Herald section
The latest reporting from across the Belfast Herald news desks.
At least 37 people, including children, were killed in Israeli strikes on a tented area for displaced Palestinians in al-Mawasi, Gaza Strip, according to the Hamas-run civil defence agency. The strikes targeted an area where displaced civilians had gathered, resulting in rapid fire spread and multiple fatalities.
The Israel Defense Forces began expanding the Morag Corridor buffer zone to incorporate Rafah in southern Gaza, aiming to link it with the Philadelphi Corridor. Witnesses reported the demolition of structures in Rafah during the operation.
The UK has suspended imports of cheese and meat from the EU to prevent foot-and-mouth disease spread, affecting travellers and restricting animal-origin products.
The European Union and the United Kingdom have pledged humanitarian funding for Sudan, while a rival government was announced by the RSF. No diplomatic breakthrough emerged from the London conference.
The Parliament of the Maldives has passed an amendment to the Immigration Act that prohibits entry for individuals traveling on Israeli passports, following a unanimous vote after a 308-day delay.
Two Russian Iskander-M missiles carrying cluster munitions struck Sumy on Palm Sunday, killing at least 34 people and injuring 117, including children, during a religious service and military ceremony.
Israel bombed the Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital in Gaza City, destroying part of the facility and killing one child during evacuation. The hospital, managed by the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, was the last fully operational medical centre in the area.
Firefighters extinguished a gorse fire on Glenshane Road in Maghera, with ten appliances and 75 personnel in attendance, following a busy week of wildfire responses.