President of Russia Vladimir Putin signs a decree restoring the “Stalingrad” name to the Volgograd airport. (Reuters) 

Russian president Vladimir Putin declares a three-day ceasefire in Ukraine for May 8–10 to mark the World War II Victory Day. (CTV News) 

The United States and Ukraine sign the Ukraine–United States Mineral Resources Agreement to share profits from the future sales of Ukraine’s mineral and energy reserves. (BBC News) 

Thursday, May 1st, 2025 

The world’s oldest person, Brazilian nun Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, dies at the age of 116. (BBC News) 

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

Alejandro Gertz Manero, Attorney General of Mexico, concluded that the Izaguirre Ranch was used by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel as a recruitment camp between 2021 and 2024, but found no evidence that it served as an extermination site. (AP) 

The Colombian government says fifteen police officers and twelve soldiers have been killed over the past two weeks in targeted attacks by the Gulf Clan cartel and other armed groups. (BBC News) 

The Football Association bans transgender women from women’s football in England from 1 June after amending its eligibility criteria. (BBC Sport) 

An overnight Russian drone attack on Odesa, Ukraine, kills two people and injures 15 others. High-rise apartments, residential homes, a supermarket and a school were among those targeted, according to Governor of Odesa Oblast Oleh Kiper. (Reuters) 

At least ten people are killed while 37 others are injured in a multiple-vehicle collision at the Tarlac City toll plaza of the Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway in Tarlac, Philippines. (GMA Integrated News) 

Epic Games v. Apple A US district judge finds that Apple wilfully violated an injunction in a case brought by Epic Games. The injunction was supposed to block Apple from anti-competitive conduct and pricing, opening the App Store up to outside payment options. (BBC News) 

Kenyan parliament member Charles Ong’ondo is shot dead in Nairobi by gunmen on a motorcycle in a suspected assassination. (BBC News) 

Acting President of South Korea Han Duck-soo resigns, indicating he would run in the upcoming presidential election. (Yonhap) 

The United Kingdom holds local elections, as well as a parliamentary by-election in the Runcorn and Helsby constituency. (BBC News) 

Wednesday, April 30th, 2025 

The Royal Air Force launches airstrikes on buildings used by the Houthis to manufacture drones south of Sanaa, Yemen. (CTV News) 

Wildfires rage out of control in at least 100 different locations in the Palestinian territory of the West Bank, prompting the Israeli government to declare a state of emergency and forcing evacuations near Jerusalem. At least 40 people are reportedly injured due to the fires. (CNN) 

Amid strengthening ties between Taiwan and Somaliland, the Somali government announces a ban on the entry and transit of Taiwanese passport holders through Somalia citing United Nations Resolution 2758 and the One China policy. In response, Taiwan warns its citizens against traveling to Somaliland or Somalia and lodges a protest with the Somali government. (BBC News)

Three people are killed and two others are injured when scaffolding collapses at a developing liquefied natural gas plant in Port Arthur, Texas, United States. (Times Now) 

Fifteen people are killed, including two children, and thirteen others are injured in a fire at a hotel in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. (The Telegraph) 

Three people are killed in a shooting at a hair salon in Uppsala, Sweden, with the perpetrator still at large. (BBC News) 

Three people are killed and two others are seriously injured in a mass shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota (Minnesota Public Radio) 

Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre and New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh lose their seats, with the NDP also losing official party status in the House. Each make speeches conceding the election, with Singh announcing his intention to resign as party leader. (CTV News) 

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Wednesday, April 30th, 2025 

The South Korean intelligence agency claims North Korean troops suffered some 4,700 casualties so far, including about 600 of the 15,000 North Korean troops that were killed while fighting for Russia against Ukraine and injuries. (CBC News) 

The British Armed Forces launches airstrikes at the site of buildings made by the Houthis to manufacture drones south of Sanaa, Yemen. (CTV News) 

Puntland released 15 prisoners of war in exchange as Somaliland set free 11 prisoners of war involving combatants captured during the conflict in the contested Sool region. This was the second prisoner exchange between individuals who were captured during the conflict of Las Anod, which erupted in early 2023.  (Horn Observer) 

New Zealand defence minister Judith Collins and Philippine defense secretary Gilbert Teodoro sign a visiting forces agreement in Manila. (The Washington Post) 

Tuesday,  April 29th, 2025 

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) 

Four female students, ages 4 to 18, are killed and six others are injured when a car crashes through the wall of a daycare center in Chatham, Illinois, United States. The driver was not injured but was taken to a hospital for evaluation. (The Independent) 

Three people are killed in a shooting at a hair salon in Uppsala, Sweden, with the perpetrator still at large. (BBC News) 

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. (CTV News) 

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

Twenty-two people are killed and three others are injured after a fire breaks out in a restaurant in Liaoyang, Liaoning, China. (CNA) 

Fifteen people are killed, including two children, and thirteen others are injured in a fire at a hotel in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.  (The Telegraph) 

Eighteen Russians are injured in a bus crash in Side, Turkey. (Telegrafi) 

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) 

