Friday

April 25, 2025

Armed conflicts and attacks

Kashmir conflict

Gaza war

Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip famine

The World Food Programme (WFP) claims that the entire food stock inside the Gaza Strip is empty due to the Israeli blockade of humanitarian aid. WFP aid kitchens are expected to run out of food in a few days, and thousands of Palestinians are expected to die from starvation. The United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs calls the situation "probably the worst" since the beginning of the war in October 2023. (DW)

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Arts and culture

Death and funeral of Pope Francis

Cardinals seal the coffin of Pope Francis in a private liturgical rite led by Cardinal Camerlengo Kevin Farrell at St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican. (CNN)

Business and economy

German economic crisis

Disasters and accidents

A Royal Thai Police Viking DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft crashes while conducting a test flight for parachuting training near Hua Hin Airport in Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand, killing all six people on board. (The Nation) (AP)

A Mw 6.3 earthquake strikes Esmeraldas, Ecuador, shutting down power, damaging 65 structures including roads, bridges, a military building, a health center and houses, and injuring 20 people. (RFI)

Law and crime

Wisconsin circuit court judge Hannah Dugan is arrested by United States federal law enforcement on obstruction charges after allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant evade arrest. (CNBC)

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