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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154334" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_crisis_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Middle Eastern crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war" target="_blank">2026 Iran war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_negotiations" target="_blank">2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Iran%29" target="_blank">Iranian foreign minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_Araghchi" target="_blank">Abbas Araghchi</a> rejects reports that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a> has declined to meet <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump" target="_blank">American officials</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad" target="_blank">Islamabad</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a>, amidst stalled <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire" target="_blank">ceasefire</a> efforts. He also reaffirms that Iran remains open for peace talks to end the war. <a href="https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2638757/pakistan" target="_blank">(Arab News Pakistan)</a> <a href="https://www.news18.com/world/never-refused-to-go-to-pakistan-iran-leaves-room-for-diplomacy-as-ceasefire-talks-hit-dead-end-ws-l-10014529.html" target="_blank">(CNN-News18)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_in_the_2026_Iran_war" target="_blank">Russia in the 2026 Iran war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_evacuation" target="_blank">evacuates</a> 198 more staff from Iran's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushehr_Nuclear_Power_Plant" target="_blank">Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant</a> as an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrike</a> kills an Iranian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_guard" target="_blank">security guard</a> at the plant. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-evacuates-198-more-staff-irans-bushehr-nuclear-plant-agencies-report-2026-04-04/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Five people are killed and 170 others are injured in an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force" target="_blank">Israeli</a> missile strike on a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrochemical" target="_blank">petrochemical</a> complex in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandar-e_Mahshahr" target="_blank">Bandar-e Mahshahr</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khuzestan_province" target="_blank">Khuzestan province</a>, Iran. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm29zmpdj3vt" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah%E2%80%93Israel_conflict" target="_blank">Hezbollah–Israel conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war" target="_blank">2026 Lebanon war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">Israeli military</a> says on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegram_%28software%29" target="_blank">Telegram</a> that it has started <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah%E2%80%93Israel_conflict" target="_blank">striking</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah" target="_blank">Hezbollah</a> infrastructure in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beirut" target="_blank">Beirut</a> after destroying a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge" target="_blank">bridge</a> in eastern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanon</a> to prevent them from crossing. <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/loud-explosions-heard-in-beirut-after-idf-announces-strikes-on-hezbollah-sites/" target="_blank">(AFP via The Times of Israel)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Eleven people are injured in an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrike</a> carried out by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Lebanon" target="_blank">southern Lebanon</a> city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyre%2C_Lebanon" target="_blank">Tyre</a>. <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/11-injured-including-3-medical-workers-in-israel-s-attack-on-lebanon-s-tyre-region/3891240" target="_blank">(AA)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Russo-Ukrainian war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_negotiations_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy" target="_blank">Volodymyr Zelenskyy</a> arrives in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey" target="_blank">Turkey</a> to meet with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Turkey" target="_blank">Turkish President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recep_Tayyip_Erdo%C4%9Fan" target="_blank">Recep Tayyip Erdoğan</a>. During the meeting, Erdogan said that his country is willing to hold the next round of peace talks between the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>. <a href="https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/t-rkiye-steps-in-to-host-next-round-of-ukraine-1775328416.html" target="_blank">(RBC-Ukraine)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_attacks_on_civilians_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Five people are killed and 19 others are injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Russian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drone strike</a> on a market in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikopol%2C_Ukraine" target="_blank">Nikopol</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipropetrovsk_Oblast" target="_blank">Dnipropetrovsk Oblast</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/five-killed-by-russian-strike-market-frontline-ukrainian-city-2026-04-04/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_Civil_War_%282009%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Somali Civil War</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Intelligence_and_Security_Agency_%28Somalia%29" target="_blank">Somali intelligence and security agency</a> says that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">security forces</a> have killed nine <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shabaab_%28militant_group%29" target="_blank">al-Shabaab</a> militants in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Shabelle" target="_blank">Lower