Tuareg rebels reach an agreement that allows the Russian African Corps to withdraw from Kidal, Mali.
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April 26, 2026 (Sunday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Israel gives evacuation orders for seven towns north of the Litani River.
Flights resume at the Modibo Keita International Airport in Bamako following yesterday's attacks.
The death toll from a bombing that damaged multiple vehicles on the Pan-American Highway in Cauca Department, Colombia, rises to 20, with 36 others injured.
Two senior Russian politicians visit Pyongyang, North Korea over the weekend, inaugurating a memorial to North Korean troops who died fighting against Ukraine and negotiating a new defense cooperation agreement set to run until 2031.
Fourteen people are killed and 37 more injured in a series of Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon.
Disasters and accidents
Japan deploys 1,400 firefighters to fight wildfires in ĹŚtsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, TĹŤhoku region. Another three wildfires have been spotted in Nagaoka and Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, and Kitakata, Fukushima Prefecture.
Fourteen people are killed in lightning strikes amid heavy rain across Bangladesh.
Health and environment
The National Parks and Wildlife Service and Surf Life Saving close several beaches in the Royal National Park, New South Wales, Australia, after sharks gather around a washed-up whale carcass, increasing shark activity.
Law and crime
The first public trial of officials linked to former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad opens in Damascus with Atef Najib, former head of security in Daraa Governorate, the only one present to stand trial. Bashar and his brother Maher are to be tried in absentia.
Politics and elections
Exiled Tibetans vote in a global election organized by the Central Tibetan Administration to choose representatives to its parliament, with polling held in multiple countries outside China.
Former Israeli prime ministers Naftali Bennett of Bennett 2026 and Yair Lapid of Yesh Atid merge their parties into Together – Led by Bennett in an effort to oust Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming elections. The two also leave space open for Yashar chair Gadi Eisenkot.
Sports
Sabastian Sawe and Yomif Kejelcha become the first people to run a marathon in under two hours, with Sawe setting a new world record of 1:59:30. Tigst Assefa also sets a new world record for a women-only marathon at 2:15:41.
In stock car racing, a 26-car pileup occurs during the Jack Link's 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama, United States, after driver Bubba Wallace was pushed from outside.
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