Portal:Current events/2018 April 2

• 2018 Gaza border protests
  • Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and United States President Donald Trump hold a telephone conversation discussing the incidents. (Business Standard)

• Earthquakes in 2018
  • A magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes near Tarija, Bolivia, and is felt as far as São Paulo, Brazil, approximately 3,000 kilometres (1,900 mi) away. There are no reports of major damage or casualties. (ABC)
• A lorry carrying five circus elephants crashes in Albacete, Spain, killing one elephant. (Fox News)
• An oxygen cylinder explodes at a Burger King restaurant in Yerevan, Armenia, resulting in at least nine injuries. (Public Radio of Armenia)
• A light aircraft and a small jet collide on a runway at Marion Municipal Airport, Indiana, United States. Two are killed and five more survive. (CNN)

• China–United States relations
  • The White House criticizes China's decision to place tariffs of up to 25% on 128 U.S. imports including pork and wine which was in retaliation to U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to introduce tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminium imports. (BBC)
• South Africa's Winnie Madikizela-Mandela OLS, also known as Winnie Mandela dies.Winnie Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, and the ex-wife of Nelson Mandela and a well respected ANC Stalwart.

• Philippine presidential election, 2016
  • The manual recount of the votes begin for the 2016 vice presidential candidates, former Senator Bongbong Marcos and incumbent Vice President Leni Robredo. (CNN)
• Caste politics in India
  • ​Nine people have died amid violent protests involving tens of thousands of protesters from the SC/ST caste groups across India. (News18)
• Terrorism in Egypt
  • The Egyptian Parliament approves a draft law creating the 18-member Supreme Council for ‎Combating Terrorism and Extremism. The new body is headed by the President and is expected to also contain the Prime Minister, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the defence and interior ministers. The new body replaces the National Council to Combat Terrorism and Extremism created by Presidential decree by Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in 2017. (Asharq Al-awsat) (Arab News)
• Egyptian presidential election, 2018
  • Incumbent Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is declared the winner, with 97% of the vote and a 41% turnout. (Ahram Online)

• Chinese space program
  • Chinese space station Tiangong-1 crashes into the South Pacific Ocean near Tahiti. (CNN) (BBC)
• Astronomers report the discovery of MACS J1149 Lensed Star 1, nicknamed Icarus, the farthest known star at 9 billion light-years away. (Space)
• The Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor launches to the International Space Station to monitor and research thunderstorms. (BBC)

• 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
  • Villanova beats Michigan 79–62 to win the NCAA men's basketball championship. (Market Watch)