Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Kyiv offensive
- A mass grave of Ukrainian civilians is discovered near the village of Buzova, Kyiv Oblast. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) (Reuters)
- Prosecutor General of Ukraine Iryna Venediktova says that 1,222 bodies have been discovered so far in Kyiv Oblast. (Times of Israel)
- Northeastern Ukraine offensive
- Two people are killed and several others are injured by Russian shelling in the town of Derhachi, Kharkiv Oblast. (Reuters)
- Dnipro International Airport is completely destroyed by Russian missile strikes. Five people are injured. (Reuters)
- Kyiv offensive
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- The Israel Defence Forces perform a raid in the West Bank city of Jenin. Two brothers of dead Palestinian militant Raad Hazem are injured. (The Jerusalem Post)
- An Israel Border Police officer is injured in a stabbing attack at the entrance to the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron. The attacker is killed. (Reuters)
- A Palestinian woman is killed in a confrontation with the Israel Defence Forces in Husan. (AP)
- A man is killed after reportedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at Israeli forces in Al-Khader, Bethlehem Governorate. (Times of Israel)
- Nigerian bandit conflict
- 2022 Plateau State massacre
- Fifty people are killed and 70 others kidnapped in a series of attacks in Plateau State, Nigeria. (Reuters)
- 2022 Plateau State massacre
- War in Darfur
- Twelve people are killed and 10 more injured during a mass shooting at the Tangi and Bir Dagig villages in West Darfur, Sudan. (Dabanga)
International relations
- Spain–Western Sahara relations
- The Polisario Front suspends all relations with Spain. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Two people are killed and ten others hospitalized in a mass shooting in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. (USA Today) (KGAN)
Politics and elections
- 2022 French presidential election
- Voters in France go to the polls to elect their next President. (The New York Times)
- Incumbent President Emmanuel Macron wins the first round with 28.1% of the vote and will face Marine Le Pen, who has obtained 23.3% of the vote, in the second round on April 24. (elDiario.es)
Sports
- 2022 Nippon Professional Baseball season, Rōki Sasaki's perfect game
- Chiba Lotte Marines pitcher Rōki Sasaki throws a perfect game, the first in 28 years and the 16th in NPB history, tying the existing NPB record by striking out 19 batters, and setting a new record by striking out 13 consecutive batters. (Kyodo News)
- 2022 Masters Tournament
- American professional golfer Scottie Scheffler wins the Masters Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. This win is Scheffler's first win at the tournament. (CBS Sports)