Armed conflicts and attacks

Three children are killed and several others are injured after an Israeli airstrike hits a tent encampment in the Nuseirat refugee camp, resulting in a fire which spread through parts of the camp. Altogether, at least 45 people are killed from today's attacks. (Al Jazeera)

• https://aje.io/v8wiq7?update=3664963

Armed conflicts and attacks

Twelve people are killed and around 90 others, including children, are injured in a Russian KN-23 ballistic missile strike on Kyiv, Ukraine. (CTV News) (Reuters)

• https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/russian-strike-on-kyiv-kills-12-in-biggest-attack-on-ukrainian-capital-since-last-summer/
• https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/missile-that-killed-eight-russian-strike-kyiv-was-nkorean-kyiv-source-says-2025-04-24/

Armed conflicts and attacks

Al-Shabaab militants seize the town of Wargaadhi and its military base in Middle Shabelle, Somalia. More than 40 militants and twelve clan fighters are killed in related combat. (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/24/al-shabab-battles-somalias-army-for-strategic-military-base

Arts and culture

Archaeologists from the University of Barcelona confirm that the remains discovered in Valls, Catalonia, Spain, correspond to the ancient Iberian city of Cissa, the scene of the Battle of Cissa during the Second Punic War. (RTVE)

• https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20250424/hallan-valls-restos-ciudad-ibera-kissa-escenario-guerras-punicas/16552772.shtml

Disasters and accidents

Four people are killed and four others are injured, including one critically, when a dump truck crashes into six pedestrians working on powerlines in Eden, North Carolina, United States. (WFMY-TV)

• https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/traffic/crash-eden-nc-multiple-roads-closed-police-investigating/83-a6e1843e-1cb7-4bbb-8393-61d3a73ce290

Law and crime

24-year-old Robert E. Crimo is sentenced to 21 life sentences for killing seven people and injuring 48 others in a mass shooting during the 2022 Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois, United States. (CNN)

• https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/24/us/robert-crimo-iii-july-fourth-parade-shooter-to-be-sentenced/index.html

Law and crime

Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in is indicted on charges of alleged corruption and bribery for receiving ₩217 million (US$152,000) in connection with his son-in-law's employment at airline Eastar Jet in Thailand. (DW)

• https://www.dw.com/en/south-korea-former-president-moon-indicted-for-bribery/a-72328199

Politics and elections

The Palestinian Central Council votes 170–1 to establish the position of Vice President of the State of Palestine. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/palestinians-establish-vice-presidency-post-no-candidate-named-yet-2025-04-24/

Science and technology

The Shenzhou 20 spacecraft launches successfully from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, carrying three astronauts on a six-month mission to install space debris protection in the Tiangong space station and carry out scientific experiments on solar and cosmic ray radiation on planarians. (Reuters) (DW)

• https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/china-launches-shenzhou-20-mission-chinese-space-station-state-media-reports-2025-04-24/
• https://www.dw.com/en/china-sends-3-astronauts-off-to-space/a-72335837

Sports

In American football, the NFL draft is held at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, with the Tennessee Titans selecting quarterback Cam Ward from the Miami Hurricanes as the first overall pick. (The Washington Post)

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/04/24/nfl-draft-live-updates-picks-analysis/