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• Two separate school shootings in Siverek and in Onikişubat, Turkey, leave 12 people dead and 35 others injured.
• Romuald Wadagni (pictured) wins the Beninese presidential election.
• In golf, Rory McIlroy wins the Masters Tournament.
• The Tisza Party, led by Péter Magyar, wins the Hungarian parliamentary election, ending sixteen years of rule by Viktor Orbán's Fidesz.

Ongoing:

• Afghanistan–Pakistan war
• Iran war (Lebanon war)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
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• Sudanese civil war
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Recent deaths:

• Phil Garner
• José Santamaría
• Justin Fairfax
• Christian Schwarz-Schilling
• Doug Allan
• Jacek Magiera

April 18, 2026 (2026-04-18) (Saturday)

April 17, 2026 (2026-04-17) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • Naval blockade of Iran
        • United States president Donald Trump says that the U.S. naval blockade will remain in effect until a peace agreement is reached with Iran. (Al Jazeera)
        • Fars News Agency reports that the Iranian government considers the continuation of the blockade a violation of the ceasefire and would close the strait again if it is not lifted. (Iran International)
      • Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi announces that the Strait of Hormuz will be open for commercial traffic via a "coordinated route" with Iranian authorities while the 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon is in effect. (CNBC)
      • An Iranian military official says that vessels must receive permission from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to pass. (Al Jazeera)
      • Maritime tracking data shows that only a few ships have moved through the strait after the announcement. (BBC)
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • Iran denies that it agreed to give up its highly enriched uranium. (Al Jazeera) (Al Jazeera)
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Lebanon war
      • Israeli defense minister Israel Katz says that the military will hold all of its positions in southern Lebanon, and that disarming Hezbollah remains its main objective. (Al Jazeera)
      • The Israeli military issues a statement telling residents from southern Lebanon to remain north of the Litani River during the ceasefire. (Al Jazeera)
      • The Lebanese military says that there have been several Israeli attacks and artillery shelling incidents in violation of the ceasefire. (Al Jazeera)
• Civil conflict in the Philippines
  • Moro conflict
    • Ten Maute Group militants, including a leader, are killed in a shootout with soldiers during a raid in Marantao, Lanao del Sur, Phillippines. (AFP via The Punch)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • 2026 Iran war fuel crisis
    • China–Turkmenistan relations, Energy in Turkmenistan
      • China and Turkmenistan begin expansion works at the Galkynyş Gas Field, the world's second-largest gas field, to increase production amid the fuel crisis. (AFP via SpaceWar.com)
    • A South Korean tanker transports crude oil to the country via the Red Sea for the first time since disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz, as the government implements alternative supply routes to secure energy imports. (AFP via CNA)
  • Oil prices, including Brent Crude and West Texas Intermediate, drop to less than US$90 per barrel, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average increases by over 1,000 points, following Iran's announcement of the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• Seven people are killed and several others are injured after a car collided head-on with a private bus in Yadgir, Karnataka, India. (News18)

Law and crime

• Aftermath of the Afghanistan War
  • 2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
    • Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Sean Parnell announces that the U.S. Department of Defense has completed a key phase of its investigation into the withdrawal from Afghanistan by conducting a series of interviews with generals who executed the operation including former Marine Corps Commandmant David Berger, former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Mark Milley, and U.S. Central Command chief Kenneth McKenzie. (KabulNow)
  • Australian Army veteran and Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith is granted bail with travel restrictions after his previous arrest for alleged war crimes while deployed to Afghanistan during the war. (Reuters)
• 2021 Myanmar coup d'état
  • Myanmar's ousted president Win Myint is released under an amnesty on Myanmar’s New Year’s Day. (Reuters)

