The day

Wednesday 2 April 2025

25 stories, biggest first.

1
MoneyDonald Trump's Liberation Day speech
Exceptions include Canada, Cuba, Mexico, North Korea, and Russia. Canada and Mexico had tariffs placed on them in February, while Cuba, North Korea, and Russia are under U.S. sanctions.
2
NewsTornado outbreak of April 1–3
The Storm Prediction Center in the United States issues a high risk convective outlook over parts of the Mississippi River valley, ahead of an expected tornado outbreak.
3
NewsKharkiv strikes
Russian forces target Kharkiv with at least 13 Geran-2 drones, causing fires in industrial and residential areas and injuring eight people, including a child.
4
NewsSiege of El Fasher
At least two civilians are killed in the artillery shelling of a displacement camp in El Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan, by the Rapid Support Forces.
5
NewsIsraeli invasion of Syria
The Israeli Air Force launches airstrikes in Syria targeting the remaining "military infrastructure", destroying much of Hama Air Base and Tiyas Air Base, including all remaining hangars and radars. The Barzah scientific research centre is also reportedly bombed.
6
NewsIsraeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces the country's military will seize large areas of land in the Gaza Strip and establish a new occupation zone called the Morag Corridor, potentially stretching from Rafah to Khan Younis.
7
NewsIran–United States relations
The United States Air Force deploys 6 nuclear-capable B-2 stealth bombers to Diego Garcia, amid rising tensions with Iran over their nuclear program.
8
NewsMyanmar civil war
The Myanmar government declares a temporary ceasefire with the National Unity Government-in-exile and its various allied ethnic armed organizations to facilitate relief efforts following the MW 7.7 earthquake in the country several days ago. The ceasefire is expected to last until April 22.
9
NewsMexican drug war
An elder peasant is killed after the blasts of a landmine when was riding his motorcycle in a rural road in the community of Puerta de Alambre, Apatzingán municipality, Michoacán.
10
MoneyDonald Trump's Liberation Day speech
In the 10% tariff, the U.S. lists the Australian territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands near Antarctica, despite the fact that it has no human inhabitants, imports or exports. In response to finding these islands in the list, Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese commented that "Nowhere on earth is safe" for the tariff.
11
NewsTropical cyclone naming
The World Meteorological Organization retires Beryl, Helene, Milton, and John from their rotating list of names for hurricanes for the North Atlantic and East Pacific basins.
12
Culture
Archaeologists with the Vienna Museum announce the discovery of a mass grave in Simmering district in Vienna, Austria, of around 150 Ancient Roman soldiers from the 1st century who likely died in a battle.
13
NewsKryvyi Rih strikes
A Russian missile strike on an industrial park in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, kills at least four people and injures 14 others.
14
NewsGaza war
Israeli strikes have killed more than 30 Palestinians, due to Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip expanding to seize large areas.
15
News2025 Walikale offensive
Wazalendo militias break through March 23 Movement (M23) positions in Kampala, DRC, and launch an attack on the M23 rebels in Walikale.
16
News
Five people are killed and at least one other is critically injured when a private Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation bus collides head-on with two vehicles on the Khamgaon-Shegaon highway in Buldhana, Maharashtra, India.
17
News
A Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-22M strategic bomber crashes due to a technical malfunction in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, killing one crew member and injuring three others.
18
CrimeWar on drugs in Ecuador
A court in New York City indicts José Adolfo Macías Villamar, the leader of the organized crime syndicate Los Choneros, on seven counts of drug trafficking, conspiracy, arms trafficking, and illegal drug distribution in the United States. Villamar is not currently in U.S. custody.
19
MoneyChina–United States trade war
The United States Senate votes 51–48 on a non-binding resolution to rebuke and reverse tariffs on Canada, with Republicans Rand Paul, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Mitch McConnell voting for the resolution.
20
News
A microbus collided head-on with a bus in Lohagara Upazila, Bangladesh, killing 10 and injuring three others.
21
Science
The Slovak government approves a plan to cull 350 brown bears after a man was found mauled by a bear on March 30. The government had previously culled 144 bears in 2024.
22
Science
The Polish government increases border controls with Slovakia in response to the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease among Slovakia's and Hungary's livestock.
23
Sport2025 CFL season
TSN president Stewart Johnston is announced as the 15th commissioner of the Canadian Football League, replacing Randy Ambrosie who had served in the role since 2017.
24
Culture
In a deal with 20th Television Animation, Fox announces a four-season, 15-episode renewal for The Simpsons, Bob's Burgers and Family Guy, along with American Dad!, marking its return to the network since its 2005 debut, after an 11-year run on TBS.
25
MoneyDonald Trump's Liberation Day speech
U.S. president Donald Trump announces a universal 10% tariff on most imports into the United States, a 20% tariff on goods from the European Union, and a 34% tariff on all imports from China. The tariffs will take effect from April 5.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 2 April 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.