Armed conflicts and attacks

Israel's military establishes a "yellow line" along southern Lebanon similar to the one in Gaza. Israel conducts strikes against individuals it says approach its forces in violation of ceasefire arrangements, including operations targeting positions and tunnels linked to Hezbollah. (AFP via The Korea Herald) (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10720362
• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/18/israel-says-established-a-yellow-line-in-lebanon-as-it-has-in-gaza

Armed conflicts and attacks

Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says that ceasefire negotiations have progressed but also states that a deal is far from ready. (The Times of Israel)

• https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/iranian-parliament-speaker-touts-progress-in-talks-with-us-but-says-big-distance-still-remains/

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Gaza health ministry updates the total Palestinian casualties to 72,549 killed and 172,274 injured, including at least 773 killed and 2,171 injured since the October 2025 ceasefire. (Al Jazeera)

• https://aje.news/4h6pbo?update=4502544

Armed conflicts and attacks

Six people are killed and 15 others are injured, including a child, in a mass shooting in Holosiivskyi District, Kyiv, Ukraine. The gunman barricaded himself inside a supermarket and took hostages before being killed by police. (Sky News)

• https://news.sky.com/story/several-killed-in-kyiv-shooting-as-operation-to-detain-gunman-ongoing-13533299

Arts and culture

At the Coachella festival in Empire Polo Club, Indio, California, American rock band The Strokes shows videos accusing the Central Intelligence Agency of enforcing regime change through violence while performing "Oblivius" and also denounce the U.S.-Israel strikes against Iran. (The Independent)

• https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/the-strokes-coachella-set-gaza-trump-video-b2960778.html

International relations

India's external affairs ministry summons the ambassador of Iran after an Indian-flagged tanker was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. (Al Jazeera)

• https://aje.news/4h6pbo?update=4502571

International relations

Headed by Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez, left-wing heads of government gather at the IV Meeting in Defense of Democracy and Progressive Global Mobilization in Barcelona. Participants include Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Colombia's Gustavo Petro, Kosovo's Albin Kurti, Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum, South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa, and Uruguay's Yamandú Orsi. (El Constitucional)

• https://www.elconstitucional.es/en/national/sanchez-gathers-global-progressive-leaders-in-barcelona-against-the-rise-of-the-global-far-right_3635_102.html

Law and crime

Pakistan tightens major security in Islamabad ahead of potential second round of talks between Iran and the U.S. (Khyber News TV)

• https://khybernews.tv/us-iran-peace-talks-in-islamabad-security-tightened-as-world-leaders-eye-historic-deal/?amp=1

Law and crime

Rawalpindi shuts down cafés, restaurants, gyms, markets, and marriage halls in preparation of possible Iran–U.S. talks. (Daily Pakistan)

• https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/18-Apr-2026/rawalpindi-sees-another-shutdown-as-markets-halls-closed-indefinitely-ahead-of-us-iran-talks

Law and crime

Two Indian citizens are killed in a shooting outside a Sikh temple in Covo, Province of Bergamo, Italy. (IANS)

• https://ianslive.in/two-indian-men-shot-dead-outside-gurdwara-in-italy--20260419151415