April 16, 2026 (2026-04-16) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • 2026 Iran war ceasefire
        • United States defense secretary Pete Hegseth says that the U.S. is prepared to resume combat operations if Iran does not agree to a permanent deal. (Al Jazeera)
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Lebanon war
      • 2026 Lebanon war ceasefire
        • U.S. president Donald Trump announces that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, after his conversations with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese president Joseph Aoun. (NBC News)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Russian missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, including on Kyiv and Odesa, kill at least 22 people and wound more than 131 others. (The Kyiv Independent)
  • The Russian defence ministry publishes a list of locations in Europe that are reportedly supporting drone production for Ukraine, including in Germany and Italy, saying the locations are "potential targets for the Russian Armed Forces”. (Euractiv)
• Syrian civil war
  • United States intervention in Syria
    • U.S. troops complete their withdrawal from the Qasrak air base in Hasakah province, ending U.S. involvement in Syria after troops first arrived in 2015 to fight against the Islamic State. (Middle East Eye) (The New York Times)
• Mexican drug war
  • Five gunmen are killed and a state trooper is wounded during a security operation in Los Herreras, Nuevo León, Mexico. Authorities implement coordinated surveillance in the area for more suspects. (Milenio in Spanish)

Arts and culture

• A previously unknown poem by Federico García Lorca is found handwritten on the back of a manuscript. It was discovered by Spanish singer and collector Miguel Poveda. (RTVE in Spanish)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • German airline Lufthansa announces the permanent withdrawal of 27 aircraft operated by its CityLine regional subsidiary and plans additional fleet reductions, citing increased fuel costs linked to the Iran war and labor disruptions. (Xinhua)

Disasters and accidents

• Approximately 18 people are killed when a minibus catches fire on a highway near Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. (AP)
• A helicopter crashes in Sekadau Regency, West Kalimantan, Indonesia, killing all eight people on board. (Reuters)
• A fire at the major Viva oil refinery near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, halts its gasoline production. (Bloomberg)

International relations

• Argentina–Israel relations, Status of Jerusalem
  • Argentine president Javier Milei announces a trip to Israel where he is expected to receive the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor and meet Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to expedite the transfer of the Argentine embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. (Infobae)
• Venezuela and the International Monetary Fund
  • The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank restore official relations with Venezuela and recognize the administration of acting president Delcy Rodríguez, enabling engagement on economic policy and potential financial assistance. (AFP via France 24)

Law and crime

• 2026 Onikişubat school shooting
  • The death toll in yesterday's school shooting in Onikişubat, Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey, rises to 11, including the perpetrator, after a critically injured victim succumbs to his injuries. (AP)
• Death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez
  • Police arrest singer d4vd in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on suspicion of killing a 14-year-old girl whose remains were previously found in a vehicle registered to him. (BBC News)
• Flood control projects scandal in the Philippines
  • Philippine president Bongbong Marcos says that Czech authorities have arrested former legislator Zaldy Co in Prague after he entered the country without proper documentation, following his designation as a fugitive in connection with graft and malversation charges linked to a flood control project. (AP)
• Trafficking of Chinese nationals to scam centers abroad
  • Sri Lankan customs officials arrest nine Chinese nationals at Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo for attempting to smuggle communication equipment concealed on their bodies, which officials say is intended for use in internet fraud operations. (AFP via CNA)
• United Kingdom anti-immigration protests
  • Surrey Police issue a disorder warning in Epsom, England, after protesters clash with riot police in the town. The protesters are demanding the description of men who gang raped a woman outside a Methodist Church the previous weekend. (BBC News)
• In South Africa, Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema is sentenced to five years imprisonment for the unlawful discharge of a firearm at a 2018 rally. (AFP via France 24)
• In the United States, Fairfax County officials say that former Virginia lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax murdered his wife, then killed himself, after police find them dead at their home. (Hindustan Times)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election
  • Hungarian prime minister-designate Péter Magyar says his election victory over Viktor Orbán will not lead to a policy shift on migration, saying his government will strengthen borders and "protect our country and Europe" from illegal immigration. (Newsweek)
• Corruption in Nepal
  • The Balen Shah cabinet establishes a five-member commission, led by a former Supreme Court judge, to investigate the assets of current and former Nepali public officials. (AFP via The Manila Times)
• Reactions to the 2026 Iran war
  • The U.S. House of Representatives rejects the War Powers Resolution to stop military operations by a 214–213 vote. (Politico)

