Armed conflicts and attacks

It has been confirmed that Sadio Camara, Mali's minister of defense, was assassinated yesterday by a JNIM suicide car bomber at his home in Kati. (Jeune Afrique)

• https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1791659/politique/attaques-au-mali-sadio-camara-ministre-de-la-defense-a-ete-tue/

Disasters and accidents

Japan deploys 1,400 firefighters to fight wildfires in the northern Tōhoku region. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/japan-deploys-1400-firefighters-battle-raging-wildfires-north-2026-04-26/

Sports

In the 2026 London Marathon, Sabastian Sawe and Yomif Kejelcha become the first people to run a marathon in under two hours, with Sawe setting a new world record of 1:59:30.