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April 25

Business and economy

Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran resumes international flights for the first time since the start of the war two months ago.
Source: Middle East Eye external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius says that Germany will deploy naval units, including a minesweeper and a command and supply ship for a potential mission in the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Middle East Monitor external link
The , a superyacht linked to sanctioned Russian oligarch Alexei Mordashov, crosses the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Ynetnews external link
U.S. president Donald Trump cancels sending U.S. special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Islamabad, Pakistan.
Source: Arab News PK external link
An Israeli attack kills four people in Yohmor, Nabatieh District, Lebanon.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The Israel Defense Forces say that a airstrike on the Gaza Strip has killed several Hamas militants who planned attacks on Israeli troops, including Hazem Rami Ali Aidi, a Hamas commander who took part in the October 7 attacks in 2023.
Source: Times of Israel external link
Multiple armed groups launch several coordinated attacks across Mali, including in the capital Bamako.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Tuareg rebels say they have seized control of Kidal in northern Mali after overrunning government forces.
Source: The Africa Report external link
Residents and a reporter from the Associated Press says that gunfire has been heard near the Modibo Keita International Airport.
Source: The Week external link
Military bases are targeted, including the main military base in Kali. Additionally, military officer and Malian Defense Minister Sadio Camara's house is destroyed.
Source: Strait Times external link
SITE Intelligence Group says that Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM and Tuareg-dominated ⁠rebel group FLA has claimed full responsibility for the attacks.
Source: Reuters external link
The Mali Army representative Suleiman Dembele confirms that 80 militants have been eliminated across the country in wake of the attacks.
Source: Caliber.Az external link
A Malian Air Force Mil Mi-24 helicopter is shot down by rebel forces near Gao.
Source: BBC News external link
An overnight Russian drone and ballistic missile attack on Dnipro, Ukraine, kills ten people and injures 49 others.
Source: Reuters external link
At least seven people are killed and 17 others are injured in a bombing on the Pan-American Highway in Cauca Department, Colombia.
Source: in Spanish external link
Somali pirates attack and seize an oil tanker off the coastal city of Mogadishu in southern Somalia, taking 11 Pakistani crew members hostage.
Source: AAJ TV external link

Disasters and accidents

More than 1,000 firefighters are deployed and 3,000 people are evacuated from their homes in Ōtsuchi, Iwate, Japan, as two wildfires continue to grow in the region.
Source: The Indian Express external link

April 24

Armed conflicts and attacks

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi announces that he will visit Pakistan, Russia, and Oman amidst a potential second round of ceasefire talks between Iran and the United States.
Source: Reuters external link
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirms that U.S. special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will arrive in Islamabad, Pakistan, to meet with Araghchi. She also states that vice president JD Vance will travel to Pakistan if the second round of talks are proven "successful".
Source: Reuters external link
U.S. Central Command confirms that the USS  has arrived in the Middle East.
Source: Navy Times external link
Israeli forces kill at least 12 Palestinians in attacks on the Gaza Strip.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Two people are killed in a Russian drone strike on Odesa, Ukraine.
Source: Reuters external link
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that Allied Democratic Forces insurgents killed at least 87 civilians in separate attacks last month in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Source: AFP via AA external link

Business and economy

The International Energy Agency estimates that the damage to liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Qatar will strain the natural gas market for at least two years, and along with the Strait of Hormuz closure, will cause the loss of 120 billion cubic meters of LNG supply by 2030.
Source: CBS News external link

International relations

The European Union sanctions two Uzbekistan-based cotton manufacturing plants for supplying raw material to the Russian defense industry.
Source: Kun Uz external link
U.S. treasury secretary Scott Bessent announces that the Office of Foreign Assets Control has imposed sanctions against financial networks linked to Iran, including digital asset wallets.
Source: Middle East Monitor external link

Disasters and accidents

Georgia governor Brian Kemp says that two large wildfires in southeast Georgia, U.S., have destroyed over 120 homes.
Source: WSB-TV external link

Law and crime

Syrian authorities say that they have arrested Amjad Youssef, an intelligence officer of the Syrian Arab Armed Forces, for his role in the Tadamon massacre during the civil war. This comes after Interior Minister Anas Khattab announced that he had been captured by the Syrian transitional government.
Source: Middle East Eye external link
German biotech company CureVac sues Moderna, accusing their COVID-19 vaccine Spikevax of infringing on CureVac patents.
Source: Reuters external link

Politics and elections

Police raid the home of Peru's former chief electoral official as part of a ​new probe into alleged electoral irregularities, after he resigned this week over delays in counting ‌votes from the recent general election.
Source: Reuters external link

April 23

Disasters and accidents

More than 6.5 million, mostly southern, Somalis face hunger amid climate shocks, drought, and conflict, with children facing acute malnutrition risks.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
A boat capsizes in waters between Algeria and Spain. At least 17 Somali migrants are killed.
Source: AP external link
Eighteen people are injured, including five critically, when two trains collide near Hillerød, Capital Region, Denmark.
Source: Reuters external link
Eight people are killed and two others are injured when a vehicle loses control and plunges into a gorge in Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, India.
Source: Hindustan Times external link
At least 10 people are injured and dozens of houses are leveled in an EF4 tornado in Enid, Oklahoma, United States.
Source: KOCO-TV external link

