

Six soldiers are killed and five others are injured in a bombing in north-western Antioquia Department, Colombia.Marches organized by ultranationalist Itamar Ben-Gvir in the Arab neighbourhood in the old city of Jerusalem are interrupted by Israeli police, leading to skirmishes between protesters and police.The Israel Defence Forces launches airstrikes on targets in the Gaza Strip in retaliation for a previous rocket attack launched from Gaza.A Railway Protection Force officer is killed and another is injured in an attack in Kakapora, Jammu and Kashmir, India.However, the number of aircraft sent or their origin are not disclosed. The Pentagon announces that Ukraine has received fighter aircraft and aircraft parts to bolster the Ukrainian Air Force.Foreign aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War.Presidential advisor Oleksiy Arestovych says that Ukraine is blocking an attempted Russian advance on Sloviansk.A 91-year-old Holocaust survivor is confirmed to have died on April 4, making her the second Holocaust survivor to be killed during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.


Several buildings are destroyed, including a school.

Thirty-one people are killed and 87 others are injured in a bombing at a Shia mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province.Vladimir Putin tells his troops not to storm the Azovstal iron and steel works building in Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, describing proposed plans to do so as "impractical" and instead ordering a blockade of the area.Authorities in Shanghai announce they will tighten the enforcement of lockdown measures, as COVID-19 cases continue to increase in China's financial capital.NSW also abolishes capacity limits on public transport and Victoria abolishes the need for government approval for large events. Close contacts of COVID-19 cases will no longer be required to isolate for seven days (although some restrictions remain in place for close contacts over that period), masks will only be required on public transport and in medical settings, QR check-ins are abolished, recovered COVID-19 cases will not be required to test or isolate again for 12 weeks (extended from the previous 8 weeks), and vaccination mandates are lifted (other than in aged care and disability support). Public health restrictions are eased in New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria.
