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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154338" 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/Pakistan_in_the_2026_Iran_war" target="_blank">Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Accord_%282026%29" target="_blank">Islamabad Accord (2026)</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">U.S. president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> announces on his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_Social" target="_blank">Truth Social</a> that, based on conversations with Prime Minister <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shehbaz_Sharif" target="_blank">Shehbaz Sharif</a> and Field Marshal <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asim_Munir" target="_blank">Asim Munir</a> of Pakistan, that he has agreed to &quot;suspend the bombing and attacks on Iran for a period of two weeks&quot;, subject to Iran agreeing to the &quot;complete, inmediate and safe opening&quot; of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz" target="_blank">Strait of Hormuz</a>, and to allow time for an agreement to be reached. <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/07/iran-2-week-ceasfire-trump-pakistan" target="_blank">(Axios)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_Iran_to_Pakistan" target="_blank">Iranian ambassador to Pakistan</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reza_Amiri-Moghaddam" target="_blank">Reza Amiri-Moghaddam</a> says that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a>-mediated <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Accord_%282026%29" target="_blank">framework</a> aimed at a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire" target="_blank">ceasefire</a> to end the war has reached a &quot;critical, sensitive stage&quot;. <a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/iran-envoy-to-pakistan-gives-update-on-negotiations-ahead-of-trump-s-tuesday-deadline-critical-stage-of-talks-war-to-end-big-power-plant-strike-1775546363320/1775546363321#goog_rewarded" target="_blank">(WIOnews)</a> <a href="https://arynews.tv/pakistan-efforts-to-stop-war-critical-stage-iran-ambassador.amp" target="_blank">(ARY News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistani Prime Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shehbaz_Sharif" target="_blank">Shehbaz Sharif</a> calls on U.S. president <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> to extend his deadline for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a> to reopen the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz" target="_blank">Strait of Hormuz</a> by two weeks. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Press_Secretary" target="_blank">White House Press Secretary</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karoline_Leavitt" target="_blank">Karoline Leavitt</a> says that Trump has been made aware of the plan. <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-892348" target="_blank">(The Jerusalem Post)</a> <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/07/iran-us-ceasefire-pakistan-two-weeks" target="_blank">(Axios)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Trump tells <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_News" target="_blank">Fox News</a> that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> is in &quot;heated negotiations&quot; with Iran after being briefed about the proposal. <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-deadline-power-plants-human-chains-israel-train-strikes/#post-update-1ce8735f" target="_blank">(CBS News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">It is reported that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">U.S. Vice President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JD_Vance" target="_blank">JD Vance</a> would serve as the U.S. interlocutor in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire" target="_blank">ceasefire</a> talks. <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-deadline-power-plants-human-chains-israel-train-strikes/#post-update-62ba923d" target="_blank">(CBS News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Trump warns that &quot;a whole <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_civilization" target="_blank">civilization</a> will die tonight&quot; and will &quot;never be brought back&quot; if <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a> does not agree to a deal by noon (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwich_Mean_Time" target="_blank">GMT</a>). <a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-trump-lebanon-april-7-2026-421ee64fdc9a5c26460df8119c7d1b3f" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-says-a-whole-civilization-will-die-tonight-if-iran-does-not-make-deal-2026-04-07/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Following Trump's threat that &quot;a whole civilization will die tonight&quot; if a deal isn't reached, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_%28United_States%29" target="_blank">Democrats</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" target="_blank">U.S. House of Representatives</a> and former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_%28United_States%29" target="_blank">Republican</a> congresswoman <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie_Taylor_Greene" target="_blank">Marjorie Taylor Greene</a> call for the invocation of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" target="_blank">25th amendment</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">United States Constitution</a>. Additionally, Democrats also call for Trump to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efforts_to_impeach_Donald_Trump" target="_blank">be impeached</a>. <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/07/trump-iran-impeachment-25th-amendment-war-crimes" target="_blank">(Axios)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times" target="_blank">The New York Times</a> reports that Iran has ended direct contact with the United States in response to Trump's latest threat to &quot;end its civilization&quot;. However, Iranian newspaper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran_Times" target="_blank">Tehran Times</a> pushes back on the reports by stating on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_%28social_network%29" target="_blank">X</a> that &quot;diplomatic and indirect channels of talks with US are not closed&quot;. <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iran-cuts-direct-diplomacy-with-us-amid-rising-tensions-ahead-of-trumps-deadline/3896455" target="_blank">(AA)</a> <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/live-blog/2026-04-07/iran-latest-trump-hormuz-threats-deadline-middle-east-conflict-oil-markets" target="_blank">(Bloomberg)</a> <a href="https://www.iranintl.com/en/202604077730?source=share-link" target="_blank">(Iran International)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">U.S. Vice President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JD_Vance" target="_blank">JD Vance</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary" target="_blank">Hungary</a> says that the war in Iran will conclude &quot;very shortly&quot;, claiming that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">U.S. military</a> has achieved all objectives. <a href="https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260407-iran-war-is-going-to-conclude-very-shortly-says-us-vice-president/" target="_blank">(Middle East Monitor)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis" target="_blank">2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a> veto a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council" target="_blank">United Nations Security Council</a> resolution calling on states to &quot;coordinate efforts, defensive in nature&quot; to ensure the safety of navigation in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz" target="_blank">Strait of Hormuz</a>, saying that it was biased against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a>. The U.S. and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">France</a> condemn the veto. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/7/russia-and-china-block-un-resolution-on-strait-of-hormuz" target="_blank">(Reuters via Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Arab_countries" target="_blank">2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Iran threatens to launch massive retaliatory strikes against the energy infrastructure of Saudi Arabia and the UAE in the event of a U.S. attack on its power plants. <a href="https://www.marketscreener.com/news/iran-s-tasnim-cites-military-source-as-saying-that-iran-will-add-oil-facilities-of-aramco-and-saudi-ce7e50dad989fe21#:~:text=Iran's%20Tasnim%20cites%20military%20source%20as%20saying,if%20Trump%20attacks%20the%20country's%20power%20plants." target="_blank">(MarketScreener)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" target="_blank">Saudi Arabia</a> closes the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Fahd_Causeway" target="_blank">King Fahd Causeway</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain" target="_blank">Bahrain</a> for several hours after the Iranian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fars_News_Agency" target="_blank">Fars News Agency</a> has published a list of strategic bridges in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_region" target="_blank">Gulf region</a> as potential targets for retaliation. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/7/israel-warns-iranians-to-avoid-trains-as-trump-deadline-approaches" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Saudi_Arabia" target="_blank">2026 Iranian strikes on Saudi Arabia</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicles_in_the_Iranian_military" target="_blank">Iranian drones</a> strike a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SABIC" target="_blank">SABIC</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrochemical" target="_blank">petrochemical</a> complex in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubail" target="_blank">Jubail</a>, Saudi Arabia, causing a fire. <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/overnight-iranian-strike-hits-saudi-petrochemical-plant/" target="_blank">(AFP via The Times of Israel)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_the_United_Arab_Emirates" target="_blank">2026 Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile_program_of_Iran" target="_blank">Iranian ballistic missile</a> strikes a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thuraya" target="_blank">Thuraya</a> building in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirate_of_Sharjah" target="_blank">Emirate of Sharjah</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" target="_blank">United Arab Emirates</a>, injuring two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistanis" target="_blank">Pakistani</a> nationals. <a href="https://aje.news/9k7fl9?update=4469171" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Qatar" target="_blank">2026 Iranian strikes on Qatar</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Four people are injured by falling debris in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muraikh" target="_blank">Muraikh</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar" target="_blank">Qatar</a>, after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Qatari military</a> intercepts Iranian missiles. <a href="https://aje.news/9k7fl9?update=4471243" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_in_the_2026_Iran_war" target="_blank">Iraq in the 2026 Iran war</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States%E2%80%93Israeli_conflict_with_pro-Iranian_Iraqi_militias" target="_blank">2026 United States–Israeli conflict with pro-Iranian Iraqi militias</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kata%27ib_Hezbollah" target="_blank">Kata'ib Hezbollah</a> announces the release of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelly_Kittleson" target="_blank">Shelly Kittleson</a>, an American journalist who was kidnapped by gunmen in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad" target="_blank">Baghdad</a> on March 31st. The group's condition for Kittleson's freedom is her departure from Iraq. <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-892340" target="_blank">(The Jerusalem Post)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">35 people are killed in attacks across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a>. <a href="https://aje.news/9k7fl9?update=4469268" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Reports indicate nighttime attacks in the greater <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran" target="_blank">Tehran</a> area, in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahvaz" target="_blank">Ahvaz</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chahbahar" target="_blank">Chahbahar</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jask" target="_blank">Jask</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiraz" target="_blank">Shiraz</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazd" target="_blank">Yazd</a>, as well as near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chabahar_Port" target="_blank">Shahid Kalantari Port</a>, Tis Port, and the Imam Ali base. <a href="https://www.iranintl.com/en/202604079375" target="_blank">(Iran International)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The semi-official <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehr_News_Agency" target="_blank">Mehr News Agency</a> reports that a suspected Israeli–U.S. missile struck a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synagogue" target="_blank">synagogue</a> in central Tehran. <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1989363/synagogue-in-tehran-damaged-by-us-israeli-projectile-iranian-media" target="_blank">(Dawn)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Israel" target="_blank">Israeli Prime Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu" target="_blank">Benjamin Netanyahu</a> says that Israel has struck bridges and railways in Iran allegedly used by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps" target="_blank">Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps</a>. <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-892297" target="_blank">(The Jerusalem Post)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" target="_blank">U.S.</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force" target="_blank">Israeli warplanes</a> strike <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Iranian military</a> targets on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharg_Island" target="_blank">Kharg Island</a> that results in several massive explosions. <a href="https://metro.co.uk/2026/04/07/several-large-explosions-heard-kharg-island-hours-trump-deadline-27883811/" target="_blank">(Metro)</a> <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/live-blog/live-updates-iran-war-trump-deadline-hormuz-infrastructure-ceasefire-rcna267039" target="_blank">(NBC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least five people are killed after a rocket fired from Kuwait landed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basra" target="_blank">Basra</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Iraq" target="_blank">southern Iraq</a>. <a href="https://www.shafaq.com/en/Security/Missile-strike-kills-four-in-Basra-home" target="_blank">(Shafaq)</a></li>
