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===April=== * [[April 2]] ** Russia warns [[NATO]] against sending any troops to aid Ukraine, amid reports of a large [[Russian military]] build-up on its [[Russo-Ukrainian War|borders]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kremlin says that any NATO troop deployment to Ukraine would raise tensions|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-russia-kremlin/kremlin-says-that-any-nato-troop-deployment-to-ukraine-would-raise-tensions-idUSKBN2BP0O6|website=Reuters|date=April 2, 2021|access-date=April 3, 2021|archive-date=April 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210402232027/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-russia-kremlin/kremlin-says-that-any-nato-troop-deployment-to-ukraine-would-raise-tensions-idUSKBN2BP0O6|url-status=live}}</ref> ** [[2021 Hualien train derailment]]: In [[Taiwan]], a [[Taroko Express]] train collided with a truck that rolled down a slope and derailed, resulting in 49 deaths and 202 injuries.<ref>{{cite web|title=This Train Crash Killed 49 People. It Didn't Have to Happen.|website=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 19, 2021 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/19/world/asia/taiwan-train-crash.html |last1=Qin |first1=Amy |last2=Chien |first2=Amy Chang |last3=Myers |first3=Steven Lee }}</ref> * [[April 4]] ** The [[2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election]] is held.<ref> {{Cite web|last=Андонова|first=Здравка|date=2021-01-14|title=Президентът насрочи парламентарните избори на 4 април|url=https://www.dnevnik.bg/politika/2021/01/14/4163573_prezidentut_nasrochi_izborite_na_4_april/|access-date=2021-04-05|website=Dnevnik|language=bg|archive-date=January 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114151242/https://www.dnevnik.bg/politika/2021/01/14/4163573_prezidentut_nasrochi_izborite_na_4_april/|url-status=live}}</ref> ** More than 270 people are killed in [[Indonesia]] and [[East Timor]] after [[Cyclone Seroja]] strikes [[East Nusa Tenggara]] and the island of [[Timor]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Korban tewas siklon tropis Seroja jadi 167 orang|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/id/nasional/korban-tewas-siklon-tropis-seroja-jadi-167-orang-/2203664|publisher=Anadolu Agency|language=ID|access-date=4 April 2021|archive-date=September 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926081208/https://www.aa.com.tr/id/nasional/korban-tewas-siklon-tropis-seroja-jadi-167-orang-/2203664|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[April 9]] – [[Roscosmos]] launches the [[Soyuz MS-18]] mission, carrying three [[Expedition 65]] crewmembers to the [[International Space Station]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harwood |first1=William |title=Soyuz launch kicks off series of launches and landings for space station crew rotation |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/soyuz-launch-astronauts-space-station-crew-rotation/ |website=[[CBS News]] |access-date=May 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508005615/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/soyuz-launch-astronauts-space-station-crew-rotation/ |archive-date=May 8, 2021 |date=April 9, 2021 |quote=NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and two cosmonauts blasted off from Kazakhstan Friday... |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[April 11]] ** [[Peru]] holds a [[2021 Peruvian general election|general election]], with [[Pedro Castillo]] and the [[left-wing]] [[Free Peru]] party winning.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.as-coa.org/articles/explainer-perus-2021-general-elections |title=Explainer: Peru's 2021 General Elections |work=[[Americas Society|AS/]] [[Council of the Americas|COA]] |access-date=12 April 2021 |date=6 April 2021 |archive-date=April 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421203155/https://www.as-coa.org/articles/explainer-perus-2021-general-elections |url-status=live }}</ref> ** Iran accuses Israel of "nuclear terrorism" and vows revenge after a large explosion destroys the internal power system of the [[Nuclear facilities in Iran#Natanz|Natanz uranium enrichment plant]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Iran vows revenge for 'Israeli' attack on Natanz nuclear site|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-56715520|website=BBC|date=April 12, 2021|access-date=April 12, 2021|archive-date=April 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412075617/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-56715520|url-status=live}}</ref> ** [[Hideki Matsuyama]] wins the [[2021 Masters Tournament]], becoming the first man from Japan to win a major golf championship.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fields|first=Bill|date=11 April 2021|title=Matsuyama Carves His Place in History|url=https://www.masters.com/en_US/news/articles/2021-04-11/matsuyama_carves_his_place_in_history.html|access-date=23 May 2021|website=Masters.com|archive-date=September 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926081208/https://www.masters.com/en_US/news/articles/2021-04-11/matsuyama_carves_his_place_in_history.