Business and economy

Japan's Nikkei 225 stock market index surpasses 60,000 points for the first time in a historic high, while South Korea's KOSPI also reaches a record high amid gains in technology shares.
Source: Nikkei Asia external link
Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed as investors remained cautious despite a three-week extension of the 2026 Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, underscoring lingering geopolitical uncertainty.
Source: CNBC external link

Law and crime

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa suspends national police commissioner Fannie Masemola pending investigation into allegations of procurement violations linked to a R332 million (US$20 million) police health services tender.
Source: The Peninsula external link
Exiled Iranian crown prince Reza Pahlavi is splashed with red liquid after leaving a federal press conference building in Berlin, Germany in which he criticized the ceasefire between Iran and the U.S.
Source: AP external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

United States president Donald Trump orders the navy to open fire on any Iranian vessels placing mines along the Strait of Hormuz, after the military reportedly observed an Iranian mine-laying operation.
Source: Axios external link
The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command conducts a boarding operation on the stateless tanker M/T in the Indian Ocean, alleged to be carrying US-sanctioned Iranian oil.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
An Israeli security source says that Israel is not conducting airstrikes in Iran following reports of explosions over Tehran, while defense minister Israel Katz states that the country is prepared to resume military action pending approval from the U.S.
Source: Business Recorder external link
U.S. president Donald Trump says that the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has been extended to three weeks.
Source: AP external link
Three people are killed and 10 others are injured in an overnight Russian drone strike on a 13-story apartment building in Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine.
Source: Reuters external link

Sports

U.S. secretary of state Marco Rubio states that Iran's national football team can participate in the upcoming FIFA World Cup, while indicating that entry restrictions may apply to non-athlete delegation members with alleged links to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Source: FMT external link
In American football, the 91st edition of the NFL draft is held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with the Las Vegas Raiders selecting former Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza with the first overall pick.
Source: ESPN external link

Arts and culture

Italian soldiers install a new statue of Jesus in the Christian village of Debel, southern Lebanon, in place of a previous statue given by the Israeli military, who destroyed the previous statue with a sledgehammer, drawing widespread outrage.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link

April 22

Politics and elections

Nepali home minister Sudan Gurung resigns to allow an impartial investigation into his financial activities, becoming the second minister to leave prime minister Balen Shah's government following recent elections.
Source: The Straits Times external link
The Greek parliament votes to lift the immunity of 13 legislators from the ruling New Democracy party to allow investigation into alleged fraud involving European Union agricultural subsidies.
Source: Reuters external link
Source: Reuters external link
Incoming Hungarian prime minister Péter Magyar will be sworn-in on May 9, 2026. The inaugural session is called by President Tamás Sulyok.
Source: The New Voice of Ukraine external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy seizes two vessels after attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz. A third vessel is also reportedly "disabled off Iran's coast".
Source: CNN external link
Three members of the Kurdistan Freedom Party are injured in a drone attack in the Khabat District, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The group attributes the attack to Iran.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
A French UNIFIL peacekeeper dies from his wounds sustained from an ambush last week blamed on Hezbollah.
Source: AFP via Al Arabiya external link
Israeli airstrikes kill at least five people across Lebanon, including journalist Amal Khalil.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents on motorcycles kill at least 20 people in shootings in Borno State and Adamawa State, Nigeria.
Source: Reuters external link
Ten people are killed and eight others are injured in an attack on a copper and gold mine in Chagai District, Balochistan, Pakistan. A Turkish citizen is among the fatalities, while another is kidnapped.
Source: AFP via Al Arabiya external link

Law and crime

Moldovan oligarch and former politician Vladimir Plahotniuc is sentenced to 19 years in prison for embezzling about US$1 billion from the country's banks.
Source: Reuters external link
International Criminal Court (ICC) judges dismiss former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte's jurisdictional challenge regarding the ICC's authority over alleged crimes committed while the Philippines was still a member, allowing proceedings to continue against Duterte on charges of crimes against humanity linked to his anti-drug campaign.
Source: Reuters external link

International relations

Islamabad, Pakistan, remains on lockdown ahead of a potential, unconfirmed second round of talks between Iran and the U.S. in the city.
Source: Digital Journal external link
France and the United Kingdom host a military conference involving over 30 countries in Northwood, London, to discuss the use of military forces for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz once conditions allow.
Source: AA external link

Business and economy

German airline Lufthansa announces that it will cut 20,000 short-haul flights in Europe this summer, saying rising fuel prices have made many flights "unprofitable" for the company.
Source: BBC News external link
Stocks in the United States, including S&P 500 and Nasdaq, rise following yesterday’s announcement that the ceasefire would be extended indefinitely.
Source: CNBC external link
Russia announces it will halt the transport of Kazakh oil to Germany via the Druzhba pipeline starting May 1, citing technical reasons, while the German economic ministry states that the interruption is not expected to significantly disrupt fuel supply.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

Disasters and accidents

A leak results in a violent chemical reaction involving nitric acid and another substance at a facility in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, killing two people and injuring 19 others.
Source: AP external link
Eleven people are killed, including children, in a multiple-vehicle collision in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Source: Deccan Herald external link
Nine people are killed and around 27 others are injured when a bus crashes into a tree on a highway near San Juan del Río and Amealco de Bonfil, Querétaro, Mexico.
Source: in Spanish external link
Two people are killed and 16 others are injured when a passenger bus carrying Ukrainian citizens strikes a group of people and crashes into a ditch in Burgas, Bulgaria.
Source: Ukrainska Pravda external link