Sports

• Candidates Tournament 2026
  • In chess, Javokhir Sindarov wins the Candidates Tournament in Cyprus. The Women's Tournament is won by Vaishali Rameshbabu. (FIDE)

April 15, 2026 (2026-04-15) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • 2026 Iran war ceasefire
        • Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war
          • A Pakistani delegation led by military chief Asim Munir arrives in Tehran, Iran, to facilitate the continuation of diplomacy between Iran and the United States. (Al Jazeera)
          • Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif arrives in Jeddah to begin a four-day diplomatic trip through Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey to push for a second round of Iran–U.S. peace talks. (Arab News PK)
        • The U.S. says that it has not formally agreed to extend the ceasefire, although there is ongoing engagement between Iran and the U.S. towards a peace deal. (Al Jazeera)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
        • The U.S. Central Command reports that ten vessels have been turned around since the start of the naval blockade of Iran. (NBC News)
      • Iran's military headquarters threatens to close the Red Sea in addition to the strait if the U.S. naval blockade continues. (Al Jazeera)
    • A U.S. official says that over 10,000 additional U.S. military personnel, including sailors aboard USS George H. W. Bush and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit on the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, will arrive in the region later this month. (AA)
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Lebanon war
      • Israeli attacks on the Lebanese health sector during the Israel-Hezbollah conflict
        • At least three paramedics are killed, six others are injured, and one remains missing after Israeli strikes hit incident response teams in Mayfadoun, Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon. (AFP via LBCI)
      • 2026 Israel–Lebanon peace talks
        • The Israeli security cabinet convenes and does not make a decision about a ceasefire in Lebanon, following the previous day's negotiations. (Times of Israel) (Axios)
      • At least 13 people are killed by Israeli attacks across Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
      • Lebanon's health ministry updates the total casualties to 2,167 killed and 7,061 injured. (Al Jazeera)
  • Israeli military chief of staff Eyal Zamir says that Israel has approved plans for the continuation of military action in both Iran and Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Darfur campaign
    • A drone strike in West Darfur kills three people including Chadian nationals at a border crossing. (Sudan Tribune)
  • The civil war in Sudan enters its fourth year between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces. (AP)
• War on drugs
  • Operation Southern Spear, United States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear
    • Three people are killed in an airstrike carried out by the United States Navy against an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific. (Reuters)
• 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan War
  • Taliban authorities say that the Markazi High School in the Dangam district, Afghanistan, is damaged by rocket strikes from Pakistan. (KabulNow)
• Russian sabotage operations in Europe
  • Swedish civil defence minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin reports that the Swedish Security Service had prevented a cyberattack on a thermal power station in West Sweden in mid-2025, identifying the perpetrators as a group linked to Russian intelligence, with no significant disruption to operations. (AFP via Macau Business)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • 2026 Iran war fuel crisis
    • China–Russia relations, China in the 2026 Iran war, Russia in the 2026 Iran war
      • Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov states that Russia can supply energy to China and other countries affected by disruptions in shipments through the Strait of Hormuz amid the Iran war. (AFP via CNA)
    • Iraq–Syria relations, Iraq in the 2026 Iran war, Syria in the 2026 Iran war
      • Syria begins loading the first tanker carrying Iraqi oil at the Baniyas Refinery for export by sea under a bilateral arrangement to reroute shipments amid disruptions to maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. (AFP via SpaceWar.com)
    • Norway records its highest-ever crude oil export value in March, reaching 57.4 billion kroner (US$6.08 billion) for 56.6 million barrels, contributing to a trade surplus of 97.5 billion kroner ($10.3 billion) amid a global fuel crisis. (Bloomberg)
    • South Korea secures imports of 273 million barrels of crude oil (by the end of the year) and 2.1 million tons of naphtha through alternative routes that bypass the Strait of Hormuz, providing several months of supply amid disruptions linked to the Iran war. (AFP via SpaceWar.com)
  • The Iraqi transport ministry announces that Iraqi Airways will resume flights to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, beginning tomorrow and Istanbul, Turkey, on Saturday. (Iraqi News)
• The BBC announces that it will cut between 1,800 and 2,000 jobs, around 1-in-10 employees, citing the need to address "significant financial pressures". (Variety)
• Shoe company Allbirds announces it will be pivoting to providing computing infrastructure for artificial intelligence, with plans to rename itself to "NewBird AI". The company's shares rose nearly 600% on the news. (CNBC)
• Funding for the Second Avenue Subway in New York City is restored by the United States federal government following the Trump administration halting funding in the midst of the 2025 United States federal government shutdown and a lawsuit by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. (The New York Times)

