Armed conflicts and attacks

German defense minister Boris Pistorius says that Germany will deploy naval units, including a minesweeper and a command and supply ship for a potential mission in the Strait of Hormuz. (Middle East Monitor)

• https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260425-germany-to-deploy-naval-units-to-the-mediterranean-ahead-of-potential-strait-of-hormuz-mission/

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Nord, a superyacht linked to sanctioned Russian oligarch Alexei Mordashov, crosses the Strait of Hormuz. (Gazeta Express) (Ynetnews)

• https://www.gazetaexpress.com/en/A-superyacht-passes-the-Strait-of-Hormuz--reportedly-belonging-to-a-Russian-oligarch./
• https://www.ynetnews.com/article/h1rxvd9azg

Armed conflicts and attacks

United States president Donald Trump cancels sending special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Islamabad, Pakistan, for negotiations. (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/25/trump-cancels-envoys-trip-to-pakistan-after-irans-araghchi-leaves-country

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Israeli military says that an airstrike on the Gaza Strip has killed several Hamas militants who planned attacks on Israeli troops, including Hazem Rami Ali Aidi, a Hamas commander who took part in the October 7, 2023 attacks. (The Times of Israel)

• https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-says-recent-gaza-strike-killed-several-hamas-operatives-including-terrorist-who-invaded-on-oct-7/

Armed conflicts and attacks

An Israeli attack kills four people in Yohmor, Nabatieh District, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)

• https://aje.news/vy4nmo?update=4521272

Armed conflicts and attacks

Multiple armed groups launch several coordinated attacks across Mali, including in the capital Bamako. (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/25/mali-army-says-armed-groups-launch-nationwide-attacks-gunfire-near-airport

Armed conflicts and attacks

Tuareg rebels say they have seized control of Kidal in northern Mali after overrunning government forces. (The Africa Report)

• https://www.theafricareport.com/416315/mali-heavy-fighting-erupts-in-bamako-as-rebels-seize-northern-stronghold-kidal/

Armed conflicts and attacks

Residents and a reporter from the Associated Press says that gunfire has been heard near the Modibo Keita International Airport. (AFP via The Week)

• https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/international/2026/04/25/gunfire-heard-near-malis-main-international-airport-in-capital-ap-reporter-and-residents-say.amp.html

Armed conflicts and attacks

Military bases are targeted, including the main military base in Kati. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/loud-blasts-gunfire-heard-near-malis-main-military-camp-reuters-witness-says-2026-04-25/

Armed conflicts and attacks

Defence minister Sadio Camara is killed by a JNIM suicide car bomb at his home in Kati. Camara's wife and two of his grandchildren are also killed. (AFP via France 24)

• https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260426-new-fighting-in-mali-s-kidal-between-army-and-rebels-1

Armed conflicts and attacks

SITE Intelligence Group says that the Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM and Tuareg-dominated ⁠rebel group FLA has claimed full responsibility for the attacks. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/al-qaeda-linked-jnim-says-it-carried-out-mali-attacks-with-tuaregled-fla-site-2026-04-25/

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Mali Army representative Suleiman Dembele confirms that 80 militants have been eliminated across the country in wake of the attacks. (Caliber.Az)

• https://caliber.az/en/post/malian-army-confirms-80-militants-neutralised-in-nationwide-operations

Armed conflicts and attacks

A Malian Air Force Mil Mi-24 helicopter is shot down by rebel forces near Gao. (BBC News)

• https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyx7nnrkqdo

Armed conflicts and attacks

An overnight Russian drone and ballistic missile attack on Dnipro, Ukraine, kills ten people and injures 49 others. (Ukrinform) (Reuters)

• https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4116645-russian-attacks-on-dnipro-kill-eight-wound-49.html
• https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/major-russian-attack-ukraine-kills-four-wounds-dozens-2026-04-25/

Armed conflicts and attacks

Somali pirates attack and seize an oil tanker off Mogadishu, taking 11 Pakistani crew members hostage. (Business Recorder) (AAJ) (Daily Pakistan)

• https://www.brecorder.com/news/40418116
• https://english.aaj.tv/news/330457405
• https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/24-Apr-2026/11-pakistani-crew-held-hostages-as-pirates-seize-oil-tanker-near-somalia

Armed conflicts and attacks

At least seven people are killed in drone strikes by the Rapid Support Forces targeting El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan. (Sudan Tribune) (Eastern Herald)

• https://sudantribune.com/article/313138
• https://easternherald.com/2026/04/26/rsf-suicide-drone-attack-kills-7-civilians-in-el-obeid-medics-say/

Armed conflicts and attacks

The US military announces that it has struck an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific, killing two people. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/trump-drug-cartels-pacific-ocean-42e0097eea2b04bbec4f84afed237d71

Armed conflicts and attacks

At least 42 people are killed in intercommunal clashes in Guéréda, Wadi Fira, Chad, after a dispute over a well, prompting the government to deploy officials and security forces to the area. (AFP via Arab News)

• https://www.arabnews.com/node/2641395/world

Business and economy

Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran, Iran, resumes international flights for the first time since the war began two months ago. (Middle East Eye)

• https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-resumes-commercial-flights-tehrans-international-airport

Politics and elections

The election of 403 local authorities takes place in Palestine. (AFP via Arab News)

• https://www.arabnews.com/node/2630619/middle-east