April 28, 2024 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Ukraine withdraws from the villages of Berdychi, Semenivka, and Novomykhailivka in Donetsk Oblast. (Reuters)
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus
- Two police officers are killed and four more injured during a shooting at a checkpoint in Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia. The five gunmen are also killed in the ensuing shootout. The group also attacked another checkpoint a week ago in the same region, killing two officers and wounding another. (AP)
Arts and culture
- Nicole Kidman becomes the first Australian to earn the AFI Life Achievement Award for her contribution to American cinema. (Rolling Stone)
Disasters and accidents
- At least 25 people are killed and 13 injured when a bus plunges into a ravine in Cajamarca, Peru. (Reuters)
- Eighteen people are killed and 32 others are injured as a bus crashes on a highway in Malinalco, Mexico. (Reuters)
Health and environment
- The Philippines announces that it will close all schools on Monday and Tuesday, due to an extreme heat wave currently affecting the country. (The Straits Times)
Politics and elections
- International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war
- 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses
- Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein is arrested while participating in a pro-Palestine protest at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. (Newsweek)
- Hawai'i becomes the first US state to call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza. (KGMB-TV)
- 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses
- 2024 United States presidential election
- Cornel West 2024 presidential campaign
- Cornel West wins the nomination of the Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party, gaining ballot access in Vermont. (Ballot Access News)
- Cornel West 2024 presidential campaign