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April 2

Disasters and accidents

At least one person is killed and another is injured when a building in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, collapses following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Indonesia.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Minor damage is reported near the Kizad area in Abu Dhabi after the United Arab Emirates air defenses successfully intercepted a missile.
Source: Khaleej Times external link

April 1

Armed conflicts and attacks

Source: Gulf News external link
Iran fires three ballistic missiles at Qatar, with two intercepted and a third one hitting a oil tanker registered by QatarEnergy.
Source: Khaama Press external link
A Bangladeshi national is killed by shrapnel during a drone interception in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.
Source: The Daily Star external link
Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian releases a letter to the American people and suggests that diplomatic engagement is possible.
Source: The New York Times external link
U.S. president Donald Trump, in his prime address since the start of the war, says that U.S. forces will soon "finish the job" and that objectives are "nearing completion". However, he also says that the U.S. would hit them "extremely hard" within the next 2–3 weeks if a deal is not reached to end the war.
Source: AP external link
Ten civilians are injured, including a girl from Bnei Brak, Israel, who is in critical condition, after a missile barrage from Iran.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
A U.S. strike on Tehran reportedly damages the former U.S. embassy, which was converted into a museum following its takeover during the Iranian Revolution. The St. Nicholas Orthodox Church is also damaged.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
As confirmed by the U.S. defense department and international media, two more MQ-9 Reaper unmanned reconnaissance drones have been shot down over Iranian territory.
Source: Iran International external link
The Israeli military says that the air force has completed strikes against vital targets in Iran, including military and nuclear targets.
Source: Ynet external link
Israeli airstrikes kill seven people, including the Hezbollah commander for Iraq, Youssef Hashem, and injure dozens more in Beirut and nearby Khalde, Lebanon.
Source: Naharnet external link
The Israeli military reports a missile launched by Houthi militias is intercepted.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
The Russian defence ministry says its forces have taken full control of Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. The Ukrainian military denies this claim, saying its 3rd Assault Brigade continues to hold a small number of positions near the front line.
Source: AP external link
A Russian drone strike kills four civilians in Zolotonosha, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine.
Source: The New Voice of Ukraine external link
It is reported that talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan are held in China in an effort to end the current conflict.
Source: Reuters external link

Law and crime

Cambodia extradites the former chairperson of Huione Group to China, where law enforcement authorities accuse him of involvement in a large-scale online fraud and money laundering network linked to Huione. Investigators identify him as an associate of suspected crime leader Chen Zhi, who was previously extradited in connection with the case.
Source: The Star external link

Disasters and accidents

A boat carrying Afghan migrants capsizes off the coast of Bodrum, Turkey, leaving at least 19 people dead, according to the Turkish Coast Guard. Twenty other migrants are rescued.
Source: AP external link
Five people are killed and 21 others are injured, including one critically, when a truck crashes into and sets on fire several vehicles at a tollbooth in Cundinamarca Department, Colombia.
Source: in Spanish external link
Four people are killed in a roof collapse at a coal mine in Xing County, Shanxi, China.
Source: China Daily external link

Politics and elections

Source: San Marino RTV external link

Science and technology

NASA launches Artemis II from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States, carrying astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, for a flyby of the Moon.
Source: Space.com external link

International relations

Source: AP external link

March 31

Law and crime

The U.S. Supreme Court overturns Colorado's ban on conversion therapy in an 8–1 decision, ruling that it infringed on the First Amendment, thereby invalidating similar bans in 22 other states.
Source: Colorado Public Radio external link
A court in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, nullifies a fine of more than R$16 million (US$3 million) imposed on football player Neymar in 2023 over alleged environmental violations linked to construction at his Mangaratiba property, citing procedural flaws in the investigation.
Source: AFP via RFI external link

