Portal:Current events/2024 April 17

April 17, 2024 (2024-04-17) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Chernihiv strikes
    • At least 17 people are killed and 60 injured in a Russian missile strike, which hit an eight-storey building in a densely populated area in Chernihiv. (BBC News) (Reuters)

Business and economy

• Vietnam mounts a $24 billion rescue for the Sai Gon Joint Stock Commercial Bank, which is currently involved in a massive fraud case. (Reuters)
• The former Fokker 70 Dutch government aircraft used between 1996 and 2017 is up for sale. (NOS)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Persian Gulf floods
  • Dubai suffers flooding as it is hit with the heaviest rainfall in 75 years; at least one person dies. (The Guardian) (Reuters)
• Hundreds of people are evacuated after the Ruang volcano erupts in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• Impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas
  • The United States Senate votes to dismiss both impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. (Reuters)
• 2024 Croatian parliamentary election
  • Voters go to the polls to elect members to the Sabor. (The Guardian)

Science and technology

• Scientists find in the Westbury Formation fossil remains of the Ichthyotitan, the largest marine reptile ever. (NOS)

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