Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Kharkiv strikes
    • Russian forces target Kharkiv with at least 13 Geran-2 drones, causing fires in industrial and residential areas and injuring eight people, including a child. (Ukrainska Pravda)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Siege of El Fasher
    • At least two civilians are killed in the artillery shelling of a displacement camp in El Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan, by the Rapid Support Forces. (AP)
• Gaza war
  • Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces the country's military will seize large areas of land in the Gaza Strip and establish a new occupation zone called the Morag Corridor, potentially stretching from Rafah to Khan Younis. (AP)
• Myanmar civil war
  • The ruling junta in Myanmar declares a temporary ceasefire with the National Unity Government-in-exile and its various allied ethnic armed organizations to facilitate relief efforts following the M{{sub|W}} 7.7 earthquake in the country several days ago. The ceasefire is expected to last until April 22. (DW)

Arts and culture

• Classical archaeology
  • Archaeologists with the Vienna Museum announce the discovery of a mass grave in Simmering district in Vienna, Austria, of around 150 Ancient Roman soldiers from the 1st century who likely died in a battle. (DW) (Caledonian Record)

Business and economy

• Tariffs in the second Trump administration
  • China–United States trade war, 2025 United States trade war with Canada and Mexico
    • In a speech dubbed as "Liberation Day" by U.S. president Donald Trump, the president announces a universal 10% tariff on all imports into the United States, a 20% tariff on goods from the European Union, and a 34% tariff on all imports from China. The tariffs will take effect from April 5. (BBC News) (France 24)

Disasters and accidents

• Tornadoes of 2025
  • The Storm Prediction Center in the United States issues a high risk convective outlook over parts of the Mississippi River valley, ahead of an expected tornado outbreak. (Storm Prediction Center) (Nine News)
• Tropical cyclone naming
  • The World Meteorological Organization retires Beryl, Helene, Milton, and John from their rotating list of names for hurricanes for the North Atlantic and East Pacific basins.(WMO)
• A Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-22M strategic bomber aircraft crashes due to a "technical malfunction" in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, killing one crew member and injuring three others. (Reuters)

Health and environment

• The Slovak government approves a plan to cull 350 brown bears after a man was found mauled by a bear on March 30. The government had previously culled 144 bears in 2024. (AP)
• The Polish government increases border controls with Slovakia in response to the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease among Slovakia's and Hungary's livestock. (TVN24)

Law and crime

• War on drugs in Ecuador
  • A court in New York City indicts José Adolfo Macías Villamar, the leader of the organized crime syndicate Los Choneros, on seven counts of drug trafficking, conspiracy, arms trafficking, and illegal drug distribution in the United States. Villamar is not currently in U.S. custody. (AP)

Sports

• 2025 CFL season
  • TSN president Stewart Johnston is announced as the 15th commissioner of the Canadian Football League, replacing Randy Ambrosie who had served in the role since 2017. (CBC)