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April 15, 2020 (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Mali War, COVID-19 pandemic in Mali
- Spain evacuates its troops from Mali after several soldiers become infected with COVID-19. The troops were part of the European Union's EUTM Mali training mission. (The Olive Press)
Terrorism in the United States
- A 36-year-old man is arrested for attempting to firebomb a Jewish assisted living facility in Longmeadow, Massachusetts on April 3. His arrest is part of a larger investigation into a white supremacist group suspected of plotting mass killings online. He is charged with two counts of attempted arson, but is released the next day. (HuffPost) (WWLP)
According to the United States Navy, a Russian SU-35 fighter jet intercepts a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon, anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare aircraft, flying over the Mediterranean Sea. (Business Insider)

Disasters and accidents

2020 Easter tornado outbreak
- The death toll in a tornado outbreak that devastated the Southeastern United States on April 12–13 rises to 35. (WHSV-TV)
Fourteen people are injured in a chain-reaction accident involving up to 60 vehicles, during the morning rush hour on Chicago's Kennedy Expressway, as unseasonable, wintry weather strikes the city. None of the injuries is considered life-threatening. At least 32 others are treated at the scene. (NBC News) (Accuweather)

Health and environment

COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
  - The death toll from COVID-19 in the United States rises by 2,371 in a single day to 30,800, the highest number of COVID-19 linked deaths reported in any country in a single day, as total cases rise to 635,000. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in France
  - France reports 1,438 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the country's death toll to 17,167 with 133,470 total cases. The latest figures include deaths from COVID-19 in care homes over the three-day Easter weekend. (Reuters)
  - COVID-19 pandemic on naval ships
    - The French Ministry of Armed Forces reports 668 sailors, more than a third of the crew of its flagship aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, have tested positive for COVID-19. (France 24)

International relations

U.S. officials say China may have conducted low-yield nuclear weapon tests in its Lop Nur test site in violation of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. (Reuters)
According to United States Space Command, Russia conducts a direct-ascent anti-satellite missile test. (CNBC) (Air Force Magazine)

Politics and elections

2020 South Korean legislative election
- Elections for the 21st National Assembly of South Korea are held amidst the coronavirus pandemic. (BBC News)
- Turnout is at 66.2 percent, the highest in a legislative election since 1992. (United Press International)
- The ruling Democratic Party and its affiliate Together Citizens' Party are projected to win 180 seats, a record high for any political parties in South Korean history. (Yonhap News Agency)
- The leader of the main opposition United Future Party, Hwang Kyo-ahn resigns from his post after his party's defeat. (The Korea Times)
- Thae Yong-ho becomes the first ever North Korean defector to be elected to a constituency seat, representing Seoul's Gangnam District in the National Assembly. (The Korea Times)

Sports

The 2020 Tour de France is delayed until August due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNN)

