Armed conflicts and attacks

A humanitarian aid flotilla headed for Gaza was halted in Turkey after Guinea-Bissau withdrew its flag from two out of three vessels. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/gaza-aid-flotilla-halted-after-vessels-flag-removed-activists-say-2024-04-27/

Disasters and accidents

At least three fatalities are reported in Oklahoma as a tornado outbreak impacts the central United States. (CNN)(AP)

• https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/28/weather/plains-midwest-storms-tornadoes-climate-sunday/index.html
• https://apnews.com/article/tornadoes-storms-oklahoma-damage-3106c502a148f7ea969809cbd3b2d6ba

Disasters and accidents

A magnitude-6.5 earthquake strikes off the southwestern coast of Java island, Indonesia. The epicenter of the earthquake was located about 150 kilometers away from Garut, West Java. At least four people are injured and some buildings are damaged. (The Jakarta Post)

• https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/04/28/magnitude-65-earthquake-strikes-off-java-island-authorities.html

Disasters and accidents

A munitions truck explodes at a military base in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia, killing 20 soldiers and destroying multiple buildings. (Al Jazeera) (DW)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2024/4/27/twenty-cambodian-soldiers-killed-in-ammunition-base-explosion-pm
• https://amp.dw.com/en/cambodia-20-soldiers-killed-in-army-base-blast/a-68938911

Law and crime

Three police officers are killed during an ambush in Cañete, Chile, after receiving false emergency calls. They are shot dead before their vehicle is set on fire. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/chiles-president-boric-declares-national-mourning-period-after-3-police-officers-2024-04-27/

Politics and elections

Conservative MP Dan Poulter defects to the Labour Party. (BBC News)

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68913287