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April 4

Politics and elections

Maldivians vote on a proposed constitutional amendment that would place presidential and parliamentary elections on the same day in 2028.
Source: Raajje TV external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Israel Defense Forces on Telegram says that it has started striking Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut after destroying a bridge in eastern Lebanon to prevent them from crossing.
Source: Times of Israel external link
Eleven people are injured in an airstrike carried out by Israel in the southern Lebanon city of Tyre.
Source: Anadolu Ajansi external link

April 3

Disasters and accidents

A M 5.8 earthquake hits parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan, killing eight people and injuring another in Kabul.
Source: ABC News external link
Four people are killed when a small plane crashes into a restaurant in Capão da Canoa, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Source: Nasha Niva external link
One person is killed and at least 47 others are injured when a wall collapses at the Alejandro Villanueva Stadium in Lima, Peru.
Source: The Times of India external link
At least 35 people are injured after a passenger train derails in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia.
Source: The Moscow Times external link

Law and crime

The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of China announces that former Party Secretary of Xinjiang Ma Xingrui is under investigation over suspected "serious violation of law and discipline", becoming the third member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party to be investigated by the commission.
Source: Reuters external link

Business and economy

Pakistan introduces free public transport in Islamabad and Punjab for one month and provides targeted subsidies in other regions to offset the impact of recent fuel price increases.
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

The United Arab Emirates intercepts 18 ballistic missiles, four cruise missiles, and 47 drones from Iran. Falling debris from the interception kills one person and injures others at the Habshan oil facility in the Abu Dhabi emirate.
Source: Vanguard external link
Maltese-flagged CMA CGM , a container ship registered by French shipping company CMA CGM crosses the Strait of Hormuz after departing Dubai, making it the first ship from Western Europe to cross the strait since the war started.
Source: Euronews external link
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines says that a liquefied natural gas oil tanker registered in Japan crosses the Strait of Hormuz for the first since the beginning of the Iran war. A third ship also crosses the strait.
Source: The Guardian external link
Iranian forces shoot down a U.S. F-15E fighter jet in Iranian airspace. U.S. officials say a search is underway for the two crew members, one of whom is rescued. Iran's state media says a reward will be given to any citizen who helps capture an American pilot.
Source: The Guardian external link
Two U.S. military helicopters are hit with small arms fire while conducting a search and rescue operation for the downed F-15E pilots.
Source: New York Post external link
A U.S. A-10 Warthog crashes near the Strait of Hormuz after being hit by Iranian anti-aircraft fire. The pilot ejects and is rescued.
Source: AA external link
At least three people are killed in a strike on a residential area in Tehran, Iran.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The Kyrgyz emergency ministry says that Kyrgyzstan has dispatched over 100 tons of humanitarian aid to Iran. The shipment is ordered by Kyrgyz president Sadyr Japarov.
Source: Xinhuanet external link
The U.S. embassy in Beirut warns Americans to leave Lebanon due to the situation in the country.
Source: BBC News external link
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning says that peace talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan are advancing in a effort to end the war.
Source: AP external link
Six people are killed and five others, including a child, are injured in Russian drone and missile strikes across Ukraine.
Source: DW external link

Politics and elections

Myanmar's military ruler, General Min Aung Hlaing, is elected president by the Electoral College. Min secures 429 votes, against 126 for Nyo Saw and 29 for Nan Ni Ni Aye, who become first and second vice presidents, respectively.
Source: Xinhua external link
Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reshuffles his cabinet after several officials were implicated in a European Public Prosecutor's Office investigation into alleged irregularities in the allocation of European Union farm subsidies.
Source: Xinhua external link

