April 7
Armed conflicts and attacks
Law and crime
Ben Roberts-Smith, a Australian Army veteran who won the Victoria Cross and other military honors, is arrested by Australian Federal Police at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia for alleged war crimes committed between 2009 and 2012 during his deployment in the War in Afghanistan.
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Reuters 
April 6
Law and crime
A court in Kursk Oblast, Russia, sentences former governor Alexei Smirnov to 14 years in prison for defrauding the government by embezzling public funds intended for building fortifications along the Russia–Ukraine border.
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Bloomberg
Science and technology
NASA's Artemis II spacecraft carrying four astronauts breaks the record for furthest distance humans have ever travelled from Earth surpassing the previous 248,655 miles (400,171 kilometers) record set by Apollo 13 in April 1970.
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AP
Disasters and accidents
The Afghani National Disaster Management Authority says that the total number of deaths from recent natural disasters in Afghanistan has risen to 110.
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KabulNow
One person is killed and four people are injured after a tanker explodes on the Bridge of the Americas near the Panama Canal.
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Straits Times
International relations
Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi says that her government is planning to hold summit talks with Iran amidst the Iran war.
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Mainichi
Sports
In college basketball, the Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team beats UConn, 69–63, to win the national championship. Michigan also becomes the first team to beat UConn past the Sweet 16 or later since Michigan State in the 2009 tournament.
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ESPN
Business and economy
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Al-Monitor
Armed conflicts and attacks
Iraqi security sources say that two people are killed after an Iranian drone strike on the village of Zarka Zoy, in the Darashakran district of Erbil Governorate.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries2026 Iranian strikes on Iraq
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Al Jazeera
Debris from a missile defense system falls on a Raneen Systems building in Mussafah, injuring a Ghanaian citizen.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries2026 Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates
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The Times of Israel
The United Arab Emirates is targeted by 12 ballistic missiles, two cruise missiles, and 19 drones from Iran.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries2026 Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates
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Al Jazeera
Iran claims to be targeting U.S. satellite equipment and ammunition on Bubiyan Island using drones.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
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Reuters
The Kuwaiti military responds to 14 ballistic missiles, two cruise missiles, and 46 drones from Iran in Kuwaiti airspace.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
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Al Jazeera
15 Americans are wounded in an overnight Iranian drone strike on Ali Al Salem Air Base.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
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CBC News
The Bahrain Defence Force announces that it has intercepted 188 missiles and 468 drones from Iran since the start of the war.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain
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Middle East Eye
Pakistan proposes a ceasefire plan received by Iran and the United States, reportedly dubbed the Islamabad Accord, which calls for an immediate halt to hostilities, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and a 15–20 day period of negotiations between Iran and the U.S. This comes following reported talks between Pakistani army staff chief Asim Munir, U.S. vice president JD Vance, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi. The Pakistani foreign ministry says that talks between Iran and the U.S. are ongoing.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiationsPakistan in the 2026 Iran war
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Reuters
U.S. president Donald Trump says that Vance, Witkoff, and senior presidential adviser Jared Kushner are talking to intermediaries in Pakistan on ending the war. He also calls the Iran proposal a "significant step" ahead of his Tuesday deadline.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiationsPakistan in the 2026 Iran war
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NBC News
Iran delivers its response to the United States via Pakistan, rejecting a temporary ceasefire and listing its own 10-point demands, which include a solution to all regional conflicts, lifting of sanctions, reconstruction, and a protocol to re-open the Strait of Hormuz.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiationsPakistan in the 2026 Iran war
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Moneycontrol
An Iranian missile strike hits 15 areas in Israel. A woman is seriously injured in Petah Tikva, while two other people are injured in Tel Aviv. In Haifa, four people are also slightly injured by a cluster bomb.
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The Times of Israel
Four bodies are found during a search and rescue operation in a house in Haifa that had been destroyed by an Iranian missile.
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The Times of Israel
The first vessel from Malaysia passes through the Strait of Hormuz after talks between Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim and Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian aimed at securing clearance for 7 stranded Malaysian vessels in the waterway.
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Daily Express Malaysia
Fars News Agency reports that Iran has allowed 15 vessels to cross the Strait of Hormuz.
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Kurdistan24
The mosque and filling station at the Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, Iran, are damaged in an airstrike, causing a gas outage in the neighbourhood.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran warIsraeli attacks on Iranian scientific and academic centers
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Al Jazeera
At least 13 people are killed in an airstrike on a residential building near Eslamshahr, Tehran Province, Iran.
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WBAL-TV
Explosions, likely from airstrikes, are reported in the South Pars gas field, in southern Iran.
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Al Jazeera
Four people are killed, seven are injured and others are reported missing in a Israeli–U.S. airstrike on a residential area in eastern Tehran, Iran.
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Al Jazeera
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Iran International
Israeli defense minister Israel Katz states that the military is attacking Iran's most important petrochemical plant in Assaluyeh, causing severe damage.
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Iran International
Strikes hit a petrochemical complex in Marvdasht, Fars province, Iran, causing a fire.