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<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">Three people are killed and several are injured by an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrike</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maarakah" target="_blank">Maarakah</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyre_District" target="_blank">Tyre District</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanon</a>. <a href="https://www.dailysabah.com/world/mid-east/israeli-forces-kill-5-expand-ground-invasion-in-southern-lebanon/amp" target="_blank">(Daily Sabah)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">One person is killed by an Israeli drone strike in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deir_ez-Zahrani" target="_blank">Deir ez-Zahrani</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabatieh_District" target="_blank">Nabatieh District</a>, Lebanon. <a href="https://www.dailysabah.com/world/mid-east/israeli-forces-kill-5-expand-ground-invasion-in-southern-lebanon/amp" target="_blank">(Daily Sabah)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">One person is killed by an Israeli strike in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebdin" target="_blank">Zebdin</a>, Nabatieh District, Lebanon. <a href="https://www.dailysabah.com/world/mid-east/israeli-forces-kill-5-expand-ground-invasion-in-southern-lebanon/amp" target="_blank">(Daily Sabah)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">Israeli military</a> says that 36 soldiers were injured over the past two days, bringing the total casualties to 411. <a href="https://aje.news/9k7fl9?update=4469146" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Israel deploys the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/98th_Division_%28IDF%29" target="_blank">98th Division</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Lebanon" target="_blank">southern Lebanon</a>, raising the force there to five divisions. <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israel-sends-more-troops-to-southern-lebanon-to-expand-ground-offensive/3895935" target="_blank">(AA)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism_in_Turkey" target="_blank">Terrorism in Turkey</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_attack_on_Israeli_consulate_in_Turkey" target="_blank">2026 attack on Israeli consulate in Turkey</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">One gunman is killed, while two other perpetrators and two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_police" target="_blank">policemen</a> are injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shootout" target="_blank">shootout</a> outside of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli" target="_blank">Israeli</a> consulate in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul" target="_blank">Istanbul</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey" target="_blank">Turkey</a>. The two injured perpetrators have been captured and detained by police. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/7/three-people-killed-in-gun-clash-near-israeli-consulate-in-istanbul" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Afghanistan%E2%80%93Pakistan_conflict" target="_blank">2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Afghanistan%29" target="_blank">Afghan Foreign Ministry</a> says that talks between the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban" target="_blank">Taliban</a>–led <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Afghanistan" target="_blank">government</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan" target="_blank">Afghanistan</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Cr%C3%BCmqi" target="_blank">Ürümqi</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>, to end the conflict have been &quot;useful&quot;. <a href="https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/afghanistan-peace-talks-held-china-end-fighting-pakistan-131801434" target="_blank">(ABC News)</a></li>
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</ul>Arts and culture<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">This year's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_Festival" target="_blank">Wireless Festival</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London" target="_blank">London</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" target="_blank">England</a>, is cancelled and all tickets are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refunding" target="_blank">refunded</a> after its headliner, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans" target="_blank">American</a> rapper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanye_West" target="_blank">Kanye West</a>, is banned from entering the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a> by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Office" target="_blank">Home Office</a> on the grounds that &quot;his presence would not be conducive to the public good&quot; amid controversy over his past <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitic" target="_blank">antisemitic</a> comments on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews" target="_blank">Jews</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler" target="_blank">Adolf Hitler</a>, and his association with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Nazism" target="_blank">neo-Nazis</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gxk3kxjr0o" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a> <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/07/entertainment/kanye-west-wireless-festival-statement-scli-intl" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea_migrant_smuggling" target="_blank">Mediterranean Sea migrant smuggling</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Organization_for_Migration" target="_blank">International Organization for Migration</a> reports that at least 990 deaths have been recorded in 2026 across the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea" target="_blank">Mediterranean Sea</a>, making it one of the deadliest starts to a year since 2014, with over 180 people feared dead or missing in the latest shipwrecks since 28 March. <a href="https://www.iom.int/news/over-180-feared-dead-mediterranean-death-toll-nears-1000-2026" target="_blank">(IOM)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TGV" target="_blank">TGV</a> train collides with a military lorry on a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Level_crossing" target="_blank">level