National Assembly of Vietnam The National Assembly of Vietnam re-elects General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Tô Lâm as president for the 2026–2031 tenure.
Protests against the 2026 Iran war Citizens in Ilam, Ilam province, Iran form a human chain protest against Trump's threats against key infrastructure in the country.
Iran calls on the population to form human chains around critical infrastructure such as power stations and bridges ahead of a U.S. deadline that threatens their destruction.
Mediterranean Sea migrant smuggling The International Organization for Migration reports that at least 990 deaths have been recorded in 2026 across the Mediterranean Sea, making it one of the deadliest starts to a year since 2014, with over 180 people feared dead or missing in the latest shipwrecks since 28 March.
War crimes in Afghanistan Australian Army veteran and Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith is arrested by police at Sydney Airport for alleged war crimes committed between 2009 and 2012 during his deployment to Afghanistan.
''Wireless'' Festival This year's "Wireless" Festival in London, England, is cancelled and all tickets are refunded after its headliner, American rapper Kanye West, is banned from entering the United Kingdom by the Home Office on the grounds that "his presence would not be conducive to the public good" amid controversy over his past comments on Jews and Adolf Hitler, and his association with neo-Nazis.
Middle Eastern crisis A person (one of three perpetrators) is killed and two policemen are wounded outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. Two perpetrators have been captured and detained by police.
The Israeli military says that 36 soldiers were injured over the past two days, bringing the total casualties to 411.
Three people are killed and several are injured by an Israeli airstrike in Maarakah, Tyre District, Lebanon.
U.S. and Israeli warplanes strike Iranian military targets on Kharg Island that results in several massive explosions.
The semi-official Mehr News Agency reports that a suspected Israeli–U.S. missile struck a synagogue in central Tehran.
Reports indicate nighttime attacks in the greater Tehran area, in Ahvaz, Chahbahar, Jask, Shiraz, and Yazd, as well as near Shahid Kalantari Port, Tis Port, and the Imam Ali base.
Kata'ib Hezbollah announces the release of Shelly Kittleson, who was an American journalist kidnapped by gunmen in Baghdad on March 31st. The group's condition for Kittleson's freedom is her departure from Iraq.
An Iranian ballistic missile strikes a Thuraya building in the Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, injuring two Pakistani nationals.
"The New York Times" reports that Iran has ended direct contact with the United States in response to Trump's latest threat to "end its civilization". However, Iranian newspaper "Tehran Times" pushes back on the reports by stating on X that "diplomatic and indirect channels of talks with US are not closed".
United States president Donald Trump warns that "a whole civilization will die tonight" and will "never be brought back" if Iran does not agree to a deal by noon (GMT).
Iranian ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri-Moghaddam says that the Pakistan-mediated framework aimed at a ceasefire to end the war has reached a "critical, sensitive stage".
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2026 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament In college basketball, the Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team beats UConn, 69–63, to win the national championship. Michigan also becomes the first team to beat UConn past the Sweet 16 or later since Michigan State in the 2009 tournament.
Artemis program NASA's Artemis II spacecraft carrying four astronauts breaks the record for furthest distance humans have ever travelled from Earth surpassing the previous 248,655 miles (400,171 kilometers) record set by Apollo 13 in April 1970.
Corruption in Russia A court in Kursk Oblast, Russia, sentences former governor Alexei Smirnov to 14 years in prison for defrauding the government by embezzling public funds intended for building fortifications along the Russia–Ukraine border.
Iran–Japan relations Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi says that her government is planning to hold summit talks with Iran amidst the Iran war.
Bridge of the Americas One person is killed and four people are injured after a tanker explodes on the Bridge of the Americas near the Panama Canal.
Afghani National Disaster Management Authority The Afghani National Disaster Management Authority says that the total number of deaths from recent natural disasters in Afghanistan has risen to 110.
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war AirAsia says that it plans to open a hub in Bahrain despite the Iran war.
2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict One child is killed and three others are injured after a piece of unexploded ordnance detonated in Khost Province, Afghanistan.
Afghan forces says that they have captured a border post during clashes with Pakistani troops in Khost Province.
Sudanese civil war Sudanese Army says that it has reopened the road linking Dilling, South Kordofan and North Kordofan following battles between the Rapid Support Forces and SPLM-N.
Russo-Ukrainian war A Russian drone strike kills three civilians in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, including a woman and her 2-year-old daughter.
Middle Eastern crisis The Lebanese government reports that there are 1.2 million displaced people in Lebanon due to the war.
The Israeli military orders the evacuation of the southern suburbs of Beirut because Israel will strike "Hezbollah infrastructure".
Christian anti-Hezbollah Lebanese Forces Party official Pierre Mouawad, his wife, and another woman are killed in an Israeli airstrike in Ain Saadeh, a predominantly Christian town east of Beirut, Lebanon.
The Houthis launch several long-range drones from Yemen at Eilat, Israel, in a coordinated attack with Hezbollah and Iran.
The Israeli military claims to have attacked Mehrabad International Airport as well as two smaller airfields, destroying dozens of Iranian aircraft and helicopters in the process.
Reports indicate that explosions and attacks occurred early this morning at a military compound in northern Iran and in Khorramshahr.
Israeli defense minister Israel Katz states that the military is attacking Iran's most important petrochemical plant in Assaluyeh, causing severe damage.
Four people are killed, seven are injured and others are reported missing in a Israeli–U.S. airstrike on a residential area in eastern Tehran, Iran.
At least 13 people are killed in an airstrike on a residential building near Eslamshahr, Tehran Province, Iran.
