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 US-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

More than 6.5 million, mostly southern, Somalis face hunger amid climate shocks, drought, and conflict, with children facing acute malnutrition risks. (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/23/more-than-6-million-somalis-face-hunger-amid-climate-shocks-and-conflict

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

At least 10 people are injured and dozens of houses are leveled in an EF4 tornado in Enid, Oklahoma, United States. (KOCO-TV)

• https://www.koco.com/article/enid-oklahoma-tornado-rating/71123134

Disasters and accidents

Ōtsuchi issued an evacuation order for 1,880 residents. (The Asahi Shimbun)

• https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16519276

Sports

In American football, the 91st edition of the NFL draft is held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with the Las Vegas Raiders selecting former Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza with the first overall pick. (ESPN)

• https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48574585/raiders-take-fernando-mendoza-no-1-pick-nfl-draft