2027 Salvadoran legislative election Milagro Navas, the mayor of La Libertad Este and El Salvador's only opposition-aligned mayor, announces that she will run for re-election in 2027.
2026 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill Angus Taylor replaces Sussan Ley as Leader of the Opposition following a leadership spill in the Liberal Party, symbolizing a power shift from the Moderate to the National Right faction. Ley subsequently resigns from politics, triggering a by-election in her Farrer seat.
2026 Bangladeshi general election The Bangladesh Nationalist Party wins a landslide victory in the parliamentary elections, winning 209 seats in the first election since the July Revolution that toppled former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
Budakeszi Three people are killed and 22 more are injured in a fire at a residential building in Budakeszi, Hungary.
Epic E1000 Four people are killed after an Epic E1000 crashes at Steamboat Springs Airport, Colorado, United States.
Hoskote Seven people are killed after a pile-up involving two cars, a canter, and a two-wheeler in Hoskote, India.
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2026 Winter Olympics The International Olympic Committee disqualifies Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych from competing due to his helmet, which has images of Ukrainian athletes killed by Russian Armed Forces.
Internet in Portugal Portugal's parliament approves, on first reading, a bill requiring explicit parental consent for children aged 13 to 16 to access social media, mandating age verification through the state's electronic identification system and imposing fines of up to 2 percent of global revenue on companies that fail to comply.
2026 Barbadian general election Projections of early morning results indicate that incumbent Barbadian prime minister Mia Mottley will win a third term in office, with the Barbados Labour Party securing all 30 seats in the House of Assembly for the third election in a row.
Connections of Jeffrey Epstein Former Norwegian prime minister Thorbjørn Jagland is charged with gross corruption over connections with American sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Kenya–Somalia relations Kenyan president William Ruto announces the reopening of the country's Mandera border post with Somalia in April, ending a 15-year closure imposed in 2011 following attacks attributed to al-Shabaab, after earlier reopening plans were delayed due to renewed violence near the border.
Dominican Republic–United States relations The United States announces the closure of its Drug Enforcement Administration office in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, citing unspecified corruption concerns within the mission.
China–Japan relations The Japanese fisheries agency seize a Chinese fishing vessel and arrest its captain who failed to stop for inspection within Japan's exclusive economic zone off Nagasaki Prefecture, marking the first such seizure since 2022.
Greenhouse gas emissions by China The Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air reports that China's carbon dioxide emissions remained flat or declined slightly in 2025 by about 0.3%, marking the first full calendar year in which emissions in China did not rise despite increasing energy demand, largely due to expanded renewable energy capacity.
Environmental policy of the second Trump administration United States president Donald Trump revokes the Environmental Protection Agency's 2009 endangerment finding, which classified greenhouse gases as a threat to public health and formed the legal basis for federal climate regulations, and concurrently rescinds vehicle emission standards.
2025–26 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season At least 31 people are killed, 36 others are injured, and several are missing as Cyclone Gezani makes landfall in Madagascar.
German economic crisis Lufthansa staff conduct a one-day strike to protest the airline's cost-cutting measures, grounding at least 460 flights and affecting nearly 70,000 passengers.
Constitutional Court The Constitutional Court of Slovakia suspends a criminal code amendment that would bar courts from accepting testimony from cooperating witnesses who previously provided false statements.
2026 Hat Yai school shooting One person is killed and three others are injured, including the perpetrator, in a school shooting in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand.
2026 Anapa college shooting A security guard is killed and three others are injured in a shooting at a technical college in Anapa, Krasnodar Krai, Russia.
United States The United States Federal Aviation Administration briefly issues a halt to all flights to and from El Paso International Airport in Texas, due to a balloon that was mistaken for a drone.
Ferry At least 15 people are killed, six others are rescued and six are reported missing when a ferry capsizes on the Nile River in Shendi District, River Nile State, Sudan.
Economy of El Salvador The Inter-American Development Bank announces that it will provide US$1.3 billion in financing to El Salvador in 2026, targeting housing and tourism.
Connections of Jeffrey Epstein British International Investment suspends all future investments with DP World after their CEO Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem was revealed to have maintained close ties with convicted American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including an exchange in 2009 in which he was revealed as the recipient of an email saying "I loved the torture video" from Epstein.
Syrian conflict The United States Armed Forces withdraws from the al-Tanf military base, handing it over to the Syrian Armed Forces.
Papua conflict Two pilots are killed after assailants shoot at a landing Smart Air flight in Boven Digoel Regency, South Papua, Indonesia, carrying 15 people. Another person is killed after a convoy is attacked.
Yemeni civil war A crowd linked to the Southern Transitional Council attempts to storm a local government building in Ataq, Yemen. Security forces open fire, killing five people and wounding 39 more.
Russo-Ukrainian war Four people are killed and two others are injured in a Russian airstrike on Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.
The Volgograd refinery in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, is ablaze with multiple explosions reported after being attacked overnight by Ukrainian drones. Volgograd International Airport is closed in response to the attack.