Portal:Current events/2017 April 11

• Syrian Civil War, Russian military intervention in Syria
  • According to the Russian Defence Ministry, two of its soldiers have been killed by a mortar attack in Syria while another was wounded. The ministry did not specify when or where the attack occurred. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
  • A US-led airstrike intended to kill ISIS soldiers mistakenly kills 18 members of the Syrian Democratic Forces. (The New York Times)
• Borussia Dortmund team bus bombing
  • Three explosions occur near the Borussia Dortmund football team bus as it slowed down to turn a corner. Spanish player Marc Bartra was injured and has been taken to hospital. Dortmund's UEFA Champions League fixture against AS Monaco FC is subsequently postponed. (The Daily Telegraph) (The Independent)

• United Express Flight 3411 incident
  • United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz issues an apology for the removal of a passenger from an overbooked flight on April 9, which has since gone viral. United Airlines stock drops more than 4%, a loss of £800 million to the company's value. (BBC)

• North Korea–United States relations
  • North Korea announces its readiness to declare war on the United States after the country previously stated that they felt threatened as U.S. military forces approach the Korean Peninsula. (News.com.au)

• Iranian presidential election, 2017
  • The five-day registration process of candidates begins for the elections to be held on 19 May. (Mehr News)

• Support for Windows Vista officially ends. (TheVerge)