have entered South Sudan and Egypt. (Reuters) (DW)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Southern Ukraine campaign
    • According to the Institute for the Study of War and various Russian military bloggers, the Ukrainian military have taken up positions on the east bank of the Dnieper river north of the town of Oleshky. (Novaya Gazeta Europe)
• Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
  • Armenia says that an Azerbaijani sniper killed an Armenian soldier. The government of Azerbaijan denies the claim, stating that its own soldiers came under fire in Nagorno-Karabakh. (AP via Al Arabiya)
  • Azerbaijan sets up a checkpoint at the Lachin corridor connecting Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh in violation of the 2020 ceasefire agreement which guarantees free and safe passage to the region. (DW)

Business and economy

• American retailer Bed Bath & Beyond files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. (NPR)

Disasters and accidents

• Three people are killed and one person is injured when a train collides with a car near Neustadt am Rübenberge, Lower Saxony, Germany. (AP)

Law and crime

• Khalistan movement
  • Indian police arrest Sikh separatist Amritpal Singh for his role in an assault on a police station in February. (Al Jazeera)
• Odebrecht scandal
  • Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo is extradited from the United States and is taken to prison on charges related to money laundering. (Reuters)
• Malindi cult
  • Forty-seven members of the Good News International Church are found dead from suspected starvation in Malindi, Kilifi County, Kenya. (BBC News)

Politics and elections

• 2022–2023 North Kosovo crisis
  • 2023 Kosovan local elections
    • In North Kosovo, heads of four municipalities are elected amid a boycott by Serbian parties and a record low turnout of 3.5%. All four elected mayors are ethnic Albanians, although there is a dominant Serb population in the municipalities. (RFE/RL)

Science and technology

• The United Kingdom launches its UK Emergency Alert System, sending a test emergency population warning to all 4G and 5G mobile phones for the first time. Many people do not receive the alert, particularly users of the Three mobile network. The Cabinet Office acknowledges that the emergency alert did not reach some people, saying that it is "reviewing the test". (BBC News)