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April 2025

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  1. Wed30Puntland releases fifteen prisoners of war in exchange for Somaliland releasing eleven combatants captured during the conflict in the contested Sool…
  2. Tue29Gunmen reported to be aligned with the Syrian government engage in fatal clashes with armed Druze combatants in the Druze-majority city of Jaramana…
  3. Mon28The Vatican announces the 2025 papal conclave will take place starting on May 7 in the Sistine Chapel to elect Pope Francis's successor after his…
  4. Sun27The tomb of Pope Francis at the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica in Rome, Italy, is opened for public viewing and photos are released by Vatican City…
  5. Sat26The funeral of Pope Francis is held in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City. 400,000 people are in attendance, including more than 130 world leaders.
  6. Fri25Indian and Pakistani military troops exchange gunfire across the Line of Control during an ongoing diplomatic crisis caused by a terrorist attack in…
  7. Thu24Pakistan closes its land border and shared airspace with India indefinitely following the attack on tourists in Pahalgam, India-administered Kashmir…
  8. Wed23India announces several measures targeting Pakistan including closing the main border crossing linking the two countries, suspending the Indus Water…
  9. Tue22At least 28 people are killed and dozens of others are injured when terrorists open fire on people in Pahalgam, Anantnag district, Indian-controlled…
  10. Mon21Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, announces that Pope Francis has died early on Easter Monday, at the age of 88.
  11. Sun20Three people are killed and ten others are injured, including one critically and four firefighters, in a large house fire in Jamaica Estates, Queens…
  12. Sat19At least 178 people are arrested in Pakistan after over 10 group attacks on KFC restaurants occur during protests against United States support for…
  13. Fri18The Houthis say that American airstrikes targeted the Ras Isa port in Yemen, killing 74 people and wounding 171 others. This marks the…
  14. Thu17At least two people are killed and six others are hospitalized in a mass shooting at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida, United States…
  15. Wed16The Slovak government passes a law requiring non-governmental organizations to disclose their funding sources and the names of major donors…
  16. Tue15The European Union and its member states pledge €522 million (US$590 million) and the United Kingdom pledges £120 million (US$141 million) in…
  17. Mon14The Hellenic Coast Guard finds two bodies and 39 survivors when a boat carrying migrants capsizes off the coast of Farmakonisi in the Dodecanese…
  18. Sun13During Palm Sunday, two Russian Iskander-M ballistic missiles carrying cluster munitions strike the centre of Sumy, Ukraine, killing at least 35…
  19. Sat12A Ukrainian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon is shot down by a S-400 missile during combat operations against Russian forces, with the pilot killed in…
  20. Fri11Indonesia indicates that it is ready to temporarily accept the "first wave" of around 1,000 Palestinian evacuees from the Gaza Strip until conditions…
  21. Thu10The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reports a marked re-escalation of extrajudicial killings of civilians in Alawite-dominated coastal…
  22. Wed9Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip kill at least 35 Palestinians, including at least 23 in an apartment building in Shuja'iyya, Gaza City.
  23. Tue8At least 124 people, including Dominican politician Nelsy Cruz and former Major League Baseball players Tony Blanco and Octavio Dotel, are killed and…
  24. Mon7Colossal Biosciences announce they have bred three genetically modified wolf pups named Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi which have approximate…
  25. Sun6In ice hockey, Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin scores his 895th career goal, surpassing the all-time goals record held by Wayne…
  26. Sat5The Ukrainian government declares April 6 as a day of mourning following yesterday's Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast…
  27. Fri4A Russian ballistic missile strike on a residential area in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, kills 19 people, including nine children, and injures more than 50…
  28. Thu3At least five CJNG gunmen are killed and 116 explosive devices seized after a combined operation that took place in Apatzingán. In the same day, in…
  29. Wed2Exceptions include Canada, Cuba, Mexico, North Korea, and Russia. Canada and Mexico had tariffs placed on them in February, while Cuba, North Korea…
  30. Tue1U.S. Senator Cory Booker delivers the longest speech in United States Senate history, breaking the previous record set by Strom Thurmond in 1957.