Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian tells French president Emmanuel Macron that the Islamabad Talks did not lead to a deal because the United States took "maximalist positions" and had a "lack of goodwill". (Al Jazeera)
Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif says that he will visit fellow mediators in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Ankara, Turkey, to push for a second round of talks between Iran and the U.S. (Al Jazeera)
U.S. president Donald Trump reportedly tells the New York Post that a second round of talks between Iran and the U.S. could occur within the next two days. (CNBC)
At least three oil tankers pass through the strait, including the Panama-flagged Peace Gulf, which took the new route through Iranian waters as instructed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. (Al Jazeera)
Saudi Arabia asks the U.S. to end its naval blockade of the strait. (AA)
Three people are killed by an Israeli raid in Adloun, Sidon District, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
2026 Israel–Lebanon peace talks
Israeli and Lebanese officials meet in Washington, D.C., U.S., for the first direct peace talks between the countries in decades, with Israel prioritizing Hezbollah's disarmament and Lebanon limiting its mandate to ceasefire discussions. (AFP via The Economic Times)
At the Washington meeting, Israeli and Lebanese officials agree to begin direct negotiations in the future. (AA)
Four people, including a three-year-old, are killed and nine others injured in an Israeli airstrike on a police vehicle in Gaza City. (Reuters)
Two people, including a 14-year-old, are killed by Israeli gunfire in North Gaza Governorate. (Reuters)
Palestinian tunnel warfare in the Gaza Strip
The Israeli military announces that troops from the 205th Brigade and Yahalom have destroyed four Hamas tunnels over the weekend. (The Jerusalem Post)
Sudanese civil war
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher reports that around 700 people have been killed in drone strikes in Sudan since the year started as the conflict enters its fourth year. (AFP via The Straits Times)
Médecins Sans Frontières reports that two people are killed and 56 injured following five drone strikes by the Sudanese military in West Darfur and Central Darfur, Sudan. (ReliefWeb)
War on drugs
Operation Southern Spear, United States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear
Four people are killed in an airstrike carried out by the United States Navy against an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific. (Al Jazeera)
Anglophone Crisis, Pastoral visits of Pope Leo XIV
Ambazonian militant groups announce a temporary ceasefire in Cameroon after nearly a decade of conflict in anticipation of Pope Leo XIV's visit on April 15. (Vatican News)
Nigerian bandit conflict
Eleven kidnapping victims, including two NDLEA personnel, are rescued and several suspected bandits are arrested by the Nigerian Army in raids across Nigeria. (The Punch)
Russo-Ukrainian War
Four people are killed and at least 25 others are injured in a Russian drone attack in Dnipro, Ukraine. (RTÉ)
Somali Civil War
In a joint operation with international support, Somali military and Jubaland regional forces kill at least 27 al-Shabaab militants in the semi-autonomous state of Jubaland. (Reuters)
Arts and culture
English artists Billy Idol, Iron Maiden, Joy Division / New Order, Oasis, Phil Collins, and Sade, and American artists Luther Vandross and Wu-Tang Clan, are announced as the 2026 inductees of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., in the performers category. (The Guardian)