International relations

• Evacuations during the 2026 Iran war, Iran–Sri Lanka relations, Sinking of IRIS Dena
  • Sri Lanka repatriates 238 Iranian sailors from the IRIS Bushehr and the wrecked IRIS Dena, after providing temporary shelter on humanitarian grounds. (AFP via The Straits Times)
• Humanitarian impact of the Sudanese civil war
  • Donors pledge €1.3 billion (US$1.5 billion) in foreign aid for Sudan at an international conference in Berlin, Germany, marking the third anniversary of the beginning of Sudan's civil war, as participants also discuss efforts to advance ceasefire negotiations. (Al Jazeera)
• North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
  • International Atomic Energy Agency director general Rafael Grossi reports increased activity at multiple nuclear facilities in North Korea, including the Nyongbyon site, indicating expanded capacity to produce nuclear weapons. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)
• Israel–Somaliland relations, International recognition of Somaliland
  • Israel appoints Michael Lotem as the first Israeli ambassador to Somaliland, months after Israel officially recognised the breakaway region in Somalia. Lotem previously served as the Israeli ambassador to Kenya. (Al Jazeera) (Garowe Online) (Horseed Media)

Law and crime

• 2026 Onikişubat school shooting
  • Nine people are killed and 13 others are injured in a mass shooting at a school in Onikişubat, Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey. The perpetrator dies by suicide. It is the deadliest school shooting in Turkish history. (Reuters)
• Antisemitism in the United Kingdom
  • Two people are arrested in Watford on suspicion of arson in an attempted attack on Finchley Reform Synagogue in North Finchley, London, England. The Metropolitan Police are treating the attempted attack as a hate crime. (BBC) (Politico)
• Chinese intelligence activity abroad
  • A Taiwanese court sentences six current and former military personnel to prison terms of four and a half to eight and a half years for espionage offenses, including organizing networks and transmitting classified information to individuals linked to China. (AFP via The Edge)
• Corruption in Papua New Guinea
  • Papua New Guinea tightens security at military bases and imposes movement restrictions after a group of soldiers sets up roadblocks in Port Moresby to protest alleged irregularities in army recruitment linked to former defence minister Billy Joseph, who is under investigation. (AFP via SpaceWar.com)
• Organised crime in Indonesia
  • Indonesian police announce the arrest of six suspects for trafficking endangered Komodo dragons sourced from East Nusa Tenggara and intended for export to Thailand, and detain two additional individuals for smuggling pangolin scales. (AFP via The Straits Times)
• Gabonese intelligence agents arrest former prime minister and opposition figure Alain Claude Bilie By Nze at his residence over an alleged unpaid debt linked to a 2008 public event. (AP)
• A court in Nairobi, Kenya, sentences a Chinese national to one year in prison and imposes a fine after he pleads guilty to attempting to smuggle more than 2,200 ants out of Kenya without authorization. (AFP via CP24)

