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April 19

Science and technology

American company Blue Origin successfully launches its New Glenn rocket using a reused booster, which it recovers after liftoff, but the communications satellite it carried for AST SpaceMobile is placed in an incorrect orbit.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

Politics and elections

Bulgarians vote for 240 seats of the National Assembly in the nation's eighth election since April 2021. Former president Rumen Radev leads the soft eurosceptic Progressive Bulgaria coalition, the frontrunner of the election according to opinion polls.
Source: RFI external link
Several universities across Islamabad and Rawalpindi in Pakistan, including the International Islamic University and Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, will shift to online classes amidst a potential second round of talks between Iran and the U.S.
Source: The Express Tribune external link
Nus Kei, chairperson of the Golkar Party's Southeast Maluku Regency branch in Indonesia, is assassinated at Karel Sadsuitubun Airport. The two perpetrators are subsequently arrested.
Source: Tempo external link

Disasters and accidents

At least 23 people are killed, six others are injured and many are trapped in an explosion at a fireworks factory in Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India.
Source: ThePrint external link
Eight people are killed, including two children, and three others are injured in two seperate drowning incidents in the Kaveri river in Mysore district, Karnataka, India.
Source: Deccan Herald external link
Seven people are killed, including six children, in a propane tank explosion and fire at a house in Lamar Township, Pennsylvania, United States.
Source: WNEP-TV external link
A spectator is killed and two others are injured when a car crashes into spectators at a rally in Córdoba, Argentina.
Source: Infobae external link
A fire destroys about 1,000 homes in a stilt settlement in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia, displacing thousands of residents.
Source: Gulf News external link

International relations

Argentine president Javier Milei and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announce the launching of the Isaac Accords to foster cooperation between Israel and the Western Hemisphere.
Source: The Times of Israel external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

United States president Donald Trump says that negotiations with Iran will be held in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 20, with a U.S. delegation led by vice president JD Vance and special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
Source: CNBC external link
Tasnim News Agency reports that Iran is undecided as to sending a negotiating delegation to Islamabad while a naval blockade remains in place.
Source: Reuters external link
The United States Navy destroyer USS  and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit stop and seize control of the Iranian-flagged container ship , in the first direct action during the blockade.
Source: Task and Purpose external link
The Israeli military publishes a map of the territory that it claims to control in Lebanon for the first time.
Source: Reuters external link
The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the March 23 Movement agree to facilitate humanitarian aid delivery and release prisoners within 10 days following talks in Montreux, Switzerland, and sign a memorandum establishing mechanisms to monitor a ceasefire.
Source: Al-Ahram external link
A synagogue in North London, England, is targeted in a firebombing attack, which is suspected to be an act of terrorism.
Source: The Independent external link

Law and crime

Four people, including two foreign nationals, are arrested in Jolfa, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, on charges related to importing Starlink equipment and alleged intelligence activities involving networks linked to Israel and the U.S.
Source: New Straits Times external link
Eight children are killed and two women are injured in a domestic violence mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. The perpetrator later carjacks a vehicle and flees across the Red River to the adjacent Bossier City, where he is fatally shot by police.
Source: Reuters external link

April 18

Disasters and accidents

Thirteen people are killed by lightning strikes across Bangladesh.
Source: The Daily Star external link

International relations

Australia and Japan sign an agreement for the delivery of the first stealth ships under a AU$10 billion (US$7.2 billion) program to supply the Australian navy with a new fleet of warships.
Source: The Manila Times external link
India's external affairs ministry summons the ambassador of Iran after an Indian-flagged tanker was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Headed by Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez, left-wing heads of government gather at the IV Meeting in Defense of Democracy and Progressive Global Mobilization in Barcelona. Participants included Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Colombia's Gustavo Petro, Kosovo's Albin Kurti, Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum, South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa, and Uruguay's Yamandú Orsi.
Source: El Constitucional external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israel's military establishes a "Yellow line" along southern Lebanon similar to the one in Gaza. Israel conducts strikes against individuals it says approach its forces in violation of ceasefire arrangements, including operations targeting positions and tunnels linked to Hezbollah.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
A French soldier is killed and three are injured in a shooting against United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon peacekeepers in Deir Kifa, southern Lebanon. France has accused Hezbollah of being responsible, an allegation that the group has denied.
Source: AP external link
Iran says that a date for another round of talks with the United States has not been set, pending an agreement on a framework for negotiations.
Source: NBC News external link
Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says that ceasefire negotiations have progressed but also states that a deal is far from ready.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
The U.S. Central Command reports that 21 ships have been turned back since the start of the blockade.
Source: NBC News external link
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy announces that the Strait of Hormuz is closed again until the blockade ends.
Source: NBC News external link
A tanker is reportedly attacked by Iranian "gunboats" while in the strait.
Source: NBC News external link
The Gaza health ministry updates the total Palestinian casualties to 72,549 killed and 172,274 injured, including at least 773 killed and 2,171 injured since the October 2025 ceasefire.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Six people are killed and 15 others are injured, including a child, in a mass shooting in Holosiivskyi District, Kyiv, Ukraine. The gunman barricaded himself inside a supermarket and took hostages before being killed by police.
Source: Sky News external link

