Portal:Current events/2025 April 5

April 5, 2025 (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Kryvyi Rih strikes
  - The Ukrainian government declares April 6 as a day of mourning following yesterday's Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, that killed twenty people, one of the deadliest strikes since the start of the invasion. (de Volkskrant)
Somali Civil War
- 2025 Shabelle offensive
  - Colonel Nur Farey, the senior Somali military commander of the 14th brigade, is assassinated by a man believed to be an al-Shabaab militant in Addow Dibille near Afgoye, Lower Shabelle, Somalia. (Hiiraan Online)

Business and economy

Tariffs in the second Trump administration, Executive orders in the second presidency of Donald Trump
- Executive Order 14257
  - The first of two tariff rounds go into effect in the United States, containing a 10% blanket tariff on every import into the country. The second round of country-specific tariffs is scheduled to go into effect on April 9. (Reuters)
  - UK-based multinational car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover suspends vehicle exports to the United States for a month to evaluate the impact of Trump's tariffs on the automotive industry. (Fox Business)

Disasters and accidents

Three vehicles collided in Bomet County, Kenya, killing 15 and injuring 14. (TUKO)
A car veered off the Pan-American Highway and crashed into a tree near Del Viso, Argentina, killing five and injuring one. (Minutouno)
A minibus crashed into a parked truck in Kalaburagi, India, killing five and injuring 11. Jagran)
Two people are killed after a caravan catches fire at a campsite in Skegness, Lincolnshire, England. (Sky News)
Two reporters are killed after a metal structure collapses during the Festival Ceremonia in Mexico City, Mexico. (USA Today)
Two tour buses collide along the Chūō Expressway in Hachiōji, Tokyo, injuring 47 people. (Kyodo News)

International relations

Politics and elections

Sports