News of April 2025
30 days, 413 stories, newest first
- 30WedPuntland releases fifteen prisoners of war in exchange for Somaliland releasing eleven combatants captured during the conflict in the contested Sool…13 stories
- 29TueGunmen reported to be aligned with the Syrian government engage in fatal clashes with armed Druze combatants in the Druze-majority city of Jaramana…14 stories
- 28MonThe Vatican announces the 2025 papal conclave will take place starting on May 7 in the Sistine Chapel to elect Pope Francis's successor after his…20 stories
- 27SunThe tomb of Pope Francis at the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica in Rome, Italy, is opened for public viewing and photos are released by Vatican City…17 stories
- 26SatThe 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.10 stories
- 25FriIndian and Pakistani military troops exchange gunfire across the Line of Control during an ongoing diplomatic crisis caused by a terrorist attack in…11 stories
- 24ThuPakistan closes its land border and shared airspace with India indefinitely following the attack on tourists in Pahalgam, India-administered Kashmir…18 stories
- 23WedIndia announces several measures targeting Pakistan including closing the main border crossing linking the two countries, suspending the Indus Water…7 stories
- 22TueAt least 28 people are killed and dozens of others are injured when terrorists open fire on people in Pahalgam, Anantnag district, Indian-controlled…11 stories
- 21MonCardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, announces that Pope Francis has died early on Easter Monday, at the age of 88.9 stories
- 20SunThree people are killed and ten others are injured, including one critically and four firefighters, in a large house fire in Jamaica Estates, Queens…6 stories
- 19SatAt least 178 people are arrested in Pakistan after over 10 group attacks on KFC restaurants occur during protests against United States support for…11 stories
- 18FriThe Houthis say that American airstrikes targeted the Ras Isa port in Yemen, killing 74 people and wounding 171 others. This marks the…8 stories
- 17ThuAt least two people are killed and six others are hospitalized in a mass shooting at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida, United States…14 stories
- 16WedThe Slovak government passes a law requiring non-governmental organizations to disclose their funding sources and the names of major donors…17 stories
- 15TueThe European Union and its member states pledge €522 million (US$590 million) and the United Kingdom pledges £120 million (US$141 million) in…16 stories
- 14MonThe Hellenic Coast Guard finds two bodies and 39 survivors when a boat carrying migrants capsizes off the coast of Farmakonisi in the Dodecanese…13 stories
- 13SunDuring Palm Sunday, two Russian Iskander-M ballistic missiles carrying cluster munitions strike the centre of Sumy, Ukraine, killing at least 35…13 stories
- 12SatA Ukrainian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon is shot down by a S-400 missile during combat operations against Russian forces, with the pilot killed in…9 stories
- 11FriIndonesia indicates that it is ready to temporarily accept the "first wave" of around 1,000 Palestinian evacuees from the Gaza Strip until conditions…14 stories
- 10ThuThe Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reports a marked re-escalation of extrajudicial killings of civilians in Alawite-dominated coastal…17 stories
- 9WedIsraeli strikes in the Gaza Strip kill at least 35 Palestinians, including at least 23 in an apartment building in Shuja'iyya, Gaza City.15 stories
- 8TueAt least 124 people, including Dominican politician Nelsy Cruz and former Major League Baseball players Tony Blanco and Octavio Dotel, are killed and…9 stories
- 7MonColossal Biosciences announce they have bred three genetically modified wolf pups named Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi which have approximate…16 stories
- 6SunIn ice hockey, Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin scores his 895th career goal, surpassing the all-time goals record held by Wayne…16 stories
- 5SatThe Ukrainian government declares April 6 as a day of mourning following yesterday's Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast…14 stories
- 4FriA Russian ballistic missile strike on a residential area in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, kills 19 people, including nine children, and injures more than 50…17 stories
- 3ThuAt least five CJNG gunmen are killed and 116 explosive devices seized after a combined operation that took place in Apatzingán. In the same day, in…19 stories
- 2WedExceptions include Canada, Cuba, Mexico, North Korea, and Russia. Canada and Mexico had tariffs placed on them in February, while Cuba, North Korea…25 stories
- 1TueU.S. Senator Cory Booker delivers the longest speech in United States Senate history, breaking the previous record set by Strom Thurmond in 1957.14 stories