Tuesday

April 1, 2025

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis

Gaza war

Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip

UNICEF reports that over 332 children have been killed and 609 injured by the new Israeli offensive across the Gaza Strip since the resumption of the war after the breakdown of the 2025 ceasefire. (BBC News) (UNICEF)

Israel–Hezbollah conflict

2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire agreement

Four people are killed, including Hassan Bdeir, a high-ranking Hezbollah official, and seven others are injured by an Israeli airstrike on a building in Dahieh, Beirut, Lebanon. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)

Red Sea crisis

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Disasters and accidents

2023–2025 Sundhnúkur eruptions

Seismic activity increases near Grindavík, Iceland, with the Icelandic Meteorological Office reporting that a volcanic eruption has occurred and a earthquake is being registered. People visiting the Blue Lagoon are being evacuated rapidly. (The Watchers)

2025 Putra Heights pipeline fire

At least 305 people are injured after a gas pipeline owned by Petronas explodes and ignites a fire in Putra Heights, Selangor, Malaysia. (Malay Mail)

International relations

Cross-strait relations

The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy and Air Force conduct large-scale military exercises around Taiwan. At least 19 Chinese warships are deployed, including the aircraft carrier Shandong, marking its closest ever approach to the island. (The Guardian) (Financial Times)

Politics and elections

Cory Booker's marathon speech

Senator Cory Booker delivers the longest filibuster in United States history, breaking the previous record set by Strom Thurmond in 1957. (AP News)

Sports

Women's World Chess Championship 2025

The 2025 FIDE Women's World Chess Championship match between Ju Wenjun and Tan Zhongyi is scheduled to take place from April 1 to 23, across two Chinese cities: Shanghai and Chongqing. (ChessBase)

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