Saturday 11 April 2026

The delegations of the Iran and the United States arrive in Islamabad, Pakistan, for ceasefire talks, the highest-level engagement between the two countries since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, with the Iranian delegation led by parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and the U.S. delegation led by vice president JD Vance.

India-flagged LPG gas tanker Jag Vikram crosses the Strait of Hormuz, becoming the first Indian vessel to cross the Strait of Hormuz since the ceasefire. It is expected to arrive in Mumbai on April 15.

At least 200 people are feared dead after a Nigerian Air Force airstrike accidentally hits a market instead of Boko Haram militants in Yobe State, Nigeria.

The Yemeni Army and Houthis engage in intense fighting in the As-Silw district in Taiz Governorate, Yemen, killing two soldiers. Additionally, the Yemeni Army says that it repelled a Houthi attack.

The first round of talks end without a peace deal, but is expected to continue into Sunday night.

U.S. president Donald Trump says that the U.S. has begun "clearing out" naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

At least ten people, including three emergency workers, are killed by Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon.

The Israeli army has reportedly encircled Bint Jbeil, a Hezbollah stronghold in southern Lebanon.

Israel rejects a ceasefire with Hezbollah.

The Lebanese government reports that the death toll from the war has surpassed 2,000 people.

It is reported that a prominent senior North Darfur commander in the Rapid Support Forces has defected to the Sudanese Army.

Five people are killed in two airstrikes carried out by the United States Navy against an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific.

Russia and Ukraine announce a 32-hour ceasefire in observation of Orthodox Easter, alongside a prisoner exchange of 175 servicemen.

Pakistan announces that Qatar and Saudi Arabia will provide US$5 billion in financial assistance to support the country's foreign exchange reserves and enable it to repay $3.5 billion of debt to the United Arab Emirates by the end of April.

The Council of Representatives elects PUK candidate Nizar Amidi as president of Iraq in the second round, defeating Muthana Amin of the Kurdistan Islamic Union in a 227–15 vote.

Anti-war and anti-government protests against prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu occur across Israel, including 2,000 protesters at Habima Square in Tel Aviv that exceeded court-ordered limits. Protests also occur in Jerusalem and Haifa.

Amidst the Islamabad ceasefire talks, Iranian diaspora protesters gather in Bangkok, Thailand to reaffirm their calls for regime change.

At least 30 people are killed after a stampede at the Citadelle Laferrière in Nord, Haiti.

At least 13 people are killed and 30 others are injured when a bus crashes into two trucks in Katihar district, Bihar, India.

Two people are killed and at least three others are injured after a building collapsed in Germasogeia, Limassol, Cyprus.

A speeding truck crashes into at least 22 vehicles and a village gym in Davao City, Philippines, killing six people and injuring six others.

In golf, Shane Lowry becomes the first player to accomplish multiple holes in one in the Masters Tournament.