Armed conflicts and attacks
Russo-Ukrainian War
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. (Ukrainska Pravda)
A Russian missile strike on an industrial park in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, kills at least four people and injures 14 others. (Reuters)
Sudanese civil war
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. (AP)
Middle Eastern crisis
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. (The Times of Israel)
Israeli 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. (AP)
The United States Air Force deploys 6 nuclear-capable B-2 Stealth Jets to Diego Garcia, amid rising tensions with Iran over their nuclear program. (AP)
Myanmar civil war
The ruling junta in Myanmar 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. (DW)
M23 campaign (2022–present)
Wazalendo militias broke through March 23 Movement (M23) positions in Kampala, DRC, and launched an attack on the M23 rebels in Walikale. (Critical Threats)
Arts and culture
Classical archaeology
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. (DW) (Caledonian Record)
Business and economy
Tariffs in the second Trump administration
China–United States trade war, 2025 United States trade war with Canada and Mexico
Donald Trump's Liberation Day speech
In a speech dubbed as "Liberation Day" by U.S. president Donald Trump, the president announces a universal 10% tariff on all 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. (BBC News) (France 24)
The United States Senate votes 51-48 on a non-binding resolution to rebuke and reverse the tariffs, with Republicans Rand Paul, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Mitch McConnell voting for the resolution. (NPR)
Disasters and accidents
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. (News18 India)
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. (Reuters)
Tornado outbreak of April 1–3, 2025
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. (Storm Prediction Center) (Nine News)
Tropical 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.(WMO)
Health and environment
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. (AP)
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. (TVN24)
Law and crime
War 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. (AP)
Sports
2025 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. (CBC)
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