Armed conflicts and attacks

Secretary-General of Hezbollah Naim Qassem says that he "categorically rejects" negotiations between the Lebanese government and Israel, and that "the resistance" will continue. (The New Arab)

• https://www.newarab.com/news/aoun-defends-israel-lebanon-talks-amid-hezbollah-criticism

Armed conflicts and attacks

Islamist militant group Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) says the Malian Armed Forces has begun to withdraw from the town of Tessalit in Kidal Region, Mali, with the soldiers agreeing to hand over their weapons in exchange for safe passage from the town. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/al-qaeda-linked-group-says-mali-army-withdraws-town-north-2026-04-27/

Armed conflicts and attacks

Somali pirates storm and hijack a Saint Kitts and Nevis-flagged cargo ship off the coast of Puntland that was en route to Kenya. The Puntland Maritime Police Force say nine gunmen boarded the vessel and are currently in control of the vessel and are heading towards Mogadishu. The status of the crew is not known. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/somalia-puntland-pirates-cement-vessel-hijack-cargo-ab118acd23935582a53a72a994e31bfa

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russia-installed officials at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant say a worker has been killed in a Ukrainain attack. (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/27/russia-attacks-odesa-claims-ukraine-hit-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant

Disasters and accidents

A CityLink Cessna 208B Grand Caravan domestic flight crashes in Juba, South Sudan, killing all 14 people on board. (AP News)

• https://apnews.com/article/south-sudan-fatal-plane-crash-cessna-c2c90614fd21d0c4aa269eae445c6412

Disasters and accidents

Deadly train crash in Bekasi, Indonesia injures dozens, triggers major evacuation. (Antara News)

• https://en.antaranews.com/news/413865/deadly-train-crash-in-bekasi-injures-dozens-triggers-major-evacuation?utm_source=antaranews&utm_medium=mobile&utm_campaign=latest_home

International relations

Bahrain revokes the citizenship of 69 people for "expressing support" for Iran during the conflict. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/bahrain-revokes-citizenship-69-people-over-support-iranian-attacks-2026-04-27/