2026 South Australian state election In South Australia, the Labor Party wins a landslide victory over the Liberal Party. One Nation also secures second place in first-preference votes.
Explosion Two people are killed in an explosion when a tipper truck and a tank truck collide outside of a gas station on the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Ajah, Lagos State, Nigeria. Several surrounding buildings were destroyed in the initial blast and the ensuing fire.
Russo-Ukrainian war Two people are killed and another is injured in an Ukrainian artillery strike in Belgorod Oblast, Russia.
Two people are killed and six others, including two children, are wounded in a Russian drone attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.
Middle Eastern crisis Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian calls for a ceasefire during a phone conversation with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He also calls for the BRICS to play a role in a ceasefire.
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq claims responsibility for targeting 27 American military bases in Iraq and across the region over the past 24 hours. One police officer is killed in a drone strike on the headquarters of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service in Baghdad.
The United States Central Command says that its military has struck over 8,000 targets in Iran, including 130 Iranian Navy vessels, since the start of the war.
Israeli and U.S. jets strike the Natanz nuclear facility, according to the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran.
Iran fires two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at the Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean. However, neither missile hits the base, with one of the missiles failing in-flight, and the other having been intercepted by a United States warship using a SM-3 interceptor.
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Anarchist Two anarchist militants are killed after the accidental explosion of a bomb they were fabricating at a casalis in Rome, Italy.
Kevin Spacey sexual misconduct allegations American actor Kevin Spacey settles out of court with three men at the High Court of Justice in London, England, who accused Spacey of sexually assaulting them between 2000 and 2013.
Peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian war "Politico" reports that the United States rejected an offer by Russia to stop providing intelligence to Iran in return for the U.S. ending intelligence sharing with Ukraine.
2026 Cuban crisis The United States says it will not allow Cuba to receive any shipments of fuel oil from Russia as two Russian tankers are en route to Havana to deliver around 190,000 barrels of oil amid a critical shortage on the island.
Crash lands A passenger plane crash lands at Wilson Airport in Nairobi, Kenya. The Kenya Airports Authority confirms that the crew and all 39 passengers were unharmed.
2026 Daejeon factory fire Fourteen people are killed and 60 more injured in a large fire at a car parts plant in Daejeon, South Korea.
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war Philippine Airlines announces it will halt flights to the Middle East including Doha and Dubai until April 30 with an additional cancellation of PR 685 until May 1.
The U. S. Energy Department says it has awarded contracts to loan a first batch of 45.2 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announces that the U.S. will temporary lift sanctions on Iranian oil at sea in a effort to ease energy supply pressures. The temporary relief will last for 30 days until April 19.
Filaret Denysenko Filaret Denysenko, head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate since 1995, dies at the age of 97.
Sudanese civil war A drone strike from the Rapid Support Forces targets the Sudanese town of Al Dabbah including a local power station, causing a power outage in the area and injuring three people.
Boko Haram insurgency Government forces arrest three men suspected of participating in the February attacks and mass abductions in two villages in Kaiama, Kwara State, Nigeria. The suspects are cooperating with authorities to locate the kidnapping victims.
Middle Eastern crisis United States Air Force general Alexus Grynkewich announces that NATO has withdrawn troops from Iraq and will relocate from the Middle East to Europe amidst the Iran war.
Polish defence minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announces the withdrawal of Polish forces from Iraq, stationed there as part of the CJTF–OIR joint task force against the Islamic State, citing the regional threat from Iran.
Israeli forces strike Syrian military sites, including command and control centres and supply depots, in the south of the country, claiming to respond to alleged Syrian government attacks on the local Druze population.
Ceasefire mediators in Cairo give Hamas and all armed groups in the Gaza Strip 90 days to hand over their weapons in the coming months including their missiles and rocket launchers along with their tunnel network.
U.S. president Donald Trump says that the United States is considering "winding down" military operations in Iran as "we are getting very close to meeting our objectives" and urges the countries that "use" Hormuz to safeguard the Strait.
The Islamic Republic of Iran Army launches strikes against strategic aerial refueling aircraft stationed at the Ben Gurion Airport.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says that Iran is ready to help the passage of vessels from Japan in the Strait of Hormuz.
Belgium says that it will consider participating in securing the Strait of Hormuz if a ceasefire is in place and if the operation is conducted within a clear international framework.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer allows the United States to use British bases to strike Iranian targets near the strait to lift the blockade.
2026 Thai general election The National Assembly of Thailand re-elects Anutin Charnvirakul as prime minister following his Bhumjaithai Party's victory in the recent election.
Iranian An Iranian man and a woman of unknown nationality are arrested by Police Scotland for attempting to enter Royal Navy base HMNB Clyde.
Reactions to the 2025–2026 Iranian protests Iran executes three men arrested during protests last January by hanging.
South Africa's genocide case against Israel Germany withdraws from defending Israel in South Africa's International Court of Justice genocide case against Israel, citing their need to defend themselves in a separate case launched against them by Nicaragua.
Egypt–Palestine relations The Rafah Border Crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip reopens for limited movement, allowing a restricted number of Palestinian patients to enter Egypt for medical treatment and some people to return to Gaza under coordinated security procedures, following its closure as a security measure amid the 2026 Iran war.
Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflict In a joint statement after talks hosted by the United States, DR Congo and Rwanda say they have "agreed to a series of coordinated steps to de-escalate tensions and advance progress on the ground".
Comoros Seventeen bodies are recovered from a boat that washed ashore in the Comoros. The victims are believed to be migrants from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war KLM says that they will not resume flights to Dubai, Riyadh, and Dammam until May 17, citing safety considerations as the US-Israel war against Iran continues.
King Charles III England Coast Path The King Charles III England Coast Path, the world's longest coastal footpath, is formally opened by Charles III.
Mexican drug war A raid kills eleven Sinaloa Cartel members in Sinaloa, Mexico, with a senior cartel leader being captured along with many weapons. The daughter of El Mayo is initially detained and then released due to the lack of arrest warrants.
Sudanese civil war The Chadian government announces that 17 people have been killed at a funeral late Wednesday in the border town of Tiné following a drone attack orginating from Sudan.
2026 Iran war The United States approves $16.46 billion in military sales to the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait amidst the Iran war.
The United States Central Command reports its forces have destroyed a factory in Karaj, Iran, which assembled surface-to-surface missiles for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
A U.S. Air Force F-35 fighter jet is hit in Iranian airspace forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing at a regional U.S. airbase.
The leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom issue a joint statement condemning the Iranian attacks on commercial vessels and expressing their "readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait".
Iranian Shahed drones strike the Mina al-Ahmadi and Mina Abdullah oil refineries and cause large fires, according to the Kuwait National Petroleum Company.
The BAZAN Group refinery in Haifa is struck in an Iranian missile attack, but with "no significant damage", according to Energy Minister Eli Cohen.