Politics and elections

• Reactions to the 2026 Iran war
  • The U.S. Senate rejects the War Powers Resolution by a 52–47 vote in the fourth Democratic-led attempt to stop hostilities until they are authorized by the U.S. Congress. (Reuters)
• 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election
  • Hungarian prime minister-designate Péter Magyar urges president Tamás Sulyok to resign as he is "unfit to serve as the guardian of legality [...] and to serve as a moral authority or a role model". (Sky News)
• Christine Fréchette is sworn in as Premier of Quebec, Canada, succeeding François Legault. (The Gazette)

April 14, 2026 (2026-04-14) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • 2026 Iran war ceasefire
        • 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". (Al Jazeera)
        • 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. (Al Jazeera)
        • U.S. president Donald Trump reportedly tells the New York Post that a second round of talks between Iran and the U.S. could occur within the next two days. (CNBC)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • At least three oil tankers pass through the strait, including the Panama-flagged Peace Gulf, which took the new route through Iranian waters as instructed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. (Al Jazeera)
      • Saudi Arabia asks the U.S. to end its naval blockade of the strait. (AA)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • 2026 Israel–Lebanon peace talks
      • 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. (AFP via The Economic Times)
      • At the Washington meeting, Israeli and Lebanese officials agree to begin direct negotiations in the future. (AA)
    • Three people are killed by an Israeli raid in Adloun, Sidon District, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
  • Gaza war
    • Palestinian tunnel warfare in the Gaza Strip
      • The Israeli military announces that troops from the 205th Brigade and Yahalom have destroyed four Hamas tunnels over the weekend. (The Jerusalem Post)
    • Four people, including a three-year-old, are killed and nine others injured in an Israeli airstrike on a police vehicle in Gaza City. (Reuters)
    • Two people, including a 14-year-old, are killed by Israeli gunfire in North Gaza Governorate. (Reuters)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Darfur campaign
    • Médecins Sans Frontières reports that two people are killed and 56 injured following five drone strikes by the Sudanese military in West Darfur and Central Darfur, Sudan. (ReliefWeb)
  • 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. (AFP via The Straits Times)
• War on drugs
  • Operation Southern Spear, United States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear
    • Four people are killed in an airstrike carried out by the United States Navy against an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific. (Al Jazeera)
• Anglophone Crisis, Pastoral visits of Pope Leo XIV
  • 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. (Vatican News)
• Nigerian bandit conflict
  • Eleven kidnapping victims, including two NDLEA personnel, are rescued and several suspected bandits are arrested by the Nigerian Army in raids across Nigeria. (The Punch)
• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • Four people are killed and at least 25 others are injured in a Russian drone attack in Dnipro, Ukraine. (RTÉ)
• Somali Civil War
  • In a joint operation with international ​support, Somali military and Jubaland regional forces kill at least 27 al-Shabaab militants in the semi-autonomous state of Jubaland. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

• English artists Billy Idol, Iron Maiden, Joy Division / New Order, Oasis, Phil Collins, and Sade, and American artists Luther Vandross and Wu-Tang Clan, are announced as the 2026 inductees of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., in the performers category. (The Guardian)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • 2026 Iran war fuel crisis
    • 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. (AFP via NAMPA)
    • The Pakistani energy ministry announces daily power outages of about two hours during evening peak demand periods throughout the country, except in Hyderabad and Karachi, to reduce fuel costs and limit tariff increases amid higher energy prices linked to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. (AFP via CNA)
  • American stocks, including the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and Nasdaq Composite, rise amidst the possibility of renewed Iran–U.S. talks. (CNBC)
  • Stocks in the United Kingdom increase amidst hopes of new Iran–U.S. talks. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• At least 14 people are killed and 20 others are injured in an explosion at a privately-owned power station in Chhattisgarh, India. (India Today)
• Twelve people are killed and hundreds of homes are damaged after heavy rains across Haiti. (AP)
• Eleven people are killed and another is injured when a van collides with a cement mixer in Thane district, Maharashtra, India. (Hindustan Times)

