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April 8

Armed conflicts and attacks

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi confirms the two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States, which includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The ceasefire is ratified by the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC).
Source: Khaleej Times external link
The SNSC announces that negotiations between Iran and the U.S. will start on Friday in Islamabad, Pakistan, with the U.S. contingent to be led by vice president JD Vance alongside senior presidential adviser Jared Kushner and U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff.
Source: Middle East Eye external link
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump both claim that the ceasefire does not include Lebanon, despite Iran and Pakistan proposing so part of the Islamabad Accord.
Source: BBC external link
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt states that U.S. president Donald Trump and Netanyahu will continue discussions on potentially including Lebanon in a ceasefire arrangement.
Source: AFP via Aaj News external link
After the announcement, Israel is reported to still be launching attacks on Iran.
Source: CNN external link
Saudi Arabia's East–West Crude Oil Pipeline is hit in an Iranian attack.
Source: Reuters external link
After the announcement of a ceasefire, Iran launches ballistic missiles at Bahrain, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.
Source: CNN external link
Iranian agencies report explosions from the Lavan and Sirri islands of unknown origin. Iran accuses Kuwait and the UAE of the attacks and launches retaliatory attacks against those countries in response.
Source: Wanaen external link
Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says the ceasefire with Israel and the U.S. is broken as the Lavan and Siri islands were bombed by the United States and Lebanon was bombed by Israel.
Source: Forbes external link
Thailand confirms the three crewmen on a vessel that was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz in March have died.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
MarineTraffic reports the first ships that have passed through the Strait of Hormuz since the ceasefire announcement, namely the Greek-owned bulk carrier and Liberia-flagged .
Source: Euronews external link
Iran closes Strait of Hormuz maritime traffic to oil tankers over Israeli attacks in Lebanon, claiming that Lebanon is included in the ceasefire.
Source: Forbes external link
The Civil Aviation Affairs says that Bahrain will reopen its airspace for the first time in about a month following a temporary closer that was implemented after the war started on February 28, becoming the first Middle Eastern country to reopen its airspace since the announcement of the ceasefire. The Bahrain International Airport begins resuming flights after the airspace reopens.
Source: BNA external link
At least 254 people are killed and 1,165 others are injured in a wave of Israeli strikes on Lebanon, including in southern Lebanon, Beirut, and the Bekaa Valley.
Source: BBC News external link
The Israeli military says that it has halted strikes against Iran, but state that they will continue fighting Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
The Lebanese army closes a bridge in the Tyre District after receiving a warning of a possible Israeli strike on the structure. The bridge is the last crossing linking areas north and south of the Litani River in the area, where many residents remain despite evacuation notices.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning says that Afghanistan and Pakistan has agreed on a comprehensive plan to end tensions after seven days of talks in Ürümqi, China. The two countries also agree to avoid any escalations in their current conflict.
Source: The Strait Times external link

Law and crime

Turkish police arrest 198 suspects across 34 provinces in operations targeting the Islamic State following a fatal shootout outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul on April 7. Several suspects are placed in pre-trial detention as part of the investigation.
Source: AFP via Yahoo News external link
Rex Heuermann admits in court to killing eight women and discarding their bodies between 1993 and 2010 in New York, United States. Heuermann is expected to receive a sentence of life in prison without parole when he is sentenced on June 17.
Source: NBC News external link
A United States court sentences Jasveen Sangha to 15 years in prison for distributing ketamine that resulted in the death of actor Matthew Perry in 2023, as part of a wider investigation into a network supplying controlled substances. Authorities also charge and sentence other individuals, including medical professionals, in connection with the distribution of the drug.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

Business and economy

Oil prices plunge below US$95 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average surges past 1,000 after the ceasefire announcement.
Source: AP external link

April 7

Arts and culture

This year's in London, England, is cancelled and all tickets are refunded after its headliner, American rapper Kanye West, is banned from entering the United Kingdom by the Home Office on the grounds that "his presence would not be conducive to the public good" amid controversy over his past antisemitic comments on Jews and Adolf Hitler, and his association with neo-Nazis.
Source: CNN external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