Law and crime

Pakistan tightens major security in Islamabad ahead of potential second round of talks between Iran and the U.S.
Source: Khyber News TV external link
Rawalpindi shuts down cafés, restaurants, gyms, markets, and marriage halls in preparation of possible Iran–U.S. talks.
Source: Daily Pakistan external link
Two Indian citizens are killed in a shooting outside a Sikh temple in Covo, Province of Bergamo, Italy.
Source: IANS external link
Three people are killed in a stabbing attack during the filming of the TV series in Laches, Bogotá, Colombia.
Source: People en Español external link

April 17

Disasters and accidents

Nine people are killed and several others are injured after a car collided head-on with a private bus in Yadgir, Karnataka, India.
Source: NDTV external link

Business and economy

China and Turkmenistan begin expansion works at the Galkynyş Gas Field, the world's second-largest gas field, to increase production amid the fuel crisis.
Source: AFP via SpaceWar.com external link
The United States issues a one-month sanctions waiver allowing the sale of Russian petroleum products already in transit to help stabilize global energy supply.
Source: AFP via ABS-CBN News external link
A South Korean tanker transports crude oil to the country via the Red Sea for the first time since disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz, as the government implements alternative supply routes to secure energy imports.
Source: AFP via CNA external link
Oil prices, including Brent Crude and West Texas Intermediate, drop to less than US$90 per barrel, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average increases by over 1,000 points, following Iran's announcement of the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: AP external link

Law and crime

Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Sean Parnell announces that the U.S. Department of Defense has completed a key phase of its investigation into the withdrawal from Afghanistan by conducting a series of interviews with generals who executed the operation including former Marine Corps Commandmant David Berger, former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Mark Milley, and U.S. Central Command chief Kenneth McKenzie.
Source: KabulNow external link
Australian Army veteran and Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith is granted bail with travel restrictions after his previous arrest for alleged war crimes while deployed to Afghanistan during the war.
Source: Reuters external link
Source: Reuters external link
Irish media reports that drug kingpin Daniel Kinahan is arrested by police in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Source: AP external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

United States president Donald Trump says that the U.S. naval blockade will remain in effect until a peace agreement is reached with Iran.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Fars News Agency reports that the Iranian government considers the continuation of the blockade a violation of the ceasefire and would close the strait again if it is not lifted.
Source: Iran International external link
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi announces that the Strait of Hormuz will be open for commercial traffic via a "coordinated route" with Iranian authorities while the 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon is in effect.
Source: CNBC external link
Celestyal Discovery becomes the first cruise ship to successfully transit the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the war on February 28 after being previously docked in Dubai for 47 days.
Source: Euronews external link
An Iranian military official says that vessels must receive permission from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to pass.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Maritime tracking data shows that only a few ships have moved through the strait after the announcement.
Source: BBC external link
Iran denies that it agreed to give up its highly enriched uranium.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Israeli defense minister Israel Katz says that the military will hold all of its positions in southern Lebanon, and that disarming Hezbollah remains its main objective.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The Israeli military issues a statement telling residents from southern Lebanon to remain north of the Litani River during the ceasefire.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The Lebanese military says that there have been several Israeli attacks and artillery shelling incidents in violation of the ceasefire.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Ten Maute Group militants, including a leader, are killed in a shootout with soldiers during a raid in Marantao, Lanao del Sur, Phillippines.
Source: The Punch external link

Health and environment

France announces that its social security system will reimburse the cost of reusable menstrual products for individuals under 26 and those with low income.
Source: Iosco County News-Herald external link