Health and environment

• Climate change in Japan
  • Japan records its lowest-ever net greenhouse gas emissions in fiscal year 2024, falling 1.9% to 994 million tonnes due to reduced energy use and increased reliance on nuclear and renewable energy sources. (AFP via Daily Sabah)

International relations

• Reactions to the 2026 Iran war, Israel–Italy 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." (Al Jazeera)
• Norway–Ukraine relations
  • 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. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Chinese property sector crisis (2020–present)
  • The founder of the property development company Evergrande Hui Ka Yan pleads guilty to several charges, including fundraising fraud and illegally taking public deposits, at a trial in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. (ABC News Australia)
• 2026 Siverek school shooting
  • A 19-year-old man opens fire at a school in Siverek, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey, wounding 16 people, before killing himself. (CNN)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Irish fuel protests
  • In the Republic of Ireland, the Government of the 34th Dáil wins a no confidence vote tabled by Sinn Féin over its handling of recent fuel protests. (BBC News)
• Constitutional crisis in Somalia, Controversies of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
  • 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. (Bloomberg) (Garowe Online) (Hiiraan Online)
• Greenland's former prime minister Múte Bourup Egede is appointed as the new foreign minister. (Reuters)
• Papuan soldiers block several roads across Port Moresby, protesting the military's recent recruitment controversies. (NBC PNG)

April 13, 2026 (2026-04-13) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign, Naval blockade of Iran
        • 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. (Al Jazeera)
      • Three ships successfully cross the Strait of Hormuz since the blockade was announced, including Marshall Islands-flagged vessel New Future, Vietnam-flagged NV Sunshine, and Panama-flagged tanker Auroura, which was recently sanctioned by the United States for its links to Iranian oil trading. (Bloomberg) (Caspian Post)
    • 2026 Iran war ceasefire
      • 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. (Arab News PK)
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Lebanon war
      • Battle of Bint Jbeil (2026)
        • The Israeli army claims to have killed over 100 Hezbollah fighters during the battle in Bint Jbeil. (Al Jazeera)
      • At least six people are killed by Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon, including at an International Red Cross location in Tyre. (Al Jazeera)
• Operation Southern Spear, United States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear
  • Two people are killed in an airstrike carried out by the United States Navy against an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific. (Reuters)
• Haitian conflict
  • Seven people are killed after a police station in Marigot, Sud-Est, Haiti, was burned during a gang attack. (AP)
• Insurgency in the Maghreb
  • Two suicide bombers blow themselves up near a police station in Blida, Algeria, wounding several people. (Le Monde)
• Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • A policeman is killed and four others are injured during an ambush against a polio vaccination team in Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Dunya News)

Business and economy

• 2026 Cuban crisis
  • 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. (AFP via The Economic Times)
• 2026 Philippine energy crisis
  • 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. (Reuters)
• Chinese property sector crisis
  • 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. (Reuters)
• Chevron Corporation signs two agreements with the government of Venezuela to expand its operations in the oil-producing Orinoco Belt region. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• Eleven people are killed after a cement mixer truck collided with a van in Thane district, India. (The Indian Express)
• Five people are killed after two cars collided into each other head-on in Kings County, California, United States. (Fox News)

Health and environment

• Hippopotamuses in Colombia
  • 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. (AP)

International relations

• Algeria–Holy See relations, Pastoral visits of Pope Leo XIV
  • 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. (AP)
• Bahrain–Iraq relations
  • 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. (Al Jazeera)
• Iran–Russia relations, Russia in the 2026 Iran war
  • 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. (AFP via Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Law and crime

