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April 14

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
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 two deaths and 56 injuries 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: Straits Times external link
Two men 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
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 Jubaland region.
Source: Reuters 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

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
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

Disasters and accidents

Nine people are killed and 15 others are injured in an explosion at a privately-owned power station in Chhattisgarh, India.
Source: AP external link
Three people are killed and two others are injured when a taxi and two motorcycles collide on the Jinja–Kamuli–Mbulamuti Road in Kamuli District, Uganda. The driver of the taxi is wanted by police for fleeing the scene.
Source: Daily Express external link

Law and crime

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

Politics and elections

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

April 13

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

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

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

Health and evironment

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

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

Law and crime

Demonstrators in New York City are detained during a anti-Israel protest calling for an end to US 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
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

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

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 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

April 12

Sports

In golf, Rory McIlroy wins back-to-back titles at the Masters Tournament.
Source: The Guardian external link

Arts and culture

In theatre, wins Best New Play and wins seven prizes, including Best New Musical, at the 2026 Laurence Olivier Awards.
Source: Reuters external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

U.S. president Donald Trump announces a U.S. naval blockade of Iran and the strait "effective immediately," which will "seek and interdict" any vessel that paid Iran's toll to cross the strait.
Source: Axios external link
Saudi Arabia announces the restoration of its East–West Crude Oil Pipeline and other energy facilities following an Iranian attack.
Source: Reuters external link
The initial three rounds of ceasefire talks between Iran and the United States conclude in Islamabad, Pakistan, after 14 hours. However, the Iranian government says that negotiations will continue.
Source: Reuters external link
U.S. vice president JD Vance, who led the American delegation in the ceasefire talks, says that the two sides have not reached a deal to end the war, with disagreement over nuclear weapon development, and that the U.S. made its "final and best offer" and stated "We'll see if the Iranians accept it".
Source: NBC News external link
Pakistani deputy prime minister Ishaq Dar urges Iran and the U.S. to uphold their commitment to observe a ceasefire after Vance said that both sides didn't reach an agreement. Dar also says that Pakistan will continue to play its role in facilitating engagement and dialogue between both sides.
Source: Arab News PK external link
Pakistani sources say that the major disagreements during the talks were Iran's nuclear program, missile program, restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz, and calls for a ceasefire in Lebanon.
Source: The New Arab external link
The Iranian government updates the death toll in Iran to 3,375 people.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
At least 24 people are killed by Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The Israeli military claims that they have killed several Hamas terrorists who took part in hostage-taking during the October 7 attacks, including Nukhba commander Ali Sami Mohammad Shakra, in a strike in central Gaza yesterday that killed seven people.
Source: The Times of Israel external link

Politics and elections

Peruvians vote to elect 130 members of the Chamber of Deputies and 60 members of a newly created senate, while also determining the top two presidential candidates that will advance to a run-off election.
Source: AP external link
Peruvian police and prosecutors conduct searches at the electoral authority's headquarters and a private company as part of an investigation into delays in delivering voting materials that prevent more than 60,000 people from voting. Officials attribute the issue to logistical failures affecting multiple polling stations in Lima. The electoral authority later announces that some polling stations will reopen.
Source: AFP via NAMPA external link
Exit polls show Popular Force's Keiko Fujimori leading the presidential election with about 16 percent of the vote, with no candidate securing a majority and a run-off expected between Fujimori and Popular Renewal's Rafael López Aliaga.
Source: Le Monde external link
Beninese citizens vote to elect a president that will succeed the incumbent Patrice Talon and serve for the next seven years. Finance minister Romuald Wadagni and FCBE candidate Paul Hounkpè are the only two candidates on the ballot.
Source: Reuters external link
Hungarians vote to elect all 199 members of the National Assembly. The incumbent prime minister, Viktor Orbán, who was seeking a fifth consecutive term in office, concedes defeat and calls TISZA leader Péter Magyar on the telephone to congratulate him on his victory. The Pro-European Tisza Party wins two-thirds of the seats in Hungary's legislature. The turnout is the highest since the fall of communism, at 77.8%.
Source: The Guardian external link
Nizar Amidi, elected the previous day, takes office as President of Iraq, succeeding Abdul Latif Rashid.
Source: Qatar News Agency external link

