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April 28, 2024 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
  - Ukraine withdraws from the villages of Berdychi, Semenivka, and Novomykhailivka in Donetsk Oblast. (Reuters)
Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus
- Two police officers are killed and four more injured during a shooting at a checkpoint in Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia. The five gunmen are also killed in the ensuing shootout. The group also attacked another checkpoint a week ago in the same region, killing two officers and wounding another. (AP)

Arts and culture

Disasters and accidents

At least 25 people are killed and 13 injured when a bus plunges into a ravine in Cajamarca, Peru. (Reuters)
Eighteen people are killed and 32 others are injured as a bus crashes on a highway in Malinalco, Mexico. (Reuters)

Health and environment

The Philippines announces that it will close all schools on Monday and Tuesday, due to an extreme heat wave currently affecting the country. (The Straits Times)

Politics and elections

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