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April 2026
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- Thursday 30 April The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approves a bill passed by the Senate to fund the Department of Homeland Security, the Secret…
- Wednesday 29 April Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi confirms that the Japan-flagged crude oil tanker Idemitsu Maru has successfully crossed the Strait…
- Tuesday 28 April The United Arab Emirates announces that it is leaving the oil exporter groups OPEC and OPEC+.
- Monday 27 April The Associated Press and Axios report that Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the United States lifts its blockade and if…
- Sunday 26 April Japan deploys 1,400 firefighters to fight wildfires in Ōtsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Tōhoku region. Another three wildfires have been spotted…
- Saturday 25 April Gunshots are fired during the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel. Attendees such as U.S. president Donald…
- Friday 24 April White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirms that U.S. special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will arrive in Islamabad…
- Thursday 23 April Italian soldiers install a new statue of Jesus in the Christian village of Debel, southern Lebanon, in place of a previous statue given by…
- Wednesday 22 April Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy seizes two vessels after attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz. A third vessel is also…
- Tuesday 21 April United States president Donald Trump announces that the ceasefire will be extended so that Iran can make a "unified proposal", upon…
- Monday 20 April Apple Inc. announces that Tim Cook will step down as chief executive officer with senior vice president of hardware engineering John Ternus…
- Sunday 19 April United States president Donald Trump says that negotiations with Iran will be held in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 20, with a U.S…
- Saturday 18 April Israel's military establishes a "yellow line" along southern Lebanon similar to the one in Gaza. Israel conducts strikes against…
- Friday 17 April Celestyal Discovery becomes the first cruise ship to successfully transit the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the war on February 28…
- Thursday 16 April In the United States, Fairfax County officials say that former Virginia lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax murdered his wife, then killed…
- Wednesday 15 April Israel appoints Michael Lotem as the first Israeli ambassador to Somaliland, months after Israel officially recognised the breakaway region…
- Tuesday 14 April The Somali federal government fails to ensure the timely succession of the Federal Parliament, as its term expired on 14 April. The lapse…
- Monday 13 April Three ships successfully cross the Strait of Hormuz since the blockade was announced, including Marshall Islands-flagged vessel New Future…
- Sunday 12 April Hungarians vote to elect all 199 members of the National Assembly. The incumbent prime minister, Viktor Orbán, who was seeking a fifth…
- Saturday 11 April The U.S. Central Command confirms that the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS Frank Peterson and USS Michael Murphy have crossed…
- Friday 10 April NASA's Artemis II spacecraft completes its mission and splashes down in the northern Pacific Ocean near San Diego, California, U.S.
- Thursday 9 April After pressure from the United States, Israel agrees to hold direct talks with Lebanon in Washington, D.C., but refuses to observe the Iran…
- Wednesday 8 April Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi confirms the two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States, which includes reopening the…
- Tuesday 7 April United States president Donald Trump announces on his Truth Social that, based on conversations with Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz…
- Monday 6 April U.S. president Donald Trump says that Vance, Witkoff, and senior presidential adviser Jared Kushner are talking to intermediaries in…
- Sunday 5 April Nigerian security forces rescue 31 worshippers abducted during Easter services in a village in the Kaduna State, after an attack on…
- Saturday 4 April Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi rejects reports that Iran has declined to meet American officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, amidst…
- Friday 3 April 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…
- Thursday 2 April U.S. president Donald Trump dismisses Pam Bondi as Attorney General, with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche replacing her on an acting…
- Wednesday 1 April NASA launches Artemis II from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States, carrying astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and…