Politics and elections

Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye approves a law increasing penalties for same-sex sexual acts to up to 10 years in prison and criminalizing the promotion or financing of such acts. The measure amends existing provisions in the penal code that already penalize these acts.
Source: Reuters external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Iranian president Masud Pezeshkian says that Iran has the "necessary will" to end the war, provided that the "guarantees required to prevent repetition of the aggression" are met.
Source: RFE/RL external link
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi confirms that direct contacts, although "not negotiations", with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff are under way.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
U.S. president Donald Trump says that U.S. forces plan to end operations in Iran within about two to three weeks while continuing military action, stating that the withdrawal is not contingent on reaching an agreement with Iran.
Source: AFP via RFI external link
U.S. defense secretary Pete Hegseth says that the talks between Iran and the United States "are very real" but also states that the U.S. will "negotiate with bombs" until a ceasefire is reached.
Source: Time external link
The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation claims that oil tanker has been hit by an Iranian drone at a port in Dubai, causing a fire onboard and damage to the vessel. Dubai authorities say that the fire has been contained hours after the incident.
Source: The Guardian external link
The Israeli defense ministry halts sales of defense products to France following president Emmanuel Macron's decision not to allow U.S. aircraft to pass through French airspace en route to Israel.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link
Italy denies the United States Air Force the use of the Sigonella base in Sicily for operations related to the Iran war.
Source: Reuters external link
Poland refuses a request by the United States to relocate its Patriot air defense systems to the Middle East for the Iran war.
Source: Politico external link
China and Pakistan releases a five-point peace plan for the Iran war following a meeting between the two countries' foreign ministers, Wang Yi and Ishaq Dar, respectively. The plan includes a ceasefire and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Chinese Foreign Ministry external link
Israeli defense minister Israel Katz announces that Israel will destroy "all houses" near the Blue Line as part of its creation of a new buffer zone.
Source: Reuters external link
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link
American freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson is kidnapped by armed men in Baghdad, Iraq.
Source: BBC News external link

Disasters and accidents

Thirty military personnel are killed when a Russian Air Force Antonov An-26 crashes in Crimea.
Source: The Moscow Times external link
Dozens of people are killed and many others are injured after multiple explosions occur at a military ammunition depot in Bujumbura, Burundi, causing extensive damage to nearby residential areas.
Source: The Standard external link
Eleven people are killed in a shophouse complex fire in Wamena, Highland Papua, Indonesia.
Source: iNews external link

Business and economy

The American Automobile Association reports that the United States national average gas price has reached $4.02 a gallon, the highest since 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Source: AP external link
The Dow Jones Industrial Average surges over 1,000 points and the Nasdaq increases to 3.4% after Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says that Iran has signaled it is willing to end the conflict if security guarantees and assurances are met.
Source: XTB external link
Stocks in the U.S. also rise following reports that president Donald Trump has told aides that he is willing to end the war without securing the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Quartz external link

Sports

Pakistani cricketer Naseem Shah receives a record fine of Rs. 20 million (US$71,500) for a social media post criticizing Punjab chief minister Maryam Nawaz, while other disciplinary cases arise in the Pakistan Super League, including a fine for Shaheen Shah Afridi and a ball-tampering charge against Fakhar Zaman.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

March 30

International relations

The Russian tanker , carrying 100,000 tonnes of crude oil, arrives in Matanzas, Cuba, despite the ongoing U.S. blockade of the island.
Source: BBC News external link
The United States resumes operations at its embassy in Caracas after a seven-year closure, aiming to restore direct diplomatic engagement with Venezuela under Delcy Rodríguez's presidency.
Source: AFP via Channels TV external link

