April 12, 2024 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
- Russia launches drone strikes across Ukraine. Critical infrastructure is damaged in Kherson Oblast and a fire occurs at the Dnieper Hydroelectric Station in Zaporizhzhia causing around half a tonne of oil products to leak into the Dnieper river. (Reuters) (Ukrainska Pravda)
- Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
- War in Sudan
- Humanitarian impact of the war in Sudan
- Canada pledges $132.2 million dollars to Sudan to help people affected by the country's ongoing humanitarian crisis. (Global News)
- Humanitarian impact of the war in Sudan
- Alliance of Sahel States
- Nigerien crisis
- Dozens of Russian military instructors arrive in Niger as part of an agreement with the ruling military junta to a install state-of-the-art air defence system. (BBC News)
- Nigerien crisis
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- Hezbollah forces launch dozens of rockets into northern Israel. The militant group says that the missile barrage targeted IDF artillery positions. No casualties are reported. (Al Arabiya)
- War in Amhara
- Two Fano militants are killed and a third is arrested during a shootout with police near the Millennium Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A civilian is also killed and two officers are wounded. (The Washington Post)
Business and economy
- Economic impact of the Israel–Hamas war, Egypt–European Union relations
- The European Union pledges €1 billion in short-term financial aid to Egypt to help stabilise the country's economy. (Reuters)
International relations
- Iran–Israel proxy conflict
- Israeli bombing of the Iranian embassy in Damascus
- It is reported that Israel is preparing for a direct retaliatory strike from Iran on southern or northern Israel as soon as the next 24 to 48 hours. A person briefed by the Iranian leadership says that while plans to strike are being discussed, no final decision has been made. (The Wall Street Journal)
- The United States restricts travel for its embassy personnel in Israel amid fears of a retaliation by Iran. (BBC News)
- The British government advises against all travel to Israel and the Palestinian territories due to the imminent possibility of an Iranian strike. (Middle East Monitor)
- France advises its citizens against traveling to Iran, Lebanon, Israel Palestine due to the risk of military escalation. (CNN)
- Germany tells its citizens to leave Iran immediately, saying that "air, land and sea transport routes" will likely be affected by military action in the region. (Reuters)
- Israeli bombing of the Iranian embassy in Damascus
Law and crime
- Censorship in Mali
- The military junta in Mali prohibits all forms of media from reporting on activities of political parties and associations. (NOS)
- Pakistan designates the Iranian Quds Force Liwa Zainebiyoun as a terrorist organization. (VOA)
Science and technology
- Russia successfully test-launches an intercontinental ballistic missile from the Kapustin Yar launch complex in Astrakhan Oblast. (Reuters)