One person has been killed by projectile fragments after United States-Israeli strikes targeted a location close to Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The agency, citing confirmation from Iranian authorities, stated that there was “no increase in radiation levels” following Saturday’s attack, in a post on X.
A tragic incident unfolded on Friday night at the Alejandro Villanueva Stadium in Lima, Peru, where a stampede among football fans resulted in at least one fatality and over 60 injuries, according to authorities. The crush occurred on the south stands of the stadium, as supporters of the Alianza Lima team had gathered for a "flag-waving event" ahead of their scheduled match against arch-rivals Universitario. The cause of the stampede remains unclear, with the chaos erupting before the event had officially begun.
Last year in Afghanistan, 471 civilians were killed as a result of explosions from unexploded ordnance. The data was presented by UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Richard Bennett ahead of the International Day for Mine Awareness, highlighting the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the country.
In Germany, all men aged 17 to 45 are now required to obtain a permit from the Bundeswehr (German armed forces) if they plan to leave the country for more than three months. This requirement applies to any travel purpose, including study, contract work, or long-term travel.
Russian forces conducted air attacks on the Kharkiv region in northeastern Ukraine over the past 24 hours, resulting in significant casualties. According to Kharkiv Regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov, the attacks killed at least four people and injured 11 others. Syniehubov stated on Saturday that the strikes targeted the city of Kharkiv and 11 other towns and villages, highlighting the ongoing escalation in the conflict zone.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has established a special department and appointed a special representative for Central Asia, including Uzbekistan, in a move purportedly aimed at revitalizing relations. The position is held by Ambassador to Kazakhstan Viktor Maiko. Deputy Foreign Minister Oleksandr Mishchenko visited Tashkent for talks focused on enhancing bilateral ties, though these efforts are reportedly hampered by the ongoing conflict and its economic fallout.
US President Donald Trump is seeking to marginalize South Africa on the global stage, with relations deteriorating sharply since his return to the White House in 2025. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa recently lambasted “vicious global right-wing forces”—widely understood as a reference to Trump—in response to the US leader’s unsubstantiated claims of a “genocide” against the white minority in South Africa.
Iranian authorities have executed two men convicted of membership in the banned People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) opposition group, in the latest action targeting dissidents. Abolhassan Montazer and Vahid Baniamerian were hanged on Saturday morning after the country’s Supreme Court upheld earlier sentences that convicted them of PMOI/MEK membership and "armed rebellion through involvement in multiple terrorist acts," according to the Iranian judiciary website Mizan Online.
The Artemis II mission has successfully continued its lunar flyby path, passing the halfway point between Earth and the Moon, NASA announced. Mission control in Houston held a call with the four astronauts aboard the Orion capsule late Friday, informing them of their significant location—now 219,000 kilometers (136,080 miles) from Earth, closer to the Moon than to our planet. This milestone occurred just two days, five hours, and 24 minutes after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Customs officers in Samara stopped a microbus traveling from Uzbekistan to the Moscow region via Kazakhstan for inspection. Inside the vehicle, they found cages containing 93 rare parrots, Bahama ducks, and mountain turkeys.
US President Donald Trump allegedly stated that the federal government should allocate more funding to defense rather than childcare and healthcare, asserting that these responsibilities should fall to individual states. According to CNN, these remarks were made during a closed-door Easter dinner, with a recording later published and subsequently removed.
Ukrainian authorities have claimed that Russia is deploying "new tactics" in its aerial assaults on the country. On Friday, Ukraine came under extensive daytime attacks involving missiles and drones fitted with jet engines, resulting in the deaths of at least 14 people across multiple regions, including Kharkiv, Kyiv, Sumy, Zhytomyr, and Dnipropetrovsk.