Portal:Current events/2022 April 30

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • 2022 Russia–Ukraine peace negotiations
      • Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says that sanctions must be lifted as part of the peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. (Reuters)
    • April 2022 Belgorod and Bryansk attacks
      • Governor of Kursk Oblast Roman Starovoyt says that shells have been launched at a border checkpoint from the direction of Ukraine. (Reuters)
    • Around 20 civilians have left the steel plant, a deputy commander of the Azov Battalion says. (The Times of Israel)
• Afghanistan conflict
  • At least one person is killed and three others injured when a van explodes in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Reuters)
• Sinai insurgency
  • A natural gas pipeline is blown up in Bir al-Abd, North Sinai, Egypt, by suspected jihadist militants. (Times of Israel)

Disasters and accidents

• A plane carrying four people crashes in Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada, killing everyone on board. (CBC)
• A tornado strikes Andover, Kansas, United States, inflicting heavy damage. As part of the same weather system, three storm chasers are killed in a car accident due to aquaplaning. (BBC News) (USA Today)
• Five people are rescued and dozens of others remain trapped after a building collapses in Changsha, China. (BBC News)
• A tricycle falls into a man-made channel in Itay El Barud, Egypt. Eight children die and four people are rescued. (AP)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China
      • It is announced that Beijing residents must show proof of a negative COVID-19 test in order to enter public spaces as part of a major tightening of restrictions in the Chinese capital. (BBC News)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan
      • Taiwan reports a record for the third consecutive day of 15,419 new COVID-19 cases. (Focus Taiwan)

International relations

• Israel–Palestine relations, Israeli–Palestinian peace process
  • Hamas warns that, if another attempt to storm the al-Aqsa Mosque is made by Israel, war could break out. (France 24)

Sports

• 2021–22 La Liga
  • In association football, Real Madrid wins a record 35th La Liga title, following a 4–0 victory over Espanyol. Manager Carlo Ancelotti becomes the first manager to win titles in all of Europe's top five leagues. (ABS-CBN News)