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April 6, 2022 (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
  - Eastern Ukraine offensive
    - Battle of Sievierodonetsk
      - Russian forces shell Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast, setting ten high-rise buildings on fire. (The Guardian)
    - Four civilians are reported to have been killed by the Russian military in Vuhledar, Donetsk Oblast. (Reuters)
  - 2022 Russia–Ukraine peace negotiations
    - Russia says it will end its invasion if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agrees to conditions set during negotiations, specifically a legal guarantee that Ukraine will not join NATO by changing the Ukrainian constitution to include such a provision. Russia also says it suspended operations in Kyiv as a "goodwill gesture" in order to promote peace talks. (Hindustan Times)
Afghanistan conflict (1978–present)
- A hand grenade is thrown into the Pul-e Khishti Mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing at least one person and injuring five others. (La Prensa Latina) (Deutsche Welle)
Iraqi conflict
- Three missiles land near an oil refinery in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan. Two American security personnel are injured. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

Four Europeans go missing after a diving trip off the coast of Mersing, in the Johor state of Malaysia. Authorities say that a search operation is ongoing and one person has since been rescued. (The Guardian) (ABC News)

Health and environment

COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
  - COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C.
    - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo test positive for COVID-19 after attending the Gridiron Club's annual dinner in Washington, D.C.. Several other attendees also tested positive. (NBC News)

Law and crime

A man dies after ramming his vehicle into the fence of the Russian Embassy in Bucharest, Romania and setting himself on fire. (Gazeta de Cluj) (Reuters)
Former President of Burkina Faso Blaise Compaoré is found guilty of complicity in the murder of the country's first president, Thomas Sankara, and is sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment. Compaoré has been in exile in Ivory Coast ever since resigning to the presidency following the 2014 Burkina Faso uprising. (The Guardian)
Poland arrests two Belarusian citizens on charges of spying for Minsk. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

2019–2022 Sudanese protests
- A protester is shot dead as security forces confront anti-coup demonstrations in the state of Khartoum, Sudan. (Reuters)
The governing coalition of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett loses its majority in the Knesset after coalition whip Idit Silman of the Yamina party defects to the opposition Likud party, raising the possibility of new elections in Israel for the fifth time in four years. (Axios)

Sports

2022 boycott of Russia and Belarus
- It is announced that Russian and Belarusian athletes will be banned from participating in the 2022 Boston Marathon due to the invasion. (Boston.com)

