Portal:Current events/2025 April 26
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Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2025 Vancouver car attack
- At least eight people are killed and six others injured, after a car is driven through a crowd at a festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. [https://globalnews.ca/news/11151298/car-drives-into-crowd-festival-vancouver-killed (Global News)]
- Islamist insurgency in the Sahel
- Twelve Nigerien troops are killed in clashes with militants near the village of Sakoira, Niger. [https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/twelve-niger-soldiers-killed-attack-two-suspects-detained-says-army-2025-04-26/ (Reuters)]
- Red Sea crisis
- The Israel Defense Forces say they have intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Yemen by Houthi forces. [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/missile-launched-yemen-into-israel-israeli-army-says-2025-04-25/ (Reuters)] [https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-says-air-defenses-downed-houthi-missile-launched-from-yemen/ (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. [https://www.ft.com/content/ae6acb23-7b09-4783-8ebb-9e88b5126361 (Financial Times)]
- Terrorism in the United Kingdom
- 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. [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyn2n44v9xo (BBC News)]
Disasters and accidents
- 2025 Bandar Abbas port explosion
- At least fourteen people are killed and over 700 others are injured in an explosion at the Port of Shahid Rajaee in Bandar Abbas, Iran. [https://apnews.com/article/iran-explosion-fire-bandar-abbas-72637c6b3e152a30045275f57ace29ed (AP)]
- 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. [https://24newshd.tv/26-Apr-2025/flood-in-river-jhelum-after-india-releases-unannounced-water (24 News HD)]
- Three people are killed when a Mooney M20 crashes a mile south of Upper Cumberland Regional Airport in Tennessee, United States. [https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/plane-crash-reported-in-white-county/ (WKRN-TV)]
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. [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-26/pope-francis-funeral-live-updates/105216862 (ABC News)] [https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/26/europe/pope-francis-funeral-santa-maria-maggiore-intl/index.html (CNN)] [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/26/pilgrims-powerful-come-together-pope-francis-funeral (The Guardian)]
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