Portal:Current events/2023 April 20

April 20, 2023 (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2023 Sudanese clashes
- Battle of Khartoum
  - Amidst fighting, a food shortage is reported in Khartoum. (BBC News)
  - An American citizen is killed in Khartoum, becoming the second confirmed foreign death. (CBS News)
- The United States sends additional troops and equipment to Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti, as preparation for a possible evacuation effort of American citizens in Sudan. (ABC News)
Iran–United States relations
- An Iranian Navy commander claims to state television that the Iranian Navy forced a U.S. submarine to surface as it transited the Strait of Hormuz, and that the submarine violated Iranian territorial waters. The U.S. denies the Iranian claims. (Radiofarda)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022–2023 Western Russia attacks
  - Russian authorities reported an explosion in Belgorod near the border with Ukraine, saying the explosion left a 20m crater in the city center. The explosion resulted from an accidental discharge of ammunition from a Russian airplane. (Barron's via AFP) (Reuters)

Business and economy

American media site BuzzFeed reports that it will shut down BuzzFeed News as part of its site-wide layoffs. (NBC News)

Law and crime

Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo loses his request for an emergency stay in the United States, as a deadline for his extradition to Peru looms, where he faces numerous charges. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

Science and technology

Solar eclipse of April 20, 2023
- A hybrid solar eclipse occurs across the South Pacific in Australia, East Timor, and Indonesia. (New York Times) (People.com)
SpaceX Starship orbital test flight
- SpaceX launches the first test flight of Starship, the largest and most powerful launch vehicle to ever fly, from Starbase in South Texas. The vehicle successfully launched but lost control and the flight was explosively terminated four minutes after liftoff. (New York Times) (BBC)