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April 27

Politics and elections

Maltese president Myriam Spiteri Debono dissolves the Parliament of Malta on the advice of Prime Minister Robert Abela, after the latter calls for general elections on 30 May.
Source: TVM+ external link
Iraqi president Nizar Amidi names Ali al-Zaidi as prime minister-designate from the Coordination Framework, after two other contenders, former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki and the incumbent Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani, withdrew their candidacies.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

Law and crime

A Taiwanese court sentences a former TSMC employee to 10 years in prison for stealing trade secrets to benefit Tokyo Electron, while also imposing prison terms on accomplices and financial penalties on Tokyo Electron Taiwan.
Source: The Manila Times external link

Disasters and accidents

Four people are killed and dozens are injured after an Argo Bromo Anggrek train collides with a KRL Commuterline train near Bekasi Timur Station in West Java, Indonesia, prompting evacuations.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
A CityLink Cessna 208B Grand Caravan domestic flight crashes in Juba, South Sudan, killing all 14 people on board.
Source: AP external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Associated Press and report that Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the United States lifts its blockade and if the war ends.
Source: CNBC external link
Hezbollah secretary-general Naim Qassem says that he "categorically rejects" negotiations between Israel and Lebanon, and that "the resistance" will continue.
Source: The New Arab external link
Islamist militant group Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) says the Malian military has begun to withdraw from Tessalit, Kidal Region, with the soldiers agreeing to hand over their weapons in exchange for a safe passage from the town.
Source: Reuters external link
Somali pirates storm and hijack a Saint Kitts and Nevis-flagged cargo ship off the coast of Puntland that was en route to Kenya. Puntland maritime police say nine gunmen boarded the vessel and are currently in control of the vessel and are heading towards Mogadishu. The status of the crew is not known.
Source: AP external link
Russia-installed officials at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant say a worker has been killed in a Ukrainian attack.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

International relations

Bahrain revokes the citizenship of 69 people for "expressing support" for Iran during the conflict.
Source: Reuters external link

April 26

Armed conflicts and attacks

Hezbollah and Israel both accuse the other of violating the ceasefire.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Fourteen people are killed and 37 more injured in a series of Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon.
Source: Reuters external link
Israel gives evacuation orders for seven towns north of the Litani River.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Tuareg rebels reach an agreement that allows the Russian African Corps to withdraw from Kidal, Mali.
Source: France 24 external link
Malian troops and Russian mercenaries withdraw from Kidal after yesterday’s attacks.
Source: AP external link
Flights resume at the Modibo Keita International Airport in Bamako following yesterday's attacks.
Source: Seneweb external link
A drone attack hits an UNHCR aid truck in North Darfur, Sudan.
Source: Asharq Al-Awsat external link
The death toll from a bombing that damaged multiple vehicles on the Pan-American Highway in Cauca Department, Colombia, rises to 20, with 36 others injured.
Source: BBC News external link

Politics and elections

Former Israeli prime ministers Naftali Bennett of Bennett 2026 and Yair Lapid of Yesh Atid merge their parties into Together – Led by Bennett in an effort to oust Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming elections. The two also leave space open for Yashar chair Gadi Eisenkot.
Source: Politico external link
Exiled Tibetans vote in a global election organized by the Central Tibetan Administration to choose representatives to its parliament, with polling held in multiple countries outside China.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

International relations

Russian defence minister Andrey Belousov and State Duma chairman Vyacheslav Volodin visit Pyongyang, North Korea, inaugurating a memorial to North Korean troops who died fighting against Ukraine and negotiating a new defense cooperation agreement set to run until 2031.
Source: Reuters external link

Health and environment

The National Parks and Wildlife Service and Surf Life Saving close several beaches in the Royal National Park, New South Wales, Australia, after sharks gather around a washed-up whale carcass, increasing shark activity.
Source: The Manila Times external link

Disasters and accidents

Japan deploys 1,400 firefighters to fight wildfires in Ōtsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Tōhoku region. Another three wildfires have been spotted in Nagaoka and Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, and Kitakata, Fukushima Prefecture.
Source: NHK external link
Fourteen people are killed in lightning strikes amid heavy rain across Bangladesh.
Source: The Business Standard external link

Law and crime

The first public trial of officials linked to former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad opens in Damascus with Atef Najib, former head of security in Daraa Governorate, the only one present to stand trial. Bashar and his brother Maher are to be tried in absentia.
Source: AP external link

Sports

Source: The Manila Times external link
In stock car racing, a 26-car pileup occurs during the Jack Link's 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama, U.S., after driver Bubba Wallace was pushed from outside.
Source: Hindustan Times external link
Sabastian Sawe and Yomif Kejelcha become the first people to run a marathon in under two hours, with Sawe setting a new world record of 1:59:30. Tigst Assefa also sets a new world record for a women-only marathon at 2:15:41.
Source: AP external link

April 25

Science and technology

The Wikimedia Foundation reaches an agreement with the Indonesian communications ministry to comply with the country's electronic system registration rules after discussions addressed concerns over content removal and data disclosure requirements, averting a potential block of Wikipedia in the country.
Source: The Straits Times external link

Politics and elections

Outgoing Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán announces that he will resign from his seat in parliament after his defeat in the recent election that ended his 16-year tenure in Hungary. However, he also stated that he plans to remain as leader of Fidesz.
Source: UPI external link
The Anwar Ibrahim cabinet appoints Abdul Halim Aman as head of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, replacing Azam Baki, whose tenure drew scrutiny over alleged misconduct.
Source: Reuters external link
The election of 403 local authorities takes place in Palestine.
Source: Arab News external link

