Saturday

April 26, 2025

Armed conflicts and attacks

Islamist insurgency in the Sahel

Twelve soldiers are killed in clashes with militants near the village of Sakoira, Niger. (Reuters)

Red Sea crisis

The Israel Defense Forces say they have intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Yemen by Houthi forces. (Reuters) (Times of Israel)

Territorial disputes in the South China Sea

Disasters and accidents

Three people are killed when a Mooney M20 crashes a mile south of Upper Cumberland Regional Airport in Tennessee, United States. (WKRN-TV)

Two people are missing and a child is rescued after a boat capsizes on Maule Lake in Florida, United States. (Citizen)

2025 India–Pakistan diplomatic crisis

Severe flooding is reported along the Jhelum River in Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir after Indian authorities release a large amount of water without prior warning. The incident follows the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty by the Indian government. (24 News HD)

Port of Shahid Rajaee explosion

At least twenty-five people are killed and over 800 others are injured in an explosion at the Port of Shahid Rajaee in Bandar Abbas, Iran. (AP)