Five people are killed and 19 others are injured in a Russian drone strike on a market in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine.
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April 4, 2026 (Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Russia evacuates 198 more staff from Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant as an airstrike kills an Iranian security guard at the plant.
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi rejects reports that Iran has declined to meet American officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, amidst stalled ceasefire efforts. He also reaffirms that Iran remains open for peace talks to end the war.
Eleven people are injured in an airstrike carried out by Israel in the southern Lebanon city of Tyre.
The Somali intelligence and security agency says that security forces have killed nine al-Shabaab militants in Lower Shabelle, Somalia.
Disasters and accidents
Five people are killed in a fire at a gas lighter factory in Keraniganj Upazila, Dhaka District, Bangladesh.
One person is killed and at least six others are reportedly trapped after a four-story hotel collapses in Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh, India.
The Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority reports 77 deaths and 137 injuries in flooding, landslides and lightning caused by severe weather in the country over the past 10 days.
International relations
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrives in Qatar after previously visiting Saudi Arabia to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. She becomes the first leader of a European Union or NATO country to visit the Middle East since the start of the Iran war on February 28.
Law and crime
Police clash with anti-war protesters at the Habima Square in Tel Aviv, defying the recent high court order. This comes after protesters defy a previous order by the Israeli military to limit gatherings to 150 people.
Two demonstrators are arrested outside the RAF Lakenheath station near the village of Lakenheath in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. The protest comes after media reports that a US fighter that was shot down took off from the base.
Protests break out across provinces in Iraq to demand an end to the aggression and end to the war in the region following calls by Shiite National Movement leader Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr.
Politics and elections
Maldivians vote on a proposed constitutional amendment that would place presidential and parliamentary elections on the same day in 2028.
April 3, 2026 (Friday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
At least three people are killed in a strike on a residential area in Tehran, Iran.
Maltese-flagged CMA CGM Kribi, a container ship registered by French shipping company CMA CGM crosses the Strait of Hormuz after departing Dubai, making it the first ship from Western Europe to cross the strait since the war started.
Six people are killed and five others, including a child, are injured in Russian drone and missile strikes across Ukraine.
Iranian forces shoot down a U.S. F-15E fighter jet in Iranian airspace. U.S. officials say a search is underway for the two crew members, one of whom is rescued. Iran's state media says a reward will be given to any citizen who helps capture an American pilot.
A U.S. A-10 Warthog crashes near the Strait of Hormuz after being hit by Iranian anti-aircraft fire. The pilot ejects and is rescued.
The United Arab Emirates intercepts 18 ballistic missiles, four cruise missiles, and 47 drones from Iran. Falling debris from the interception kills one person and injures others at the Habshan oil facility in the Abu Dhabi emirate.
Two U.S. military helicopters are hit with small arms fire while conducting a search and rescue operation for the downed F-15E pilots.
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines says that a liquefied natural gas oil tanker registered in Japan crosses the Strait of Hormuz for the first since the beginning of the Iran war. A third ship also crosses the strait.
The Kyrgyz emergency ministry says that Kyrgyzstan has dispatched over 100 tons of humanitarian aid to Iran. The shipment is ordered by Kyrgyz president Sadyr Japarov.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning says that peace talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan are advancing in an effort to end the war.
Business and economy
Disasters and accidents
One person is killed and at least 47 others are injured when a wall collapses at the Alejandro Villanueva Stadium in Lima, Peru.
A Mw 5.8 earthquake hits parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan, killing 12 people and injuring six others in Kabul and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Four people are killed when a small plane crashes into a restaurant in CapĂŁo da Canoa, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
International relations
The Swedish Coast Guard boards and seizes an EU-sanctioned Russian shadow fleet tanker in the Baltic Sea after the vessel caused a 12-kilometer (8-mile) oil spill off the coast of Gotland.
Law and crime
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of China announces that former Party Secretary of Xinjiang Ma Xingrui is under investigation over suspected "serious violation of law and discipline", becoming the third member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party to be investigated by the commission.
Politics and elections
Myanmar's military ruler, General Min Aung Hlaing, is elected president by the Electoral College. Min secures 429 votes, against 126 for Nyo Saw and 29 for Nan Ni Ni Aye, who become first and second vice presidents, respectively.
Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reshuffles his cabinet after several officials were implicated in a European Public Prosecutor's Office investigation into alleged irregularities in the allocation of European Union farm subsidies.
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