Disasters and accidents

More than 1,000 firefighters are deployed and 3,000 people are evacuated from their homes in Ōtsuchi, Iwate, Japan, as two wildfires continue to grow in the region.
Source: Reuters external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

German defense minister Boris Pistorius says that Germany will deploy naval units, including a minesweeper and a command and supply ship for a potential mission in the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Middle East Monitor external link
The , a superyacht linked to sanctioned Russian oligarch Alexei Mordashov, crosses the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Ynetnews external link
United States president Donald Trump cancels sending special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Islamabad, Pakistan, for negotiations.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The Israeli military says that an airstrike on the Gaza Strip has killed several Hamas militants who planned attacks on Israeli troops, including Hazem Rami Ali Aidi, a Hamas commander who took part in the October 7, 2023 attacks.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
An Israeli attack kills four people in Yohmor, Nabatieh District, Lebanon.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Multiple armed groups launch several coordinated attacks across Mali, including in the capital Bamako.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Tuareg rebels say they have seized control of Kidal in northern Mali after overrunning government forces.
Source: The Africa Report external link
Residents and a reporter from the Associated Press says that gunfire has been heard near the Modibo Keita International Airport.
Source: The Week external link
Military bases are targeted, including the main military base in Kati.
Source: Reuters external link
Defence minister Sadio Camara is killed by a JNIM suicide car bomb at his home in Kati. Camara's wife and two of his grandchildren are also killed.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
SITE Intelligence Group says that the Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM and Tuareg-dominated ⁠rebel group FLA has claimed full responsibility for the attacks.
Source: Reuters external link
The Mali Army representative Suleiman Dembele confirms that 80 militants have been eliminated across the country in wake of the attacks.
Source: Caliber.Az external link
A Malian Air Force Mil Mi-24 helicopter is shot down by rebel forces near Gao.
Source: BBC News external link
An overnight Russian drone and ballistic missile attack on Dnipro, Ukraine, kills ten people and injures 49 others.
Source: Reuters external link
Somali pirates attack and seize an oil tanker off Mogadishu, taking 11 Pakistani crew members hostage.
Source: Daily Pakistan external link
At least seven people are killed in drone strikes by the Rapid Support Forces targeting El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan.
Source: Eastern Herald external link
The US military announces that it has struck an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific, killing two people.
Source: AP external link
Fourteen people are killed and 38 others are injured in a bombing on a bus on the Pan-American Highway in Cauca Department, Colombia.
Source: CNN external link
At least 42 people are killed in intercommunal clashes in Guéréda, Wadi Fira, Chad, after a dispute over a well, prompting the government to deploy officials and security forces to the area.
Source: Arab News external link

Business and economy

Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran, Iran, resumes international flights for the first time since the war began two months ago.
Source: Middle East Eye external link

International relations

Australia states that it will not assist in the repatriation of its nationals associated with suspected Islamic State members from camps in Syria, while the intelligence community monitors potential returns and warns that any individuals who committed crimes will face prosecution.
Source: Arab News external link

Law and crime

Gunshots are fired during the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel. Attendees such as U.S. president Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, and vice president JD Vance are evacuated unharmed. The suspect, a 31-year-old man, is detained and taken into custody.
Source: WTOP external link

April 24

International relations

The European Union sanctions two Uzbekistan-based cotton manufacturing plants for supplying raw material to the Russian defense industry.
Source: Kun Uz external link
U.S. treasury secretary Scott Bessent announces that the Office of Foreign Assets Control has imposed sanctions against financial networks linked to Iran, including digital asset wallets.
Source: Middle East Monitor external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi announces that he will visit Pakistan, Russia, and Oman amidst a potential second round of ceasefire talks between Iran and the United States.
Source: Reuters external link
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirms that U.S. special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will arrive in Islamabad, Pakistan, to meet with Araghchi. She also states that vice president JD Vance will travel to Pakistan if the second round of talks are proven "successful".
Source: Reuters external link
U.S. Central Command confirms that the USS  has arrived in the Middle East.
Source: Navy Times external link
Israeli forces kill at least 12 Palestinians in attacks on the Gaza Strip.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Two people are killed in a Russian drone strike on Odesa, Ukraine.
Source: Reuters external link
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that Allied Democratic Forces insurgents killed at least 87 civilians in separate attacks last month in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Source: AFP via AA external link

Politics and elections

Police raid the home of Peru's former chief electoral official as part of a ​new probe into alleged electoral irregularities, after he resigned this week over delays in counting ‌votes from the recent general election.
Source: Reuters external link

Business and economy

The International Energy Agency estimates that the damage to liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Qatar will strain the natural gas market for at least two years, and along with the Strait of Hormuz closure, will cause the loss of 120 billion cubic meters of LNG supply by 2030.
Source: CBS News external link

Disasters and accidents

Georgia governor Brian Kemp says that two large wildfires in southeast Georgia, U.S., have destroyed over 120 homes.
Source: WSB-TV external link

Law and crime

Syrian authorities say that they have arrested Amjad Youssef, an intelligence officer of the Syrian Arab Armed Forces, for his role in the Tadamon massacre during the civil war. This comes after Interior Minister Anas Khattab announced that he had been captured by the Syrian transitional government.
Source: Middle East Eye external link
German biotech company CureVac sues Moderna, accusing their COVID-19 vaccine Spikevax of infringing on CureVac patents.
Source: Reuters external link