Current events: 2026-04-05

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
      • 2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain
        • The state-owned energy company Bapco Energies reports an Iranian drone attack on one of its storage facilities. An oil tank caught fire as a result. (The Jerusalem Post)
      • 2026 Iranian strikes on Jordan
        • Jordan's military intercepts two missiles and two drones from Iran. (Al Jazeera)
      • 2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
        • An Iranian drone strikes the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation building, which also houses the Ministry of Oil. The impact triggers a fire, prompting the evacuation of the entire complex. (The Jerusalem Post)
        • An office complex housing government ministries in Kuwait City is struck by a drone, causing significant property damage. (The Quint)
        • Two power plants and their associated desalination facilities are severely damaged. The electricity and water ministry confirms the failure of two power generation units. (The Quint)
    • 2026 U.S. pilot rescue operation in Iran
      • Iranian media claims an American Lockheed C-130 Hercules was shot down in Isfahan, Iran, while on a search and rescue operation for a missing U.S. airman. (Al Jazeera)
      • After heavy fighting, the weapon systems officer from the downed F-15E is successfully recovered by U.S. commandos. (Al Jazeera) (BBC News) (BBC News)
      • Two American C-130 transport aircraft and 4 MH-6 Little Bird helicopters are destroyed at a temporary U.S. base in Iran by withdrawing U.S. troops to prevent them from being captured by Iranian forces. (Türkiye Today)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • Ocean Thunder, an oil tanker carrying Iraqi petroleum, crosses the Strait of Hormuz after Iranian military command spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari has allowed vessels from Iraq to use the waterway. (Iraqi News)
      • The United Arab Emirates has declared its willingness to join a U.S.-led international coalition to secure and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which has been blocked by Iran. (News18)
    • An Iranian missile strike hits a residential building in Haifa, injuring nine people, one seriously, and leaving three others missing. (ynet)
    • The Israeli military says that it has killed Mohammad Reza Ashrafi Kahi, the head of trade at the IRGC's oil headquarters, in an airstrike in Tehran. (The Jerusalem Post)
  • Israeli–Lebanese conflict
    • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
      • 2026 Lebanon war
        • Hezbollah claims its fighters struck an Israeli military vessel off the coast of Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
        • Five people are killed in an Israeli airstrike on Kfar Hatta, South Governorate, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
        • A Lebanese army soldier is killed by an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon. (Reuters)
        • At least four people are killed and forty are injured by Israeli airstrikes on Beirut, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
        • Israeli military chief of staff Eyal Zamir says that all parts of Lebanon south of the Litani River have been turned into an "operational zone" against Hezbollah. (Al Jazeera)
  • Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Gaza Genocide
    • On Palestinian Child's Day, human rights organizations report that approximately 350 Palestinian children are currently being held in Israeli prisons, citing a systematic deterioration in detention conditions and allegations of torture. (WAFA)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Two people are killed when a cargo ship sinks after being struck by a Ukrainian drone strike in the Sea of Azov near Kerch, Crimea. (TASS)

Disasters and accidents

• Three people are killed, including two children, and another is seriously injured after high winds cause a tree to fall onto an Easter egg hunt near Satrupholm in Mittelangeln, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. (CTV News)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • 2026 Iran war fuel crisis
    • Nepal announces that government and educational institutions will have two days off work during the week instead of one, as part of an effort to save fuel. (Al Jazeera)
    • OPEC+ agrees to increase oil production quotas by 206,000 barrels per day for a second consecutive month amid concerns over damage to energy infrastructure and disruptions to maritime routes affecting global supply stability. (AFP via France 24)

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