The US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on April 8, 2026

UN Security Council to Vote on Strait of Hormuz as Humanitarian Pressures Mount

Russia has confirmed the deaths of 16 Cameroonians fighting in Ukraine, Yaounde said on April 6, 2026

Six people were injured in Kuwait on April 6, 2026, after falling debris from an intercepted Iranian attack struck a residential area.

Israeli strikes on Lebanon and Gaza continue to claim civilian lives as the Middle East conflict enters its second month. The UN reports rising humanitarian needs, strained infrastructure, and growing global economic impacts.

Heavy rains across Pakistan have killed at least 52 people since March 25, 2026, with children accounting for nearly half the fatalities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Israeli strikes across Iran on April 5-6, 2026, killed at least 13 people, including a residential building strike near Tehran.

The UN nuclear watchdog chief warns of “grave risk” after a fourth projectile strike near Iran’s Bushehr power plant killed a security officer, as the Middle East conflict edges closer to a potential nuclear accident.

Indonesia receives bodies of peacekeepers killed in Lebanon on April 4, 2026, as Prabowo leads repatriation ceremony

Iran warned of radioactive contamination risk across the Gulf region on April 5, 2026, after the fourth US-Israeli strike near its Bushehr nuclear plant. The IAEA expressed deep concern but confirmed no radiation leak.

A magnitude 5.8 Afghanistan earthquake on April 3, 2026, killed at least 12 people, including eight members of a refugee family recently returned from Iran. The tremor damaged dozens of homes across six provinces.

A Russian attack on Ukraine on April 3, 2026, killed at least 14 people across multiple regions. Moscow launched over 500 drones and missiles in daytime strikes, dashing hopes for an Easter truce.

Iran says it downed a US F-35 fighter jet over central Iran on April 3, 2026, marking the second such claim in 12 hours. US officials have confirmed a jet was shot down and launched a search for the crew.

As the Middle East conflict enters its second month, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns the world is “on the edge of a wider war” with catastrophic global implications, as the US and Israel bomb Iran and Tehran attacks Gulf states.

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation confirms emergency teams are working to contain the blaze at one of the country’s largest oil processing

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has been elected president on April 3, 2026, five years after his 2021 coup, in a vote critics have condemned as a sham to legitimize military rule amid ongoing civil war.

At least one fatality reported in North Sulawesi; small tsunami waves detected across several coastal areas JAKARTA — April 2,

IRGC names 18 firms including Apple, Microsoft, Google, Tesla and Boeing, warning of attacks on their regional facilities in response

Russia claims full control of Ukraine’s Luhansk region on April 1, 2026, but Kyiv denies battlefield changes.

A Russian military plane crash in Crimea on March 31, 2026, killed all 29 people aboard.

Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban government have resumed talks in China’s Urumqi on March 31, 2026

UN condemns Israel’s death penalty law targeting Palestinians, with UN rights chief Volker Türk calling the legislation ‘deeply discriminatory’ and a violation of international law. The Knesset passed the bill on March 30, 2026.

A Kuwait airport fire was reported on April 1, 2026, after an Iranian drone attack struck fuel storage tanks. Kuwait summoned Iran’s ambassador and filed protests over the ‘blatant’ strikes amid escalating Gulf conflict.

Australia PM Anthony Albanese calls for clarity from Trump on US Iran war objectives, pushing de-escalation amid energy crisis and thousands dead. Key updates.

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck near Vanuatu on March 30, 2026, shaking Espiritu Santo island. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center confirmed no tsunami threat; authorities are assessing damage.

No Kings protests drew millions across the US on March 28, 2026, with over 3,100 rallies opposing Trump’s Iran war, immigration enforcement and executive actions. White House dismissed demonstrations as ‘partisan theatrics.’

Two missing sailboats carrying humanitarian aid arrived in Cuba on March 28, 2026, after disappearing during a journey from Mexico. The vessels delivered final shipments of the Our America Convoy as the island faces a deepening energy crisis.

Three journalists were killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon on March 28, 2026. Al-Manar correspondent Ali Shoeib and Al-Mayadeen reporters Fatima and Mohammed Ftouni died in the Jezzine strike, which Lebanon condemned as a war crime.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have entered the Iran war, launching missile and drone attacks on Israel for the first time since the conflict began in February 2026. The new front threatens global shipping as US Marines deploy to the region.

Russia bans gasoline exports from April 1 through July 31, 2026, amid Middle East conflict and Ukrainian drone strikes. The export ban aims to stabilize domestic fuel prices and ensure supply for spring planting.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the UAE on March 27-28, 2026, to discuss defense cooperation and share anti-drone expertise with Gulf states facing Iranian attacks. The leaders agreed to finalize a 10-year cooperation agreement.

US personnel injured in Iran attack on Saudi base on March 27, 2026, as missile and drone strike wounds 12 American troops and damages KC-135 refueling aircraft at Prince Sultan Air Base.

Iran civil nuclear site struck on March 27, 2026, as Israeli airstrikes hit Bushehr power plant, Arak heavy water reactor and Yazd uranium facility. IAEA confirms no radiation leak but warns of major radiological risk.

A landslide in Tanzania’s Rungwe district on March 25, 2026, killed at least 20 people, including a young child. Heavy rains triggered the disaster as East Africa faces deadly flooding across the region.

At least seven people were killed and five injured when an avalanche struck a passenger vehicle at Zojila Pass in Kashmir on March 27, 2026. Rescue operations involving BRO, Army and disaster response forces are ongoing as officials warn the death toll may rise.

A helicopter crash in Hawaii on March 26, 2026, killed three people and injured two at Kalalau Beach on Kauai’s Na Pali coast. The tour helicopter was operated by Airborne Aviation.

A 4.0 magnitude earthquake in Nepal struck Darchula district on March 26, 2026, with tremors felt across Sudurpaschim province. No casualties or damage reported.

A bus mishap in Bangladesh’s Padma River at Goalanda ferry terminal killed at least 18 people on March 25, 2026. Rescue operations continue for missing passengers as the death toll may rise.

Argentina rallies mark 50th anniversary of 1976 military coup with massive Plaza de Mayo turnout as President Milei’s government promotes alternative ‘complete memory’ narrative challenging decades of human rights consensus.

Russia launches large drone barrage Ukraine on March 24, 2026, firing nearly 1,000 drones across multiple regions, killing at least eight and damaging a UNESCO-listed monastery in Lviv.

A Colombian military C-130 Hercules plane crashed in Putumayo province on March 23, 2026, killing at least 66 people and injuring dozens. The aircraft was carrying 128 troops and crew from Puerto Leguizamo.

Trump announces five-day postponement of strikes on Iranian power infrastructure citing ‘productive’ talks with Tehran, but Iran denies any direct communication and claims the US president ‘backed down’ after Tehran’s warning of regional retaliation.

Russia’s Defense Ministry claims its forces have taken control of Potapivka, a small village near the Russian border in Ukraine’s Sumy region, as part of a months-long effort to establish a buffer zone, while Ukraine says it is holding back Russian advances and inflicting heavy losses