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[April 13]] – [[Japan's government]] approves the [[dumping of radioactive water of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant]] into the Pacific Ocean over the course of 30 years, with full support of the [[International Atomic Energy Agency]]. The decision is opposed by China, South Korea, and Taiwan.<ref>{{cite web|title=China, Taiwan, S.Korea oppose Japan's plan to release Fukushima water into ocean|url=https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30404865|website=The Nation Thailand|date=April 14, 2021|access-date=April 14, 2021|archive-date=April 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414011816/https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30404865|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[April 15]] – Scientists announce they successfully injected [[human]] stem cells into the embryos of monkeys, creating [[Chimera (genetics)|chimera]]-embryos.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Human cells grown in monkey embryos spark ethical debate|work=BBC News|date=15 April 2021|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-56767517|access-date=2021-04-16|archive-date=November 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103235838/https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-56767517|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[April 17]] ** COVID-19 pandemic: The global death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 3 million.<ref>{{cite web|title=Covid-19 deaths pass three million worldwide|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-56783878|website=BBC News|date=April 17, 2021|access-date=April 17, 2021|archive-date=April 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417103849/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-56783878|url-status=live}}</ref> ** The [[Czech government]] concludes that the Russian [[GRU (Russian Federation)|GRU]] was responsible for the [[2014 Vrbětice ammunition warehouses explosions|blast of two ammo warehouses]] in [[Vrbětice]] in [[2014]]. 18 Russian diplomats and alleged spies are subsequently expelled.<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=Česká televize|title=Do výbuchu ve Vrběticích byli zapojení ruští agenti, oznámil Babiš. Česko jich osmnáct vyhostí|url=https://ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/domaci/3299339-do-vybuchu-municniho-arealu-ve-vrbeticich-byly-podle-zjisteni-ceskych-bezpecnostnich|access-date=2021-05-08|website=ČT24|language=cs|archive-date=April 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418034813/https://ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/domaci/3299339-do-vybuchu-municniho-arealu-ve-vrbeticich-byly-podle-zjisteni-ceskych-bezpecnostnich|url-status=live}}</ref> ** The [[Soyuz MS-17]] mission concludes, returning three crewmembers of [[Expedition 64]] to [[Earth]] from the [[International Space Station]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Strickland |first1=Ashley |title=NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and two Russian cosmonauts have landed back on Earth |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/04/16/world/nasa-space-station-crew-landing-scn/index.html |website=[[CNN]] |access-date=May 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508005716/https://edition.cnn.com/2021/04/16/world/nasa-space-station-crew-landing-scn/index.html |archive-date=May 8, 2021 |date=April 17, 2021 |quote=Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and NASA astronaut Kate Rubins ended their 185-day mission on the space station Friday. Their departure in the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft aired live on NASA's TV channel and website. |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[April 18]] ** Twelve football clubs, including three from [[La Liga]] and leading clubs from the [[Premier League]] and [[Serie A]], agree to join a new breakaway [[European Super League]], prompting international condemnation.<ref>{{cite web|title=European Super League: Premier League's big six agree to join new league|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56795811|website=BBC News|date=April 18, 2021|access-date=April 19, 2021|archive-date=April 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420225302/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56795811|url-status=live}}</ref> Two days later, following major protests from supporters, other clubs and politicians, [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] withdraw from the league; this prompts all the remaining Premier League clubs and three others to do the same.<ref>{{cite web|title=Man City withdraw|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56823501|website=BBC Sport|date=April 20, 2021|access-date=April 20, 2021|archive-date=April 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420233559/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56823501|url-status=live}}</ref> ** The [[2021 Cape Verdean parliamentary election]] is held.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.africanews.com/2021/04/18/cape-vede-votes-in-election-that-could-see-first-female-prime-minister/|title= Cape Verde votes in election that could see first female prime minister|website= Africanews|date= 18 April 2021|access-date= December 7, 2023|archive-date= September 26, 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230926081209/https://www.africanews.com/2021/04/18/cape-vede-votes-in-election-that-could-see-first-female-prime-minister//|url-status= live}}</ref> * [[April 19]] ** NASA's ''[[Ingenuity (helicopter)|Ingenuity]]'' helicopter, part of the [[Mars 2020]] mission, performs the first powered flight on another planet in history.