Portal:Current events/2021 April 5

April 5, 2021 (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
- Battle of Palma
  - Mozambique's military says that it has regained full control of the town of Palma, more than a week after it was captured by ISIL-linked militants. Several militants are killed during the counter-offensive. (BBC News)
War in Darfur
- 2021 Darfur clashes
  - Tribal clashes between Masa and Arabs in the Sudanese city of Geneina, West Darfur, kill at least 40 people and injure 60 others. Residents report the use of heavy weaponry and rocket-propelled grenades. (Al Jazeera)
Insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria, prison breaks in Nigeria
- Owerri prison break
  - Authorities say that heavily-armed gunmen attacked a prison in Owerri, Imo, freeing more than 1,800 prisoners. Police accuse the banned separatist group Indigenous People of Biafra of being the attackers. The group denies the allegations, calling them "lies". (BBC News)
War in Afghanistan
- The Afghan Army Special Operations Division reportedly says that 110 Taliban members have been killed in the last 24 hours in Afghanistan. (Mehr News Agency)

Business and economy

South Korean electronics company LG says that it will discontinue producing smartphones, citing poor sales and stiff competition from both flagship and budget brands. It becomes the first major smartphone brand to exit the market. (BusinessWorld)

Disasters and accidents

Health and environment

Law and crime

The Turkish government arrests at least ten former admirals under suspicion of initiating a coup d'état, after 104 retired admirals issued an open letter opposing the proposed Istanbul Canal. (The News International)
The United States Customs and Border Protection agency announces the separate arrests of two Yemeni nationals on the FBI's terrorism watchlist attempting to enter the country from Mexico earlier this year. (The Times)
A relative of Red Crescent worker Abdulrahman al-Sadhan says the Saudi Arabian Specialised Criminal Court has sentenced al-Sadhan to 20 years imprisonment, followed by a 20-year travel ban, in a secret trial. Rights groups allege the sentence is connected to an anonymous Twitter account on which al-Sadhan questioned Saudi positions on human rights issues. (Middle East Eye)

Politics and elections

Politics of Vietnam
- Nguyễn Xuân Phúc is elected as the 11th President, with 97.5% of the vote. He is the country's first former Prime Minister to be elected President. (VnExpress)
- The National Assembly of Vietnam elects Phạm Minh Chính as the country's 10th Prime Minister, with 96% of the vote. (Zing)
2020 amendments to the Constitution of Russia
- President Vladimir Putin signs a law extending the presidential term of office to a total of four consecutive six-year terms. The law would allow Putin, who is on his second consecutive term, to serve as president until 2036. (ABS-CBN News)

Sports