crossing</a> at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C5%93ux-les-Mines" target="_blank">Nœux-les-Mines</a>, France. The train driver is killed and 27 people are wounded. <a href="https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/train-driver-killed-27-injured-33724550" target="_blank">(Liverpool Echo)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The death toll from natural disasters, including heavy rain, storms and floods, rises to 188 in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan" target="_blank">Afghanistan</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a>. <a href="https://www.brecorder.com/news/40415202/storms-floods-kill-188-in-pakistan-afghanistan-over-two-weeks" target="_blank">(Brecorder)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">Cuba–United States relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Cuban_crisis" target="_blank">2026 Cuban crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Cuba" target="_blank">Cuban president</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Secretary_of_the_Communist_Party_of_Cuba" target="_blank">First Secretary of the Communist Party</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_D%C3%ADaz-Canel" target="_blank">Miguel Díaz-Canel</a> warns the United States that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Revolutionary_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">his forces</a> will wage a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerrilla_warfare" target="_blank">guerrilla warfare</a> campaign if the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">U.S. military</a> invades and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_occupation" target="_blank">occupies</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba" target="_blank">the country</a>. <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/video/cubas-leader-warns-of-guerrilla-style-campaign-if-u-s-attacks-island/" target="_blank">(CBS News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq%E2%80%93Kuwait_relations" target="_blank">Iraq–Kuwait relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Protestors storm the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait" target="_blank">Kuwaiti</a> consulate in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basra" target="_blank">Basra</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq" target="_blank">Iraq</a>, after a rocket attack launched from Kuwait killed three people in Basra. <a href="https://www.turkiyetoday.com/region/protesters-storm-kuwaits-consulate-in-iraqs-basra-after-rocket-kills-three-3217644?s=1" target="_blank">(Turkiye Today)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crimes_in_Afghanistan" target="_blank">War crimes in Afghanistan</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Army" target="_blank">Australian Army</a> veteran and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Cross_for_Australia" target="_blank">Victoria Cross</a> recipient <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Roberts-Smith" target="_blank">Ben Roberts-Smith</a> is arrested by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Federal_Police" target="_blank">police</a> at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Airport" target="_blank">Sydney Airport</a> for alleged <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crime" target="_blank">war crimes</a> committed between 2009 and 2012 during his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_in_the_War_in_Afghanistan" target="_blank">deployment</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_%282001%E2%80%932021%29" target="_blank"> Afghanistan</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australias-most-decorated-soldier-ben-roberts-smith-arrested-over-alleged-war-2026-04-07/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_South_Sudan" target="_blank">Corruption in South Sudan</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sudan" target="_blank">South Sudan</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_South_Sudan" target="_blank">President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salva_Kiir_Mayardit" target="_blank">Salva Kiir Mayardit</a> sacks <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Legislative_Assembly" target="_blank">National Legislative Assembly</a> speaker <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jemma_Nunu_Kumba" target="_blank">Jemma Nunu Kumba</a> and her deputy Parmena Awerial Aluong after his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan_People%27s_Liberation_Movement" target="_blank">ruling party</a> backed a no-confidence vote accusing them of corruption and mismanagement. <a href="https://panafricanvisions.com/2026/04/kiir-removes-speaker-jemma-nunu-kumba-in-major-south-sudan-political-shake-up/" target="_blank">(Pan African Visions)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<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_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">Protests against the 2026 Iran war in the United States</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Activists in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco" target="_blank">San Francisco</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California" target="_blank">California</a> organize an emergency <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-war_movement" target="_blank">anti-war rally</a> at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Federal_Building" target="_blank">Federal Building</a> to protest against Trump’s threats and rhetoric of military action against Iranian infrastructure and nuclear power plants. <a href="https://nationaltoday.com/us/ca/san-francisco/news/2026/04/07/san-francisco-activists-call-for-general-strike-to-protest-threat-of-war-with-iran/" target="_blank">(National Today)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Iran calls on the population to form <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_chain_%28politics%29" target="_blank">human chains</a> around <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_infrastructure" target="_blank">critical infrastructure</a> such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_station" target="_blank">power stations</a> and bridges ahead of a U.S. deadline that threatens their destruction. <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/international/5819100-iran-trump-threats-power-plans-human-chain/" target="_blank">(The Hill)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Human chain protests are held across bridge and power plant structures in Iran to protest against Trump's threats against civilian infrastructure. <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/04/07/iran-war-latest-news-trump-deadline-israel-strait-of-hormuz/#1775575180976" target="_blank">(The Telegraph UK)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Citizens in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilam%2C_Iran" target="_blank">Ilam</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilam_province" target="_blank">Ilam province</a>, Iran form a human chain protest against Trump's threats against key infrastructure in the country. <a href="https://www.awazthevoice.in/world-news/iran-s-ilam-sees-human-chain-protest-amid-rising-tensions-with-us-56340.html" target="_blank">(Away The Voice)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" target="_blank">2026 