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April 2, 2023
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2023-04-02
)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Russian invasion of Ukraine
2022–2023 Western Russia attacks
2023 Saint Petersburg bombing
Russian pro-
government
war correspondent
Vladlen Tatarsky
is killed by a
bombing
at a café in
Saint Petersburg
owned by oligarch
Yevgeny Prigozhin
. Sixteen others are injured.
(TASS)
Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russian forces
shell
Kostiantynivka
,
Donetsk Oblast
, killing six
civilians
and injuring eight others, according to the
Ukrainian government
.
(Reuters)
Kivu conflict
South Sudanese troops
arrive in
Goma
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
, becoming the fourth country to join a
coalition
of
peacekeeping
missions to fight
insurgencies
.
(Xinhua)
Disasters and accidents
At least 21 people are dead and others are missing after a
landslide
in the locality of Bolowa (Bulwa village/
Masisi Territory
),
North Kivu
,
Democratic Republic of Congo
.
(Al Jazeera)
Fifteen people are killed after two
Gold pits
are
flooded
in
Cibitoke Province
,
Burundi
.
(AP)
Politics and elections
2023 Andorran parliamentary election
Andorrans
head to the polls to elect the 28 members of the
parliament
.
(elPeriódico)
2023 Bulgarian parliamentary election
Bulgarians
head to the polls to elect the 240 members of the
parliament
. Exit polls show former Prime Minister
Boyko Borisov
's party
GERB
narrowly defeating former Prime Minister
Kiril Petkov
's party
We Continue the Change
by 0.2%.
(DW)
2023 Finnish parliamentary election
Finns
head to the polls to elect the 200 members of the
parliament
. Centre-right
National Coalition Party
wins the most votes at 20.7%, while the ruling
Social Democratic Party
places third with 19.9%.
(Euronews 1)
(Euronews 2)
2023 Montenegrin presidential election
Former economic minister
Jakov Milatović
defeats incumbent
Milo Đukanović
to become the new
President
of
Montenegro
, with 60.1% of the vote.
(Reuters)
2024 Republican Party presidential primaries
Former
Arkansas Governor
Asa Hutchinson
announces
his campaign
for the
2024 United States presidential election
during an interview with
ABC News
.
(ABC News)
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