- A gunman opened fire near the security screening area at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday night while President Trump, the First Lady, Vice President Vance, and cabinet members were inside the ballroom. The suspect, identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, a part-time teacher and video game developer from Torrance, California, was subdued and taken into custody before reaching the ballroom. One Secret Service agent was struck but protected by a bulletproof vest and is expected to recover; no other injuries were reported. https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/26/us/white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooter-teacher-invs?cid=ios_app
- At least 14 people were killed and 20 wounded after an explosive was detonated on the Pan-American Highway in the El Tunel sector of Cajibío in Colombia’s southwestern Cauca province. Governor Octavio Guzmán condemned it as an indiscriminate attack against the civilian population, and regional authorities called on the national government to take decisive action in the conflict-affected area. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/25/explosion-in-southwest-colombia-kills-at-leat-seven-state-governor-says
- Mexico’s security cabinet said two U.S. federal agents killed in a car crash in the northern state of Chihuahua, widely reported to be CIA officers returning from destroying a clandestine drug lab, had no formal authorization to participate in operations on Mexican soil. One had entered the country as a visitor and the other on a diplomatic passport, and the Mexican government stressed that its law does not permit foreign agents to conduct operations within national territory. Two Mexican officers were also killed when the vehicle drove off a ravine and exploded. https://apnews.com/article/mexico-cia-agents-crash-authorized-us-d3c3cb0e82103e45751baa9df8f5cd
- The Philippine government’s anti-insurgency task force said two Americans were among 19 suspected New People’s Army communist guerrillas killed in clashes with army troops on April 19 in the town of Toboso in Negros Occidental province. The two Americans had arrived in the Philippines in March and subsequently traveled to the area. The task force warned Americans of Filipino descent to be wary of being recruited by left-wing groups to support the insurgency. https://apnews.com/article/communist-new-peoples-army-rebels-philippines-americans-71d868ad48c27476348ea2ae16ee7b97
- Parts of southern Bolívar state in Venezuela experienced a blackout due to an electrical line failure. The country remains heavily reliant on the Guri Dam hydroelectric plant for approximately 80 percent of its electricity, and recurring outages have been a persistent issue driven by aging infrastructure, underinvestment, and the loss of skilled workers. https://alertas24.com/se-registra-un-apagon-en-el-sur-del-estado-bolivar/
- Argentine President Javier Milei renewed the country’s sovereignty claim over the Falkland Islands, declaring them forever Argentine and saying his government is doing everything possible to reclaim them. The move comes amid strained U.S.-U.K. relations, with a leaked Pentagon memo suggesting the U.S. could reassess support for British overseas territories, potentially opening a diplomatic window that Argentina is hoping to exploit through its close alliance with President Trump. https://time.com/article/2026/04/25/falkland-islands-javier-milei-trump/
- More than 1,000 firefighters battled two wildfires near the town of Otsuchi in Iwate Prefecture for a fifth consecutive day on Sunday, with hilly terrain, dry weather, and winds hampering containment. Over 3,000 residents, roughly a third of Otsuchi’s population, have been evacuated, at least eight buildings have burned, and no rain is forecast for the coming week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/26/japan/japan-iwate-wildfire-day-5/
- Peru’s government condemned the explosive attack on the Pan-American Highway in Colombia’s Cauca province, expressing solidarity with the victims and the Colombian people. https://www.prensa-latina.cu/2026/04/26/gobierno-de-peru-condena-atentado-con-explosivos-en-colombia/
- RSF drones targeted a state capital in Sudan, part of the paramilitary group’s ongoing pattern of drone attacks on government-held cities and civilian infrastructure throughout the country’s civil war. https://sudantribune.com/article/313138
- Ukrainian long-range drones struck the Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery in Yaroslavl, one of Russia’s top five refineries, causing a major fire, while a separate strike damaged a sulfuric acid pipeline at the Apatit nitrogen complex in the Volgograd region. The attacks are part of Kyiv’s continuing campaign to degrade the industrial infrastructure funding Moscow’s war effort. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/74770
- Russia attacked Ukraine with 144 drones on the night of April 25–26, launching Shahed and other types from multiple Russian cities. Ukrainian air defenses engaged the incoming drones across the country’s north, south, and east; the attack followed a massive combined strike the previous night involving 666 missiles and drones that killed at least eight people and injured dozens in the city of Dnipro. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/04/26/8031863/
- Police in Northern Ireland responded to a security alert in the Kingsway area of Dunmurry, on the outskirts of Belfast, after an explosion was reported outside a PSNI police station late Saturday night. Videos on social media showed a car on fire outside the station, with unconfirmed reports that a car had been hijacked beforehand. Homes were evacuated, cordons put in place, and no injuries were reported. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp846668401o
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