Armed conflicts and attacks

Ukrainian military leader Volodymyr Artyukh is fired from his position as Sumy Oblast Governor following condemnation for organizing a military ceremony in the densely populated Sumy city center, which was later targeted by a Russian airstrike. (The Kyiv Independent)

• https://kyivindependent.com/government-backs-dismissal-of-sumy-luhansk-oblasts-governors/

Armed conflicts and attacks

The European Union and its member states pledge €522 million (US$590 million) and the United Kingdom pledges £120 million (US$141 million) in humanitarian aid to Sudan to deliver food and supplies to over 650,000 internally displaced Sudanese people affected by the fighting between the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces. The two groups also call for an immediate ceasefire to end the war. (DW) (AP)

• https://www.dw.com/en/sudan-eu-and-uk-pledge-millions-in-aid-at-london-conference/a-72246642
• https://apnews.com/article/sudan-war-humanitarian-aid-international-conference-3f88dcd4422c9dea3d0da1b3bbfdbf40

Armed conflicts and attacks

At least three Balochistan Police officers are killed and 16 others are injured when a roadside bomb hits a bus carrying police personnel in Mastung District, Balochistan, Pakistan. (DW)

• https://www.dw.com/en/pakistan-blast-kills-3-police-officers-in-balochistan/a-72247584

Business and economy

China orders its airlines to stop taking deliveries of jets from American aviation company Boeing and to suspend purchases of aircraft-related equipment and parts from U.S. companies. (NDTV)

• https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/us-china-trade-war-escalates-beijing-suspends-boeing-jet-deliveries-8168805

Disasters and accidents

A Chinese crew member is killed when Chinese sand barge vessel M/V Hong Hai 16 capsizes off Rizal, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines. A search and rescue operation is launched by the Philippine Coast Guard for missing crew members, which includes seven Filipinos and three Chinese. (The Philippine Star)

• https://www.philstar.com/nation/2025/04/16/2436473/search-ongoing-7-filipinos-3-chinese-after-vessel-capsizes-occidental-mindoro/

Law and crime

Four people are injured in a vehicle-ramming attack after a person drives a sedan onto a pedestrian walkway on the Toronto Metropolitan University campus near Yonge Street and Gerrard Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (CBC News)

• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-1.7510875

Arts and Culture

Events and ceremonies are held around the world marking the 113th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic.