Portal Current events 2022 April 25

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • April 2022 Belgorod and Bryansk attacks
      • Two large fires occur at an oil refinery and a military depot in Bryansk, Russia. (The Guardian)
    • Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast
      • Kherson mayor Ihor Kolykhaiev announces that Russian forces have taken control of the Kherson City Council. (Ukrinform)
    • According to Ukraine, Russian missile strikes hit numerous train stations across Ukraine. (The Guardian)
    • A person is killed after Russia bombs the Kremenchuk Oil Refinery in Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast. (Reuters) (Ukrinform)
    • Regional authorities say that five people have been killed by airstrikes on Zhmerynka and Koziatyn, Vinnytsia Oblast. (Reuters)
• Transnistria conflict
  • 2022 Transnistria attacks
    • The office of the Transnistrian Ministry of State Security in Tiraspol is attacked with grenade launchers. There is damage reported to the building, but there are no reports of casualties. (Reuters)
• List of rocket attacks from Lebanon on Israel
  • A rocket is fired from Lebanon into Matzuva, Israel. Israel responds by firing at targets in Lebanon. (Times of Israel)

Arts and culture

• A limestone statue of the Canaanite goddess Anat from 2,500 BC is found in the Gaza Strip. (ABC News)

Business and economy

• Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk
  • Elon Musk reaches an agreement to buy Twitter for $44 billion. (The Verge)

Disasters and accidents

• A landslide has left at least 2 dead and 9 injured in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (BBC News)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Beijing
      • Authorities in Beijing begin COVID-19 testing for millions of residents after a recent increase in COVID-19 cases. (BBC News)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
    • COVID-19 drug development
      • The U.S. FDA formally approves the Gilead Sciences drug Remdesivir, commonly known as Veklury, for young children with COVID-19. (MarketWatch)

International relations

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Germany–Russia relations
      • Russia's foreign ministry expels 40 German diplomatic staff in a retaliatory move after Germany expelled the same number of Russian diplomats. (Reuters)
• Former Iranian MP Ali Motahari says the Iranian nuclear program initially aimed for a secret nuclear weapon and nuclear deterrence. (Iran International)

Law and crime

• Crime in London
  • 2022 Bermondsey stabbing
    • Four people are killed during a mass stabbing at a house in Bermondsey, London, United Kingdom. (BBC News)