Shabelle</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia" target="_blank">Somalia</a>. <a href="https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/somalia-intelligence-agency-says-nine-al-shabaab-militants-killed-in-raid" target="_blank">(Garowe Online)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Five people are killed in a fire at a gas lighter factory in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keraniganj_Upazila" target="_blank">Keraniganj Upazila</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka_District" target="_blank">Dhaka District</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh" target="_blank">Bangladesh</a>. <a href="https://www.trtworld.com/article/755be9f67d8f" target="_blank">(TRT World)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">One person is killed and at least six others are reportedly trapped after a four-story hotel collapses in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anuppur" target="_blank">Anuppur</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhya_Pradesh" target="_blank">Madhya Pradesh</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">India</a>. <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/madhya-pradesh-four-storey-hotel-collapses-in-anuppur-kotma-several-feared-trapped-injured-2891643-2026-04-04" target="_blank">(India Today)</a> <a href="https://www.news18.com/india/four-storey-building-collapses-in-madhya-pradeshs-anuppur-at-least-six-feared-trapped-ws-l-10014651.html?9348328321" target="_blank">(CNN-News18)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan_National_Disaster_Management_Authority" target="_blank">Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority</a> reports 77 deaths and 137 injuries in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood" target="_blank">flooding</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landslide" target="_blank">landslides</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning" target="_blank">lightning</a> caused by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severe_weather" target="_blank">severe weather</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan" target="_blank">the country</a> over the past 10 days. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-extreme-weather-flood-landslide-rain-storm-750d2cc1d9b4905a41e03c1cefbc1cf0" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Italy" target="_blank">Foreign relations of Italy</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Italy" target="_blank">Italian Prime Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgia_Meloni" target="_blank">Giorgia Meloni</a> arrives in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar" target="_blank">Qatar</a> after previously visiting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" target="_blank">Saudi Arabia</a> to meet with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_Prince_of_Saudi_Arabia" target="_blank">Crown Prince</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_bin_Salman" target="_blank">Mohammed bin Salman</a>. She becomes the first leader of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" target="_blank">European Union</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO" target="_blank">NATO</a> country to visit the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East" target="_blank">Middle East</a> since the start of the Iran war on February 28. <a href="https://www.arabnews.com/node/2638749/amp" target="_blank">(Arab News)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_the_2026_Iran_war" target="_blank">Protests against the 2026 Iran war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_the_2026_Iran_war%23Israel" target="_blank">Protests against the 2026 Iran war in Israel</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Israel%23High_Court_of_Justice" target="_blank">Israeli High Court of Justice</a> orders <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Police" target="_blank">police</a> to allow <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-war_movement" target="_blank">anti-war</a> protests in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>. <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/high-court-orders-police-to-allow-hundreds-more-anti-war-protesters-to-attend-tonights-rallies/" target="_blank">(The Times of Israel)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Police clash with anti-war protesters at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habima_Square" target="_blank">Habima Square</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Aviv" target="_blank">Tel Aviv</a>, defying the recent high court order. This comes after protesters defy a previous order by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">Israeli military</a> to limit gatherings to 150 people. <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-politics/2026-04-04/ty-article/.premium/idf-restricts-tel-aviv-anti-iran-war-protest-limits-turnout-to-150/0000019d-5805-d759-ab9d-799de33f0001" target="_blank">(Haaretz)</a> <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/police-clash-with-demonstrators-at-tel-aviv-anti-war-rally-despite-high-court-order-allowing-protests/" target="_blank">(The Times of Israel)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two demonstrators are arrested outside the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Lakenheath" target="_blank">RAF Lakenheath</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Air_Force_station" target="_blank">station</a> near the village of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakenheath" target="_blank">Lakenheath</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffolk" target="_blank">Suffolk</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" target="_blank">England</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a>. The protest comes after media reports that a U.S. