Editing 2022 (section)

===April===
*[[April 3]]
**Russian invasion of Ukraine: As Russia's forces retreat from areas near Kyiv, it is accused by Ukraine of [[war crimes]], amid mounting evidence of indiscriminate civilian killings, including the [[Bucha massacre]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Russia-Ukraine war latest: Russian actions 'look exactly like war crimes', says Ukraine; explosions seen in Odesa |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/apr/03/russia-ukraine-war-latest-russian-retreat-from-kyiv-reveals-atrocities-against-civilians-say-ukrainians-live |website=The Guardian |date=3 April 2022 |access-date=3 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Killings in Bucha are deliberate massacre - Ukraine |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60949706 |website=BBC News |date=3 April 2022 |access-date=3 April 2022}}</ref>
**The second round of voting of the [[2022 Costa Rican general election]] is held, and [[Social Democratic Progress Party]] presidential candidate [[Rodrigo Chaves Robles]] is elected [[President of Costa Rica|president]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Oré |first1=Diego |last2=Murillo |first2=Alvaro |date=2022-04-04 |title=Costa Rica elects maverick Chaves as president in break with establishment |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/costa-ricans-choose-between-outsider-former-leader-presidential-vote-2022-04-03/ |access-date=2022-04-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Economist Rodrigo Chaves elected Costa Rica's president |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/4/economist-rodrigo-chaves-elected-costa-ricas-president |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref>
*[[April 4]] – The [[Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]] (IPCC) releases the third and final part of its [[IPCC Sixth Assessment Report|Sixth Assessment Report]] on [[climate change]], warning that [[greenhouse gas emissions]] must peak by [[2025]] at the latest and decline 43% by [[2030]], in order to limit global warming to 1.5&nbsp;°C (2.7&nbsp;°F).<ref>{{cite news |title=It's over for fossil fuels: IPCC spells out what's needed to avert climate disaster |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/04/its-over-for-fossil-fuels-ipcc-spells-out-whats-needed-to-avert-climate-disaster |website=The Guardian |date=4 April 2022 |access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The evidence is clear: the time for action is now. We can halve emissions by 2030. |url=https://www.ipcc.ch/2022/04/04/ipcc-ar6-wgiii-pressrelease/ |publisher=Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |date=4 April 2022 |access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref>
*[[April 6]] – The first known [[dinosaur]] [[fossil]] linked to the very day of the [[Chicxulub impact]] is reported by [[palaeontologist]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tanis: 'First dinosaur fossil linked to asteroid strike' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-61013740 |website=BBC News|date=6 April 2022 |access-date=7 April 2022}}</ref>
*[[April 7]] 
**The [[United Nations|UN]] votes by 93–24 to suspend Russia from the [[Human Rights Council]], with 58 countries abstaining.<ref>{{cite news |title=UN votes to suspend Russia from Human Rights Council|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/apr/07/russia-ukraine-war-nato-foreign-ministers-to-meet-as-zelenskiy-dismisses-fresh-sanctions-live-news?page=with:block-624f08fa8f0887d7b40d5d7e#block-624f08fa8f0887d7b40d5d7e |website=The Guardian |date=6 April 2022 |access-date=7 April 2022}}</ref>
**[[President of Yemen]] [[Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi]] resigns from office, dismisses [[Vice President of Yemen|vice president]] [[Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar]], and transfers both offices' powers to the newly formed eight-member [[Presidential Leadership Council]], chaired by [[Rashad al-Alimi]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-04-07 |title=Yemen president hands power to council in major shake-up |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-61020866 |access-date=2022-04-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Yemen president hands powers to new leadership council |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/7/yemen-president-transfers-powers-saudi-calls-for-houthis-talks |access-date=2022-04-10 |publisher=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref>
*[[April 8]]
**Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russia is condemned by world leaders following a missile attack on [[Kramatorsk railway station attack|Kramatorsk train station]], which kills 59 civilians trying to evacuate, including seven children.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dozens dead after railway station hit by rockets - Ukraine |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-61032786 |website=BBC News|date=8 April 2022 |access-date=8 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=World leaders condemn Kramatorsk railway strike |url=https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-04-08-22/h_ee8bb09a249eb71e3e784ae880646e4e |publisher=CNN|date=8 April 2022 |access-date=8 April 2022}}</ref>
**[[Food prices|Global food prices]] increase to their highest level since the UN's [[FAO Food Price Index|Food Price Index]] began in 1990, with commodities such as wheat rising by nearly 20% as a result of the Ukraine crisis.<ref>{{cite news|title=Global food prices rise to highest ever levels after Russian invasion|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/apr/08/global-food-prices-rise-to-highest-ever-levels-after-russian-invasion-ukraine-wheat|website=The Guardian|date=8 April 2022|access-date=8 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=FAO Food Price Index |url=https://www.fao.org/worldfoodsituation/foodpricesindex/en/|publisher=FAO|date=8 April 2022 |access-date=8 April 2022}}</ref>
*[[April 11]] – The [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] elects [[Leader of the Opposition (Pakistan)|leader of the opposition]] [[Shehbaz Sharif]] as [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|prime minister of Pakistan]], after [[Imran Khan]] is removed from office following a [[No-confidence motion against Imran Khan|motion of no confidence]] two days prior.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan ousted as country's leader following vote of no-confidence|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/09/asia/imran-khan-voted-out-pakistan-prime-minister-intl-hnk/index.html|publisher=CNN|date=9 April 2022|access-date=10 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-04-11 |title=Pakistan: Shehbaz Sharif chosen as PM after week-long uncertainty |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-61063386 |access-date=2022-04-11}}</ref>
