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April 19

International relations

Argentine President Javier Milei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announce that El Al will establish a direct route between Argentina and Israel beginning in November 2026.
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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
A fire destroys about 1,000 homes in a stilt settlement in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia, displacing thousands of residents.
Source: Gulf News 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 carjacks a vehicle and flees to Bossier City, where he is fatally shot by police.
Source: KSLA 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 International Islamic University and Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, will shift to online classes amidst a potential second round of talks between the U.S. and Iran.
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: CNN 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 US Navy boards the iranian ship Touska, as part of the Naval blockade of Iran.
Source: Bloomberg 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

April 18

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

Disasters and accidents

Thirteen people are killed after lightning strikes across Bangladesh.
Source: The Daily Star 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

April 17

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

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

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
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

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
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Irish media reports that drug kingpin Daniel Kinahan is arrested by police in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Source: AP external link

April 16

Sports

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Politics and elections

Hungarian prime minister-designate Péter Magyar says his election victory over Viktor Orbán will not lead to a policy shift on migration, saying his government will strengthen borders and "protect our country and Europe" from illegal immigration.
Source: Newsweek external link
The Balen Shah cabinet establishes a five-member commission, led by a former Supreme Court judge, to investigate the assets of current and former Nepali public officials.
Source: The Manila Times external link
The U.S. House of Representatives rejects the War Powers Resolution to stop military operations by a 214–213 vote.
Source: Politico external link

Law and crime

The death toll in yesterday's school shooting in Onikişubat, Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey, rises to 11, including the perpetrator, after a critically injured victim succumbs to his injuries.
Source: AP external link
Police arrest singer d4vd in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on suspicion of killing a 14-year-old girl whose remains were previously found in a vehicle registered to him.
Source: BBC News external link
Philippine president Bongbong Marcos says that Czech authorities have arrested former legislator Zaldy Co in Prague after he entered the country without proper documentation, following his designation as a fugitive in connection with graft and malversation charges linked to a flood control project.
Source: AP external link
Sri Lankan customs officials arrest nine Chinese nationals at Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo for attempting to smuggle communication equipment concealed on their bodies, which officials say is intended for use in internet fraud operations.
Source: AFP via CNA external link
Surrey Police issue a disorder warning in Epsom, England, after protesters clash with riot police in the town. The protesters are demanding the description of men who gang raped a woman outside a Methodist Church the previous weekend.
Source: BBC News external link
In South Africa, Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema is sentenced to five years imprisonment for the unlawful discharge of a firearm at a 2018 rally.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
In the United States, Fairfax County officials say that former Virginia lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax murdered his wife, then killed himself, after police find them dead at their home.
Source: Hindustan Times external link

Business and economy

German airline Lufthansa announces the permanent withdrawal of 27 aircraft operated by its CityLine regional subsidiary and plans additional fleet reductions, citing increased fuel costs linked to the Iran war and labor disruptions.
Source: Xinhua external link

Arts and culture

A previously unknown poem by Federico García Lorca is found handwritten on the back of a manuscript. It was discovered by Spanish singer and collector Miguel Poveda.
Source: in Spanish external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

United States defense secretary Pete Hegseth says that the U.S. is prepared to resume combat operations if Iran does not agree to a permanent deal.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Source: NBC News external link
Russian missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, including on Kyiv and Odesa, kill at least 22 people and wound more than 131 others.
Source: The Kyiv Independent external link
The Russian defence ministry publishes a list of locations in Europe that are reportedly supporting drone production for Ukraine, including in Germany and Italy, saying the locations are "potential targets for the Russian Armed Forces”.
Source: Euractiv external link
U.S. troops complete their withdrawal from the Qasrak air base in Hasakah province, ending U.S. involvement in Syria after troops first arrived in 2015 to fight against the Islamic State.
Source: The New York Times external link
Five gunmen are killed and a state trooper is wounded during a security operation in Los Herreras, Nuevo León, Mexico. Authorities implement coordinated surveillance in the area for more suspects.
Source: Milenio external link

Disasters and accidents

Approximately 18 people are killed when a minibus catches fire on a highway near Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
Source: AP external link
A helicopter crashes in Sekadau Regency, West Kalimantan, Indonesia, killing all eight people on board.
Source: Reuters external link
A fire at the major Viva oil refinery near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, halts its gasoline production.
Source: Bloomberg external link

International relations

Argentine president Javier Milei announces a trip to Israel where he is expected to receive the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor and meet Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to expedite the transfer of the Argentine embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Source: Infobae external link
The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank restore official relations with Venezuela and recognize the administration of acting president Delcy Rodríguez, enabling engagement on economic policy and potential financial assistance.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link