Portal:Current events/2025 April 26

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Islamist insurgency in the Sahel
  • Twelve soldiers are killed in clashes with militants near the village of Sakoira, Niger. (Reuters)
• Red Sea crisis
  • The Israel Defense Forces say they have intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Yemen by Houthi forces. (Reuters) (Times of Israel)
• Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
  • China seizes the disputed Sandy Cay Reef in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea. (Financial Times)

Disasters and accidents

• 2025 India–Pakistan diplomatic crisis
  • Severe flooding is reported along the Jhelum River in Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir after Indian authorities release a large amount of water without prior warning. The incident follows the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty by the Indian government. (24 News HD)
• Port of Shahid Rajaee explosion
  • At least twenty-five people are killed and over 800 others are injured in an explosion at the Port of Shahid Rajaee in Bandar Abbas, Iran. (AP)
• Three people are killed when a Mooney M20 crashes a mile south of Upper Cumberland Regional Airport in Tennessee, United States. (WKRN-TV)
• Two people are missing and a child is rescued after a boat capsizes on Maule Lake in Florida, United States. (Citizen)

International relations

• Death and funeral of Pope Francis
  • The funeral of Pope Francis is held in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City. 400,000 people are in attendance, including more than 130 world leaders. (ABC News) (CNN) (The Guardian)

Law and crime

• 2025 Vancouver car attack
  • Nine people are killed and several others injured, after a car is driven through a crowd at a Philippine-Canadian festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Al Jazeera)
• Two women are seriously injured in an attack on a road when a 38-year-old man attacks them with a crossbow and a firearm before shooting and injuring himself in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Counter Terrorism Policing is currently investigating the incident. (BBC News)