Saturday 25 April 2026

The Nord, a superyacht linked to sanctioned Russian oligarch Alexei Mordashov, crosses the Strait of Hormuz.

An overnight Russian drone and ballistic missile attack on Dnipro, Ukraine, kills ten people and injures 49 others.

At least seven people are killed in drone strikes by the Rapid Support Forces targeting El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan.

United States president Donald Trump cancels sending special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Islamabad, Pakistan, for negotiations.

German defense minister Boris Pistorius says that Germany will deploy naval units, including a minesweeper and a command and supply ship for a potential mission in the Strait of Hormuz.

The Israeli military says that an airstrike on the Gaza Strip has killed several Hamas militants who planned attacks on Israeli troops, including Hazem Rami Ali Aidi, a Hamas commander who took part in the October 7, 2023 attacks.

Defence minister Sadio Camara is killed by a JNIM suicide car bomb at his home in Kati. Camara's wife and two of his grandchildren are also killed.

SITE Intelligence Group says that the Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM and Tuareg-dominated ⁠rebel group FLA has claimed full responsibility for the attacks.

An Israeli attack kills four people in Yohmor, Nabatieh District, Lebanon.

Multiple armed groups launch several coordinated attacks across Mali, including in the capital Bamako.

Tuareg rebels say they have seized control of Kidal in northern Mali after overrunning government forces.

Residents and a reporter from the Associated Press says that gunfire has been heard near the Modibo Keita International Airport.

Military bases are targeted, including the main military base in Kati.

At least 42 people are killed in intercommunal clashes in Guéréda, Wadi Fira, Chad, after a dispute over a well, prompting the government to deploy officials and security forces to the area.

The Mali Army representative Suleiman Dembele confirms that 80 militants have been eliminated across the country in wake of the attacks.

A Malian Air Force Mil Mi-24 helicopter is shot down by rebel forces near Gao.

The US military announces that it has struck an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific, killing two people.

Fourteen people are killed and 38 others are injured in a bombing on a bus on the Pan-American Highway in Cauca Department, Colombia.

Australia states that it will not assist in the repatriation of its nationals associated with suspected Islamic State members from camps in Syria, while the intelligence community monitors potential returns and warns that any individuals who committed crimes will face prosecution.

The Anwar Ibrahim cabinet appoints Abdul Halim Aman as head of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, replacing Azam Baki, whose tenure drew scrutiny over alleged misconduct.

The election of 403 local authorities takes place in Palestine.