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April 15

Business and economy

Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov states that Russia can supply energy to China and other countries affected by disruptions in shipments through the Strait of Hormuz amid the Iran war.
Source: AFP via CNA external link
Syria begins loading the first tanker carrying Iraqi oil at the Baniyas Refinery for export by sea under a bilateral arrangement to reroute shipments amid disruptions to maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: AFP via SpaceWar.com external link
Norway records its highest-ever crude oil export value in March, reaching 57.4 billion kroner (US$6.08 billion) for 56.6 million barrels, contributing to a trade surplus of 97.5 billion kroner ($10.3 billion) amid a global fuel crisis.
Source: Bloomberg external link
South Korea secures imports of 273 million barrels of crude oil (by the end of the year) and 2.1 million tons of naphtha through alternative routes that bypass the Strait of Hormuz, providing several months of supply amid disruptions linked to the Iran war.
Source: AFP via SpaceWar.com external link
The Iraqi transport ministry announces that Iraqi Airways will resume flights to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, beginning tomorrow and Istanbul, Turkey, on Saturday.
Source: Iraqi News external link
The BBC announces that it will cut between 1,800 and 2,000 jobs, around 1-in-10 employees, citing the need to tackle "significant financial pressures".
Source: Variety external link
Shoe company Allbirds announces it will be pivoting to providing computing infrastructure for artificial intelligence, with plans to rename itself to "NewBird AI". The company's shares rose nearly 600% on the news.
Source: CNBC external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

A Pakistani delegation led by military chief Asim Munir arrives in Tehran, Iran, to facilitate the continuation of diplomacy between Iran and the United States.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif arrives in Jeddah to begin a four-day diplomatic trip through Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey to push for a second round of Iran–U.S. peace talks.
Source: Arab News PK external link
The U.S. says that it has not formally agreed to extend the ceasefire, although there is ongoing engagement between Iran and the U.S. towards a peace deal.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The U.S. Central Command reports that ten vessels have been turned around since the start of the naval blockade of Iran.
Source: NBC News external link
Iran's military headquarters threatens to close the Red Sea in addition to the strait if the U.S. naval blockade continues.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
A U.S. official says that over 10,000 additional U.S. military personnel, including sailors aboard USS  and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit on the , will arrive in the region later this month.
Source: AA external link
At least three paramedics are killed, six others are injured, and one remains missing after Israeli strikes hit incident response teams in Mayfadoun, Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon.
Source: AFP via LBCI external link
The Israeli security cabinet convenes and does not make a decision about a ceasefire in Lebanon, following the previous day's negotiations.
Source: Axios external link
At least 13 people are killed by Israeli attacks across Lebanon.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Lebanon's health ministry updates the total casualties to 2,167 killed and 7,061 injured.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Israeli military chief of staff Eyal Zamir says that Israel has approved plans for the continuation of military action in both Iran and Lebanon.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Swedish civil defence minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin reports that the Swedish Security Service had prevented a cyberattack on a thermal power station in West Sweden in mid-2025, identifying the perpetrators as a group linked to Russian intelligence, with no significant disruption to operations.
Source: Macau Business external link

International relations

Sri Lanka repatriates 238 Iranian sailors from the IRIS and the wrecked IRIS , after providing temporary shelter on humanitarian grounds.
Source: The Straits Times external link
Donors pledge €1.3 billion (US$1.5 billion) in foreign aid for Sudan at an international conference in Berlin, Germany, marking the third anniversary of the beginning of Sudan's civil war, as participants also discuss efforts to advance ceasefire negotiations.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
International Atomic Energy Agency director general Rafael Grossi reports increased activity at multiple nuclear facilities in North Korea, including the Nyongbyon site, indicating expanded capacity to produce nuclear weapons.
Source: AFP via ABS-CBN News external link
Israel appoints Michael Lotem as the first Israeli ambassador to Somaliland, months after Israel officially recognised the breakaway region in Somalia. Lotem previously served as the Israeli ambassador to Kenya.
Source: Horseed Media external link

Law and crime

Nine people are killed and 13 others are injured in a mass shooting at a school in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey. The perpetrator dies by suicide. It is the deadliest school shooting in Turkish history.
Source: Reuters external link
A Taiwanese court sentences six current and former military personnel to prison terms of four and a half to eight and a half years for espionage offenses, including organizing networks and transmitting classified information to individuals linked to China.
Source: The Edge external link
Papua New Guinea tightens security at military bases and imposes movement restrictions after a group of soldiers sets up roadblocks in Port Moresby to protest alleged irregularities in army recruitment linked to former defence minister Billy Joseph, who is under investigation.
Source: AFP via SpaceWar.com external link
Indonesian police announce the arrest of six suspects for trafficking endangered Komodo dragons sourced from East Nusa Tenggara and intended for export to Thailand, and detain two additional individuals for smuggling pangolin scales.
Source: The Straits Times external link
A court in Nairobi, Kenya, sentences a Chinese national to one year in prison and imposes a fine after he pleads guilty to attempting to smuggle more than 2,200 ants out of Kenya without authorization.
Source: AFP via CP24 external link