United States House of Representatives elections</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Amidst the Iran war, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Georgia%27s_14th_congressional_district_special_election" target="_blank">special election</a> between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_%28United_States%29" target="_blank">Democrat</a> Shawn Harris and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_%28United_States%29" target="_blank">Republican</a> Clayton Fuller is held in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%28U.S._state%29" target="_blank">Georgia</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia%27s_14th_congressional_district" target="_blank">14th congressional district</a> to replace former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" target="_blank">U.S. Rep</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie_Taylor_Greene" target="_blank">Marjorie Taylor Greene</a>. <a href="https://abcnews.com/Politics/georgia-runoff-election-replace-marjorie-taylor-greene-2/story?id=131766302" target="_blank">(ABC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_of_Vietnam" target="_blank">National Assembly of Vietnam</a> re-elects <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Secretary_of_the_Communist_Party_of_Vietnam" target="_blank">General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%B4_L%C3%A2m" target="_blank">Tô Lâm</a> as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Vietnam" target="_blank">president</a> for the 2026–2031 tenure. <a href="https://english.news.cn/20260407/ed18537e45de4a1dabae914f80d5a145/c.html" target="_blank">(Xinhua)</a></li>
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[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154338, 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/Pakistan_in_the_2026_Iran_war']Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Accord_%282026%29']Islamabad Accord (2026)[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States']U.S. president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL] announces on his [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_Social']Truth Social[/URL] that, based on conversations with Prime Minister [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shehbaz_Sharif']Shehbaz Sharif[/URL] and Field Marshal [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asim_Munir']Asim Munir[/URL] of Pakistan, that he has agreed to "suspend the bombing and attacks on Iran for a period of two weeks", subject to Iran agreeing to the "complete, inmediate and safe opening" of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz']Strait of Hormuz[/URL], and to allow time for an agreement to be reached. [URL='https://www.axios.com/2026/04/07/iran-2-week-ceasfire-trump-pakistan'](Axios)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_Iran_to_Pakistan']Iranian ambassador to Pakistan[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reza_Amiri-Moghaddam']Reza Amiri-Moghaddam[/URL] says that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL]-mediated [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Accord_%282026%29']framework[/URL] aimed at a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire']ceasefire[/URL] to end the war has reached a "critical, sensitive stage". [URL='https://www.wionews.com/photos/iran-envoy-to-pakistan-gives-update-on-negotiations-ahead-of-trump-s-tuesday-deadline-critical-stage-of-talks-war-to-end-big-power-plant-strike-1775546363320/1775546363321#goog_rewarded'](WIOnews)[/URL] [URL='https://arynews.tv/pakistan-efforts-to-stop-war-critical-stage-iran-ambassador.amp'](ARY News)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Pakistan']Pakistani Prime Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shehbaz_Sharif']Shehbaz Sharif[/URL] calls on U.S. president [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL] to extend his deadline for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL] to reopen the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz']Strait of Hormuz[/URL] by two weeks. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Press_Secretary']White House Press Secretary[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karoline_Leavitt']Karoline Leavitt[/URL] says that Trump has been made aware of the plan. [URL='https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-892348']([I]The Jerusalem Post[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.axios.com/2026/04/07/iran-us-ceasefire-pakistan-two-weeks'](Axios)[/URL] [*]Trump tells [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_News']Fox News[/URL] that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] is in "heated negotiations" with Iran after being briefed about the proposal. [URL='https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-deadline-power-plants-human-chains-israel-train-strikes/#post-update-1ce8735f'](CBS News)[/URL] [*]It is reported that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States']U.S. Vice President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JD_Vance']JD Vance[/URL] would serve as the U.S. interlocutor in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire']ceasefire[/URL] talks. [URL='https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-deadline-power-plants-human-chains-israel-train-strikes/#post-update-62ba923d'](CBS News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*]Trump warns that "a whole [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_civilization']civilization[/URL] will die tonight" and will "never be brought back" if [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL] does not agree to a deal by noon ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwich_Mean_Time']GMT[/URL]). [URL='https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-trump-lebanon-april-7-2026-421ee64fdc9a5c26460df8119c7d1b3f'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-says-a-whole-civilization-will-die-tonight-if-iran-does-not-make-deal-2026-04-07/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*]Following Trump's threat that "a whole civilization will die tonight" if a deal isn't reached, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_%28United_States%29']Democrats[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives']U.S. House of Representatives[/URL] and former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_%28United_States%29']Republican[/URL] congresswoman [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie_Taylor_Greene']Marjorie Taylor Greene[/URL] call for the invocation of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution']25th amendment[/URL] of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_States']United States Constitution[/URL]. Additionally, Democrats also call for Trump to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efforts_to_impeach_Donald_Trump']be impeached[/URL]. [URL='https://www.axios.com/2026/04/07/trump-iran-impeachment-25th-amendment-war-crimes'](Axios)[/URL] [*][I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times']The New York Times[/URL][/I] reports that Iran has ended direct contact with the United States in response to Trump's latest threat to "end its civilization". However, Iranian newspaper [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran_Times']Tehran Times[/URL][/I] pushes back on the reports by stating