Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
The delegations of the Iran and the United States arrive in Islamabad, Pakistan, for ceasefire talks, the highest-level engagement between the two countries since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, with the Iranian delegation led by parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and the U.S. delegation led by vice president JD Vance. (Arab News PK)
The first round of talks end without a peace deal, but is expected to continue into Sunday night. (CNBC)
U.S. president Donald Trump says that the U.S. has begun "clearing out" naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. (AA)
The U.S. Central Command confirms that the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS Frank Peterson and USS Michael Murphy have crossed the Strait of Hormuz to ensure the strait is clear of naval mines. (The Times of Israel) (Reuters) (CENTCOM)
India-flagged LPG gas tanker Jag Vikram crosses the Strait of Hormuz, becoming the first Indian vessel to cross the Hormuz since the ceasefire. It is expected to arrive in Mumbai on April 15. (Hindustan Times)
At least ten people, including three emergency workers, are killed by Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
The Israeli army has reportedly encircled Bint Jbeil, a Hezbollah stronghold in southern Lebanon. (DPA via Yahoo News)
Israel rejects a ceasefire with Hezbollah. (Al Jazeera)
The Lebanese government reports that the death toll from the war has surpassed 2,000 people. (Middle East Eye)
Boko Haram insurgency
At least 200 people are feared dead after a Nigerian Air Force airstrike accidentally hits a market instead of Boko Haram militants in Yobe State, Nigeria. (Reuters)
Sudanese civil war
It is reported that a prominent senior North Darfur commander in the Rapid Support Forces has defected to the Sudanese Army. (Sudan Tribune)
Operation Southern Spear, United States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear
Five people are killed in two airstrikes carried out by the United States Navy against an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific. (The Guardian)
Russo-Ukrainian war
Russia and Ukraine announce a 32-hour ceasefire in observation of Orthodox Easter, alongside a prisoner exchange of 175 servicemen. (Reuters)
Yemeni civil war
The Yemeni Army and Houthis engage in intense fighting in the As-Silw district in Taiz Governorate, Yemen, killing two soldiers. Additionally, the Yemeni Army says that it repelled a Houthi attack. (Yemen Monitor)
Disasters and accidents
The Afghan disaster authority says that the death toll from recent floods in Afghanistan rises to 178 with 236 people injured, including 22 more deaths recorded in 24 hours. (Khaama Press)
At least 13 people are killed and 30 others are injured when a bus crashes into two trucks in Katihar district, Bihar, India. (Hindustan Times)
Two people are killed and at least three others are injured after a building collapsed in Germasogeia, Limassol, Cyprus. (Xinhua News)
A speeding truck crashes into at least 22 vehicles and a village gym in Davao City, Philippines, killing six people and injuring six others. (Brigada News)
Citadelle Laferrière crowd crush
At least 30 people are killed after a stampede at the Citadelle Laferrière in Nord, Haiti. (Sky News)