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)
- Kryvyi Rih strikes
- 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)
- 2025 Shabelle offensive
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)
- Executive Order 14257
Disasters and accidents
- 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.[1]
International relations
- Israel–United Kingdom relations
- Israel blocks two British Labour Party MPs from entering the country. (Reuters)
- South Sudan–United States relations, Immigration policy of the second Donald Trump administration
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces the revocation of all visas of South Sudanese passport holders, citing "the failure of South Sudan's transitional government to accept the return of its repatriated citizens in a timely manner." (BBC)
Politics and elections
- Protests against the second presidency of Donald Trump
- "Hands Off" protests against President Donald Trump occur across the United States. (The New York Times)
Sports
- 2025 Grand National
- In horse racing, Nick Rockett, rode by Irish jockey Patrick Mullins, wins the 2025 Grand National at Aintree Racecourse in England. (BBC Sport)