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Sunday, April 6th, 2025 

A Russian airstrike in Darnytskyi District, Kyiv, Ukraine, kills one person and injures three others. (CTV News) 

The death toll from Friday’s missile strike on Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, rises to 20 deaths, including children, and 75 injuries. (CTV News) 

Russian troops reportedly capture the village of Basivka in Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast. (Reuters) 

At least 46 people are killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours. (Al Jazeera) 

Between two and 70 people are killed and at least nine others are injured in overnight U.S. airstrikes targeting Houthi forces in Saada, Yemen. (CTV News) 

At least eight civilians are injured after Al-Shabaab militants launch mortar shells for the second consecutive day targeting Aden Adde International Airport and the heavily fortified Halane compound in Mogadishu. Following the attack, Turkish Airlines and Egyptair cancel scheduled flights. (Garowe Online) (Hiiraan Online)

The death toll from the severe weather in the United States rises to 18. (ABC News) 

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear says that two people have died and 500 roads are closed in the state due to flooding. (Reuters) 

The death toll from the South Korea wildfires rises to 32 after a Bell 206 firefighting helicopter crashed during operations to combat a wildfire in Daegu, South Korea, killing the pilot. (Korea JoongAng Daily) 

Around thirty people are killed from overnight heavy flooding caused by torrential rains and water overflowing from the banks of the Ndjili River in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Al Jazeera) 

An air ambulance helicopter crashes in the Tsushima Strait off the coast of Nagasaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan, killing three of the six occupants onboard. (NHK) 

A child dies from measles complications at the UMC Health System in Lubbock, Texas, United States, becoming the third measles-related death amid outbreaks and the second unvaccinated child victim. (CTV News) 

Four children are injured in a mass stabbing inside a house in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York, United States. The perpetrator was shot and critically injured by responding officers. (NBC News) 

National Rally organizes a large demonstration in central Paris to protest Marine Le Pen‘s conviction in the National Front assistants affair rendering her ineligible to run in the 2027 French presidential election. (AP) 

In ice hockey, Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin scores his 895th career goal, surpassing the all-time goals record held by Wayne Gretzky. (Reuters) 

Saturday, April 5th, 2025 

The first of two tariff rounds go into effect in the United States, containing a 10% blanket tariff on every import into the country. The second round of country-specific tariffs is scheduled to go into effect on April 9. (Reuters) 

UK-based multinational car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover suspends vehicle exports to the United States for a month to evaluate the impact of Trump’s tariffs on the automotive industry. (Fox Business) 

“Hands Off” protests against President Donald Trump occur across the United States. (The New York Times) 

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces the revocation of all visas of South Sudanese passport holders, citing “the failure of South Sudan’s transitional government to accept the return of its repatriated citizens in a timely manner.” (BBC) 

Two people are killed after a metal structure collapses during the Festival Ceremonia in Mexico City, Mexico. (USA Today) 

Colonel Nur Farey, the senior Somali military commander of the 14th brigade, is assassinated by a man believed to be an al-Shabaab militant in Addow Dibille near Afgoye, Lower Shabelle, Somalia. (Hiiraan Online) 

Two people are killed after a caravan catches fire at a campsite in Skegness, Lincolnshire, England. (Sky News) 

In horse racing, Nick Rockett, rode by Irish jockey Patrick Mullins, wins the 2025 Grand National at Aintree Racecourse in England. (BBC Sport) 

Israel blocks two British Labour Party MPs from entering the country. (Reuters) 

The Ukrainian government declares April 6 as a day of mourning following yesterday’s Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, that killed twenty people, one of the deadliest strikes since the start of the invasion. (de Volkskrant) 

Friday,  April 4th, 2025 

Stocks fall for the second consecutive day following Trump’s recent tariff announcements. Over the past two days, the S&P 500 is down over 10%, while the FTSE 100 is down 6.97% for the week. (The Guardian) 

The Congolese media reports that M23 rebels retreating from Walikale have arrived in Kibua in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Critical Threats) 

Thousands of people demonstrate in Bangui, Central African Republic, to protest against President Faustin-Archange Touadéra‘s plans to run for a third term with the backing of the Russian-led Wagner Group, who has killed indiscriminately in the country. (AP) 

Groups of Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militants withdraw from the two neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsood and Achrafieh in Aleppo, Syria, as part of a deal with the Syrian government, which will eventually merge the SDF and the Syrian Armed Forces under one command. (AP) 

Five people are killed, including a child, and 35 are injured in a Russian drone attack on a residential area in Novobavarskyi District of Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Ukrainska Pravda) 