<ref name="NY Times 19/04/2021">{{cite news |last1=Chang |first1=Kenneth |title=Live Updates: NASA Waits for Results From Mars Helicopter's First Flight |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/19/science/nasa-mars-helicopter.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211228/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/19/science/nasa-mars-helicopter.html |archive-date=2021-12-28 |url-access=limited |website=New York Times |date=19 April 2021 |access-date=19 April 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="Tech_Demo">{{cite web | title = Mars Helicopter Tech Demo | work = Watch Online | publisher = [[NASA]] | date = April 18, 2021 | url = https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter/#Watch-Online | access-date = 2021-04-18 | archive-date = October 12, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231012105252/https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter/#Watch-Online | url-status = live }}</ref> ** [[Raúl Castro]] resigns as [[First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba|First Secretary]] of the [[Communist Party of Cuba|Cuban Communist Party]], ending more than 62 years of rule by the [[Fidel Castro|Castro brothers]] in Cuba.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ap.org/live-and-location-services/events/raul-castro-cuba|title=Raul Castro expected to step down|website=[[Associated Press]]|agency=Associated Press|access-date=17 November 2020|archive-date=March 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303092516/https://www.ap.org/live-and-location-services/events/raul-castro-cuba|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[April 20]] – [[Idriss Déby]], President of [[Chad]], is killed in [[2021 Northern Chad offensive|clashes with rebel forces]] after 30 years in office. The [[Constitution of Chad|constitution]] is suspended and a [[Transitional Military Council (Chad)|Transitional Military Council]] is established to govern the country for 18 months.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Chad's President Idriss Déby dies 'in clashes with rebels'|work=BBC News|date=20 April 2021|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56815708|access-date=2021-04-20|archive-date=April 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420200202/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56815708|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[April 22]] – World leaders mark [[Earth Day]] by hosting a virtual summit on [[climate change]], during which more ambitious targets for [[Greenhouse gas emissions|greenhouse gas emission]] reductions are proposed, including a 40% cut by 2030 for the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=Biden: This will be 'decisive decade' for tackling climate change|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-56837927|website=BBC News|date=April 22, 2021|access-date=April 22, 2021|archive-date=April 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422000205/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-56837927|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[April 23]] ** [[SpaceX]] launches the [[SpaceX Crew-2|Crew-2]] mission, carrying four crew members of [[Expedition 65]] and [[Expedition 66|66]] to the [[International Space Station]] aboard [[SpaceX Dragon 2|Crew Dragon]] ''[[Crew Dragon Endeavour|Endeavour]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Davenport |first1=Christian |title=SpaceX launches NASA's Crew-2 to orbit, its third human spaceflight in less than a year |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/04/23/spacex-launches-nasas-crew-2-orbit-its-third-human-spaceflight-less-than-year/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=May 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508005834/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/04/23/spacex-launches-nasas-crew-2-orbit-its-third-human-spaceflight-less-than-year/ |archive-date=May 8, 2021 |date=April 23, 2021 |quote=SpaceX successfully launched another crew of astronauts to the International Space Station in a predawn liftoff Friday [...] beginning a day-long journey to the space station, where the crew of four astronauts will join seven others now aboard the orbiting laboratory. |url-status=live}}</ref> ** [[UEFA]] announces that due to a lack of guarantees regarding spectators caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, [[Aviva Stadium]] in [[Dublin]], Ireland would be removed as a tournament host for the [[UEFA Euro 2020]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 April 2021 |title=Change of venues for some UEFA EURO 2020 matches announced |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0268-121bc78c82d5-1ba16401b4f0-1000/ |website=UEFA |access-date=December 7, 2023 |archive-date=June 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611144724/https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/news/0268-121bc78c82d5-1ba16401b4f0-1000/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[April 