Politics and elections

The U.S. Senate rejects the War Powers Resolution by a 52–47 vote in the fourth Democratic-led attempt to stop hostilities until they are authorized by the U.S. Congress.
Source: Reuters external link

April 14

Law and crime

The founder of the property development company Evergrande Hui Ka Yan pleads guilty to several charges, including fundraising fraud and illegally taking public deposits, at a trial in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Source: ABC News Australia external link
An 18-year-old man opens fire at a school in Siverek, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey, wounding 16 people, before killing himself.
Source: CNN external link

International relations

Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni announces that Italy is suspending the automatic renewal of an agreement with Israel on exchanging military equipment and technology "in view of the current situation."
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The Norwegian government announces that Ukraine will produce drones in the country as part of a bilateral defence cooperation agreement. Norway will support the production of Ukrainian drones, while Ukraine will share data, information and knowledge of the technology with Norway.
Source: Reuters external link

Disasters and accidents

At least 14 people are killed and 20 others are injured in an explosion at a privately-owned power station in Chhattisgarh, India.
Source: India Today external link
Twelve people are killed and hundreds of homes are damaged after heavy rains across Haiti.
Source: AP external link
Eleven people are killed and another is injured when a van collides with a cement mixer in Thane district, Maharashtra, India.
Source: Hindustan Times external link

Politics and elections

In the Republic of Ireland, the Government of the 34th Dáil wins a no confidence vote tabled by Sinn Féin over its handling of recent fuel protests.
Source: BBC News external link
The Somali federal government fails to ensure the timely succession of the Federal Parliament, as its term expired on 14 April. The lapse creates significant uncertainty, with no clear plan for forthcoming elections following a series of constitutional crises.
Source: Hiiraan Online external link
Greenland's former prime minister Múte Bourup Egede is appointed as the new foreign minister.
Source: Reuters external link
Papuan soldiers block several roads across Port Moresby, protesting the military's recent recruitment controversies.
Source: NBC PNG external link

Business and economy

Oil prices decline, with West Texas Intermediate for May delivery falling 6.2% to US$92.94 per barrel and Brent Crude decreasing 3.77% to $95.61, amid expectations of reduced tensions in the Middle East.
Source: AFP via NAMPA external link
The Pakistani energy ministry announces daily power outages of about two hours during evening peak demand periods throughout the country, except in Hyderabad and Karachi, to reduce fuel costs and limit tariff increases amid higher energy prices linked to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: AFP via CNA external link
American stocks, including the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and Nasdaq Composite, rise amidst the possibility of renewed Iran–U.S. talks.
Source: CNBC external link
Stocks in the United Kingdom increase amidst hopes of new Iran–U.S. talks.
Source: Reuters external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian tells French president Emmanuel Macron that the Islamabad Talks did not lead to a deal because the United States took "maximalist positions" and had a "lack of goodwill".
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif says that he will visit fellow mediators in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Ankara, Turkey, to push for a second round of talks between Iran and the U.S.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
U.S. president Donald Trump reportedly tells the that a second round of talks between Iran and the U.S. could occur within the next two days.
Source: CNBC external link
At least three oil tankers pass through the strait, including the Panama-flagged , which took the new route through Iranian waters as instructed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Saudi Arabia asks the U.S. to end its naval blockade of the strait.
Source: AA external link
Israeli and Lebanese officials meet in Washington, D.C., U.S., for the first direct peace talks between the countries in decades, with Israel prioritizing Hezbollah's disarmament and Lebanon limiting its mandate to ceasefire discussions.
Source: The Economic Times external link
At the Washington meeting, Israeli and Lebanese officials agree to begin direct negotiations in the future.
Source: AA external link
Three people are killed by an Israeli raid in Adloun, Sidon District, Lebanon.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The Israeli military announces that troops from the 205th Brigade and Yahalom have destroyed four Hamas tunnels over the weekend.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link
Four people, including a three-year-old, are killed and nine others injured in an Israeli airstrike on a police vehicle in Gaza City.
Source: Reuters external link
Two people, including a 14-year-old, are killed by Israeli gunfire in North Gaza Governorate.
Source: Reuters external link
Médecins Sans Frontières reports that two people are killed and 56 injured following five drone strikes by the Sudanese military in West Darfur and Central Darfur, Sudan.
Source: ReliefWeb external link
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher reports that around 700 people have been killed in drone strikes in Sudan since the year started as the conflict enters its fourth year.
Source: The Straits Times external link
Four people are killed in an airstrike carried out by the United States Navy against an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Ambazonian militant groups announce a temporary ceasefire in Cameroon after nearly a decade of conflict in anticipation of Pope Leo XIV's visit on April 15.
Source: Vatican News external link
Eleven kidnapping victims, including two NDLEA personnel, are rescued and several suspected bandits are arrested by the Nigerian Army in raids across Nigeria.
Source: The Punch external link
Four people are killed and at least 25 others are injured in a Russian drone attack in Dnipro, Ukraine.
Source: RTÉ external link
In a joint operation with international ​support, Somali military and Jubaland regional forces kill at least 27 al-Shabaab militants in the semi-autonomous state of Jubaland.
Source: Reuters external link