United States president Donald Trump announces on his Truth Social that, based on conversations with Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and field marshal Asim Munir, he has agreed to "suspend the bombing and attacks on Iran for a period of two weeks", subject to Iran agreeing to the "complete, immediate and safe opening" of the Strait of Hormuz, and to allow time for an agreement to be reached.
Source: Axios external link
Iranian ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri-Moghaddam says that the Pakistan-mediated framework aimed at a ceasefire to end the war has reached a "critical, sensitive stage".
Source: ARY News external link
Trump tells Fox News that the U.S. is in "heated negotiations" with Iran after being briefed about the proposal.
Source: CBS News external link
It is reported that U.S. vice president JD Vance would serve as the U.S. interlocutor in ceasefire talks.
Source: CBS News external link
Trump warns that "a whole civilization will die tonight" and will "never be brought back" if Iran does not agree to a deal by noon (GMT).
Source: Reuters external link
reports that Iran has ended direct contact with the U.S. in response to Trump's latest threat to "end its civilization". However, denies the reports by stating on X that "diplomatic and indirect channels of talks with [the] U.S. are not closed".
Source: Iran International external link
Vance says that the war in Iran will conclude "very shortly", claiming that the U.S. military has achieved all objectives.
Source: Middle East Monitor external link
The U.S. embassy in Riyadh is officially advising its citizens to reconsider participating in this year's Hajj. The U.S. has raised its travel advisory for Saudi Arabia to Level 3 and is warning of security risks such as rocket and drone attacks.
Source: TRT World external link
Four people are injured by falling debris in Muraikh, Qatar, after the Qatari military intercepts Iranian missiles.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Iranian drones strike a SABIC petrochemical complex in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, causing a fire.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
An Iranian ballistic missile strikes a Thuraya building in the Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, injuring two Pakistani nationals.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Iran threatens to launch massive retaliatory strikes against the energy infrastructure of Saudi Arabia and the UAE in the event of a U.S. attack on its power plants.
Source: MoneyControl external link
Saudi Arabia closes the King Fahd Causeway to Bahrain for several hours after the Iranian Fars News Agency has published a list of strategic bridges in the Gulf region as potential targets for retaliation.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
China and Russia veto a United Nations Security Council resolution calling on UN member states to "coordinate efforts, defensive in nature" to ensure the safety of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, saying that it was biased against Iran.
Source: Reuters via Al Jazeera external link
Kata'ib Hezbollah announces the release of American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped by gunmen in Baghdad on March 31. The group's condition for Kittleson's freedom is her departure from Iraq.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link
At least 35 people are killed in airstrikes across Iran.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Reports indicate nighttime attacks in the greater Tehran area, in Ahvaz, Chahbahar, Jask, Shiraz, and Yazd, as well as near Shahid Kalantari Port, Tis Port, and the Imam Ali base.
Source: Iran International external link
The semi-official Mehr News Agency reports that a suspected Israeli–U.S. missile struck a synagogue in central Tehran.
Source: Dawn external link
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel has struck bridges and railways in Iran allegedly used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Source: The Standard external link
U.S. and Israeli warplanes strike Iranian military targets on Kharg Island that results in several massive explosions.
Source: NBC News external link
At least five people are killed after a rocket fired from Kuwait landed in Basra, southern Iraq.
Source: Shafaq external link
Three people are killed and several are injured by an Israeli airstrike in Maarakah, Tyre District, Lebanon.
Source: Daily Sabah external link
One person is killed by an Israeli drone strike in Deir ez-Zahrani, Nabatieh District, Lebanon.
Source: Daily Sabah external link
One person is killed by an Israeli strike in Zebdin, Nabatieh District, Lebanon.
Source: Daily Sabah external link
The Israeli military says that 36 soldiers were injured over the past two days, bringing the total casualties to 411.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Israel deploys the 98th Division to southern Lebanon, raising the force there to five divisions.
Source: AA external link
One gunman is killed, while two other perpetrators and two policemen are injured in a shootout outside of the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. The two injured perpetrators have been captured and detained by police.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The Afghan foreign ministry says that talks between the Taliban–led government of Afghanistan and Pakistan in Ürümqi, China, to end the conflict have been "useful".
Source: ABC News external link

Law and crime

Australian Army veteran and Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith is arrested by police at Sydney Airport for alleged war crimes committed between 2009 and 2012 during his deployment to Afghanistan.
Source: Reuters external link
South Sudan president Salva Kiir Mayardit sacks National Legislative Assembly speaker Jemma Nunu Kumba and her deputy Parmena Awerial Aluong after his ruling party backed a no-confidence vote accusing them of corruption and mismanagement.
Source: Reuters external link

