News headlines: April 3 to April 25
- April 3 - President of Egypt el-Sisi visits the White House
- April 3 - Trump, El-Sisi said to plan peace summit between Israel, the Palestinians and Arabs for this summer and Middle East threat
- April 4 - worst chemical attack in years in Syria; U.S. blames Assad
- April 5 - Jordan’s King Abdullah speak of Israeli-Palestinians peace summit and Middle East threats
- April 6 - Putin rebukes Netanyahu over “groundless” accusations on suspected chemical incident in Syria
- April 7 - President of China XI visits President Trump at Mar-a-lago
- April 7 – U.S. sends 59 tomahawk cruise missiles into Syria; hitting precisely 58 targets
- April 7 - Russian warships heading towards U.S. Navy destroyers that fired the missiles
- April 8 – Two Coptic Christian churches bombed in Egypt; ISIS declares responsibility
- April 8 – Egyptian President el-Sisi calls for 90-day state of emergency
- April 8 - Putin outraged at Trump’s Syrian attack
- April 8 - Trump warns North Korea on their nuclear program and missile firings
- April 8 – U.S. moves aircraft carrier and ships toward North Korea
- April 9 – Russia must stop insisting on al-Assad’s leadership in Syria: Turkish foreign minister
- April 11 – U.S. strike destroyed fifth of Assad air force, General Mattis says
- April 11 - Tillerson: Russia must choose between Iranian axis and U.S.: said it is clear “to all of us that the reign of the Assad family is coming to an end.”
- April 11 - Rex Tillerson says, “it is clear” Bashar al-Assad must go
- April 12 - Trump said it “was not possible” for peace with Assad still in power. “Are we insisting on it? No. But I do think it’s going to happen at a certain point,” Trump said, adding that it’s not impossible for peace with Assad still in power.
- April 12 - Russian nuclear-capable bombers fly near Japan, U.S. officials say
- April 12 - North Korea said to ready nuclear test as tensions climb
- April 12 - Putin says Russia-U.S. relations have “worsened” under Trump
- April 12 - Tillerson says U.S.-Russia ties at “low point,” calls for easing tensions after Putin meeting
- April 12 - Trump says Russia relations may be at “all-time low,” praises Tillerson
- April 12 - Russia accuses U.S. of unlawful Syria raid, as Tillerson visits
- April 12 - Secretary of State Tillerson meets with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in Moscow
- April 13 - U.S. drops "mother of all bombs" in Afghanistan on ISIS, marking weapon's first use
- April 13 - Russia on Friday, April 14, will host high-level talks on Afghanistan with Iranian, Pakistani and Chinese diplomats, the Kremlin said. But the United States, irked by Moscow’s recent outreach to the Taliban, has not confirmed whether it will attend.
- April 13 – Syria’s Assad says chemical attack “100 percent fabrication”
- April 13 - Trump raises the stakes for Russia and Iran
- April 13 - Report: Palestinian delegation to visit Washington this month, ahead of expected upcoming Trump-Abbas White House meeting
- April 14 - North Korean official: We're ready for war if Trump wants it
- April 14 - China is suddenly leaning on North Korea — and it might be thanks to Trump – Washington Post
- April 14 - China Warns of War Risk as Trump Rattles Saber at North Korea
- April 17: US defense chief to visit Israel, Saudi Arabia to talk war aims
- April 17: China and Russia dispatch ships to shadow Donald Trump’s 'armada' as it approaches North Korean waters - Japanese media report
- April 17: Trump on North Korea: 'Gotta behave'
- April 17: North Korea 'will test missiles weekly', senior official tells BBC
- April 17: US sends newest F-35 stealth fighters to Europe
- April 18: Abbas to visit the White House on May 3
- April 18: Russian bombers again fly near Alaska
- April 18: FBI Investigating Radical Terrorists in All 50 States as Threats Hit Peak
- April 18: Iran shows off new air defense systems, declares ‘Death to Israel’
- April 19: Iran TV: ‘Mad Dog’ brags of being anti-Iran in Saudi visit, Tillerson catches up
- April 19: Secretary of State Tillerson speaks of Iran's ominous behavior, puts them on notice
- April 19: Trump raps Iran for violating ‘spirit’ of nuclear deal at White House press conference
- April 19: Russia claims it can wipe out US Navy with single 'electronic bomb'
- April 20: Russia moves troops, helicopters, and armored vehicles with North Korea border as Putin braces for war
- April 20: North Korea threatens to 'turn the US to ashes' with a super mighty preemptive strike' in latest war of words
- April 20: Ambassador Haley wants Iran, not Israel, at core of UN's Middle East agenda
- April 20: Syrian government moves aircraft to Russian base for protection
- April 21: Meeting Mattis, Netanyahu hails ‘welcome change’ of US leadership
- April 21: In Israel, Pentagon chief says Iran deal ‘still stands’; issues warning
- April 21: Russian jets buzz Alaska for fourth day in a row: report
- April 24: Trump discusses North Korea tensions with Asian leaders
- April 24: President Trump hosts unusual meeting with UN Security Council
- April 25: U.S. Senate Called to White House for briefing on North Korea
- April 25: North Korea reportedly holds live-fire drill as U.S. nuclear-powered sub approaches
- April 25: Top IDF officer: North Korea tensions could impact Israel's security