Tuesday

April 29, 2025

Armed conflicts and attacks

A 38-year-old man suspected of seriously injuring two women on Saturday in a shooting and crossbow attack on the Otley Run pub crawl in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, succumbs to a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the hospital. It is confirmed that the perpetrator's motive was misogyny. (BBC News)

Kashmir conflict

2025 India–Pakistan border skirmishes

Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar says that India intends to launch a military strike on Pakistan within the next 24 to 36 hours. (Reuters)

Rif Dimashq clashes (April 2025–present)

Gunmen reported to be aligned with the Syrian government engage in fatal clashes with armed Druze combatants in the Druze-majority city of Jaramana in southern Syria. At least 13 people are killed, and 12 others are injured. (Al Jazeera) (CTV News)

Boko Haram insurgency

At least 26 people are killed when a truck hits a roadside bomb in Borno State, Nigeria. (Al Jazeera)

Business and economy

2025 European power outage

At least five fatalities are reported in Spain as a consequence of the power outage that affected the Iberian Peninsula the day before. (ABC.es)