24]] ** Following an international search and rescue effort, the [[Indonesia]]n navy reports the sinking of [[KRI Nanggala (402)|KRI ''Nanggala'']] with 53 crew members, the largest loss of life aboard a submarine since [[Chinese submarine Changcheng 361|2003]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Indonesian submarine sank off Bali, navy says|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-56871694|website=BBC News|date=April 24, 2021|access-date=April 24, 2021|archive-date=April 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424105257/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-56871694|url-status=live}}</ref> ** COVID-19 pandemic: The number of [[COVID-19 vaccine|vaccinations]] administered worldwide exceeds 1 billion. Half of these doses have been administered in just three countries (the United States, China and India).<ref>{{cite web |title=1bn COVID jabs given globally – but over half in just 3 countries |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/24/billion-coronavirus-vaccine-doses-administered-globally |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=25 April 2021 |archive-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425072550/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/24/billion-coronavirus-vaccine-doses-administered-globally |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[April 25]] – [[Albania]] holds [[2021 Albanian parliamentary election|parliamentary elections]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/25/exit-polls-suggest-tight-race-in-albanias-parliamentary-election |title=Exit polls suggest tight race in Albania's parliamentary election |date=25 April 2021 |access-date=26 April 2021 |work=Al Jazeera |archive-date=April 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426215144/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/25/exit-polls-suggest-tight-race-in-albanias-parliamentary-election |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Exit Polls Show Tight Race in Albania's Parliamentary Vote |url=https://balkaninsight.com/2021/04/25/exit-polls-show-tight-race-in-albanias-parliamentary-vote/ |date=25 April 2021 |access-date=26 April 2021 |work=[[Balkan Insight]] |archive-date=April 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426215746/https://balkaninsight.com/2021/04/25/exit-polls-show-tight-race-in-albanias-parliamentary-vote/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/albania/478999 |title=Parliamentary Elections, 25 April 2021 |access-date=26 April 2021 |work=[[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe|OSCE]] |archive-date=April 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426215745/https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/albania/478999 |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[April 28]] ** At least 55 people are killed and nearly 50,000 more are displaced in [[2021 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan conflict|one of the most serious clashes]] in [[Central Asia]] following border disputes between [[Kyrgyzstan]] and [[Tajikistan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/death-toll-rises-to-55-from-kyrgyz-tajik-border-clashes/2230340|title=Death toll rises to 55 from Kyrgyz-Tajik border clashes|website=www.aa.com.tr|author=Bahtiyar Abdülkerimov|date=May 5, 2021|access-date=May 9, 2021|archive-date=May 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506011517/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/death-toll-rises-to-55-from-kyrgyz-tajik-border-clashes/2230340|url-status=live}}</ref> ** The European Union approves the [[EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement]], governing the relationship between the [[European Union|EU]] and [[United Kingdom|UK]] after [[Brexit]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Brexit: European Parliament backs UK trade deal|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56899831|website=BBC News|date=April 28, 2021|access-date=April 28, 2021|archive-date=April 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427230038/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56899831|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[April 29]] – The [[China National Space Administration]] launches the first module of its ''[[Tiangong space station|Tiangong]]'' [[space station]], named ''[[Tianhe Core Module|Tianhe]]'', beginning a two-year effort to build the station in orbit.<ref>{{cite web |title=China launches first module of new space station |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-56924370 |website=[[BBC News]] |access-date=May 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508002009/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-56924370 |archive-date=May 8, 2021 |date=April 29, 2021 |quote=China has launched a key module of a new permanent space station, the latest in Beijing's increasingly ambitious space programme. The Tianhe module – which contains living quarters for crew members – was launched from the Wenchang Space Launch Centre on a Long March-5B rocket. [...] Beijing plans to have at least 10 more similar launches, carrying all the additional equipment into orbit, before the completion of the station next year. |url-status=live}}</ref>
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