on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_%28social_network%29']X[/URL] that "diplomatic and indirect channels of talks with US are not closed". [URL='https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iran-cuts-direct-diplomacy-with-us-amid-rising-tensions-ahead-of-trumps-deadline/3896455'](AA)[/URL] [URL='https://www.bloomberg.com/news/live-blog/2026-04-07/iran-latest-trump-hormuz-threats-deadline-middle-east-conflict-oil-markets'](Bloomberg)[/URL] [URL='https://www.iranintl.com/en/202604077730?source=share-link'](Iran International)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States']U.S. Vice President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JD_Vance']JD Vance[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary']Hungary[/URL] says that the war in Iran will conclude "very shortly", claiming that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces']U.S. military[/URL] has achieved all objectives. [URL='https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260407-iran-war-is-going-to-conclude-very-shortly-says-us-vice-president/'](Middle East Monitor)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis']2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL] veto a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council']United Nations Security Council[/URL] resolution calling on states to "coordinate efforts, defensive in nature" to ensure the safety of navigation in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz']Strait of Hormuz[/URL], saying that it was biased against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL]. The U.S. and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']France[/URL] condemn the veto. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/7/russia-and-china-block-un-resolution-on-strait-of-hormuz'](Reuters via Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Arab_countries']2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries[/URL] [LIST] [*]Iran threatens to launch massive retaliatory strikes against the energy infrastructure of Saudi Arabia and the UAE in the event of a U.S. attack on its power plants. [URL="https://www.marketscreener.com/news/iran-s-tasnim-cites-military-source-as-saying-that-iran-will-add-oil-facilities-of-aramco-and-saudi-ce7e50dad989fe21#:~:text=Iran's%20Tasnim%20cites%20military%20source%20as%20saying,if%20Trump%20attacks%20the%20country's%20power%20plants."](MarketScreener)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia']Saudi Arabia[/URL] closes the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Fahd_Causeway']King Fahd Causeway[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain']Bahrain[/URL] for several hours after the Iranian [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fars_News_Agency']Fars News Agency[/URL] has published a list of strategic bridges in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_region']Gulf region[/URL] as potential targets for retaliation. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/7/israel-warns-iranians-to-avoid-trains-as-trump-deadline-approaches'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Saudi_Arabia']2026 Iranian strikes on Saudi Arabia[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicles_in_the_Iranian_military']Iranian drones[/URL] strike a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SABIC']SABIC[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrochemical']petrochemical[/URL] complex in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubail']Jubail[/URL], Saudi Arabia, causing a fire. [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/overnight-iranian-strike-hits-saudi-petrochemical-plant/'](AFP via [I]The Times of Israel[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_the_United_Arab_Emirates']2026 Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates[/URL] [LIST] [*]An [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile_program_of_Iran']Iranian ballistic missile[/URL] strikes a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thuraya']Thuraya[/URL] building in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirate_of_Sharjah']Emirate of Sharjah[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates']United Arab Emirates[/URL], injuring two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistanis']Pakistani[/URL] nationals. [URL='https://aje.news/9k7fl9?update=4469171'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Qatar']2026 Iranian strikes on Qatar[/URL] [LIST] [*]Four people are injured by falling debris in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muraikh']Muraikh[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar']Qatar[/URL], after the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar_Armed_Forces']Qatari military[/URL] intercepts Iranian missiles. [URL='https://aje.news/9k7fl9?update=4471243'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_in_the_2026_Iran_war']Iraq in the 2026 Iran war[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States%E2%80%93Israeli_conflict_with_pro-Iranian_Iraqi_militias']2026 United States–Israeli conflict with pro-Iranian Iraqi militias[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kata%27ib_Hezbollah']Kata'ib Hezbollah[/URL] announces the release of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelly_Kittleson']Shelly Kittleson[/URL], an American journalist who was kidnapped by gunmen in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad']Baghdad[/URL] on March 31st. The group's condition for Kittleson's freedom is her departure from Iraq. [URL='https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-892340'](The Jerusalem Post)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]35 people are killed in attacks across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL]. [URL='https://aje.news/9k7fl9?update=4469268'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]Reports indicate nighttime attacks in the greater [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran']Tehran[/URL] area, in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahvaz']Ahvaz[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chahbahar']Chahbahar[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jask']Jask[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiraz']Shiraz[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazd']Yazd[/URL], as well as near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chabahar_Port']Shahid Kalantari Port[/URL], Tis Port, and the Imam Ali base. [URL='https://www.iranintl.com/en/202604079375'](Iran International)[/URL] [*]The semi-official [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehr_News_Agency']Mehr News Agency[/URL] reports that a suspected Israeli–U.S. missile struck a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synagogue']synagogue[/URL] in central Tehran. [URL='https://www.dawn.com/news/1989363/synagogue-in-tehran-damaged-by-us-israeli-projectile-iranian-media']([I]Dawn[/I])[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Israel']Israeli Prime Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu']Benjamin Netanyahu[/URL] says that Israel has struck bridges and railways in Iran allegedly used by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps']Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps[/URL]. [URL='https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-892297']([I]The Jerusalem Post[/I])[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force']U.S.