NASA confirmed on April 15 an object that struck a Naples, Florida, US home last month had originated from the International Space Station. In particular, the item was identified as a "stanchion from the NASA flight support equipment used to mount the batteries on the cargo pallet."
On April 13, Iran launched a volley of over 300 projectiles, including missiles and drones, at Israel. Iran described this unprecedented assault as retaliation for an earlier Israeli strike on an Iranian consulate in Syria, which reportedly resulted in significant casualties, including high-ranking officials.
On April 9, National Police of Ecuador stormed the Mexican embassy in the capital of Ecuador, Quito, in order to arrest former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, who sought asylum there.
Russian Wikinews attended Russian travel writer Viktor Pinchuk's April 8 presentation at the Crimean Republican Library for Youth in Simferopol, on his book Holyday of wandering mzungu.
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