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 ****[[Battle of Sievierodonetsk (2022)|Battle of Sievierodonetsk]]
 *****[[Russian Armed Forces|Russian forces]] shell [[Sievierodonetsk]], [[Luhansk Oblast]], setting ten [[high-rise building]]s on fire. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/apr/06/russia-ukraine-war-latest-fresh-sanctions-loom-as-ukraine-says-more-than-4000-alleged-war-crimes-being-investigated-live?page=with:block-624d7e1e8f081f653cd8a225-pinned#block-624d7e1e8f081f653cd8a225-pinned (''The Guardian'')]
-****Two [[civilian]]s are reported to have been killed by the [[Russia]]n military in [[Vuhledar]], [[Donetsk Oblast]]. According to Ukrainian authorities, five people were injured. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-luhansk-region-tells-civilians-evacuate-while-they-can-2022-04-06/ (Reuters)]
+****Four civilians are reported to have been killed by the [[Russia]]n military in [[Vuhledar]], [[Donetsk Oblast]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-luhansk-region-tells-civilians-evacuate-while-they-can-2022-04-06/ (Reuters)]
 ***[[2022 Russia–Ukraine peace negotiations]]
-****Russia says that it will end their invasion if [[President of Ukraine|Ukrainian President]] [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]] agrees to conditions set during negotiations, specifically a legal guarantee that Ukraine will not join [[NATO]] by changing the [[Ukrainian constitution]] to include such a provision. Russia also says that it [[Kyiv offensive (2022)|suspended operations]] in [[Kyiv]] as a "goodwill gesture" in order to promote peace talks. [https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/ukraine-russia-lists-goodwill-gesture-for-talks-but-has-a-condition-to-end-war-101649239938256.html (''Hindustan Times'')]
+****Russia says it will end its invasion if [[Ukrainian President]] [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]] agrees to conditions set during negotiations, specifically a legal guarantee that Ukraine will not join [[NATO]] by changing the [[Ukrainian constitution]] to include such a provision. Russia also says it [[Kyiv offensive (2022)|suspended operations]] in [[Kyiv]] as a "goodwill gesture" in order to promote peace talks. [https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/ukraine-russia-lists-goodwill-gesture-for-talks-but-has-a-condition-to-end-war-101649239938256.html (''Hindustan Times'')]
-*[[Afghanistan conflict (1978–present)|Afghanistan conflict]]
+*[[Afghanistan conflict (1978–present)]]
-**A hand [[grenade]] is thrown into the [[Pul-e Khishti Mosque]] in [[Kabul]], [[Afghanistan]], killing at least one and injuring five people. [https://www.laprensalatina.com/at-least-1-dead-5-wounded-in-attack-on-mosque-in-afghan-capital/ (La Prensa Latina)] [https://www.dw.com/en/afghanistan-explosion-at-major-kabul-mosque-injures-several/a-61377069 (Deutsche Welle)]
+**A hand [[grenade]] is thrown into the [[Pul-e Khishti Mosque]] in [[Kabul]], [[Afghanistan]], killing at least one person and injuring five others. [https://www.laprensalatina.com/at-least-1-dead-5-wounded-in-attack-on-mosque-in-afghan-capital/ (La Prensa Latina)] [https://www.dw.com/en/afghanistan-explosion-at-major-kabul-mosque-injures-several/a-61377069 (Deutsche Welle)]
 *[[Iraqi conflict]]
 **Three missiles land near an [[oil refinery]] in [[Erbil]], [[Iraqi Kurdistan]]. Two [[America]]n security personnel are injured. [https://www.reuters.com/world/two-us-personnel-injured-syria-attack-officials-2022-04-07/ (Reuters)]
 '''Disasters and accidents'''
-*Four  [[Europe]]ans go missing  after a diving trip off the coast [[Mersing]], in the [[Johor]] state of [[Malaysia]]. Authorities say that a searching operation is ongoing one person has since been rescued. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/07/two-britons-are-among-four-tourists-missing-after-diving-trip-in-malaysia (''The Guardian'')] [https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/malaysia-searches-europeans-lost-dive-training-83924357 (ABC News)]
+*Four  [[Europeans]] go missing after a diving trip off the coast of [[Mersing]], in the [[Johor]] state of [[Malaysia]]. Authorities say that a search operation is ongoing and one person has since been rescued. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/07/two-britons-are-among-four-tourists-missing-after-diving-trip-in-malaysia (''The Guardian'')] [https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/malaysia-searches-europeans-lost-dive-training-83924357 (ABC News)]
 '''Health and environment'''
 *[[COVID-19 pandemic]]
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 '''Law and crime'''
-*A man dies after [[Vehicle-ramming attack|ramming his vehicle]] and [[Self-immolation|setting himself on fire]] into the fence of the [[Romania–Russia relations|Russian Embassy]] in [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]]. [https://gazetadecluj.ro/un-pedofil-care-si-a-abuzat-copilul-s-a-incendiat-si-a-intrat-cu-masina-in-ambasada-rusiei-la-bucuresti/ (''Gazeta de Cluj'')] [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/man-dies-crashing-car-into-russian-embassy-romanian-capital-2022-04-06/ (Reuters)]
+*A man dies after [[Vehicle-ramming attack|ramming his vehicle]] into the fence of the [[Romania–Russia relations|Russian Embassy]] in [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]] and [[Self-immolation|setting himself on fire]]. [https://gazetadecluj.ro/un-pedofil-care-si-a-abuzat-copilul-s-a-incendiat-si-a-intrat-cu-masina-in-ambasada-rusiei-la-bucuresti/ (''Gazeta de Cluj'')] [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/man-dies-crashing-car-into-russian-embassy-romanian-capital-2022-04-06/ (Reuters)]
 *Former [[President of Burkina Faso]] [[Blaise Compaoré]] is found guilty of complicity in the murder of the country's first president, [[Thomas Sankara]], and is sentenced ''in absentia'' to [[life imprisonment]]. Compaoré has been in exile in [[Ivory Coast]] ever since resigning to the presidency following the [[2014 Burkina Faso uprising]]. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/06/burkina-faso-ex-president-blaise-compaore-guilty-thomas-sankara (''The Guardian'')]
-*[[Poland]] arrests two [[Belarus]]ian citizens on charges of spying for [[Minsk]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/poland-arrests-two-belarusians-suspected-spying-minsk-statement-2022-04-06/ (Reuters)]
+*[[Poland]] arrests two [[Belarus]]ian citizens on charges of spying for [[Government of Belarus|Minsk]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/poland-arrests-two-belarusians-suspected-spying-minsk-statement-2022-04-06/ (Reuters)]
 '''Politics and elections'''
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 **A protester is shot dead as security forces confront anti-coup [[political demonstration|demonstrations]] in the state of [[Khartoum (state)|Khartoum]], [[Sudan]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/one-protester-shot-dead-by-security-forces-sudans-khartoum-medics-2022-04-06/ (Reuters)]
 *The [[Thirty-sixth government of Israel|governing coalition]] of [[Prime Minister of Israel|Israeli Prime Minister]] [[Naftali Bennett]] loses its majority in the [[Knesset]] after [[Whip (politics)|coalition whip]] [[Idit Silman]] of the [[Yamina]] party defects to the opposition [[Likud]] party, raising the possibility of new [[elections in Israel]] for the fifth time in four years. [https://www.axios.com/israeli-government-coalition-collapse-21df1f2e-3f52-4369-b426-31d9a995d2bc.html (''Axios'')]
+'''Sports'''
+*[[2022 boycott of Russia and Belarus]]
+**It is announced that Russian and Belarusian athletes will be banned from participating in the [[2022 Boston Marathon]] due to the invasion. [https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-marathon/2022/04/06/boston-marathon-excludes-runners-residing-in-russia-belarus/ (Boston.com)]
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