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Dawn
Majid Khademi, head of the IRGC Intelligence Protection, is killed in an American–Israeli airstrike.
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Iran International
Nighttime attacks on Bandar Lengeh and Kong, Iran, kill six people and injured 17 others.
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AP
Reports indicate that explosions and attacks occurred early this morning at a military compound in northern Iran and in Khorramshahr.
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Iran International
The Israeli military claims to have attacked Mehrabad International Airport as well as two smaller airfields, destroying dozens of Iranian aircraft and helicopters in the process.
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The Times of Israel
The Houthis launch several long-range drones from Yemen at Eilat, Israel, in a coordinated attack with Hezbollah and Iran.
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Al Jazeera
Christian anti-Hezbollah Lebanese Forces Party official Pierre Mouawad, his wife, and another woman are killed in an Israeli airstrike in Ain Saadeh, a predominantly Christian town east of Beirut, Lebanon.
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Al Jazeera
Multiple people are killed by Israeli attacks in towns across southern Lebanon.
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Al Jazeera
The Israeli military orders the evacuation of the southern suburbs of Beirut because Israel will strike "Hezbollah infrastructure".
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Al Jazeera
The Lebanese government reports that there are 1.2 million displaced people in Lebanon due to the war.
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Al Jazeera
A Russian drone strike kills three civilians in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, including a woman and her 2-year-old daughter.
Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)Odesa strikes (2022–present)
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Reuters
Sudanese Army says that it has reopened the road linking Dilling, South Kordofan and North Kordofan following battles between the Rapid Support Force and SPLM-N.
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Sudan Tribune
Afghan forces says that they have captured a border post during clashes with Pakistani troops in Khost Province.
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Khaama Press
One child is killed and three others are injured after a piece of unexploded ordnance detonated in Khost Province, Afghanistan.
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KabulNow
April 5
Sports
In college basketball, the UCLA Bruins defeat the South Carolina Gamecocks 79-51 to win the 2026 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game.
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NBC 4 Los Angeles
Disasters and accidents
Three people, including two children, are killed and another is seriously injured after high winds cause a tree to fall onto an Easter egg hunt in Mittelangeln, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
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AP via CTV News
Armed conflicts and attacks
The state-owned energy company Bapco Energies reports an Iranian drone attack on one of its storage facilities. An oil tank caught fire as a result.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain
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The Jerusalem Post
An Iranian drone strikes the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation building, which also houses the Ministry of Oil. The impact triggers a fire, prompting the evacuation of the entire complex.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
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The Jerusalem Post
An office complex housing government ministries in Kuwait City is struck by a drone, causing significant property damage.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
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The Quint
Two power plants and their associated desalination facilities are severely damaged. The electricity and water ministry confirms the failure of two power generation units.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
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The Quint
Iranian media claims an American Lockheed C-130 Hercules was shot down in Isfahan, Iran, while on a search and rescue operation for a missing U.S. airman.
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Al Jazeera
After heavy fighting, the weapon systems officer from the downed F-15E is successfully recovered by U.S. special forces.
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BBC News
Two American C-130 transport aircraft and 4 MH-6 Little Bird helicopters are destroyed at a temporary U.S. base in Iran by withdrawing U.S. troops to prevent them from being captured by Iranian forces.
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Türkiye Today
The United Arab Emirates declares its willingness to join a U.S.-led international coalition to secure and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which has been blocked by Iran.
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News18
The Israeli military says that it has killed Mohammad Reza Ashrafi Kahi, the head of trade at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's oil headquarters, in an airstrike in Tehran.
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The Jerusalem Post
A Lebanese soldier is killed by an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)Israeli–Lebanese conflictHezbollah–Israel conflict (2023–present)2026 Lebanon war
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Reuters
At least four people are killed and forty are injured by Israeli airstrikes on Beirut, Lebanon.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)Israeli–Lebanese conflictHezbollah–Israel conflict (2023–present)2026 Lebanon war
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Al Jazeera
Israeli military chief of staff Eyal Zamir says that all parts of Lebanon south of the Litani River have been turned into an "operational zone" against Hezbollah.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)Israeli–Lebanese conflictHezbollah–Israel conflict (2023–present)2026 Lebanon war
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Al Jazeera
On Palestinian Child's Day, human rights organizations report that approximately 350 Palestinian children are currently being held in Israeli prisons, citing a systematic deterioration in detention conditions and allegations of torture.
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WAFA
A Palestinian is killed and others are injured, including some seriously, in a drone strike on civilians in Gaza City, Palestine.
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Wafa
Nigerian security forces rescue 31 worshippers abducted during Easter services in a village in the Kaduna State, after an attack on churches by armed assailants. The incident results in at least five deaths.
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The Manila Times
Two people are killed when a cargo ship sinks after being struck by a Ukrainian drone strike in the Sea of Azov near Kerch, Crimea.
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TASS
Health and environment
Bangladesh launches an emergency MMR vaccine campaign after new health data shows that at least 130 children have been reported dead from measles in the last six weeks.