• Gaza war protests
  • Gaza war protests in the United States
    • Demonstrators in New York City, U.S., are detained during a anti-Israel protest calling for an end to U.S. aid to Israel. Protesters also oppose the US-Israel strikes in Iran and Lebanon war. (Reuters)
• Corruption in Spain
  • Begoña Gómez, wife of Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez, is charged with influence peddling and corruption in the private sector. (Bloomberg)
• Lafarge scandal
  • A court in Paris, France, convicts cement company Lafarge and several former executives, including former CEO Bruno Lafont, for financing the Islamic State and other Syrian armed groups between 2013 and 2014, imposing fines, asset forfeiture, and prison sentences. (Al Jazeera)
• 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. (Amu TV)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Beninese presidential election
  • Provisional results reveal that finance minister Romuald Wadagni won in a landslide victory with 94% of the vote. (Reuters)
• By-elections to the 45th Canadian Parliament
  • 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. (Reuters)

Sports

• Boycott of Russia and Belarus
  • World Aquatics says that they will allow athletes from Belarus and Russia to compete under their national anthems and flag. (ESPN)

April 12, 2026 (2026-04-12) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
        • 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. (Axios)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
      • 2026 Iranian strikes on Saudi Arabia
        • Saudi Arabia announces the restoration of its East–West Crude Oil Pipeline and other energy facilities following an Iranian attack. (AFP via New Straits Times) (Reuters)
    • 2026 Iran war ceasefire
      • 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. (AA) (Reuters)
      • 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". (Al Jazeera) (NBC News)
      • 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. (Arab News PK)
      • 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. (MENA via The New Arab)
    • The Iranian government updates the death toll in Iran to 3,375 people. (Al Jazeera)
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Lebanon war
      • At least 24 people are killed by Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
  • Israeli–Palestinian conflict
    • Gaza war
      • 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. (The Jerusalem Post) (The Times of Israel)
• Three Pakistan Coast Guard personnel are killed when Balochistan Liberation Army militants open fire on a patrol boat in the Arabian Sea near the Iran–Pakistan border. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

• 2026 Laurence Olivier Awards
  • In theatre, Punch wins Best New Play and Paddington: The Musical wins seven prizes, including Best New Musical, at the 2026 Laurence Olivier Awards. (AP) (Reuters)

International relations

• Azerbaijan–Iran relations
  • Azerbaijan's embassy in Tehran resumes its operations during the ceasefire, initially with a limited staff. (AA)
• Iraq–Saudi Arabia relations
  • The Saudi foreign ministry summons the ambassador of Iraq over "continued attacks and threats" against it and other Gulf Arab states from Iraqi territory. (AA)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Peruvian general election
  • 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. (AP)
  • 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. (AFP via Free Malaysia Today) (AFP via NAMPA)
  • 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. (AFP with Le Monde)
• 2026 Beninese presidential election
  • 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. (Reuters)
• 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election
  • 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 Party 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%. (BBC) (The Guardian)
• 2026 Iraqi presidential election
  • Nizar Amidi, elected the previous day, takes office as President of Iraq, succeeding Abdul Latif Rashid. (Qatar News Agency)

Sports

• 2026 Masters Tournament
  • In golf, Rory McIlroy wins back-to-back titles at the Masters Tournament. (The Guardian)

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Ongoing events

Disasters and humanitarian

• Cuban crisis and blackouts
• Gaza genocide

Economics

• Global memory supply shortage
• Iran war fuel crisis

• Philippine energy crisis

• Strait of Hormuz crisis
• United States tariff policy
• Video game industry layoffs

Politics and diplomacy

• China–Japan diplomatic crisis
• Epstein files release
• Gaza peace plan
• Greenland crisis
• Russia–Ukraine peace negotiations
• Slovak–Ukraine oil dispute
• United States–Iran negotiations

Protests and strikes

• Georgian protests and political crisis
• Iranian domestic and diaspora protests
• Irish fuel protests

