Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
United States president Donald Trump says that negotiations with Iran will be held in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 20, with a U.S. delegation led by vice president JD Vance and special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. (Al Jazeera) (CNBC)
Tasnim News Agency reports that Iran is undecided as to sending a negotiating delegation to Islamabad while a naval blockade remains in place. (Reuters)
The United States Navy destroyer USS Spruance and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit stop and seize control of the Iranian-flagged container ship Touska, in the first direct action during the blockade. (Bloomberg) (Task and Purpose)
The Israeli military publishes a map of the territory that it claims to control in Lebanon for the first time. (Reuters)
New People's Army rebellion
Nineteen alleged New People's Army militants are killed in a shootout with the army in Toboso, Negros Occidental, Philippines. (TRT World)
Operation Southern Spear, United States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear
Three people are killed in an American airstrike against a boat in the Caribbean Sea. (The New York Times)
M23 campaign
The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the March 23 Movement agree to facilitate humanitarian aid delivery and release prisoners within 10 days following talks in Montreux, Switzerland, and sign a memorandum establishing mechanisms to monitor a ceasefire. (AFP via Al-Ahram)
Terrorism in the United Kingdom, Antisemitism in the United Kingdom
A synagogue in North London, England, is targeted in a firebombing attack, which is suspected to be an act of terrorism. (The Independent)
Mexican drug war
Two civilians killed and three wounded in a mass shooting at a bar in San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí. Authorities began to investigate the attack as part of a conflict between delictive cells. (El Universal in Spanish)
Five gunmen are killed in a shootout with security forces in the municipality of General Terán, Nuevo León. Authorities start a series surveillance operation in the area. (Milenio Noticias in Spanish)
Two Mexican officers and two Central Intelligence Agency agents are killed in a car crash in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. President Claudia Sheinbaum states her government is investigating "potential violations of national security", with their operation to reportedly destroy a clandestine drug lab not pre-approved by the federal government. (CBS News) (AP)
Disasters and accidents
At least 25 people are killed and 13 others are injured in an explosion at a fireworks factory in Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India. (BBC News)
Eight people are killed, including two children, and three others are injured in two separate drowning incidents in the Kaveri river in Mysore district, Karnataka, India. (Deccan Herald)
Seven people are killed, including six children, in a propane tank explosion and fire at a house in Lamar Township, Pennsylvania, United States. (WNEP-TV)
A spectator is killed and two others are injured when a car crashes into spectators at the Codasur South American Rally Championship in Córdoba, Argentina. (Infobae in Spanish)
A fire destroys about 1,000 homes in a stilt settlement in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia, displacing thousands of residents. (AFP via Gulf News)