Health and environment

A study published in the Carcinogenesis journal shows that vaping can cause lung or oral cancer.
Source: ScienceAlert external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli leaders announce the "completion phase" of war and order the military to strike "economic" targets in Iran to damage the Iranian economy.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei says that Iran has not started negotiations with the United States but also says that the U.S. have submitted a negotiation request.
Source: The Hill external link
A missile barrage from Iran and Lebanon causes a fire at the BAZAN oil refinery in Haifa.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link
An Iranian attack on a power and water desalination plant in Kuwait kills an Indian worker and damages a building at the site.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Spain closes its airspace to U.S. aircraft involved in military action against Iran.
Source: BBC News external link
The Syrian Army says that drone attacks have targeted several of their bases near the Iraqi border. However, the Syrian Army also says that several of the drones were shot down and did not say where the drones came from.
Source: Reuters external link
Kosovo approves the deployment of troops to Gaza as part of an international peacekeeping force.
Source: Reuters external link
Two Indonesian peacekeepers of the UNIFIL mission are killed in Southern Lebanon when a projectile hits their vehicle.
Source: BBC News external link
At least 10 people are killed, 25 others are injured and more than 45,000 displaced after Somalia's national army ​took control of Baidoa, the capital city of the South West state, two weeks after the state president Abdiaziz Laftagareen said that his administration was severing ties with the federal government and opposed constitutional amendments backed by the Somali federal government.
Source: BBC News Somali external link
India says it has ended the Naxalite insurgency after home minister Amit Shah reported that most of the remaining Naxal fighters had been killed, arrested, or had surrendered following intensified security operations.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
A human rights organization in Haiti claims that the death toll from the previous day's massacre in the Artibonite department was at least 70 people, higher than official reports.
Source: DW external link

Science and technology

NASA begins the countdown for the launch of Artemis II, set to be the first crewed mission to the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972, with liftoff scheduled for 1 April.
Source: The Register external link

Law and crime

The Iranian parliament security approves a series of measures to impose tolls on vessels that pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Lokmat Times external link
The Knesset passes a bill allowing for mandatory executions of Palestinians convicted of terrorist attacks that kill Israelis.
Source: The Guardian external link
Victoria Police fatally shoot Dezi Freeman, a self-prclaimed sovereign citizen and fugitive following a seven month manhunt after he killed two police officers and seriously injured another in a shooting in Porepunkah, Victoria, Australia. It was the largest police operation in Australian history.
Source: Reuters external link
One person is killed and eight others are injured in a school shooting in San Cristóbal, Santa Fe, Argentina. A 15-year-old suspect is taken into custody.
Source: AFP via ABS-CBN News external link
The Bahraini interior ministry says that three men have been arrested for allegedly trying to form a terrorist cell linked to Hezbollah.
Source: VINnews external link

Sports

FIFA president Gianni Infantino insists that the Iranian soccer team will play in the upcoming World Cup despite the war.
Source: ESPN external link

Disasters and accidents

Five people are killed and three others are injured after a car crashes between Hopefield and Langebaanweg in Western Cape, South Africa.
Source: SABC News external link
Four people are killed and nine others are injured in an explosion in an under-construction tunnel in Chongqing, China.
Source: Xinhua external link
At least 28 people are killed in Afghanistan and 17 in Pakistan after heavy rainfall causes severe flooding.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

Politics and elections

Myanmar military ruler Min Aung Hlaing steps down as army chief to stand as a candidate for president in the upcoming presidential election, the first to be held since the 2021 coup.
Source: Reuters external link
Mongolia's parliament appoints Nyam-Osoryn Uchral as prime minister, the third to hold the post within a year, following the resignation of his predecessor, Gombojavyn Zandanshatar, after nine months in office. His appointment follows his removal as parliamentary speaker amid opposition protests and a legislative boycott.
Source: Daily Tribune external link

Business and economy

Brent Crude oil passes US$116 per barrel, the highest it has been since the start of the war.
Source: UPI external link
United States crude oil settles above US$100 per barrel for the first time in four years.
Source: CNN external link
The United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority rules that around 12 million people are entitled to financial compensation after being mis-sold motor finance agreements between 2014 and 2024. The compensation scheme will see each motorist awarded around £829, costing car finance lenders a total of £9.1bn.
Source: BBC News external link