April 2

Law and crime

Dutch authorities recover the Helmet of Coțofenești and other treasures from the Dacian royal collection, which were stolen from the Drents Museum in Assen, Drenthe, in 2025.
Source: AFP via CTV News external link
Four children are killed in a mass stabbing at a school in Kampala, Uganda. The suspected perpetrator, an adult man, is arrested.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The Basmanny District Court in Moscow, Russia, sentences German sculptor Jacques Tilly in absentia to eight years and six months in prison for spreading false information about the military and offending religious believers through his public works and statements concerning Russia's actions in Ukraine.
Source: Reuters external link
Twelve people are injured when a masked man detonates two pyrotechnic explosives on an train in Siegburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. A 20-year-old man is arrested by Federal Police and charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, and violation of explosives law. A right-wing political motive is suspected.
Source: Deutschlandfunk 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 intercepts an Iranian missile.
Source: Khaleej Times external link
Iran conducts strikes on Amazon Web Services servers in Bahrain and on an Oracle data center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. However, the Dubai government dismisses any reports the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has targeted the Oracle data center and says it's false.
Source: Gulf News external link
Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi says that Iran and Oman are drafting a protocol to oversee maritime transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: AA external link
The United Kingdom hosts a summit with 40 countries to discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Reuters external link
Austria denies United States aircraft use of its ‌airspace for military operations against Iran.
Source: Reuters external link
The B1 highway bridge linking Tehran and Karaj, which was inaugurated earlier this year, is hit by Israeli–U.S. airstrikes. Eight people are killed and 95 others are injured.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The Pasteur Institute of Iran sustains heavy damage in Israeli–U.S. strikes.
Source: The Telegraph external link
Kenya reports at least 16 Kenyans are missing after being recruited to fight for the Russian military in Ukraine, while 38 others are currently in Russian hospitals in unknown conditions as they are under restricted access. Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi says the men were offered a US$2,700 monthly salary by Russian agents for joining the war.
Source: BBC News external link
Source: The Kyiv Independent external link
The United Nations reopens their headquarters in Khartoum for the first time in since 2023 after it was relocated to Port Sudan following the outbreak of the war in mid-April 2023.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link
Two Rapid Support Forces drones hit the Al-Jabalain hospital in White Nile State killing 10, including seven medical staff.
Source: Xinhua external link

Arts and culture

Dubai moves worship services at churches, temples, and gurdwaras online or suspend in-person services due to the Iran war.
Source: Gulf Business external link

Politics and elections

Cuba announces the pardon of 2,010 prisoners, with releases scheduled over the coming months based on criteria such as conduct and health.
Source: Free Malaysia Today external link
U.S. president Donald Trump dismisses Pam Bondi as Attorney General, with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche replacing her on an acting basis.
Source: CNN external link
Source: Reuters external link

Business and economy

Air China, China Southern Airlines, and its subsidiary XiamenAir increase fuel surcharges by ¥60–120 (US$8.70–17.50) on domestic flights in response to rising oil prices linked to the Iran war.
Source: The Standard external link
Pakistan increases fuel prices, raising petrol by 42.7 percent and diesel by 54.9 percent in response to higher global energy costs linked to the Iran war.
Source: New Straits Times external link
United States crude oil surges to over $113 per barrel.
Source: NBC News external link
The Somali Ministry of Ports and Maritime Transport announces that Somalia has registered the Guney (IMO 8230417) ship under the Somali flag, its first national-flagged vessel since 1991.
Source: Anadolu Ajansı external link

Disasters and accidents

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
One person is killed and hundreds are trapped indoors by flooding in Nea Makri, Attica, Greece, amid gale-force winds along the Mediterranean coast.
Source: Reuters external link
Four people are killed when a Cessna 172 crashes into a field in Huejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico.
Source: in Spanish external link
Both pilots are killed when a Beechcraft Model 18 operating on a cargo flight crashes in Coron, Palawan, Philippines.
Source: Xinhua external link

International relations

Argentina orders Iranian chargé d'affaires Mohsen Soltani Tehrani to leave the country within 48 hours after Iranian officials issued statements that Argentina described as false and offensive. The move follows Argentina's designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization.
Source: AFP via LBCI external link
Moldova's parliament approves the country's withdrawal from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), as the government says CIS's core values and principles are no longer respected, such as territorial integrity and the inviolability of borders, and refers to Russia's actions in the region, including the war against Ukraine and the illegal military presence on Moldovan territory.
Source: TASS external link

April 1

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

Business and economy

Malaysia announces a remote work policy for government officials and employees of state-owned enterprises starting April 15 to reduce fuel consumption amid rising energy costs linked to the Iran war. The government also reduces subsidized fuel quotas while maintaining market-based pricing for unsubsidized fuel.
Source: AFP via CNA external link
The Taiwanese transport ministry announces that airlines will increase fuel surcharges on international flights by 157 percent starting April 7, following a rise in global oil prices linked to the Iran war.
Source: The Straits Times external link

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 first primetime 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
Talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan are reportedly held in China in an effort to end the current conflict.
Source: Reuters 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

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