Weather

• Pacific typhoon season

• Typhoon Sinlaku

Elections and referendums

Recent

• April

• 03: Myanmar, President (indirect)
• 04: Maldives, Constitutional referendum
• 07: Vietnam, President (indirect)
• 10: Djibouti, President
• 11: Iraq, President (indirect)
• 12: Benin, President
• 12: Hungary, National Assembly
• 12: Peru, President (1st), Senate, Chamber of Deputies

Upcoming

• 19: Bulgaria, National Assembly
• 30: Antigua and Barbuda, House of Representatives

• May

• 02: Niue, Assembly

Sports

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• 2025–26 UEFA Champions League
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• 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League
• 2025–26 UEFA Women's Europa Cup
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• 2025–26 Bundesliga
• 2025–26 Ligue 1
• 2026 Copa Libertadores
• 2026 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
• 2026 Major League Soccer season
• 2026 National Women's Soccer League season
• 2025–26 Women's Super League

• Australian rules football

• 2026 AFL season

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• 2026 Major League Baseball season
• 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season

• Basketball

• 2025–26 EuroLeague
• 2026 NBA playoffs
• 2025–26 EuroLeague Women

• International cricket

• 2025–27 ICC World Test Championship

• Golf

• 2026 PGA Tour
• 2026 European Tour
• 2026 LPGA Tour

• Ice hockey

• 2025–26 NHL season
• 2025–26 PWHL season

• Motorsport

• 2026 Formula One World Championship
• 2026 NASCAR Cup Series
• 2026 MotoGP World Championship
• 2026 IndyCar Series

• Rugby league

• 2026 NRL season
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• Rugby union

• 2025–26 Premiership Rugby
• 2025–26 United Rugby Championship
• 2026 Super Rugby Pacific

• Tennis

• 2026 ATP Tour
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• 13: Moya Brennan
• 12: Asha Bhosle
• 11: Phil Garner
• 10: Eliot Engel
• 10: Sid Krofft
• 09: Afrika Bambaataa
• 09: Kamal Kharazi
• 08: Davey Lopes
• 07: Averil Cameron
• 07: Mircea Lucescu
• 07: Jim Whittaker
• 06: Nick Pope
• 06: Christian Schwarz-Schilling
• 03: Pearl Fryar
• 31: Stephen Lewis
• 30: Christopher North
• 30: Chan Santokhi
• 28: Marinella
• 28: Mary Beth Hurt
• 28: Liamine Zéroual
• 27: Henry Lee
• 26: Noelia Castillo
• 26: Mary Rand
• 26: Barret Robbins
• 26: James Tolkan
• 26: Epeli Nailatikau
• 25: Dash Crofts
• 25: Alexander Kluge
• 24: Biruté Galdikas
• 24: Tracy Kidder
• 24: Mel Schilling
• 23: Valerie Perrine
• 23: Chip Taylor
• 22: Lionel Jospin
• 21: Michael Lyster
• 21: Rhoda Roberts
• 20: J. Michael Bishop
• 20: Nicholas Brendon
• 20: Filaret of Kyiv
• 20: Robert Mueller
• 20: Leonid Radvinsky
• 19: Michael Hartono
• 19: Umberto Bossi
• 19: Nicholas Haysom
• 19: Chuck Norris
• 19: Jeff Webb
• 17: Ilia II of Georgia
• 17: Ali Larijani
• 16: Dolores Keane
• 16: Orion Samuelson
• 15: Len Deighton
• 15: Sam Kieth
• 14: Jürgen Habermas

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Global

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Africa

• Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda

• M23 campaign

• Cameroon

• Anglophone Crisis

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• Civil war

• Ethiopia

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Americas

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• Venezuela

• United States intervention

Asia−Pacific

• Afghanistan and Pakistan

• Border conflict

• Myanmar

• Civil war

Europe

• Russia and Ukraine

• Russo-Ukrainian war

Middle East

• Middle Eastern crisis

• Syrian conflict
• Lebanon war

• Iran war
• Gaza war

• Yemen

• Civil war

See also – List of ongoing proxy wars

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