Monday 15th April 2024
The Japanese Foreign Ministry has raised its four-stage danger ranking for most of Iran to level 3, which urges people to avoid all travel to the country. (The Japan News)
Donors have raised more than 2 billion euros of aid for Sudan after over one year of war. (Reuters)
Severe floods in Tanzania have killed 58 people and affected more than 126,000 people along the coast. (AP)
Pro-Palistinian protests have blocked key infrastructure across the United States, with the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco experiencing parked vehicles causing tail-ups on both sides. (The Washington Post)
Lee Hsien Loong has announced he will step down as the Prime Minister of Singapore, with Lawrence Wong set to take over. (CNA)
Tuesday 16th April 2024
The commander of Hezbollah’s coastal sector and senior officials in several positions have been killed. (Israel Defence Forces)
Argentina has agreed to buy 24 F-16s from Denmark in a deal worth around $300 million. (AP)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has signed a new army draft into law to reinforce troops. (Reuters)
Israeli settlers have killed two Palestinians in the West Bank. (The Guardian)
Australian police have said the knife attack on an Assyrian church bishop was terrorist-related. (Reuters)
Wednesday 17th April 2024
Eighteen people have been killed in Russian missile attacks on Chernihiv, Ukraine. (BBC News)
Vietnam has mounted a $24 billion rescue of a bank engulfed in fraud. (Reuters)
One person has died as more than 254 mm of rain fell in less than 24 hours in Al Ain, UAE, as the region dealt with some of the heaviest rain since records began. (Reuters)
The Biden administration has reimposed sanctions on Venezuelan oil and gas. (The Washington Post)
Thursday 18th April 2024
German authorities have arrested two German-Russian nationals for an alleged military sabotage plot on behalf of Russia. (Reuters)
The US has vetoed a widely supported resolution backing full United Nations membership for Palestine. (AP)
Friday 19th April 2024
Israel launched a missile attack on targets in Iran, with explosions heard in Iran’s Isfahan. (Al Jazeera)
Seven people were killed after Russian airstrikes in the Dnipropetrovsk region. (BBC News)
The US is withdrawing all its troops out of Niger. (The Washington Post)
Saturday 20th April 2024
More than 14 Palestinians have been killed as violence in the West Bank continues. (Reuters)
Thousands of people came out to protest in Tenerife, saying, “We don’t want to see our island die,” in reference to the tourist industry, which accounts for 35% of the island’s economy. (Reuters)
The House of Representatives has passed a $95 billion aid package to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. (ABC News)
Sunday 21st April 2024
Israel has struck the southern Gaza city of Rafah, killing 22 people, most of whom are children. (AP)
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