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Armed conflicts and attacks

• Syrian civil war
  • Israel's role in the Syrian civil war
    • The Israeli Air Force launches airstrikes near Damascus, killing two civilians, according to Syrian state media. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says an "unknown number" of Iran-backed militants were also killed in the strikes, which targeted a counter-battery radar in As-Suwayda Governorate, and a glass factory in al-Kiswah, Rif Dimashq Governorate. (France 24)
• War against the Islamic State
  • United States Central Command says U.S. forces have killed senior Islamic State leader Khalid 'Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri, who was allegedly planning attacks in Europe during Easter, in an overnight raid in Syria. No civilian casualties are reported in the military operation. (Reuters)
• Islamic State–Taliban conflict
  • Six Islamic State members are killed during a raid by the Taliban in the Balkh Province, Afghanistan. (Alarabiya)

Business and economy

• Satellite launch service provider Virgin Orbit files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after failing to secure long-term funding. The California-based company announces that it will layoff 85% of its workforce. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 Voorschoten train crash
  • One person is killed and 19 others are injured, many of them seriously, after a train derails in Voorschoten, Netherlands. (BBC News)

International relations

• Enlargement of NATO
  • Finland–NATO relations
    • Finland officially joins NATO, becoming the 31st member of the military alliance. NATO's border with Russia expands by 1,340-km (832-miles) upon Finland joining the bloc. (Time) (BBC News)
• China–India relations
  • Sino-Indian border dispute
    • The Ministry of Civil Affairs of China standardizes the names of 11 places in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh in a renewed attempt to assert Chinese territorial claim over the state. (Times of India)

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