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News As Facts
04-30-2026 23:30 UTC
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This world news was downloaded with permission from www.newsasfacts.com
and formatted for BBS by Andrew K4EXA.
== Financial Markets ==
S&P 500 +1.02% $7,209 BTC +1.38% $76,487 OIL (WTI) +0.67% $105
== Armed conflicts and attacks ==
Russia says that it will continue its military presence in Mali to
provide assistance to the Malian government. (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kremlin-says-russian-forces-will-
stay-mali-to-fight-extremism-2026-04-30/
Israel carries out a series of airstrikes across multiple locations in
Lebanon, killing at least 28 people. (Al Jazeera)
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/4/30/iran-war-live-trump-
urges-tehran-to-just-give-up-as-oil-prices-surge
More than 1,000 homes are evacuated in Plymouth, England, following the
discovery of an unexploded World War II-era German SC250 bomb on a
building site. (Sky News) https://news.sky.com/story/homes-evacuated-as-
suspected-ww2-device-found-13538317?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter
== Arts and culture ==
The jury of the Venice Biennale in Italy resigns ahead of the
exhibition's opening, amid disagreement involving the government over
Russia's participation. (CP via Lethbridge Herald)
https://lethbridgeherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-
news/2026/04/30/venice-biennales-international-jury-resigns-as-italys-
government-opposed-russias-participation/
Reporters Without Borders reports that global press freedom has declined
to its lowest level since the index began in 2002, with more than half
of countries classified under severe conditions and the share of the
world's population living in countries with strong press freedom falling
to below one percent. (AFP via France 24)
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260430-press-freedom-at-lowest-
level-in-25-years-rsf
== Disasters and accidents ==
Camp Mystic in Texas, U.S., withdraws an application to reopen during
the summer in the wake of the floods last year. (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/camp-mystic-withdraws-application-
open-summer-rcna342947
Residents of Tuapse in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, upload videos to social
media appearing to show oil raining from the sky as authorities say the
fire at the Tuapse oil terminal has now been extinguished after days of
burning. (CNN), (Al Jazeera)
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/30/europe/russia-tuapse-oil-refinery-
strikes-pollution-intl-cmd
== International relations ==
The first direct commercial flight from the United States to Venezuela
in seven years arrives at the Simón Bolívar International Airport in
Caracas. (AP) https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-us-commercial-flight-
caracas-5d9a5e8dde5d3384c8f96a6f5096755d
== Law and crime ==
China announces it will ban the sale or renting of commercial drones in
Beijing, while existing drone owners will also be required to register
their devices with the police, citing security concerns. (BBC News)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gv4dvngygo
Myanmar's president Min Aung Hlaing orders the remaining prison sentence
of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be served under house arrest and
announces a one-sixth reduction of sentences for all prisoners,
including Aung San Suu Kyi. (AFP via CNA), (AFP via Taipei Times)
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/aung-san-suu-kyi-moved-house-
arrest-myanmar-6092826
38-year-old Christopher Okello Onyum is sentenced to death by hanging
for the murders of four children at a nursery school on April 2 in
Kampala, Uganda. (BBC News)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3d2vzmgekjo
A mass stabbing occurs at Henry Foss High School in Tacoma, Washington.
At least four students and a security guard are injured, four seriously.
The suspect, also injured, has been taken into custody. The school
remains in lockdown. (KTVZ News) https://ktvz.com/news/top-
stories/2026/04/30/breaking-news-6-injured-including-suspect-in-
stabbing-at-foss-high-school-in-tacoma/
== Politics and elections ==
Antiguans and Barbudans vote to elect 17 members of the House of
Representatives. Incumbent prime minister and Labour leader Gaston
Browne, who is running for a fourth term, is being challenged by United
Progressive leader Jamale Pringle. (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-visa-fallout-takes-center-
stage-antiguas-election-2026-04-30/
The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approves a bill passed by
the Senate to fund the Department of Homeland Security, the Secret
Service, the Coast Guard, FEMA, TSA, and the Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency in an effort to end the 76-day government
shutdown. (AP), (Politico) https://apnews.com/article/homeland-security-
shutdown-funding-trump-republicans-d377a15c40ad0f430983b6d918b24bb6
Russia announces the creation of a censorship council. (The Moscow Times
in Russian) https://ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/30/v-rossii-sozdadut-
sovet-dlya-tsenzuri-istoricheskogo-kontenta-v-internete-knigah-i-
kino-a194240
== Science and technology ==
The Pakistan Navy commissions the first Hangor-class submarine, the
PNS/M Hangor, at a ceremony in Sanya, China. (Daily Pakistan)
https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/30-Apr-2026/pakistan-navy-welcomes-
first-china-designed-hangor-class-submarine
American company Cloudflare states that Russian messenger app Max is a
spyware app. (Ukrainian News)
https://ukranews.com/en/news/1149163-cloudflare-recognizes-russian-
messenger-max-as-a-spyware-app
== End News As Facts 04-30-2026 23:30 UTC ==
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