Disasters and accidents

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes off the coast of Taiwan, prompting tsunami warnings for Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. A large section of the uninhabited Guishan Island collapses into the ocean. Nine people are killed in Taiwan, including four by rockfalls, with more than 930 others injured. (AP) (Al Jazeera)

• https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-earthquake-tsunami-f086aac0c3082036d1ca77c01828fb28
• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/4/3/taiwan-7-5-earthquake-live-tsunami-warnings-in-japan-philippines-taiwan

Law and crime

Uganda's Constitutional Court upholds the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023, which prescribes the death penalty for certain homosexual acts. (South China Morning Post)

• https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3257708/uganda-top-court-declines-block-controversial-anti-gay-law-sees-some-rights-infringed?module=Africa&pgtype=section