Japan deploys 1,400 firefighters to fight wildfires in the northern Tōhoku region.
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Reuters 
April 26
Disasters and accidents
Armed conflicts and attacks
It has been confirmed that Sadio Camara, Mali's minister of defense, was assassinated yesterday by a JNIM suicide car bomber at his home in Kati.
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Jeune Afrique
Sports
In the 2026 London Marathon, Sabastian Sawe and Yomif Kejelcha become the first people to run a marathon in under two hours, with Sawe setting a new world record of 1:59:30. Also, Tigst Assefa sets a new world record for a women-only marathon at 2:15:41.
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Associated Press
April 25
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.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
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Middle East Monitor
The , a superyacht linked to sanctioned Russian oligarch Alexei Mordashov, crosses the Strait of Hormuz.
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Ynetnews
United States president Donald Trump cancels sending special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Islamabad, Pakistan, for negotiations.
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Al Jazeera
The Israeli military says that an 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, 2023 attacks.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)Israeli–Palestinian conflictGaza warIsraeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
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The Times of Israel
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Al Jazeera
Multiple armed groups launch several coordinated attacks across Mali, including in the capital Bamako.
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Al Jazeera
Tuareg rebels say they have seized control of Kidal in northern Mali after overrunning government forces.
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The Africa Report
Residents and a reporter from the Associated Press says that gunfire has been heard near the Modibo Keita International Airport.
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The Week
Military bases are targeted, including the main military base in Kati. Additionally, Malian defense minister Sadio Camara's house is destroyed.
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Reuters
The Mali Army representative Suleiman Dembele confirms that 80 militants have been eliminated across the country in wake of the attacks.
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Caliber.Az
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BBC News
An overnight Russian drone and ballistic missile attack on Dnipro, Ukraine, kills ten people and injures 49 others.
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Reuters
At least seven people are killed in drone strikes by the Rapid Support Forces targeting El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan.
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Eastern Herald
Somali pirates attack and seize an oil tanker off Mogadishu, taking 11 Pakistani crew members hostage.
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Daily Pakistan
Thirteen people are killed and 38 others are injured in a bombing on a bus on the Pan-American Highway in Cauca Department, Colombia.
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CNN
International relations
Australia states that it will not assist in the repatriation of its nationals associated with suspected Islamic State members from camps in Syria, while the intelligence community monitors potential returns and warns that any individuals who committed crimes will face prosecution.
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Arab News
Law and crime
Gunshots are fired during the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel. Attendees such as U.S. president Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are evacuated unharmed. The suspect, a 31-year-old man, is detained and taken into custody.
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WTOP
Politics and elections
Outgoing Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán announces that he will resign from his seat in parliament after his defeat in the recent election that ended his 16-year tenure in Hungary. However, he also stated that he plans to remain as leader of Fidesz.
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UPI
The Anwar Ibrahim cabinet appoints Abdul Halim Aman as head of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, replacing Azam Baki, whose tenure drew scrutiny over alleged misconduct.
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Arab News
Business and economy
Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran, Iran, resumes international flights for the first time since the war began two months ago.
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Middle East Eye
Science and technology
The Wikimedia Foundation reaches an agreement with the Indonesian communications ministry to comply with the country's electronic system registration rules after discussions addressed concerns over content removal and data disclosure requirements, averting a potential block of Wikipedia in the country.
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The Straits Times
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.
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Reuters
April 24
Disasters and accidents
Georgia governor Brian Kemp says that two large wildfires in southeast Georgia, U.S., have destroyed over 120 homes.
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WSB-TV
International relations
The European Union sanctions two Uzbekistan-based cotton manufacturing plants for supplying raw material to the Russian defense industry.
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Kun Uz
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.
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Middle East Monitor
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.
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Reuters
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.
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Reuters
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".
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Reuters
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Navy Times
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Al Jazeera
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Reuters
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.
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AFP via AA
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.
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Middle East Eye
German biotech company CureVac sues Moderna, accusing their COVID-19 vaccine Spikevax of infringing on CureVac patents.
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Reuters
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.
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CBS News
April 23
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.
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FMT
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.
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ESPN
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.
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Axios
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.
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Al Jazeera
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.
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Business Recorder
U.S. president Donald Trump says that the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has been extended to three weeks.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)Hezbollah–Israel conflict (2023–present)2026 Lebanon war2026 Israel–Lebanon peace talks
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AP
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.
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Reuters
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.
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The Jerusalem Post
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.
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Nikkei Asia
Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed as investors remained cautious despite a three-week extension of the 2026 Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, underscoring lingering geopolitical uncertainty.
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CNBC
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.
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The Peninsula
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.
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AP
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.
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Al Jazeera
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AP
Eighteen people are injured, including five critically, when two trains collide near Hillerød, Capital Region, Denmark.
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Reuters
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.
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Hindustan Times