The day
Sunday 26 April 2026
20 stories, biggest first.
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News2026 Ōtsuchi wildfire
Japan deploys 1,400 firefighters to fight wildfires in Ōtsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Tōhoku region. Another three wildfires have been spotted in Nagaoka and Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, and Kitakata, Fukushima Prefecture.
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Sport2026 London Marathon
Sabastian Sawe and Yomif Kejelcha become the first people to run a marathon in under two hours, with Sawe setting a new world record of 1:59:30. Tigst Assefa also sets a new world record for a women-only marathon at 2:15:41.
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Politics2026 Israeli legislative election
Former Israeli prime ministers Naftali Bennett of Bennett 2026 and Yair Lapid of Yesh Atid merge their parties into Together – Led by Bennett in an effort to oust Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming elections. The two also leave space open for Yashar chair Gadi Eisenkot.
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News2026 Cauca bombing
The death toll from a bombing that damaged multiple vehicles on the Pan-American Highway in Cauca Department, Colombia, rises to 20, with 36 others injured.
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NewsNorth Korean involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian war
Russian defence minister Andrey Belousov and State Duma chairman Vyacheslav Volodin visit Pyongyang, North Korea, inaugurating a memorial to North Korean troops who died fighting against Ukraine and negotiating a new defense cooperation agreement set to run until 2031.
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NewsBoko Haram insurgency
Gunmen kill at least 29 people in an attack on a community in Adamawa State, Nigeria, with authorities attributing the violence to Boko Haram.
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NewsKidnapping in Nigeria
Twenty-three people are kidnapped in an attack by gunmen on an orphanage in Kogi State, Nigeria. Fifteen are rescued, while eight children remain missing.
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News2026 Lebanon war
Fourteen people are killed and 37 more injured in a series of Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon.
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News2026 Lebanon war
Israel gives evacuation orders for seven towns north of the Litani River.
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News2026 Mali offensives
Tuareg rebels reach an agreement that allows the Russian Africa Corps to withdraw from Kidal, Mali.
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News2026 Mali offensives
Malian troops and Russian mercenaries withdraw from Kidal after yesterday’s attacks.
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Politics2026 Central Tibetan Administration general election
Exiled Tibetans vote in a global election organized by the Central Tibetan Administration to choose representatives to its parliament, with polling held in multiple countries outside China.
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News2026 Mali offensives
Flights resume at the Modibo Keita International Airport in Bamako following yesterday's attacks.
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NewsDarfur campaign
A drone attack hits an UNHCR aid truck in North Darfur, Sudan.
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CrimeHuman rights in Ba'athist Syria
The first public trial of officials linked to former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad opens in Damascus with Atef Najib, former head of security in Daraa Governorate, the only one present to stand trial. Bashar and his brother Maher are to be tried in absentia.
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News
Fourteen people are killed in lightning strikes amid heavy rain across Bangladesh.
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ScienceShark attacks in Australia
The National Parks and Wildlife Service and Surf Life Saving close several beaches in the Royal National Park, New South Wales, Australia, after sharks gather around a washed-up whale carcass, increasing shark activity.
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Sport2026 Chevron Championship
In golf, Nelly Korda wins the Chevron Championship at Memorial Park in Houston, Texas, United States, by five strokes to secure her third major title and regain the world number one ranking.
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Sport2026 Jack Link's 500
In stock car racing, a 26-car pileup occurs during the Jack Link's 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama, U.S., after driver Bubba Wallace was pushed from outside.
Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 26 April 2026, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.