What happened around the world last week, April 21-27, 2025?
In just one week, there have been many events happening in the world, including politics, economics, environment, and religion. Yologreennews has compiled the news of these events in this article.
1.Pope Francis
A major event that occurred in the past week that made headlines around the world was the “death of Pope Francis” on April 21, 2025. Tens of thousands of Christians traveled to the basilica to pay their respects to Pope Francis, the former head of the Catholic Church and former head of the Vatican City State.
What followed after the death of Pope Francis was the selection of the next pope through a meeting of cardinals, known as the Conclave.
2.Just Stop Oil ceases its role
Just Stop Oil is a group of climate activists who are calling on the UK government to stop granting licenses for future drilling or production of fossil fuels in the UK, which threatens to worsen the climate crisis.
Recently, the environmental activist group “Just Stop Oil” officially ceased its campaign after the UK government cancelled oil and gas drilling in the North Sea, marking a victory for the movement that began in 2022.
3.Terrorism in “Kashmir”
“Kashmir” is a place known as “heaven on earth” located in the Himalayas. It is surrounded by beautiful nature. But no matter how beautiful it is, this land is never peaceful.
Kashmir is a land that has been in conflict between India and Pakistan for more than 10 years. Until Tuesday, April 22, 2025, a group of terrorists shot tourists, resulting in no less than 26 deaths. The cause of the conflict that has occurred for a long time is the struggle for the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
4.“Trump’s” tariff policy
During the chaotic first 100 days since President Donald Trump returned to office, he has created something that many countries are very worried about, which is the “US tariff war”, which has affected trade in many countries around the world, especially China. Our Thailand has also been affected by this, which the United States Thailand’s import tax increases to 36%
5.Earthquake
During April 21-27, 2025, earthquakes occurred in many areas, including a 6.2-magnitude earthquake in Istanbul, Turkey, and a 4.6-magnitude earthquake on the east coast of Australia near the Hunter Valley, causing buildings to shake, injuring hundreds of people, and aftershocks throughout the region.
6.Tragedy in Vancouver
On April 27, 2025, the BBC in England reported on the tragedy in Vancouver, Canada, resulting in 11 deaths and at least 20 injuries. The perpetrator drove a car into a 30-year-old Filipino man who is believed to have mental health problems.
7.Explosion in “Iranian Port”
On April 26, 2025, there was an explosion at a ship in Iran. The death toll has risen to 40 and 1,000 injured. The explosion occurred at the Shahid Rajaee port in southern Iran. Hossein Zayedinia, head of the National Disaster Management Organization, said some of the containers at the port contained flammable materials and some contained chemicals, which led to the explosion.