International relations

Source: CBS News external link
At the invitation of paramount leader Xi Jinping, Kuomintang chairperson Cheng Li-wun begins the first visit to China by a Taiwanese opposition leader since 2016.
Source: AP external link
Protestors storm the Kuwaiti consulate in Basra, Iraq, after a rocket attack launched from Kuwait killed three people in Basra.
Source: Türkiye Today external link

Politics and elections

A protest is held outside the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., after the ceasefire announcement, calling for President Trump's removal from office and accusing him of war crimes.
Source: India TV external link
Iran calls on the population to form human chains around critical infrastructure such as power stations and bridges ahead of a U.S. deadline that threatens their destruction.
Source: The Hill external link
Human chain protests are held across bridge and power plant structures in Iran to protest against Trump's threats against civilian infrastructure.
Source: The Telegraph external link
Citizens in Ilam, Iran, form a human chain protest against Trump's threats against key infrastructure in the country.
Source: Away The Voice external link
Source: Xinhua external link

Disasters and accidents

The International Organization for Migration reports that at least 990 deaths have been recorded in 2026 across the Mediterranean Sea, making it one of the deadliest starts to a year since 2014, with over 180 people feared dead or missing in the latest shipwrecks since 28 March.
Source: The Daily Star external link
The death toll from a large fire at a petrochemical plant in Tatarstan, Russia, five days ago, rises to 12, including a firefighter. Dozens of others were injured.
Source: Reuters external link
Three people are killed and another is reported missing after a scaffolding collapse at a steel plant in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Source: The Japan Times external link
A TGV train collides with a military lorry on a level crossing at Nœux-les-Mines, France. The train driver is killed and 27 people are wounded.
Source: Liverpool Echo external link
The death toll from natural disasters, including heavy rain, storms and floods, rises to 188 in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Source: Business Recorder external link

April 6

International relations

Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi says that her government is planning to hold summit talks with Iran amidst the Iran war.
Source: Mainichi external link