More than 30 people are killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. (Channel 4 News) 

A Russian ballistic missile strike on a residential area in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, kills 19 people, including nine children, and injures more than 50 others. The Russian Defence Ministry says its forces were targeting a military gathering in the city. (Reuters) 

China responds to U.S. President Donald Trump‘s tariffs with a 34% reciprocal tariff on imports of American goods. The tariffs will take effect on April 10. (CNN) 

Multiple companies, including Klarna, StubHub, Nintendo, and Professional Sports Authenticator, pause price-sensitive business actions in the U.S. to evaluate the impact of the recent tariff announcements. (The Verge) 

Lamuka opposition coalition spokesperson Prince Epenge criticizes the proposed minerals-for-security deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo and the United States, describing it as a “sell-off.” (Critical Threats) 

The death toll from the fire at a nightclub in Kočani, North Macedonia, in March increases to 60 as a burn victim dies in the hospital. (AP) 

Ten people are killed when a landslide caused by torrential rains buries two vehicles in Mojokerto, East Java, Indonesia. (AP) 

The Constitutional Court of Korea unanimously upholds former President Yoon Suk Yeol‘s impeachment in an 8–0 vote, removing him from office. (The Korea Times) 

United States federal judge for the District Court of Maryland Paula Xinis orders the Trump administration to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national from Maryland who was mistakenly deported and sent to the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador. (AP) 

In ice hockey, Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin scores his 894th career goal, tying the all-time goals record held by Wayne Gretzky. (ESPN) 

Thursday, April 3rd, 2025 

Three people, including the perpetrator, are killed and two others are injured in a mass shooting when a 29-year-old man shoots his mother and at passing cars in Sabattus, Maine, United States. (ABC News) 

Seven people, including the perpetrator, are injured in a mass stabbing near Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., United States. A suspect was arrested. (The Independent) 

A 25% tariff on all automotive imports into the United States enters force. No exemptions are announced despite requests from several major trade partners, including Japan and the United Kingdom. (Reuters) 

Multinational car manufacturer Stellantis announces it will lay off 900 workers across five of its U.S. factories and will pause production at assembly plants in Canada and Mexico in response to the tariffs. (Reuters) 

The Ontario Court of Justice in Ontario, Canada, convicts Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, two leaders of the truck driver protest movement against COVID-19 vaccination in Canada, of criminal mischief. (AP) 

A 50-year-old man sets himself on fire inside of his car in a failed car bombing near the National Monument on Dam Square in Amsterdam, Netherlands, causing a small explosion and injuring himself. No bystanders were injured. (NDTV) 

China arrests three Filipinos suspected of espionage near Chinese military facilities as part of a network recruited by Philippine intelligence to gather sensitive information. The Philippines say the arrests are related to previous arrests of Chinese nationals for similar offences. (Reuters) 

Turkish National Police detain eleven people for spreading calls for and participating in shopping boycotts in the country as a protest against the arrest of Istanbul mayor and opposition presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu. (DW) 

M23 spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka claims that the group’s withdrawal from Walikale, North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, was to show goodwill for peace negotiations. (Critical Threats) 

The death toll from wildfires in Southern California, U.S., increases to 30. (CTV News) 

A dispute between two groups of miners over access to gold deposits in La Paz Department, Bolivia, escalates into clashes with six people reportedly killed and several others missing. (Reuters) 

At least five CJNG gunmen are killed and 116 explosive devices seized after a combined operation that took place in Apatzingán. In the same day, in the municipality of Parácuaro, an encounter between delinquents, the SEDENA and the National Guard leaves one gunman killed. (La Jornada)

Two boats carrying migrants capsize in the early hours of the morning near Lesbos in the Aegean Sea, killing 16 people and leaving one more missing. More than 40 people are rescued by the Hellenic Coast Guard. (AP) 

At least seven people are killed and thirteen others are injured by overnight severe weather including tornadoes, storms, hail and floods across Tennessee, Missouri, and Indiana in the United States. (NBC News) 

At least 100 Palestinians are killed and 70 others are injured, including some critically, in airstrikes across the Gaza Strip. One of the strikes killed at least 27 people, including 8 men, 14 women, and 5 children, at a sheltering school in the north. (AP News) 

The Israel Defense Forces retakes control of Rafah, prompting thousands of Palestinians to flee the city. (Reuters) 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lands in Budapest, Hungary, a signatory of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for a state visit in defiance of the international arrest warrant against him for alleged war crimes. (AP) 

The Hungarian government announces it will withdraw from the ICC. (Reuters) 

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