The mosque and filling station at the Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, Iran, are damaged in an airstrike, causing a gas outage in the neighbourhood.
The first vessel from Malaysia passes through the Strait of Hormuz after talks between Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim and Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian aimed at securing clearance for 7 stranded Malaysian vessels in the waterway.
Four bodies are found during a search and rescue operation in a house in Haifa that had been destroyed by an Iranian missile.
An Iranian missile strike hits 15 areas in Israel. A woman is seriously injured in Petah Tikva, while two other people are injured in Tel Aviv. In Haifa, four people are also slightly injured by a cluster bomb.
Iran delivers its response to the United States via Pakistan, rejecting a temporary ceasefire and listing its own 10-point demands, which include a solution to all regional conflicts, lifting of sanctions, reconstruction, and a protocol to re-open the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. president Donald Trump says that Vance, Witkoff, and senior presidential adviser Jared Kushner are talking to intermediaries in Pakistan on ending the war. He also calls the Iran proposal a "significant step" ahead of his Tuesday deadline.
Pakistan proposes a ceasefire plan received by Iran and the United States, reportedly dubbed the Islamabad Accord, which calls for an immediate halt to hostilities, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and a 15–20 day period of negotiations between Iran and the U.S. This comes following reported talks between Pakistani army staff chief Asim Munir, U.S. vice president JD Vance, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi. The Pakistani foreign ministry says that talks between Iran and the U.S. are ongoing.
The Bahraini military announces that it has intercepted 188 missiles and 468 drones from Iran since the start of the war.
The Kuwaiti military responds to 14 ballistic missiles, two cruise missiles, and 46 drones from Iran in Kuwaiti airspace.
The United Arab Emirates is targeted by 12 ballistic missiles, two cruise missiles, and 19 drones from Iran.
Debris from a missile defense system falls on a Raneen Systems building in Mussafah, injuring a Ghanaian citizen.
Iraqi security sources say that two people are killed after an Iranian drone strike in the Darashakran District of the Erbil Governorate.
2026 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament In college basketball, the UCLA Bruins defeat the South Carolina Gamecocks 79-51 to win the 2026 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game.
Iran executes Iran executes two men convicted of attempting to storm a military facility and access the armory during the protests in January.
Vaccination in Bangladesh Bangladesh launches an emergency MMR vaccine campaign after new health data shows that at least 130 children have been reported dead from measles in the last six weeks.
Easter Three people, including two children, are killed and another is seriously injured after high winds cause a tree to fall onto an Easter egg hunt in Mittelangeln, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Gqeberha Seven people are killed and one injured after a car and a truck collide head-on in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Angola Fifteen people are killed and fourteen others are injured over the past 24 hours in Angola, due to heavy rains in several regions of the country. Five people have also been reported missing, including three in Luanda and two in Benguela.
Libya Two merchant vessels near the Italian coast rescued 32 migrants from a boat attempting to cross from Libya to Europe over the Easter weekend, and 71 others are still missing at sea
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war OPEC+ agrees to increase oil production quotas by 206,000 barrels per day for a second consecutive month amid concerns over damage to energy infrastructure and disruptions to maritime routes affecting global supply stability.
Nepal announces that government and educational institutions will have two days off work during the week instead of one, as part of an effort to save fuel.
Russo-Ukrainian war Two people are killed when a cargo ship sinks after being struck by a Ukrainian drone strike in the Sea of Azov near Kerch, Crimea.
Nigerian bandit conflict Nigerian security forces rescue 31 worshippers abducted during Easter services in a village in the Kaduna State, after an attack on churches by armed assailants. The incident results in at least five deaths.
Middle Eastern crisis A Palestinian is killed and others are injured, including some seriously, in a drone strike on civilians in Gaza City, Palestine.
On Palestinian Child's Day, human rights organizations report that approximately 350 Palestinian children are currently being held in Israeli prisons, citing a systematic deterioration in detention conditions and allegations of torture.
Israeli military chief of staff Eyal Zamir says that all parts of Lebanon south of the Litani River have been turned into an "operational zone" against Hezbollah.
The Israeli military says that it has killed Mohammad Reza Ashrafi Kahi, the head of trade at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's oil headquarters, in an airstrike in Tehran.
An Iranian missile strike hits a residential building in Haifa, Israel, killing two people, injuring nine others, including one seriously, and leaving two others missing.
The United Arab Emirates declares its willingness to join a U.S.-led international coalition to secure and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which has been blocked by Iran.
Axios reports that the Iran, the U.S., and a group of regional mediators are discussing terms for a potential 45-day ceasefire that could lead to a permanent end to the war.
Two American C-130 transport aircraft and 4 MH-6 Little Bird helicopters are destroyed at a temporary U.S. base in Iran by withdrawing U.S. troops to prevent them from being captured by Iranian forces.
After heavy fighting, the weapon systems officer from the downed F-15E is successfully recovered by U.S. special forces.
Iranian media claims an American Lockheed C-130 Hercules was shot down in Isfahan, Iran, while on a search and rescue operation for a missing U.S. airman.
Two power plants and their associated desalination facilities are severely damaged. The electricity and water ministry confirms the failure of two power generation units.
An office complex housing government ministries in Kuwait City is struck by a drone, causing significant property damage.
An Iranian drone strikes the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation building, which also houses the Ministry of Oil. The impact triggers a fire, prompting the evacuation of the entire complex.
The state-owned energy company Bapco Energies reports an Iranian drone attack on one of its storage facilities. An oil tank caught fire as a result.