International relations

Azerbaijan's embassy in Tehran resumes its operations during the ceasefire, initially with a limited staff.
Source: AA external link
The Saudi foreign ministry summons the ambassador of Iraq over "continued attacks and threats" against it and other Gulf Arab states from Iraqi territory.
Source: AA external link

April 11

Sports

In horse racing, , ridden by Irish jockey Paul Townend, wins this year's Grand National at Aintree Racecourse, England, becoming the second horse since Red Rum to win the Grand National twice.
Source: BBC News external link
In golf, Shane Lowry becomes the first player to accomplish multiple holes in one in the Masters Tournament.
Source: The Manila Times external link

Disasters and accidents

At least 30 people are killed, with the death toll expected to rise, after a stampede at the Citadelle Laferrière in Nord, Haiti.
Source: Sky News external link
The Afghan disaster authority says that the death toll from recent floods in Afghanistan rises to 178 with 236 people injured, including 22 more deaths recorded in 24 hours.
Source: Khaama Press external link
At least 13 people are killed and 30 others are injured when a bus crashes into two trucks in Katihar district, Bihar, India.
Source: Hindustan Times external link
A speeding truck crashes into at least 22 vehicles and a village gym in Davao City, Philippines, killing 6 people and injuring 6 others.
Source: Brigada News external link

Politics and elections

Amidst the Islamabad ceasefire talks, Iranian diaspora protesters gather in Bangkok, Thailand to reaffirm their calls for regime change.
Source: Thai Examiner external link
Anti-war and anti-government protests against prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu occur across Israel, including 2,000 protesters at Habima Square in Tel Aviv that exceeded court-ordered limits. Protests also occur in Jerusalem and Haifa.
Source: Times of Israel external link
Preliminary results released after yesterday's presidential election reveal that incumbent president Ismaïl Omar Guelleh has won a sixth term in office with 97.81% of the vote, beating CDU candidate Mohamed Farah Samatar, who took 2.19% of the vote.
Source: France 24 external link
The Council of Representatives elects PUK candidate Nizar Amidi as president of Iraq in the second round, defeating Muthana Amin of the Kurdistan Islamic Union in a 227–15 vote.
Source: AA external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

The delegations of the Iran and the United States arrive in Islamabad, Pakistan, for ceasefire talks, the highest-level engagement between the two countries since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, with the Iranian delegation led by parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and the U.S. delegation led by vice president JD Vance.
Source: Arab News PK external link
The first round of talks end without a peace deal, but is expected to continue into Sunday night.
Source: CNBC external link
U.S. president Donald Trump says that the U.S. has begun "clearing out" naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: AA external link
The U.S. Central Command confirms that the U.S. Navy destroyers USS and USS have crossed the Strait of Hormuz to ensure the strait is clear of naval mines.
Source: CENTCOM external link
India-flagged LPG gas tanker crosses the Strait of Hormuz, becoming the first Indian vessel to cross the Hormuz since the ceasefire. It is expected to arrive in Mumbai on April 15.
Source: Hindustan Times external link
At least ten people, including three emergency workers, are killed by Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The Israeli army has reportedly encircled Bint Jbeil, a Hezbollah stronghold in southern Lebanon.
Source: DPA via Yahoo News external link
Israel rejects a ceasefire with Hezbollah.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The Lebanese government reports that the death toll from the war has surpassed 2,000 people.
Source: Middle East Eye external link
At least 200 people are feared dead after a Nigerian Air Force airstrike accidentally hits a market instead of Boko Haram militants in Yobe State, Nigeria.
Source: Reuters external link
It is reported that a prominent senior North Darfur commander in the Rapid Support Forces has defected to the Sudanese Army.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
Russia and Ukraine announce a 32-hour ceasefire in observation of Orthodox Easter, alongside a prisoner exchange of 175 servicemen.
Source: Reuters external link
The Yemeni Army and Houthis engage in intense fighting in the As-Silw district in Taiz Governorate, Yemen, killing two soldiers. Additionally, the Yemeni Army says that it repelled a Houthi attack.
Source: Yemen Monitor external link

International relations

Pakistan announces that Qatar and Saudi Arabia will provide US$5 billion in financial assistance to support the country's foreign exchange reserves and enable it to repay $3.5 billion of debt to the United Arab Emirates by the end of April.
Source: AA external link