Pakistan closes land border and airspace to India after Kashmir attack
Pakistan has shut its border and airspace to India indefinitely after the Pahalgam attack, escalating already severe tensions between the nuclear rivals.
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Gunmen kill at least 20 in Nigerian mining village, rights group says
Armed men on motorcycles killed at least 20 people in a mining village in northwest Nigeria, extending a wave of violence that has left communities repeatedly exposed and insecure.
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Al-Shabab says it seized Wargaadhi base as Somali forces dispute battlefield outcome
Fighting over a strategic base in Middle Shabelle left competing claims of victory, with al-Shabab saying it took Wargaadhi and Somali officials insisting they killed more than 40 attackers.
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Benin's deadly border attack exposes the cost of a widening Sahel insurgency
Benin says 54 soldiers were killed in an attack near its northern borders with Burkina Faso and Niger, revising sharply higher an earlier toll of eight and marking the country's deadliest known insurgent attack.
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Kyiv Hit by Hourslong Russian Barrage in Deadliest Assault Since July
Russia launched an extended missile and drone attack on Kyiv that killed at least 12 people, making it the deadliest strike on the Ukrainian capital since July and prompting a rare public rebuke of Moscow from U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Pope Francis lies in state in St. Peter’s Basilica as mourners file past casket
Francis’s body was moved to St. Peter’s Basilica for three days of public viewing before his funeral, drawing thousands to the Vatican.
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India closes main Pakistan border crossing after Kashmir attack
New Delhi suspended a landmark water treaty, expelled diplomats and ordered some Pakistani visa holders to leave after a deadly attack in Kashmir.
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Russian drone strike on workers’ bus in Marhanets kills nine, Ukraine says
A Russian drone hit a civilian bus in Marhanets on April 23, killing nine people and injuring dozens more, according to Ukrainian officials and the Guardian report from the scene.
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Hamas sends delegation to Cairo as Israeli strikes kill 26 across Gaza
The visit to Egypt came after Hamas rejected Israel's latest ceasefire proposal and as aid restrictions deepened a humanitarian crisis in the enclave.
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Gunmen attack tourists in Pahalgam, killing at least 26 people
The supplied report says 26 people were killed and more than a dozen were injured on **2025-04-22**.
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Klaus Schwab steps down as World Economic Forum founder moves aside
Klaus Schwab is leaving the helm of the World Economic Forum after more than half a century shaping the Davos institution he created.
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Pope Francis Dies at 88, Ending a Papacy That Reshaped the Church
Cardinal Kevin Farrell announced Pope Francis's death on Easter Monday, closing a 12-year papacy marked by humility, reform efforts, and sharp internal resistance.
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Pakistan Arrests 178 After Attacks on KFC Restaurants
Police recorded at least 11 attacks across major cities amid Gaza-war protests, while a fatal shooting at one outlet remained under investigation.
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Rubio warns US may abandon Ukraine peace effort within days
The secretary of state’s blunt deadline signals that Washington is prepared to step back if diplomacy does not produce visible progress quickly.
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Mob attack kills Ahmadi man in Karachi
On April 18, 2025, a mob of hardline Islamists attacked Pakistan’s Ahmadiyya community in Karachi, killing one man and exposing once again the vulnerability of the minority group.
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Houthi health ministry says U.S. strike on Ras Isa port killed 74
The Houthi-run health ministry said a U.S. strike on the Ras Isa oil port killed 74 people and wounded 171, the deadliest known attack in Trump’s new campaign.
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Israeli strikes kill at least 37 in Gaza tent camp as displaced families burn alive
2025-04-17 event: Civil defence officials said strikes hit tents for displaced Palestinians in al-Mawasi, killing at least 37 people and injuring dozens more.
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Somali Government Says Joint Somali-US Strikes Killed 12 Al-Shabaab Fighters
Somalia said two joint air strikes with the United States killed 12 Al-Shabaab fighters in central Somalia and destroyed a vessel carrying weapons for the insurgent group, presenting the operations as part of continuing counterterror pressure.
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U.S. strikes hit Houthi-held Yemen as campaign intensifies
Suspected U.S. airstrikes hit multiple parts of Houthi-controlled Yemen on 2025-04-17, with authorities in Sanaa reporting at least one death and no immediate details from the U.S. military.
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Peru’s Nadine Heredia arrives in Brazil after asylum deal
The former first lady and her son landed in Brasília after Peru sentenced her and ex-president Ollanta Humala to 15 years in prison for money laundering.
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Russian Strikes Hit Kherson, Killing One and Wounding Nine
2025-04-16 event: Ukrainian officials said glide bombs and artillery struck civilian sites in Kherson as Russian attacks continued across the country.
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Maldives parliament approves ban on Israeli passports
Lawmakers voted to amend the Immigration Act so that Israeli passport holders will be barred from entering the Maldives until the war in Gaza is judged to have ended.
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Ukraine removes Sumy governor after ceremony controversy
Volodymyr Artiukh’s dismissal came after accusations that a planned military awards event helped create conditions for a deadly Russian strike.
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Roadside bomb kills three police officers in Balochistan as insurgency escalates
Officials say a police bus was hit in Mastung district, sending injured officers to hospital and renewing concern over militant attacks in Pakistan’s southwest.
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