Sunday, April 13th, 2025 

American spree killer Mikal Mahdi, who killed three people, including an off-duty police officer, in July 2004, is executed by firing squad at the Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia, South Carolina. (NBC News) 

An American teen follower of the Order of Nine Angles previously charged with killing his parents is also accused of plotting to assassinate U.S. president Donald Trump. (NBC News) 

Three prison officers sustain life-threatening injuries in a mass stabbing and burn attack when Hashem Abedi, the brother of Islamic terrorist Salman Abedi, the perpetrator of the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017, attacks prison officers at HM Prison Frankland in County Durham, England, with hot cooking oil and shivs. (BBC News) 

During Palm Sunday, two Russian Iskander-M ballistic missiles carrying cluster munitions strike the centre of Sumy, Ukraine, killing at least 34 people and wounding 117 others. (BBC News) 

Israel destroys part of the last fully functional hospital in Gaza City, the Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital, which is managed by the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem. No direct casualties are reported, but one child has died due to interrupted medical care. (BBC News) (PCHR Gaza) 

Eight people are killed and a dozen others are injured after a roadside bomb suspected to be planted by Islamic extremists hits a bus on the Damboa-Maiduguri highway in Borno State, Nigeria. (Associated Press) 

Five people are killed and twelve others are injured in a fire at a hostel in the Polish town of Pszów. (TVN24) 

Six people are injured, including two critically, and twenty-four homes are damaged after a two-story house exploded in Austin, Texas, United States. (Austin American-Statesman) 

The Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence is targeted in an arson attack. Governor Josh Shapiro and his family were evacuated safely and the fire was extinguished. A suspect was later arrested and charged with attempted murder, terrorism, aggravated arson and aggravated assault against an enumerated person. (NBC News) (CTV News) 

Gabon’s military leader Brice Oligui Nguema wins the presidential election with more than 90% of the vote. (BBC News) 

Incumbent president Daniel Noboa wins reelection for a full term in a rematch against Luisa González. (CNN) 

Saturday, April 12th, 2025 

U.S. president Donald Trump’s administration exempts smartphones and computers from all “reciprocal” tariffs, including the base 10% on all countries and the 125% levies imposed on Chinese imports. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller states that a separate 20% tariff on Chinese imports remains in effect for the products. (BBC News) 

Iran and the United States, represented by foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and special envoy Steve Witkoff, hold their first round of indirect talks in Muscat, Oman, and agree to continue the negotiations. (The Jerusalem Post) 

A Ukrainian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon is shot down by a S-400 missile during combat operations against Russian forces, with the pilot killed in action. (Defense Mirror) 

The Israel Defense Forces announces the completion of the Morag Corridor, completely cutting off the city of Rafah from the rest of the Gaza Strip and effectively turning it into an Israeli security zone. (Al Jazeera) 

At least 100 people, including 20 children, are killed in Rapid Support Forces attacks on Al-Fashir and two nearby displacement camps in North Darfur, Sudan, according to the United Nations. (Hindustan Times) 

The British government passes emergency legislation to control some management decisions at British Steel in order to prevent the closure of the Jingye Group-owned Scunthorpe Steelworks. (BBC News) 

A Mitsubishi MU-2B aircraft en route from Westchester County Airport to Columbia County Airport crashes into a field in Copake, New York, United States, killing all six occupants onboard. (NBC News) 

Friday,  April 11th, 2025 

U.S. president’s special envoy Steve Witkoff meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in his third visit to Russia in the lasts months, reportedly to discuss a “Ukrainian settlement” and a future meeting between Donald Trump and Putin. (CBS News) 

Recovery operations conclude at the site of the collapsed Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, with 221 fatalities reported. (Diario Libre) (Boston Globe) 

Indonesia indicates that it is ready to temporarily accept the “first wave” of around 1,000 Palestinian evacuees from the Gaza Strip until conditions improve. (Haaretz) (Tempo) 

A bomb explodes outside the offices of Greece’s main railway company Hellenic Train in Athens, Greece. No casualties were reported. (CTV News) 

China increases its tariffs on U.S. imports from 84% to 125% in response to U.S. duties on Chinese goods of 145%. (Reuters) 

China states that it will not respond to any further U.S. tariff increases, as U.S. goods have already been priced out of the Chinese market by existing tariffs, but may still impose other economic measures. (CNBC) 

Three people are killed when a Mooney M20 crashes in the Cherokee National Forest near Reliance, Tennessee, United States. The Federal Aviation Authority and National Transportation Safety Board are currently investigating the crash. (WRCB) 

An agreement is signed by top security officials from Panama and the U.S. allowing U.S. military personnel to deploy to Panama-controlled facilities. (France24) 

The U.S. president’s special envoy Steve Witkoff meets with Russian president Vladimir Putin to discuss settlement options for the Russo-Ukrainian war and a potential meeting between Donald Trump and Putin. (CBS News) 

The U.S. terminates the temporary protected status of Afghan and Cameroonian nationals. (BBC) 

Twenty-six-year-old Yaquelin Dominguez-Nieves is sentenced to seven and a half years imprisonment for her part in a people smuggling operation that killed 16 and injured two Cuban undocumented migrants in a shipwreck in South Florida, United States, on November 16, 2024. (CTV News) 

China states that it will not respond to any further U.S. tariff increases, as U.S. goods have already been priced out of the Chinese market by existing tariffs, but may still impose other economic measures. (CNBC) 

The Italian government sends 40 asylum seekers to an internment camp in Albania after their asylum applications were rejected, preparing them to be deported. Migrants can be held for a maximum of 18 months under Italian law. (DW) 

China increases its tariffs on U.S. imports from 84% to 125% in response to U.S. duties on Chinese goods of 145%. (Reuters) 

A Cessna 310 crashes into Interstate 95 near Boca Raton Airport in Boca Raton, Florida, United States, killing all three occupants of the plane and injuring one other on the ground. (Boca News Now) 

The End