*[[April 13]] – COVID-19 pandemic: The number of confirmed cases exceeds 500 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite news |last=Falconer |first=Rebecca |title=World surpasses half a billion confirmed COVID cases |url=https://www.axios.com/world-covid-cases-surpass-500-million-67de52f9-5230-42f2-b61d-5cf195b6dd57.html |work=Axios |access-date=April 13, 2022 |date=April 13, 2022}}</ref>
*[[April 14]] – Russian invasion of Ukraine: The Russian flagship ''[[Russian cruiser Moskva|Moskva]]'' becomes the largest warship to be [[Sinking of the Moskva|sunk]] in action since [[World War II]]. Ukraine claims to have struck it with [[R-360 Neptune|Neptune anti-ship missiles]], while Russia claims it sank during stormy weather after an onboard fire.<ref>{{cite news |title=Russian warship: Moskva sinks in Black Sea |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61114843 |website=BBC News|date=15 April 2022 |access-date=15 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Russia says Moskva cruiser has sunk after reported Ukrainian missile strike |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/14/russia-moskva-cruiser-sunk-stormy-seas-defense-ministry |website=The Guardian|date=15 April 2022 |access-date=15 April 2022}}</ref>
*[[April 18]] – Russian invasion of Ukraine: The [[Battle of Donbas (2022)|battle of Donbas]] begins, leading to the deaths of several thousand military personnel and civilians.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-04-18 |title=Ukraine says 'Battle of Donbas' has begun, Russia pushing in east |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/ukraine-says-battle-donbas-has-begun-russia-pushing-east-2022-04-18/ |access-date=2022-06-23}}</ref>
*[[April 19]] – The second round of voting of the [[2022 East Timorese presidential election]] is held and the [[National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction]] party presidential candidate, former [[President of East Timor|president]] and former [[Prime Minister of East Timor|prime minister]] [[José Ramos-Horta]] is elected.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-20 |title=Nobel laureate Ramos-Horta wins East Timor's presidential election |url=https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20220420-nobel-laureate-ramos-horta-wins-east-timor-s-presidential-election |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=2022-04-20 |title=Timor-Leste presidential election: José Ramos-Horta wins in landslide |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/21/timor-leste-presidential-election-jose-ramos-horta-wins-in-landslide |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ramos-Horta takes commanding lead in East Timor presidential vote |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/20/east-timor-ramos-horta-takes-strong-lead-in-presidential-vote |access-date=2022-04-21 |publisher=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref>
*[[April 20]] &ndash; A [[European Southern Observatory]] team announce the discovery of [[micronovae]], a new type of exploding star.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Kelly |last=Kizer Whitt |url=https://earthsky.org/space/micronovas-small-mighty-like-nova-explosions/ |title=Micronovas are new! They're small, but mighty |work=[[EarthSky]] |date=25 April 2022}}</ref>
*[[April 22]] &ndash; The [[Large Hadron Collider]] recommences full operations, three years after being shut down for upgrades.<ref>{{cite web |title=LHC restarts|url=https://home.cern/news/news/accelerators/large-hadron-collider-restarts|publisher=CERN|date=22 April 2022 |access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Large hadron collider: A revamp that could revolutionise physics|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-61149387|website=BBC News|date=22 April 2022 |access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref>
* [[April 24]] &ndash; The [[2022 Slovenian parliamentary election]] is held to elect all 90 members of the [[National Assembly (Slovenia)|National Assembly of Slovenia]], the lower house of the [[Slovenian Parliament]]; the [[Freedom Movement (Slovenia)|Freedom Movement]] party becomes the largest party, winning 41 of 90 seats.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Izidi glasovanja|url=https://volitve.dvk-rs.si/#/rezultati |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=volitve.dvk-rs.si}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-24 |title=Slovenia's Janša defeated by opposition liberal Freedom Movement |url=https://www.euronews.com/2022/04/24/slovenians-out-to-vote-with-no-single-party-projected-to-rule-without-coalition |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=euronews |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lihtenvalner |first=Katja |date=2022-04-24 |title=Slovenia's populist PM loses election to environmentalist party-election commission |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/slovenias-populist-pm-faces-close-election-race-against-environmentalist-party-2022-04-23/ |access-date=2022-04-25}}</ref>
* [[April 27]] &ndash; The European Union accuses Russia of blackmail after gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria are halted by energy giant [[Gazprom]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/27/russia-accused-of-blackmail-gazprom-gas-supplies-poland-bulgaria-halted|title=Russia accused of blackmail after gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria halted |date=27 April 2022|accessdate=27 April 2022|work=The Guardian}}</ref>
*[[April 28]] – The [[Parliament of Montenegro]] elects a new government with [[Dritan Abazović]] as [[Prime Minister of Montenegro|prime minister]], following a motion of no confidence against the government of [[Zdravko Krivokapić]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-29 |title=Montenegro's parliament approves new minority pro-EU government |url=https://www.euronews.com/2022/04/29/montenegro-s-parliament-approves-new-minority-pro-eu-government |access-date=2022-04-29 |website=euronews |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Vasiljevic |first=Stevo |date=2022-04-28 |title=Montenegro approves new minority government focused on joining EU |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/montenegro-approves-new-minority-government-focused-joining-eu-2022-04-28/ |access-date=2022-04-29}}</ref>