Portal:Current events/2023 April 25
April 25, 2023 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Sudan (2023)
- Evacuation of foreign nationals during the War in Sudan (2023)
- The United Kingdom begins a large-scale evacuation of British citizens from Sudan. (The Guardian)
- Evacuation of foreign nationals during the War in Sudan (2023)
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- A Russian S-300-type missile strike in Kupiansk, Kharkiv Oblast, kills at least one civilian and injures 10 others. (RFE/RL)
- Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
International relations
- Foreign relations of Taiwan
- Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei pays an official visit to Taiwan to reaffirm support for Taiwan as one of the 13 countries which recognize Taiwan in the One-China policy dispute. China condemns Giammattei's visit. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- 2024 United States presidential election
- Joe Biden 2024 presidential campaign
- Incumbent President Joe Biden formally announces his re-election campaign. (CNN)
- Joe Biden 2024 presidential campaign
Science and technology
- Hakuto-R Mission 1, an uncrewed lunar lander built by Japanese aerospace company ispace, is presumed lost after the company lost contact with the spacecraft during descent to the lunar surface. Onboard was the Emirates Lunar Mission rover Rashid, along with a transformable robot, SORA-Q, built by Tomy and JAXA. (CNN) (The New York Times)
- Philippine President Bongbong Marcos approves a 90-day extension of mandatory registration of SIM cards, whose deadline is originally scheduled for the following day. (The Philippine Star)