Portal:Current events/2023 April 6

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • 2022 Russia–Ukraine peace negotiations
    • Deputy Head Andrii Sybiha says that Ukraine is willing to hold talks on the future of Crimea if a Ukrainian counter-offensive reaches the Crimean administrative border. (The Guardian)
• 2023 Israel–Lebanon shellings
  • At least 34 rockets are fired, four of which landed, from southern Lebanon toward northern Israel, injuring three people. Israel later fires artillery toward two Lebanese villages and the Gaza Strip, wounding a Palestinian child. (MENAFN)
• Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
  • At least 44 people are killed during an attack on two villages in the Sahel Region, Burkina Faso. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• The Japanese Coast Guard reports that a Black Hawk military helicopter carrying ten crew members crashed near Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture. (Reuters)
• Two people are killed and over a million people are without power after an ice storm strikes Canada. (Reuters)

Health and environment

• The Gambia confirms a case of bird flu. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• The International Court of Justice rules that the case of territorial dispute between Venezuela and Guyana over Guayana Esequiba can proceed. Guyanese President Irfaan Ali welcomes the decision and commits Guyana to solve the dispute peacefully. Venezuela had earlier rejected the ruling, alleging that the case cannot be heard without the involvement of the United Kingdom, Guyana's former colonial power. (AP)

Politics and elections

• 2023 Tennessee House of Representatives expulsions
  • Two Democratic lawmakers are expelled from the Tennessee House of Representatives for participating in pro-gun control protests following the Covenant School shooting. (The Washington Post)

Sports

• 2023 Women's Finalissima
  • In association football, England defeat Brazil 4–2 on penalties. (UEFA)