[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force']Israeli warplanes[/URL] strike [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Armed_Forces']Iranian military[/URL] targets on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharg_Island']Kharg Island[/URL] that results in several massive explosions. [URL='https://metro.co.uk/2026/04/07/several-large-explosions-heard-kharg-island-hours-trump-deadline-27883811/']([I]Metro[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/live-blog/live-updates-iran-war-trump-deadline-hormuz-infrastructure-ceasefire-rcna267039'](NBC News)[/URL] [*]At least five people are killed after a rocket fired from Kuwait landed in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basra']Basra[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Iraq']southern Iraq[/URL]. [URL='https://www.shafaq.com/en/Security/Missile-strike-kills-four-in-Basra-home'](Shafaq)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war']2026 Lebanon war[/URL] [LIST] [*]Three people are killed and several are injured by an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrike[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maarakah']Maarakah[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyre_District']Tyre District[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon']Lebanon[/URL]. [URL='https://www.dailysabah.com/world/mid-east/israeli-forces-kill-5-expand-ground-invasion-in-southern-lebanon/amp']([I]Daily Sabah[/I])[/URL] [*]One person is killed by an Israeli drone strike in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deir_ez-Zahrani']Deir ez-Zahrani[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabatieh_District']Nabatieh District[/URL], Lebanon. [URL='https://www.dailysabah.com/world/mid-east/israeli-forces-kill-5-expand-ground-invasion-in-southern-lebanon/amp']([I]Daily Sabah[/I])[/URL] [*]One person is killed by an Israeli strike in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebdin']Zebdin[/URL], Nabatieh District, Lebanon. [URL='https://www.dailysabah.com/world/mid-east/israeli-forces-kill-5-expand-ground-invasion-in-southern-lebanon/amp']([I]Daily Sabah[/I])[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']Israeli military[/URL] says that 36 soldiers were injured over the past two days, bringing the total casualties to 411. [URL='https://aje.news/9k7fl9?update=4469146'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]Israel deploys the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/98th_Division_%28IDF%29']98th Division[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Lebanon']southern Lebanon[/URL], raising the force there to five divisions. [URL='https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israel-sends-more-troops-to-southern-lebanon-to-expand-ground-offensive/3895935'](AA)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism_in_Turkey']Terrorism in Turkey[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_attack_on_Israeli_consulate_in_Turkey']2026 attack on Israeli consulate in Turkey[/URL] [LIST] [*]One gunman is killed, while two other perpetrators and two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_police']policemen[/URL] are injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shootout']shootout[/URL] outside of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli']Israeli[/URL] consulate in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul']Istanbul[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey']Turkey[/URL]. The two injured perpetrators have been captured and detained by police. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/7/three-people-killed-in-gun-clash-near-israeli-consulate-in-istanbul'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Afghanistan%E2%80%93Pakistan_conflict']2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Afghanistan%29']Afghan Foreign Ministry[/URL] says that talks between the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban']Taliban[/URL]–led [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Afghanistan']government[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan']Afghanistan[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Cr%C3%BCmqi']Ürümqi[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL], to end the conflict have been "useful". [URL='https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/afghanistan-peace-talks-held-china-end-fighting-pakistan-131801434'](ABC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Arts and culture[/B] [LIST] [*]This year's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_Festival'][I]Wireless[/I] Festival[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London']London[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England']England[/URL], is cancelled and all tickets are [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refunding']refunded[/URL] after its headliner, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans']American[/URL] rapper [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanye_West']Kanye West[/URL], is banned from entering the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']United Kingdom[/URL] by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Office']Home Office[/URL] on the grounds that "his presence would not be conducive to the public good" amid controversy over his past [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitic']antisemitic[/URL] comments on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews']Jews[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler']Adolf Hitler[/URL], and his association with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Nazism']neo-Nazis[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gxk3kxjr0o'](BBC News)[/URL] [URL='https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/07/entertainment/kanye-west-wireless-festival-statement-scli-intl'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea_migrant_smuggling']Mediterranean Sea migrant smuggling[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Organization_for_Migration']International Organization for Migration[/URL] reports that at least 990 deaths have been recorded in 2026 across the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea']Mediterranean Sea[/URL], making it one of the deadliest starts to a year since 2014, with over 180 people feared dead or missing in the latest shipwrecks since 28 March. [URL='https://www.iom.int/news/over-180-feared-dead-mediterranean-death-toll-nears-1000-2026'](IOM)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TGV']TGV[/URL] train collides with a military lorry on a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Level_crossing']level crossing[/URL] at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C5%93ux-les-Mines']Nœux-les-Mines[/URL], France. The train driver is killed and 27 people are wounded. [URL='https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/train-driver-killed-27-injured-33724550'](Liverpool Echo)[/URL] [*]The death toll from natural disasters, including heavy rain, storms and floods, rises to 188 in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan']Afghanistan[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL]. [URL='https://www.brecorder.com/news/40415202/storms-floods-kill-188-in-pakistan-afghanistan-over-two-weeks'](Brecorder)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba%E2%80%93United_States_relations']Cuba–United States relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Cuban_crisis']2026 Cuban crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Cuba']Cuban president[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Secretary_of_the_Communist_Party_of_Cuba']First Secretary of the Communist Party[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_D%C3%ADaz-Canel']Miguel Díaz-Canel[/URL] warns the United States that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Revolutionary_Armed_Forces']his forces[/URL] will wage a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerrilla_warfare']guerrilla warfare[/URL] campaign if the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces']U.S. military[/URL] invades and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_occupation']occupies[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba']the country[/URL]. [URL='https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/video/cubas-leader-warns-of-guerrilla-style-campaign-if-u-s-attacks-island/'](CBS News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq%E2%80%93Kuwait_relations']Iraq–Kuwait relations[/URL] [LIST] [*]Protestors storm the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait']Kuwaiti[/URL] consulate in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basra']Basra[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq']Iraq[/URL], after a rocket attack launched from Kuwait killed three people in Basra. [URL='https://www.turkiyetoday.com/region/protesters-storm-kuwaits-consulate-in-iraqs-basra-after-rocket-kills-three-3217644?s=1'](Turkiye Today)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crimes_in_Afghanistan']War crimes in Afghanistan[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Army']Australian Army[/URL] veteran and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Cross_for_Australia']Victoria Cross[/URL] recipient [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Roberts-Smith']Ben Roberts-Smith[/URL] is arrested by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Federal_Police']police[/URL] at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Airport']Sydney Airport[/URL] for alleged [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crime']war crimes[/URL] committed between 2009 and 2012 during his [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_in_the_War_in_Afghanistan']deployment[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_%282001%E2%80%932021%29'] Afghanistan[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australias-most-decorated-soldier-ben-roberts-smith-arrested-over-alleged-war-2026-04-07/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_South_Sudan']Corruption in South Sudan[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sudan']South Sudan[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_South_Sudan']President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salva_Kiir_Mayardit']Salva Kiir Mayardit[/URL] sacks [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Legislative_Assembly']National Legislative Assembly[/URL] speaker [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jemma_Nunu_Kumba']Jemma Nunu Kumba[/URL] and her deputy Parmena Awerial Aluong after his [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan_People%27s_Liberation_Movement']ruling party[/URL] backed a no-confidence vote accusing them of corruption and mismanagement. [URL='https://panafricanvisions.com/2026/04/kiir-removes-speaker-jemma-nunu-kumba-in-major-south-sudan-political-shake-up/'](Pan African Visions)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/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_in_the_United_States']Protests against the 2026 Iran war in the United States[/URL] [LIST] [*]Activists in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco']San Francisco[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California']California[/URL] organize an emergency [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-war_movement']anti-war rally[/URL] at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Federal_Building']Federal Building[/URL] to protest against Trump’s threats and rhetoric of military action against Iranian infrastructure and nuclear power plants. [URL='https://nationaltoday.com/us/ca/san-francisco/news/2026/04/07/san-francisco-activists-call-for-general-strike-to-protest-threat-of-war-with-iran/'](National Today)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Iran calls on the population to form [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_chain_%28politics%29']human chains[/URL] around [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_infrastructure']critical infrastructure[/URL] such as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_station']power stations[/URL] and bridges ahead of a U.S. deadline that threatens their destruction. [URL='https://thehill.com/policy/international/5819100-iran-trump-threats-power-plans-human-chain/']([I]The Hill[/I])[/URL] [*]Human chain protests are held across bridge and power plant structures in Iran to protest against Trump's threats against civilian infrastructure. [URL='https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/04/07/iran-war-latest-news-trump-deadline-israel-strait-of-hormuz/#1775575180976']([I]The Telegraph UK[/I])[/URL] [*]Citizens in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilam%2C_Iran']Ilam[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilam_province']Ilam province[/URL], Iran form a human chain protest against Trump's threats against key infrastructure in the country. [URL='https://www.awazthevoice.in/world-news/iran-s-ilam-sees-human-chain-protest-amid-rising-tensions-with-us-56340.html'](Away The Voice)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections']2026 United States House of Representatives elections[/URL] [LIST] [*]Amidst the Iran war, a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Georgia%27s_14th_congressional_district_special_election']special election[/URL] between [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_%28United_States%29']Democrat[/URL] Shawn Harris and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_%28United_States%29']Republican[/URL] Clayton Fuller is held in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%28U.S._state%29']Georgia[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia%27s_14th_congressional_district']14th congressional district[/URL] to replace former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives']U.S. Rep[/URL]. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie_Taylor_Greene']Marjorie Taylor Greene[/URL]. [URL='https://abcnews.com/Politics/georgia-runoff-election-replace-marjorie-taylor-greene-2/story?id=131766302'](ABC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_of_Vietnam']National Assembly of Vietnam[/URL] re-elects [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Secretary_of_the_Communist_Party_of_Vietnam']General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%B4_L%C3%A2m']Tô Lâm[/URL] as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Vietnam']president[/URL] for the 2026–2031 tenure. [URL='https://english.news.cn/20260407/ed18537e45de4a1dabae914f80d5a145/c.html'](Xinhua)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_April_7"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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