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15E_Strike_Eagle" target="_blank">F-15E fighter jet</a> that was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aviation_shootdowns_and_accidents_during_the_2026_Iran_war" target="_blank">shot down</a> took off from the base. <a href="https://www.irishnews.com/news/uk/two-demonstrators-arrested-outside-raf-base-during-peace-protest-647TXIAQWFPMVJL4ORYERIQ56M/" target="_blank">(Irish News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Protests break out across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governorates_of_Iraq" target="_blank">provinces</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq" target="_blank">Iraq</a> to demand an end to the aggression and end to the war in the region following calls for protests by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Shiite_Movement" target="_blank">Shiite National Movement</a> leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muqtada_al-Sadr" target="_blank">Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr</a>. <a href="https://www.saba.ye/en/news3678578.htm" target="_blank">(SABA)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_State" target="_blank">U.S. Secretary of State</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio" target="_blank">Marco Rubio</a> announces that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_State" target="_blank">U.S. State Department</a> has revoked the green cards of the niece and grandniece of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Qasem_Soleimani" target="_blank">deceased</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps" target="_blank">IRGC</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quds_Force" target="_blank">Quds Force</a> general <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qasem_Soleimani" target="_blank">Qasem Soleimani</a>. This comes after they were arrested by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Immigration_and_Customs_Enforcement" target="_blank">U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</a>. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/niece-grand-niece-slain-iranian-gen-soleimani-arrested-rcna266721" target="_blank">(NBC News)</a> <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1988582/us-arrests-relatives-of-top-iranian-commander-assassinated-in-2020-strike-on-baghdad" target="_blank">(Dawn)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_Iberia_vehicle_crash" target="_blank">vehicle crashes</a> into a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lao_New_Year" target="_blank">Lao New Year</a> parade in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Iberia%2C_Louisiana" target="_blank">New Iberia, Louisiana</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> injuring at least 15 people. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/us/vehicle-crash-parade-new-iberia-louisiana.html" target="_blank">(New York Times)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Maldivian_constitutional_referendum" target="_blank">2026 Maldivian constitutional referendum</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Maldivian_local_elections" target="_blank">2026 Maldivian local elections</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldivians" target="_blank">Maldivians</a> vote to elect members of local councils and decide on a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_referendum" target="_blank">constitutional referendum</a> that proposes holding <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_elections_in_the_Maldives" target="_blank">presidential</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_elections_in_the_Maldives" target="_blank">parliamentary</a> elections concurrently on the same day in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2028_Maldivian_presidential_election" target="_blank">2028</a>. <a href="https://raajje.mv/180177" target="_blank">(Raajje TV)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Early provisional results indicate that voters rejected the proposed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_amendment" target="_blank">constitutional amendment</a>, while also allowing the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldivian_Democratic_Party" target="_blank">Maldivian Democratic Party</a> to retain five mayoral seats. <a href="https://raajje.mv/180375" target="_blank">(Raajje TV)</a> <a href="https://timesofmaldives.com/11866/" target="_blank">(The Times of Maldives)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_April_4" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154334, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_crisis_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Middle Eastern crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war']2026 Iran war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_negotiations']2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Iran%29']Iranian foreign minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_Araghchi']Abbas Araghchi[/URL] rejects reports that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL] has declined to meet [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump']American officials[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad']Islamabad[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL], amidst stalled [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire']ceasefire[/URL] efforts. He also reaffirms that Iran remains open for peace talks to end the war. [URL='https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2638757/pakistan']([I]Arab News Pakistan[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.news18.com/world/never-refused-to-go-to-pakistan-iran-leaves-room-for-diplomacy-as-ceasefire-talks-hit-dead-end-ws-l-10014529.html'](CNN-News18)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_in_the_2026_Iran_war']Russia in the 2026 Iran war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_evacuation']evacuates[/URL] 198 more staff from Iran's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushehr_Nuclear_Power_Plant']Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant[/URL] as an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrike[/URL] kills an Iranian [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_guard']security guard[/URL] at the plant. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-evacuates-198-more-staff-irans-bushehr-nuclear-plant-agencies-report-2026-04-04/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Five people are killed and 170 others are injured in an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force']Israeli[/URL] missile strike on a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrochemical']petrochemical[/URL] complex in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandar-e_Mahshahr']Bandar-e Mahshahr[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khuzestan_province']Khuzestan province[/URL], Iran. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm29zmpdj3vt'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah%E2%80%93Israel_conflict']Hezbollah–Israel conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war']2026 Lebanon war[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']Israeli military[/URL] says on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegram_%28software%29']Telegram[/URL] that it has started [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah%E2%80%93Israel_conflict']striking[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah']Hezbollah[/URL] infrastructure in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beirut']Beirut[/URL] after destroying a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge']bridge[/URL] in eastern [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon']Lebanon[/URL] to prevent them from crossing. [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/loud-explosions-heard-in-beirut-after-idf-announces-strikes-on-hezbollah-sites/'](AFP via [I]The Times of Israel[/I])[/URL] [*]Eleven people are injured in an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrike[/URL] carried out by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Lebanon']southern Lebanon[/URL] city of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyre%2C_Lebanon']Tyre[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/11-injured-including-3-medical-workers-in-israel-s-attack-on-lebanon-s-tyre-region/3891240'](AA)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Russo-Ukrainian war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_negotiations_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Ukraine']Ukrainian President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy']Volodymyr Zelenskyy[/URL] arrives in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey']Turkey[/URL] to meet with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Turkey']Turkish President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recep_Tayyip_Erdo%C4%9Fan']Recep Tayyip Erdoğan[/URL]. During the meeting, Erdogan said that his country is willing to hold the next round of peace talks between the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL]. [URL='https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/t-rkiye-steps-in-to-host-next-round-of-ukraine-1775328416.html'](RBC-Ukraine)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_attacks_on_civilians_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war[/URL] [LIST] [*]Five people are killed and 19 others are injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drone strike[/URL] on a market in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikopol%2C_Ukraine']Nikopol[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipropetrovsk_Oblast']Dnipropetrovsk Oblast[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/five-killed-by-russian-strike-market-frontline-ukrainian-city-2026-04-04/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_Civil_War_%282009%E2%80%93present%29']Somali Civil War[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Intelligence_and_Security_Agency_%28Somalia%29']Somali intelligence and security agency[/URL] says that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_Armed_Forces']security forces[/URL] have killed nine [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shabaab_%28militant_group%29']al-Shabaab[/URL] militants in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Shabelle']Lower Shabelle[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia']Somalia[/URL]. [URL='https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/somalia-intelligence-agency-says-nine-al-shabaab-militants-killed-in-raid'](Garowe Online)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]Five people are killed in a fire at a gas lighter factory in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keraniganj_Upazila']Keraniganj Upazila[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka_District']Dhaka District[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh']Bangladesh[/URL]. [URL='https://www.trtworld.com/article/755be9f67d8f'](TRT World)[/URL] [*]One person is killed and at least six others are reportedly trapped after a four-story hotel collapses in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anuppur']Anuppur[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhya_Pradesh']Madhya Pradesh[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India']India[/URL]. [URL='https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/madhya-pradesh-four-storey-hotel-collapses-in-anuppur-kotma-several-feared-trapped-injured-2891643-2026-04-04'](India Today)[/URL] [URL='https://www.news18.com/india/four-storey-building-collapses-in-madhya-pradeshs-anuppur-at-least-six-feared-trapped-ws-l-10014651.html?9348328321'](CNN-News18)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan_National_Disaster_Management_Authority']Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority[/URL] reports 77 deaths and 137 injuries in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood']flooding[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landslide']landslides[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning']lightning[/URL] caused by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severe_weather']severe weather[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan']the country[/URL] over the past 10 days. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-extreme-weather-flood-landslide-rain-storm-750d2cc1d9b4905a41e03c1cefbc1cf0'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Italy']Foreign relations of Italy[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Italy']Italian Prime Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgia_Meloni']Giorgia Meloni[/URL] arrives in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar']Qatar[/URL] after previously visiting [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia']Saudi Arabia[/URL] to meet with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_Prince_of_Saudi_Arabia']Crown Prince[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_bin_Salman']Mohammed bin Salman[/URL]. She becomes the first leader of a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union']European Union[/URL] or [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO']NATO[/URL] country to visit the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East']Middle