Business and economy

AirAsia says that it plans to open a hub in Bahrain despite the Iran war.
Source: Al-Monitor external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Iraqi security sources say that two people are killed after an Iranian drone strike in the Darashakran District of the Erbil Governorate.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Debris from a missile defense system falls on a Raneen Systems building in Mussafah, injuring a Ghanaian citizen.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
The United Arab Emirates is targeted by 12 ballistic missiles, two cruise missiles, and 19 drones from Iran.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Iran claims to be targeting U.S. satellite equipment and ammunition on Bubiyan Island using drones.
Source: Reuters external link
The Kuwaiti military responds to 14 ballistic missiles, two cruise missiles, and 46 drones from Iran in Kuwaiti airspace.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Fifteen Americans are wounded in an overnight Iranian drone strike on Ali Al Salem Air Base.
Source: CBC News external link
The Bahraini military announces that it has intercepted 188 missiles and 468 drones from Iran since the start of the war.
Source: Middle East Eye external link
Pakistan proposes a ceasefire plan received by Iran and the United States, reportedly dubbed the Islamabad Accord, which calls for an immediate halt to hostilities, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and a 15–20 day period of negotiations between Iran and the U.S. This comes following reported talks between Pakistani army staff chief Asim Munir, U.S. vice president JD Vance, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi. The Pakistani foreign ministry says that talks between Iran and the U.S. are ongoing.
Source: Reuters external link
U.S. president Donald Trump says that Vance, Witkoff, and senior presidential adviser Jared Kushner are talking to intermediaries in Pakistan on ending the war. He also calls the Iran proposal a "significant step" ahead of his Tuesday deadline.
Source: NBC News external link
Iran delivers its response to the United States via Pakistan, rejecting a temporary ceasefire and listing its own 10-point demands, which include a solution to all regional conflicts, lifting of sanctions, reconstruction, and a protocol to re-open the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Moneycontrol external link
An Iranian missile strike hits 15 areas in Israel. A woman is seriously injured in Petah Tikva, while two other people are injured in Tel Aviv. In Haifa, four people are also slightly injured by a cluster bomb.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
Four bodies are found during a search and rescue operation in a house in Haifa that had been destroyed by an Iranian missile.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
The first vessel from Malaysia passes through the Strait of Hormuz after talks between Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim and Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian aimed at securing clearance for 7 stranded Malaysian vessels in the waterway.
Source: Daily Express Malaysia external link
Fars News Agency reports that Iran has allowed 15 vessels to cross the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Kurdistan24 external link
The mosque and filling station at the Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, Iran, are damaged in an airstrike, causing a gas outage in the neighbourhood.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
At least 13 people are killed in an airstrike on a residential building near Eslamshahr, Tehran Province, Iran.
Source: WBAL-TV external link
Explosions, likely from airstrikes, are reported in the South Pars gas field, in southern Iran.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Four people are killed, seven are injured and others are reported missing in a Israeli–U.S. airstrike on a residential area in eastern Tehran, Iran.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Israel claims to have killed Asghar Bakri, the commander of Unit 840 of the Quds Force.
Source: Iran International external link
Israeli defense minister Israel Katz states that the military is attacking Iran's most important petrochemical plant in Assaluyeh, causing severe damage.
Source: Iran International external link
Strikes hit a petrochemical complex in Marvdasht, Fars province, Iran, causing a fire.
Source: Dawn external link
Majid Khademi, head of the IRGC Intelligence Protection, is killed in an American–Israeli airstrike.
Source: Iran International external link
Nighttime attacks on Bandar Lengeh and Kong, Iran, kill six people and injured 17 others.
Source: AP external link
Reports indicate that explosions and attacks occurred early this morning at a military compound in northern Iran and in Khorramshahr.
Source: Iran International external link
The Israeli military claims to have attacked Mehrabad International Airport as well as two smaller airfields, destroying dozens of Iranian aircraft and helicopters in the process.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
The Houthis launch several long-range drones from Yemen at Eilat, Israel, in a coordinated attack with Hezbollah and Iran.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Christian anti-Hezbollah Lebanese Forces Party official Pierre Mouawad, his wife, and another woman are killed in an Israeli airstrike in Ain Saadeh, a predominantly Christian town east of Beirut, Lebanon.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Multiple people are killed by Israeli attacks in towns across southern Lebanon.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The Israeli military orders the evacuation of the southern suburbs of Beirut because Israel will strike "Hezbollah infrastructure".
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The Lebanese government reports that there are 1.2 million displaced people in Lebanon due to the war.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
A Russian drone strike kills three civilians in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, including a woman and her 2-year-old daughter.
Source: Reuters external link
Cameroon says Russia has confirmed that 16 Cameroonian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine while fighting alongside Russian forces. Cameroon's foreign ministry says "necessary arrangements" had been made to contact the families of the deceased soldiers.
Source: AP external link
Sudanese Army says that it has reopened the road linking Dilling, South Kordofan and North Kordofan following battles between the Rapid Support Forces and SPLM-N.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
Afghan forces says that they have captured a border post during clashes with Pakistani troops in Khost Province.
Source: Khaama Press external link
One child is killed and three others are injured after a piece of unexploded ordnance detonated in Khost Province, Afghanistan.
Source: KabulNow external link

Law and crime

Canadian mining company Vizla Silver confirms nine of the ten workers abducted from a silver mine in Concordia Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico, in late January, are dead.
Source: Reuters external link
A court in Kursk Oblast, Russia, sentences former governor Alexei Smirnov to 14 years in prison for defrauding the government by embezzling public funds intended for building fortifications along the Russia–Ukraine border.
Source: Bloomberg external link

Science and technology

NASA's Artemis II spacecraft carrying four astronauts breaks the record for furthest distance humans have ever travelled from Earth surpassing the previous 248,655 miles (400,171 kilometers) record set by Apollo 13 in April 1970.
Source: AP external link

Politics and elections

Left-wing activists protest outside the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv to call for an end to the war in Iran.
Source: Middle East Eye external link

Sports

In college basketball, the Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team beats UConn, 69–63, to win the national championship. Michigan also becomes the first team to beat UConn past the Sweet 16 or later since Michigan State in the 2009 tournament.
Source: ESPN external link

Disasters and accidents

The Afghani National Disaster Management Authority says that the total number of deaths from recent natural disasters in Afghanistan has risen to 110.
Source: KabulNow external link
One person is killed and four people are injured after a tanker explodes on the Bridge of the Americas near the Panama Canal.
Source: Straits Times external link

