The edition of
Saturday 26 April 2025
10 stories, section by section, the most important first.
International
The funeral of Pope Francis is held in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City. 400,000 people are in attendance, including more than 130 world leaders.
The Israel Defense Forces say they have intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Yemen by Houthi forces.
China seizes the disputed Sandy Cay Reef in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea.
The Law
Nine people are killed and several others injured, after a car is driven through a crowd at a Philippine-Canadian festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Two women are seriously injured in an attack on a road when a 38-year-old man attacks them with a crossbow and a firearm before shooting and injuring himself in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Counter Terrorism Policing is currently investigating the incident.
Environment
Severe flooding is reported along the Jhelum River in Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir after Indian authorities release a large amount of water without prior warning. The incident follows the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty by the Indian government.
At least twenty-five people are killed and over 800 others are injured in an explosion at the Port of Shahid Rajaee in Bandar Abbas, Iran.
Three people are killed when a Mooney M20 crashes a mile south of Upper Cumberland Regional Airport in Tennessee, United States.
Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 26 April 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.