April 13

International relations

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Algiers, marking the first papal visit to Algeria. He will visit Souk Ahras, the birthplace and home of St. Augustine of Hippo, namesake of the Augustinian Order, which Pope Leo is a part of.
Source: AP external link
The Bahraini foreign ministry summons the chargé d'affaires of Iraq over "continued malicious drone attacks" against the country and other Gulf Cooperation Council states from Iraqi territory.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov states that Russia is prepared to receive Iran's enriched uranium as part of a potential agreement with the United States, following unsuccessful negotiations between Iran and the U.S.
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer external link

Law and crime

Demonstrators in New York City, U.S., are detained during a anti-Israel protest calling for an end to U.S. aid to Israel. Additionally, protesters also oppose the US-Israel strikes in Iran and Lebanon war.
Source: Reuters external link
Begoña Gómez, wife of Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez, is charged with influence peddling and corruption in the private sector.
Source: Bloomberg external link
A court in Paris, France, convicts cement company Lafarge and several former executives, including former CEO Bruno Lafont, for financing the Islamic State and other Syrian armed groups between 2013 and 2014, imposing fines, asset forfeiture, and prison sentences.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Three people are killed and four more injured in a mass shooting during a family dispute inside a mosque in Khinjan District, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Amu TV external link

Sports

World Aquatics says that they will allow athletes from Belarus and Russia to compete under their national anthems and flag.
Source: ESPN external link

Disasters and accidents

Eleven people are killed after a cement mixer truck collided with a van in Thane district, India.
Source: The Indian Express external link
Five people are killed after two cars collided into each other head-on in Kings County, California, United States.
Source: Fox News external link

Business and economy

Spanish airline Iberia announces the suspension of flights to Cuba from June to late October due to fuel supply constraints and reduced passenger demand linked to the U.S.-imposed oil blockade of the country. The airline states that it plans to resume operations in November if conditions improve.
Source: The Economic Times external link
Philippine president Bongbong Marcos suspends excises on kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas to reduce household fuel costs amid rising global oil prices linked to the Iran war.
Source: Reuters external link
A court in Beijing, China, orders the liquidation of Zhongzhi Enterprise Group and more than 300 affiliated companies through a consolidated bankruptcy process, with creditors instructed to submit claims by June 10.
Source: Reuters external link
Chevron Corporation signs two agreements with the government of Venezuela to expand its operations in the oil-producing Orinoco Belt region.
Source: Reuters external link

Politics and elections

Provisional results reveal that finance minister Romuald Wadagni won in a landslide victory with 94% of the vote.
Source: Reuters external link
Following victories in three federal by-elections, the Liberal Party of Canada wins a majority government nearly a year after the 2025 Canadian federal election.
Source: Reuters external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

In a notice to seafarers, the U.S. Central Command announces that a blockade of Iranian ports is now in effect, with all unauthorized vessels in the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea east of the Strait of Hormuz subject to interdiction.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Three ships successfully cross the Strait of Hormuz since the blockade was announced, including Marshall Islands-flagged vessel , Vietnam-flagged , and Panama-flagged tanker , which was recently sanctioned by the United States for its links to Iranian oil trading.
Source: Caspian Post external link
Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif says that the ceasefire is still in force and efforts are still underway to end the war despite the recent talks ending without an agreement.
Source: Arab News PK external link
The Israeli army claims to have killed over 100 Hezbollah fighters during the battle in Bint Jbeil.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
At least six people are killed by Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon, including at an International Red Cross location in Tyre.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Two people are killed in an airstrike carried out by the United States Navy against an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific.
Source: Reuters external link
Seven people are killed after a police station in Marigot, Sud-Est, Haiti, was burned during a gang attack.
Source: AP external link
Two suicide bombers blow themself up near a police station in Blida, Algeria, wounding several people.
Source: Le Monde external link
A policeman is killed and four others are injured during an ambush against a polio vaccination team in Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Source: Dunya News external link

Health and environment

Colombian environment minister Irene Vélez Torres approves the cull of dozens of wild hippos brought to the country by drug lord Pablo Escobar in the 1980s with Torres saying up to 80 will be killed out of an estimated population of about 200, citing the need to protect local villagers and native species.
Source: AP external link