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AA
Business and economy
Nepal announces that government and educational institutions will have two days off work during the week instead of one, as part of an effort to save fuel.
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Al Jazeera
OPEC+ agrees to increase oil production quotas by 206,000 barrels per day for a second consecutive month amid concerns over damage to energy infrastructure and disruptions to maritime routes affecting global supply stability.
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AFP via France 24
Law and crime
Iran executes two men convicted of attempting to storm a military facility and access the armory during the protests in January.
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Reuters
April 4
Politics and elections
Maldivians vote to elect members of local councils and decide on a constitutional referendum that proposes holding presidential and parliamentary elections concurrently on the same day in 2028.
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Raajje TV
Early provisional results indicate that voters rejected the proposed constitutional amendment, while also allowing the Maldivian Democratic Party to retain five mayoral seats.
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The Times of Maldives
Cameroon's parliament approves a constitutional amendment reinstating the position of vice president, who will assume the presidency if the office becomes vacant and will be appointed by the president for the remainder of the term.
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Reuters
The term of Vjosa Osmani as President of Kosovo ends; the speaker of the Assembly, Albulena Haxhiu, becomes acting president.
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Telegrafi
Disasters and accidents
Five people are killed in a fire at a gas lighter factory in Keraniganj Upazila, Dhaka District, Bangladesh.
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TRT World
At least four people are killed and 18 others are injured, including two children, when a passenger vehicle plunges off a road near Sojha in Himachal Pradesh, India.
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Reuters
Three people are killed and at least 10 others are reportedly trapped after a four-story hotel collapses in Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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Hindustan Times
The Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority reports 77 deaths and 137 injuries in flooding, landslides and lightning caused by severe weather in the country over the past 10 days.
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AP
Law and crime
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The Times of Israel
Police clash with anti-war protesters at the Habima Square in Tel Aviv, defying the recent high court order. This comes after protesters defy a previous order by the Israeli military to limit gatherings to 150 people.
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The Times of Israel
Two demonstrators are arrested outside the RAF Lakenheath station near the village of Lakenheath in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. The protest comes after media reports that a U.S. F-15E fighter jet that was shot down took off from the base.
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Irish News
Protests break out across provinces in Iraq to demand an end to the aggression and end to the war following calls for protests by Shiite National Movement leader Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr.
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SABA
A vehicle crashes into a Lao New Year parade in New Iberia, Louisiana, United States, injuring at least 15 people.
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Al Jazeera
A joint operation between the Delhi and Uttar Pradesh police units arrests ISIS recruiter Rizwan in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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The Times of India
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces that the State Department has revoked the green cards of the niece and grandniece of deceased IRGC Quds Force general Qasem Soleimani following their arrest by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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NBC News
Armed conflicts and attacks
The Jordanian military says that 261 missiles and drones from Iran aimed at Jordan have been intercepted over the past five weeks.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries2026 Iranian strikes on Jordan
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Jordan News
Kuwait intercepts eight missiles and 19 drones.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
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Al Jazeera
Russia evacuates 198 more staff from Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant as an airstrike kills an Iranian security guard at the plant.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran warEvacuations during the 2026 Iran warRussia in the 2026 Iran war
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Reuters
Military command spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari says that Iran will allow vessels and ships from Iraq to use the Strait of Hormuz.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2026 Strait of Hormuz crisisIraq in the 2026 Iran warIran–Iraq relations
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The Manila Times
Iran's military command rejects an ultimatum from U.S. president Donald Trump to re-open the Strait of Hormuz in 48 hours or face more attacks on its critical infrastructure.
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Al Jazeera
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi rejects reports that Iran has declined to meet American officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, amidst stalled ceasefire efforts. He also reaffirms that Iran remains open for peace talks to end the war.
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CNN-News18
Five people are killed and 170 others are injured in an Israeli missile strike on a petrochemical complex in Bandar-e Mahshahr, Khuzestan province, Iran.
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BBC News
The Israeli military says on Telegram that it has started striking Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut after destroying a bridge in eastern Lebanon to prevent them from crossing.
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The Times of Israel
Israeli airstrikes in Habboûch and al-Hawsh, southern Lebanon, kill at least two girls and injure 40 people, while an Israeli soldier is also killed in action.
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Vanguard
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AA
Around 20 boats from Marseille, Provence, France, set sail with international flotilla in a effort to break the current blockade on the Gaza Strip.
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Palestine Chronicle
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Ukraine is willing to hold the next round of peace talks with Russia and the United States.
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RBC-Ukraine
Five people are killed and 19 others are injured in a Russian drone strike on a market in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine.
Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)
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Reuters
The Somali intelligence and security agency says that security forces have killed nine al-Shabaab militants in Lower Shabelle, Somalia.
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Garowe Online
Science and technology
Planet Labs suspends public release of satellite imagery of Iran and surrounding conflict areas at the request of the U.S. government, shifting to restricted, case-by-case distribution for selected uses. The policy applies retroactively to images from March 9 and follows earlier delays imposed to limit potential military use of commercial imagery.
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Reuters