Saturday, April 25, 2026

Malian minister of defence Sadio Camara is killed during the start of coordinated attacks in the country.

Nepal was struck by a magnitude-7.8 earthquake, killing more than 8,000 people.

A water crisis began when officials in Flint, Michigan, switched the city's water supply to the Flint River, leading to contamination.

Daniel Chong is discovered in a holding room in San Diego, having been incarcerated for five days without food or water.

Violeta Chamorro took office as President of Nicaragua, becoming the first female head of state in the Americas to have been elected in her own right.

Mswati III (pictured) was crowned King of Swaziland, succeeding his father Sobhuza II.

The first issue of The Jakarta Post was published in Indonesia.

British prime minister Margaret Thatcher told journalists in Downing Street to "rejoice" upon hearing news of the successful recapture of South Georgia from Argentine forces in the Falklands War.