Portal:Current events/2024 April 27

April 27, 2024 (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Disasters and accidents

Tornadoes of 2024
- Tornado outbreak sequence of April 25–28, 2024
  - At least three fatalities are reported in Oklahoma as a tornado outbreak impacts the central United States. (CNN)(AP)
- At least five people are killed and at least 33 others are injured by a tornado in Guangzhou, China. (CNN)
A magnitude-6.5 earthquake strikes off the southwestern coast of Java island, Indonesia. The epicenter of the earthquake was located about 150 kilometers away from Garut, West Java. At least four people are injured and some buildings are damaged. (The Jakarta Post)
A munitions truck explodes at a military base in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia, killing 20 soldiers and destroying multiple buildings. (Al Jazeera) (DW)

Law and crime

Crocus City Hall attack
- Authorities in Russia arrest a fifth suspect in last month's attack on a music venue in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia, a Tajik man accused of providing the attackers with financing and communication. (AP)
LGBT rights in Iraq
- Iraq's parliament votes to criminalize same-sex relationships, to be punishable by a maximum of 15 years in prison. (Reuters)
Three police officers are killed during an ambush in Cañete, Chile, after receiving false emergency calls. They are shot dead before their vehicle is set on fire. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

Sports

Several Palmeiras players are attacked and injured by Corinthians fans during a pitch invasion at a futsal final in São Paulo, Brazil. (UOL)