Friday

April 25, 2025

Armed conflicts and attacks

Kashmir conflict

2025 India–Pakistan border skirmishes

Indian and Pakistani military troops exchange gunfire across the Line of Control during an ongoing diplomatic crisis caused by a terrorist attack in India-administered Kashmir. (Al Jazeera)

Gaza war

Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip famine

The World Food Programme (WFP) claims that their entire food stock inside the Gaza Strip is empty due to the Israeli blockade of humanitarian aid. WFP aid kitchens are expected to run out of food in a few days, and thousands of Palestinians are expected to die from starvation. The United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs calls the situation "probably the worst" since the beginning of the war in October 2023. (DW)

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Arts and culture

Death and funeral of Pope Francis

Cardinals seal the coffin of Pope Francis in a private liturgical rite led by Camerlengo Kevin Farrell at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. (CNN)