East[/URL] since the start of the Iran war on February 28. [URL='https://www.arabnews.com/node/2638749/amp']([I]Arab News[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_the_2026_Iran_war']Protests against the 2026 Iran war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_the_2026_Iran_war%23Israel']Protests against the 2026 Iran war in Israel[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Israel%23High_Court_of_Justice']Israeli High Court of Justice[/URL] orders [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Police']police[/URL] to allow [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-war_movement']anti-war[/URL] protests in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL]. [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/high-court-orders-police-to-allow-hundreds-more-anti-war-protesters-to-attend-tonights-rallies/']([I]The Times of Israel[/I])[/URL] [*]Police clash with anti-war protesters at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habima_Square']Habima Square[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Aviv']Tel Aviv[/URL], defying the recent high court order. This comes after protesters defy a previous order by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']Israeli military[/URL] to limit gatherings to 150 people. [URL='https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-politics/2026-04-04/ty-article/.premium/idf-restricts-tel-aviv-anti-iran-war-protest-limits-turnout-to-150/0000019d-5805-d759-ab9d-799de33f0001'](Haaretz)[/URL] [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/police-clash-with-demonstrators-at-tel-aviv-anti-war-rally-despite-high-court-order-allowing-protests/']([I]The Times of Israel[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Two demonstrators are arrested outside the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Lakenheath']RAF Lakenheath[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Air_Force_station']station[/URL] near the village of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakenheath']Lakenheath[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffolk']Suffolk[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England']England[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']United Kingdom[/URL]. The protest comes after media reports that a U.S. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15E_Strike_Eagle']F-15E fighter jet[/URL] that was [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aviation_shootdowns_and_accidents_during_the_2026_Iran_war']shot down[/URL] took off from the base. [URL='https://www.irishnews.com/news/uk/two-demonstrators-arrested-outside-raf-base-during-peace-protest-647TXIAQWFPMVJL4ORYERIQ56M/']([I]Irish News[/I])[/URL] [*]Protests break out across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governorates_of_Iraq']provinces[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq']Iraq[/URL] to demand an end to the aggression and end to the war in the region following calls for protests by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Shiite_Movement']Shiite National Movement[/URL] leader [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muqtada_al-Sadr']Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr[/URL]. [URL='https://www.saba.ye/en/news3678578.htm'](SABA)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_State']U.S. Secretary of State[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio']Marco Rubio[/URL] announces that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_State']U.S. State Department[/URL] has revoked the green cards of the niece and grandniece of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Qasem_Soleimani']deceased[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps']IRGC[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quds_Force']Quds Force[/URL] general [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qasem_Soleimani']Qasem Soleimani[/URL]. This comes after they were arrested by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Immigration_and_Customs_Enforcement']U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement[/URL]. [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/niece-grand-niece-slain-iranian-gen-soleimani-arrested-rcna266721'](NBC News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.dawn.com/news/1988582/us-arrests-relatives-of-top-iranian-commander-assassinated-in-2020-strike-on-baghdad'](Dawn)[/URL] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_Iberia_vehicle_crash']vehicle crashes[/URL] into a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lao_New_Year']Lao New Year[/URL] parade in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Iberia%2C_Louisiana']New Iberia, Louisiana[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] injuring at least 15 people. [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/us/vehicle-crash-parade-new-iberia-louisiana.html'](New York Times)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Maldivian_constitutional_referendum']2026 Maldivian constitutional referendum[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Maldivian_local_elections']2026 Maldivian local elections[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldivians']Maldivians[/URL] vote to elect members of local councils and decide on a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_referendum']constitutional referendum[/URL] that proposes holding [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_elections_in_the_Maldives']presidential[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_elections_in_the_Maldives']parliamentary[/URL] elections concurrently on the same day in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2028_Maldivian_presidential_election']2028[/URL]. [URL='https://raajje.mv/180177']([I]Raajje TV[/I])[/URL] [*]Early provisional results indicate that voters rejected the proposed [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_amendment']constitutional amendment[/URL], while also allowing the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldivian_Democratic_Party']Maldivian Democratic Party[/URL] to retain five mayoral seats. [URL='https://raajje.mv/180375']([I]Raajje TV[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://timesofmaldives.com/11866/']([I]The Times of Maldives[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_April_4"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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