Monday,  April 28th, 2025 

A sailor is injured when an F/A-18E fighter jet falls off the deck of the USS Harry Truman and sinks while the aircraft carrier engaged in evasive maneuvers to avoid a Houthi attack. (Politico) 

According to the Houthis, 68 people are killed and 47 others are injured in a U.S. airstrike on a prison holding African migrants in Saada Governorate, Yemen. (CTV News) 

The government of Spain declares a national state of emergency and deploys over 30,000 police officers to maintain order. Portuguese prime minister Luís Montenegro rules out a cyberattack as the cause of the power outage. (Reuters) 

A widespread power outage is reported in Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and parts of France, shutting down airports, public transit systems, and many hospitals.  (El Mundo) 

Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif says that a military incursion by India is imminent. (Reuters) 

At least seven people are killed and 16 others are wounded when a bomb explodes outside an anti-Pakistani Taliban peace committee office building in Wana, South Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP) 

Sixteen people are killed after the explosion of a roadside bomb between the towns of Rann and Gamboru in Borno State, Nigeria. (Al Jazeera) 

Three people are killed and another is severely injured overnight in two separate attacks by suspected Islamist insurgents in Bannang Sata district, Yala province, Thailand. (The Nation) 

Several mortars from alleged Al-Shabaab militants strike Aden Adde Airport and Halane Camp, the residences of the UNSOM, AUSSOM, and foreign embassies. (Hiiraan Online) 

Three firefighters are killed and 70 others are injured when a fuel tanker explodes in the Nushki District, Balochistan, Pakistan. The driver of the tanker were also killed in the incident. (DAWN.COM) 

Six people are injured in a mass stabbing attack at a high school in Cheongju, South Korea. The attacker, a student, is arrested. (The Korea Herald) 

Voters in Canada go to the polls to elect the 343 members of the House of Commons to the 45th Canadian Parliament. (BBC) 

The Liberal Party under leader Mark Carney is projected to form government for the party’s fourth consecutive mandate, with Carney remaining prime minister. (The Globe and Mail) 

Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre and New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh lose their seats, with the NDP also losing official party status in the House. Each make speeches conceding the election, with Singh announcing his intention to resign as party leader. (CTV News) 

Voters in Trinidad and Tobago go to the polls to elect the 41 members of the House of Representatives. (Radio Jamaica News) 

The opposition United National Congress, led by Kamla Persad-Bissessar, wins a majority of seats. (The Gleaner) 

The Vatican announces the 2025 papal conclave will take place starting on May 7 in the Sistine Chapel to elect Pope Francis’s successor after his death on April 21. (NPR) 

Sunday, April 27th, 2025 

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces its 2025 inductees, including English band Bad Company, American groups OutKast and Soundgarden, artists Cyndi Lauper and Carol Kaye, and more. (NPR) 

At least 114 people suspected of entering the United States illegally are detained in a raid by the DEA and ICE at a nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, which had been investigated for drug trafficking and prostitution. (NPR) 

Saudi Arabia and Qatar announce they will pay Syria’s outstanding debt of $15 million to the World Bank that the country accumulated throughout its civil war from 2011, allowing Syria to work towards post-war recovery and reconstruction, which is estimated to cost at least $400 billion. (AP) 

At least 51 Palestinians are killed by Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, bringing the official death toll to 52,243 throughout the war. (AP) 

One person is killed and six others, including three students, are wounded in a school shooting during a university event at the historically black Elizabeth City State University in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, United States. (CNN) 

North Korea confirms the deployment of its soldiers to Russia a day after Russia confirmed the presence of North Korean soldiers fighting alongside them. (Reuters) 

The Pakistani Armed Forces claims to have killed 54 Pakistani Taliban militants attempting to cross into Pakistan from Afghanistan near North Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, allegedly to carry out high-profile terrorist attacks inside Pakistan. (CTV News) 

Rapid Support Forces militants kill over 31 civilians, including minors, in a mass shooting near al-Salha, Omdurman. (Sudan Tribune) 

The death toll from yesterday’s explosion at the Port of Shahid Rajaee in Bandar Abbas, Iran, rises to 40 while the injury count increases to 1,205. (Iran International) 

The tomb of Pope Francis at the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica in Rome, Italy, is opened for public viewing and photos are released by Vatican City. More than 13,000 people enter the basilica to view the tomb and pay their respects, while several thousand others remain outside. (ABC News) 

One person is killed, and at least five others injured, after a recreational boat collides with a ferry carrying 45 people in Clearwater, Florida, United States. The recreational boat fled the scene. (CNN) 

Polish investigators start excavating a World War II mass grave in Puźniki [pl]. It contains victims of the Volhynia massacres, when Ukrainian nationalists murdered around 100,000 civilians who were predominantly Polish. (NOS) 

The death toll from yesterday’s vehicle-ramming attack at a street festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, rises to eleven with at least 20 others injured, making the attack tied for the deadliest vehicle-ramming attack in Canadian history. The British Columbia Prosecution Service charges the perpetrator with eight counts of second-degree murder, while investigators also rule out terrorism. (CTV News)  

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