U.S. President Donald Trump says that the U.S. has begun "clearing out" naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
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April 11, 2026 (Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
At least ten people, including three emergency workers, are killed by Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon.
Israel rejects a ceasefire with Hezbollah.
It is reported that a prominent senior North Darfur commander in the Rapid Support Forces has defected to the Sudanese Army.
The Yemeni Army and Houthis engage in intense fighting in the As-Silw district in Taiz Governorate, Yemen, killing two soldiers. Additionally, the Yemeni Army says that it repelled a Houthi attack.
The Lebanese government reports that the death toll from the war has surpassed 2,000 people.
India-flagged LPG gas tanker Jag Vikram crosses the Strait of Hormuz, becoming the first Indian vessel to cross the Hormuz since the ceasefire. It is expected to arrive in Mumbai on April 15.
The delegations of the Iran and the United States arrive in Islamabad, Pakistan, for ceasefire talks, the highest-level engagement between the two countries since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, with the Iranian delegation led by parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and the U.S. delegation led by vice president JD Vance.
The U.S. Central Command confirms that the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS Frank Peterson and USS Michael Murphy have crossed the Strait of Hormuz to ensure the strait is clear of naval mines.
Russia and Ukraine announce a 32-hour ceasefire in observation of Orthodox Easter, alongside a prisoner exchange of 175 servicemen.
At least 200 people are feared dead after a Nigerian Air Force airstrike accidentally hits a market instead of Boko Haram militants in Yobe State, Nigeria.
Five people are killed in two airstrikes carried out by the United States Navy against an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific.
Disasters and accidents
The Afghan disaster authority says that the death toll from recent floods in Afghanistan rises to 178 with 236 people injured, including 22 more deaths recorded in 24 hours.
At least 13 people are killed and 30 others are injured when a bus crashes into two trucks in Katihar district, Bihar, India.
A speeding truck crashes into at least 22 vehicles and a village gym in Davao City, Philippines, killing six people and injuring six others.
Two people are killed and at least three others are injured after a building collapsed in Germasogeia, Limassol, Cyprus.
International relations
Pakistan announces that Qatar and Saudi Arabia will provide US$5 billion in financial assistance to support the country's foreign exchange reserves and enable it to repay $3.5 billion of debt to the United Arab Emirates by the end of April.
Politics and elections
The Council of Representatives elects PUK candidate Nizar Amidi as president of Iraq in the second round, defeating Muthana Amin of the Kurdistan Islamic Union in a 227–15 vote.
Anti-war and anti-government protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu occur across Israel, including 2,000 protesters at Habima Square in Tel Aviv that exceeded court-ordered limits. Protests also occur in Jerusalem and Haifa.
Preliminary results released after yesterday's presidential election reveal that incumbent president IsmaĂŻl Omar Guelleh has won a sixth term in office with 97.81% of the vote, beating CDU candidate Mohamed Farah Samatar, who took 2.19% of the vote.
Amidst the Islamabad ceasefire talks, Iranian diaspora protesters gather in Bangkok, Thailand to reaffirm their calls for regime change.
Sports
In golf, Shane Lowry becomes the first player to accomplish multiple holes in one in the Masters Tournament.
In horse racing, I Am Maximus, ridden by Irish jockey Paul Townend, wins this year's Grand National at Aintree Racecourse, England, becoming the second horse since Red Rum to win the Grand National twice.
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