Sunday 5 April 2026

After heavy fighting, the weapon systems officer from the downed F-15E is successfully recovered by U.S. special forces.

Axios reports that Iran, the U.S., and a group of regional mediators are discussing terms ‌for a potential 45-day ceasefire that could lead to a permanent end to the war.

The state-owned energy company Bapco Energies reports an Iranian drone attack on one of its storage facilities. An oil tank caught fire as a result.

An Iranian drone strikes the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation building, which also houses the Ministry of Oil. The impact triggers a fire, prompting the evacuation of the entire complex.

Two power plants and their associated desalination facilities are severely damaged. The electricity and water ministry confirms the failure of two power generation units.

Iranian media claims an American Lockheed C-130 Hercules was shot down in Isfahan, Iran, while on a search and rescue operation for a missing U.S. airman.

Two American C-130 transport aircraft and 4 MH-6 Little Bird helicopters are destroyed at a temporary U.S. base in Iran by withdrawing U.S. troops to prevent them from being captured by Iranian forces.

The United Arab Emirates declares its willingness to join a U.S.-led international coalition to secure and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which has been blocked by Iran.

An Iranian missile strike hits a residential building in Haifa, Israel, killing two people, injuring nine others, including one seriously, and leaving two others missing.

The Israeli military says that it has killed Mohammad Reza Ashrafi Kahi, the head of trade at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's oil headquarters, in an airstrike in Tehran.

Israeli military chief of staff Eyal Zamir says that all parts of Lebanon south of the Litani River have been turned into an "operational zone" against Hezbollah.

On Palestinian Child's Day, human rights organizations report that approximately 350 Palestinian children are currently being held in Israeli prisons, citing a systematic deterioration in detention conditions and allegations of torture.

The Taliban claims six Pakistani soldiers are killed and several others are injured in clashes along the Durand Line in Tani District, Khost Province, Afghanistan.

Jordan's military intercepts two missiles and two drones from Iran.

An office complex housing government ministries in Kuwait City is struck by a drone, causing significant property damage.

Hezbollah claims its fighters struck an Israeli military vessel off the coast of Lebanon.

Five people are killed in an Israeli airstrike on Kfar Hatta, South Governorate, Lebanon.

A Lebanese soldier is killed by an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon.

At least four people are killed and forty are injured by Israeli airstrikes on Beirut, Lebanon.

A Palestinian is killed and others are injured, including some seriously, in a drone strike on civilians in Gaza City, Palestine.

Two people are killed when a cargo ship sinks after being struck by a Ukrainian drone strike in the Sea of Azov near Kerch, Crimea.

OPEC+ agrees to increase oil production quotas by 206,000 barrels per day for a second consecutive month amid concerns over damage to energy infrastructure and disruptions to maritime routes affecting global supply stability.

Two merchant vessels near the Italian coast rescued 32 migrants from a boat attempting to cross from Libya to Europe over the Easter weekend, and 71 others are still missing at sea.

Fifteen people are killed and fourteen others are injured over the past 24 hours in Angola, due to heavy rains in several regions of the country. Five people have also been reported missing, including three in Luanda and two in Benguela.

Eight people are killed after a bus and a truck collide head-on near Quimistán, Honduras.

Seven people are killed and one injured after a car and a truck collide head-on in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa.