Saturday, April 4, 2026

2026 Iranian strikes on Jordan

The Jordanian military says that 261 missiles and drones from Iran aimed at Jordan have been intercepted over the past five weeks.

2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait

Kuwait intercepts eight missiles and 19 drones.

Russia in the 2026 Iran war

Russia evacuates 198 more staff from Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant as an airstrike kills an Iranian security guard at the plant.

Iraq in the 2026 Iran war

Military command spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari says that Iran will allow vessels and ships from Iraq to use the Strait of Hormuz.

2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis

Iran's military command rejects an ultimatum from U.S. president Donald Trump to re-open the Strait of Hormuz in 48 hours or face more attacks on its critical infrastructure.

2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi rejects reports that Iran has declined to meet American officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, amidst stalled ceasefire efforts. He also reaffirms that Iran remains open for peace talks to end the war.

2026 Iran war

Five people are killed and 170 others are injured in an Israeli missile strike on a petrochemical complex in Bandar-e Mahshahr, Khuzestan province, Iran.

2026 Lebanon war

The Israeli military says on Telegram that it has started striking Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut after destroying a bridge in eastern Lebanon to prevent them from crossing.

2026 Lebanon war

Israeli airstrikes in Habboûch and al-Hawsh, southern Lebanon, kill at least two girls and injure 40 people, while an Israeli soldier is also killed in action.

2026 Lebanon war

Eleven people are injured in an airstrike carried out by Israel in Tyre, southern Lebanon.

Blockade of the Gaza Strip

Around 20 boats from Marseille, Provence, France, set sail with international flotilla in an effort to break the current blockade on the Gaza Strip.

Peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian war

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Ukraine is willing to hold the next round of peace talks with Russia and the United States.

Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war

Five people are killed and 19 others are injured in a Russian drone strike on a market in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine.

Somali Civil War

The Somali intelligence and security agency says that security forces have killed nine al-Shabaab militants in Lower Shabelle, Somalia.

2026 Maldivian constitutional referendum

Maldivians vote to elect members of local councils and decide on a constitutional referendum that proposes holding presidential and parliamentary elections concurrently on the same day in 2028.

2026 Maldivian constitutional referendum

Early provisional results indicate that voters rejected the proposed constitutional amendment, while also allowing the Maldivian Democratic Party to retain five mayoral seats.

Politics

Cameroon's parliament approves a constitutional amendment reinstating the position of vice president, who will assume the presidency if the office becomes vacant and will be appointed by the president for the remainder of the term.

Politics

The term of Vjosa Osmani as President of Kosovo ends and is succeeded by the speaker of the Assembly, Albulena Haxhiu, who becomes acting president until a new president is elected.

Protests against the 2026 Iran war in Israel

The Israeli High Court of Justice orders police to allow anti-war protests in Israel.

Protests against the 2026 Iran war in Israel

Police clash with anti-war protesters at the Habima Square in Tel Aviv, defying the recent high court order. This comes after protesters defy a previous order by the Israeli military to limit gatherings to 150 people.

Protests against the 2026 Iran war

Two demonstrators are arrested outside the RAF Lakenheath station near the village of Lakenheath in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. The protest comes after media reports that a U.S. F-15E fighter jet that was shot down took off from the base.

Protests against the 2026 Iran war

Protests break out across provinces in Iraq to demand an end to the aggression and end to the war following calls for protests by Shiite National Movement leader Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr.

Terrorism in India

A joint operation between the Delhi and Uttar Pradesh police units arrests ISIS recruiter Rizwan in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Justice

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces that the State Department has revoked the green cards of the niece and grandniece of deceased IRGC Quds Force general Qasem Soleimani following their arrest by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Justice

A vehicle crashes into a Lao New Year parade in New Iberia, Louisiana, United States, injuring at least 15 people.

Disasters

Five people are killed in a fire at a gas lighter factory in Keraniganj Upazila, Dhaka District, Bangladesh.

Disasters

At least four people are killed and 18 others are injured, including two children, when a passenger vehicle plunges off a road near Sojha in Himachal Pradesh, India.

Disasters

Three people are killed and at least 10 others are reportedly trapped after a four-story hotel collapses in Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Disasters

The Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority reports 77 deaths and 137 injuries in flooding, landslides and lightning caused by severe weather in the country over the past 10 days.

Cyberwarfare during the 2026 Iran war

Planet Labs suspends public release of satellite imagery of Iran and surrounding conflict areas at the request of the U.S. government, shifting to restricted, case-by-case distribution for selected uses. The policy applies retroactively to images from March 9 and follows earlier delays imposed to limit potential military use of commercial imagery.

2025–26 NHL season

In ice hockey, the NHL's Buffalo Sabres clinch the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2010–11 season, ending their 14-year Stanley Cup playoff drought.