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 ;Armed conflicts and attacks
-*[[Mali War]], [[2020 coronavirus pandemic in Mali]]
+*[[Mali War]], [[COVID-19 pandemic in Mali]]
-**[[Spain]] evacuates its [[Spanish Army|troops]] from [[Mali]], serving as part of the [[European Union]]'s [[European Union Training Mission in Mali|EUTM Mali]] training mission, after several soldiers became infected with COVID-19. [https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2020/04/15/more-than-100-spanish-soldiers-evacuated-from-mali-after-coronavirus-outbreak/ (''The Olive Press'')]
+**[[Spain]] evacuates its [[Spanish Army|troops]] from [[Mali]] after several soldiers become infected with COVID-19. The troops were part of the [[European Union]]'s [[European Union Training Mission in Mali|EUTM Mali]] training mission. [https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2020/04/15/more-than-100-spanish-soldiers-evacuated-from-mali-after-coronavirus-outbreak/ (''The Olive Press'')]
+*[[Terrorism in the United States]]
-*According to the [[United States Navy]], [[Russia|Russian]] [[Sukhoi Su-35|SU-35]] fighter jet intercepts a US Navy [[Boeing P-8 Poseidon|P-8A Poseidon]], [[Anti-submarine warfare|anti-submarine]] and [[Anti-surface warfare|anti-surface warfare]] aircraft, flying over the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. [https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-jet-buzzes-us-aircraft-inverted-2020-4 (Business Insider)]
+**A 36-year-old man is arrested for attempting to firebomb a Jewish assisted living facility in [[Longmeadow, Massachusetts]] on April 3. His arrest is part of a larger investigation into a [[white supremacist]] group suspected of plotting mass killings online. He is charged with two counts of attempted arson, but is released the next day. [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/john-michael-rathbun-arrested-jewish-nursing-home-arson-massachuetts_n_5e988e67c5b6ead1400972ee?ncid=NEWSSTAND0005 (''HuffPost'')] [https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/hampden-county/man-arrested-in-connection-with-attempted-arson-at-longmeadow-jewish-living-facility-released/ (WWLP)]
+*According to the [[United States Navy]], a [[Russia]]n [[Sukhoi Su-35|SU-35]] fighter jet intercepts a U.S. Navy [[Boeing P-8 Poseidon|P-8A Poseidon]], [[Anti-submarine warfare|anti-submarine]] and [[Anti-surface warfare|anti-surface warfare]] aircraft, flying over the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. [https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-jet-buzzes-us-aircraft-inverted-2020-4 (''Business Insider'')]
 ;Disasters and accidents
+*[[2020 Easter tornado outbreak]]
-*Fourteen  people are injured in a multi-car pileup involving up to 60 vehicles during today's  early morning rush hour during unseasonable wintry weather on [[Chicago]]'s [[Kennedy Expressway]]. None of the injuries is considered life-threatening. At least 32 others were treated at the scene. [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/chicago-highway-crash-involves-nearly-60-cars-14-brought-hospitals-n1184186 (NBC News)] [https://www.accuweather.com/en/winter-weather/major-pileup-crash-in-chicago-amid-wintry-weather/721482 (Accuweather)]
+**The death toll in a tornado outbreak that devastated the [[Southeastern United States]] on April 12–13 rises to 35. [https://www.whsv.com/content/news/One-of-several-Mississippi-tornadoes-from-Easter-Sunday-at-least-2-miles-wide-569673871.html (WHSV-TV)]
+*Fourteen people are injured in a chain-reaction accident involving up to 60 vehicles, during the morning rush hour on [[Chicago]]'s [[Kennedy Expressway]], as unseasonable, wintry weather strikes the city. None of the injuries is considered life-threatening. At least 32 others are treated at the scene. [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/chicago-highway-crash-involves-nearly-60-cars-14-brought-hospitals-n1184186 (NBC News)] [https://www.accuweather.com/en/winter-weather/major-pileup-crash-in-chicago-amid-wintry-weather/721482 (Accuweather)]
 ;Health and environment
-*[[2019–20 coronavirus pandemic]]
+*[[COVID-19 pandemic]]
-**[[2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States]]
+**[[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States]]
 ***The death toll from [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]] in the [[United States]] rises by 2,371 in a single day to 30,800, the highest number of COVID-19 linked deaths reported in any country in a single day, as total cases rise to 635,000. [https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-casualties/u-s-coronavirus-deaths-increase-by-record-amount-for-second-straight-day-reuters-tally-idUKKCN21X2XA (Reuters)]
-**[[2020 coronavirus pandemic in France]]
+**[[COVID-19 pandemic in France]]
 ***[[France]] reports 1,438 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the country's death toll to 17,167 with 133,470 total cases. The latest figures include deaths from COVID-19 in care homes over the three-day [[Easter]] weekend. [https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-france/french-coronavirus-toll-jumps-by-record-1438-deaths-idUKKCN21X2YG?il=0 (Reuters)]
-***[[2020 coronavirus pandemic on naval ships]]
+***[[COVID-19 pandemic on naval ships]]
 ****The French [[Ministry of Armed Forces (France)|Ministry of Armed Forces]] reports 668 sailors, more than a third of the crew of its [[flagship]] aircraft carrier [[French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle|''Charles de Gaulle'']], have tested positive for COVID-19. [https://www.france24.com/en/20200415-a-third-of-french-aircraft-carrier-crew-have-covid-19-says-defence-ministry (France 24)]
 ;International relations
 *[[United States|U.S.]] officials say China may have conducted [[Tactical nuclear weapon|low-yield nuclear weapon]] tests in its [[Lop Nur]] test site in violation of the [[Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-nuclear/china-may-have-conducted-low-level-nuclear-test-blasts-us-says-idUSKCN21X386 (Reuters)]
-*According to [[United States Space Command]], Russia conducts an [[Anti-satellite weapon|anti-satellite]] missile test. [https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/15/russia-tests-anti-satellite-missile-us-general-says.html (CNBC)]
+*According to [[United States Space Command]], Russia conducts a direct-ascent [[Anti-satellite weapon|anti-satellite]] missile test. [https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/15/russia-tests-anti-satellite-missile-us-general-says.html (CNBC)] [https://www.airforcemag.com/russia-flexes-space-muscle-with-anti-satellite-weapon-test/ (''Air Force Magazine'')]
 ;Politics and elections
 *[[2020 South Korean legislative election]]
-**Elections for the 21st [[National Assembly (South Korea)|National Assembly]] of [[South Korea]] are held amidst [[2020 coronavirus pandemic in South Korea|the coronavirus pandemic]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52275993 (BBC News)]
+**Elections for the 21st [[National Assembly (South Korea)|National Assembly]] of [[South Korea]] are held amidst [[COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea|the coronavirus pandemic]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52275993 (BBC News)]
 **Turnout is at 66.2 percent, the highest in a legislative election since [[1992 South Korean legislative election|1992]]. [https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/04/15/High-voter-turnout-in-South-Korea-elections-despite-COVID-19-crisis/1261586942746/ (United Press International)]
-**The ruling [[Democratic Party of Korea|Democratic Party]] and its affiliate [[Together Citizens' Party]] are projected to win 180 seats, a record high for any political parties in South Korean history. [https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200415005856315?section=national/politics (Yonhap News Agency)]
+**The ruling [[Democratic Party (South Korea, 1955)|Democratic Party]] and its affiliate [[Together Citizens' Party]] are projected to win 180 seats, a record high for any political parties in South Korean history. [https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200415005856315?section=national/politics (Yonhap News Agency)]
+**The leader of the main opposition [[United Future Party]], [[Hwang Kyo-ahn]] resigns from his post after his party's defeat. [https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2020/04/356_288004.html (''The Korea Times'')]
-*[[Political appointments by Donald Trump]]
+**[[Thae Yong-ho]] becomes the first ever [[North Korean defectors|North Korean defector]] to be elected to a constituency seat, representing [[Seoul]]'s [[Gangnam District]] in the National Assembly. [https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2020/04/356_287997.html (''The Korea Times'')]
-**President Trump threatens to "[[Article Two of the United States Constitution#Clause 3: Convening and adjourning of Congress|formally adjourn]]" [[United States Congress|Congress]] if the Senate does not confirm his nominees. No president ever used this executive power. [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-threatens-to-adjourn-both-chambers-of-congress/ar-BB12GBAu (''The Hill'' via MSN News)]
+;Sports
+*The [[2020 Tour de France]] is delayed until August due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/15/sport/tour-de-france-macron-postponement-coronavirus-spt-intl/index.html (CNN)]
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