April 5

Armed conflicts and attacks

The state-owned energy company Bapco Energies reports an Iranian drone attack on one of its storage facilities. An oil tank caught fire as a result.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link
Jordan's military intercepts two missiles and two drones from Iran.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
An Iranian drone strikes the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation building, which also houses the Ministry of Oil. The impact triggers a fire, prompting the evacuation of the entire complex.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link
An office complex housing government ministries in Kuwait City is struck by a drone, causing significant property damage.
Source: The Quint external link
Two power plants and their associated desalination facilities are severely damaged. The electricity and water ministry confirms the failure of two power generation units.
Source: The Quint external link
Iranian media claims an American Lockheed C-130 Hercules was shot down in Isfahan, Iran, while on a search and rescue operation for a missing U.S. airman.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
After heavy fighting, the weapon systems officer from the downed F-15E is successfully recovered by U.S. special forces.
Source: BBC News external link
Two American C-130 transport aircraft and 4 MH-6 Little Bird helicopters are destroyed at a temporary U.S. base in Iran by withdrawing U.S. troops to prevent them from being captured by Iranian forces.
Source: Türkiye Today external link
Axios reports that the Iran, the U.S., and a group of regional mediators are discussing terms ‌for a potential 45-day ceasefire that could lead to a permanent end to the war.
Source: Reuters external link
The United Arab Emirates declares its willingness to join a U.S.-led international coalition to secure and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which has been blocked by Iran.
Source: News18 external link
An Iranian missile strike hits a residential building in Haifa, Israel, killing two people, injuring nine others, including one seriously, and leaving two others missing.
Source: Ynet external link
The Israeli military says that it has killed Mohammad Reza Ashrafi Kahi, the head of trade at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's oil headquarters, in an airstrike in Tehran.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link
Hezbollah claims its fighters struck an Israeli military vessel off the coast of Lebanon.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Five people are killed in an Israeli airstrike on Kfar Hatta, South Governorate, Lebanon.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
A Lebanese soldier is killed by an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon.
Source: Reuters external link
At least four people are killed and forty are injured by Israeli airstrikes on Beirut, Lebanon.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Israeli military chief of staff Eyal Zamir says that all parts of Lebanon south of the Litani River have been turned into an "operational zone" against Hezbollah.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
On Palestinian Child's Day, human rights organizations report that approximately 350 Palestinian children are currently being held in Israeli prisons, citing a systematic deterioration in detention conditions and allegations of torture.
Source: WAFA external link
A Palestinian is killed and others are injured, including some seriously, in a drone strike on civilians in Gaza City, Palestine.
Source: Wafa external link
The Taliban claims six Pakistani soldiers are killed and several others are injured in clashes along the Durand Line in Tani District, Khost Province, Afghanistan.
Source: CNN-News18 external link
Nigerian security forces rescue 31 worshippers abducted during Easter services in a village in the Kaduna State, after an attack on churches by armed assailants. The incident results in at least five deaths.
Source: The Manila Times external link
Two people are killed when a cargo ship sinks after being struck by a Ukrainian drone strike in the Sea of Azov near Kerch, Crimea.
Source: TASS external link

Disasters and accidents

Two merchant vessels near the Italian coast rescued 32 migrants from a boat attempting to cross from Libya to Europe over the Easter weekend, and 71 others are still missing at sea .
Fifteen people are killed and fourteen others are injured over the past 24 hours in Angola, due to heavy rains in several regions of the country. Five people have also been reported missing, including three in Luanda and two in Benguela.
Source: Xinhua external link
Eight people are killed after a bus and a truck collide head-on near Quimistán, Honduras.
Source: infobae external link
Seven people are killed and one injured after a car and a truck collide head-on in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Source: News24 external link
Three people, including two children, are killed and another is seriously injured after high winds cause a tree to fall onto an Easter egg hunt in Mittelangeln, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Source: AP via CTV News external link

Health and environment

Bangladesh launches an emergency MMR vaccine campaign after new health data shows that at least 130 children have been reported dead from measles in the last six weeks.
Source: AA external link

Sports

In college basketball, the UCLA Bruins defeat the South Carolina Gamecocks 79-51 to win the 2026 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game.
Source: NBC 4 Los Angeles external link

Business and economy

Nepal announces that government and educational institutions will have two days off work during the week instead of one, as part of an effort to save fuel.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
OPEC+ agrees to increase oil production quotas by 206,000 barrels per day for a second consecutive month amid concerns over damage to energy infrastructure and disruptions to maritime routes affecting global supply stability.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

Law and crime

Iran executes two men convicted of attempting to storm a military facility and access the armory during the protests in January.
Source: Reuters external link