Armed conflicts and attacks

United States president Donald Trump orders the navy to open fire on any Iranian vessels placing mines along the Strait of Hormuz. (CNN)

• https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/23/world/live-news/iran-war-trump-blockade-israel-lebanon

Armed conflicts and attacks

The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command conducts a boarding operation on the stateless tanker M/T Majestic in the Indian Ocean, alleged to be carrying sanctioned Iranian oil. (Al Jazeera)

• https://aje.news/252c85?update=4516134

Armed conflicts and attacks

Three people are killed and 10 others are injured in an overnight Russian drone strike on a 13-story apartment building in Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/russian-attack-triggers-fire-apartment-block-ukraines-dnipro-seven-injured-2026-04-23/

Disasters and accidents

Eight people are killed and two others are injured when a vehicle loses control and plunges into a gorge in Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, India. (Hindustan Times)

• https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/dehradun-news/uttarakhand-8-killed-2-injured-as-vehicle-falls-into-gorge-in-tehri-garhwal-101776948658558.html

Disasters and accidents

Eighteen people are injured when two trains collide near Hillerød, Capital Region, Denmark. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/several-people-injured-danish-train-crash-local-emergency-service-says-2026-04-23/