Illustration in Germany.

Supporters marched in Melbourne in support of Ben Roberts-Smith, calling for charges against him to be dropped and expressing solidarity with current and former members of the Special Air Service Regiment. A separate anti Ben Roberts-Smith protest was held nearby. Roberts-Smith is currently facing five war crime murder charges over alleged killings of unarmed Afghan civilians during deployments in Afghanistan and remains on bail while the case proceeds through court.

2026 Estrella Galicia 0,0 Grand Prix of Spain Qualifying in Jerez, Spain

Swiss playwright, actor, and director Anina Jendreyko gave a talk at the 11th Amed International Festival, organized by the Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality and the Amed City Theater in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir. In the talk titled “We Need Women’s Emancipated Perspective to Avoid Reproducing Power and Violence in Theater,” Jendreyko shared her experiences.

Iranian Kurdish theater director and actor Soran Hosseini staged the play “CM” (Centimeter) in front of the Sezai Karakoc Cultural Center during the 11th Amed International Theater Festival held in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir. In his play, Hosseini recounts the mass killings perpetrated against the Kurds by Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq during the 1990s.

The Shaden Dance Company from Palestine performed its dance piece titled “Feathers” at the 11th Amed International Theater Festival, organized by the Diyarbakir Metropolitan Municipality and the Amed City Theater in the city of Diyarbakir, Turkey. The dance play, written and directed by Shaden Abu Elasal, features Anan Abu Jaber, Maria (Masha) Seman, Haya Khourieh, and Sameha Abbas. The play explores how power shapes our identity, influences our perceptions of beauty and goodness, and drives a person from love to hatred.

Climate activists from Extinction Rebellion, Debt for Climate, and Utrecht for Palestine blocked the A12 ring road near De Meern (at knooppunt Oudenrijn) in Utrecht. They protested to demand an immediate end to Dutch fossil fuel subsidies, which they say amount to Thirty-nine point seven billion euros €39.7–€46.4 Forty-six point four billion euros annually and exacerbate the climate crisis.

Victory of Alexander Zverev 1-6, 6-3, 3-6

Victory of Mirra Andreeva 6-3, 6-2

Victory of Ann Li 6-7(4), 6-2, 0-3.

Victory of Caper Ruud (6-0, 6-1).

Victory of Ann Li 6-7(4), 6-2, 0-3.

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The 81st Anniversary of the Italian Liberation Day (Festa della Liberazione) on April 25 is national holiday at Casa Cervi, former home of the Cervi family in Gattatico (near Reggio Emilia), symbolic center for the Italian Resistance against Fascism.

A meeting with prominent Belarusian human rights defender and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski took place in Vilnius. Bialiatski was sentenced in Minsk to ten years in prison and spent about 4.5 years behind bars before being released in December 2025 as part of a deal between the Lukashenko government and the United States.

On April 25, 2026, a protest rally titled Hands Off Freedom of Speech took place on Cathedral Square in Vilnius, Lithuania. The event opposed proposed amendments to the law on public broadcaster LRT, which organizers viewed as threats to media independence. Lithuanian media estimated attendance at least 25,000 people, based on mobile device data.

Italian Absolute Indoor Open Diving Championships – Men’s 3m Springboard Final in Turin, Italy

Italian Absolute Indoor Open Diving Championships – Women’s 1m Springboard Final in Turin, Italy

Italian Absolute Indoor Open Diving Championships – Women’s 3m Springboard Final in Turin, Italy

German theater director Gisela Hohne (Höhne) attended the 11th Amed International Theater Festival in city of Diyarbakir in Turkey, organized by the Diyarbakir Metropolitan Municipality and the Amed City Theater. Hohne met with theatergoers during a discussion titled “Making Theater with a Different Approach.”

Anti-fur vegan activists from rageactivism protest outside Louis Vuitton in New Bond Street over its continued selling of fur and other animal products. The protest on World Day for Laboratory Animals attracted a large police officer presence. Activists demand the company adopt a fur free policy immediately.

Supports acts opening for Yungblud at London O2 arena The Molotovs and The Warning.

RAGE activists held a vegan protest outside the Louis Vuitton store on New Bond Street, London, opposing the use of animal products in fashion. Police were present in large numbers and carried out searches on several individuals. The protest caused disruption in the area, with officers monitoring the crowd and maintaining access to the store.

Victory of Aryna Sabalenka, 6-1, 6-4.

Photo illustration in Canada

During a rally in Madrid's Plaza de Callao, organized by the platform PararLaGuerra.es (Stop the War.es), which published the second edition of the manifesto Stop the War in the Middle East. Don't Forget Gaza, with over 10,000 signatories, including 234 prominent figures and 253 organizations from 15 countries. The platform was founded on October 29, 2023, denouncing the genocide in Palestine. It has published 10 manifestos and organized 9 nationwide demonstrations.

2026 Mutua Madrid Open in Madrid

Hundreds of animal rights activists took part in the World Day For Animals In Laboratories march, demanding an end to experiments on animals.

2026 Mutua Madrid Open in Madrid

Organisers Tommy Joyce and John Reilly lead members of the Irish travelling community held a peaceful protest outside Mulligans pub in central Manchester. The demonstration follows an incident on Friday, April 17, 2026, where three members of the community were allegedly refused entry to the premises. Protesters marched with a pony and trap from St Peter's Square to Southgate, carrying banners and demanding an end to discrimination against Travelers in licensed establishments.

Supporters of the SOS Whitstable gathered on the Tankerton Beach in Whitstable, UK. Protesters marched on the beach led by the former front man of the Undertones, Feargal Sharkey to the Southern Water site. Campaigners demand from the water companies to responsibility for their ignorance and mistakes to polluting the rivers and seas.

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Vs Melbourne Victory FC in Parramatta

The National Scout Organization of Ukraine Plast, held a membership ceremony near the Taras Shevchenko monument in the park of the same name. Plast - the National Scout Organization of Ukraine - is a Ukrainian scouting movement that emerged following the English, German and other national youth movements in 1911 on part of the territory of present-day Ukraine, which was at that time part of Austria-Hungary.

Italian Absolute Indoor Open Diving Championships – Men’s 3m Springboard Heats in Turin, Italy

Anzac Day Dawn Service in Melbourne, Australia.

Italian Absolute Indoor Open Diving Championships – Women’s 1m Springboard Heats in Turin, Italy

Palestinians in the West Bank and central Gaza Strip began voting in municipal and local council elections in the West Bank.

Final Score; Brisbane Roar 3 : 0 Adelaide United.

Final Score; Real Madrid 1:1 Real Betis Balompie.

Photo illustration in Germany.

Anzac Day march in Melbourne, Australia.

Camp Beagle Activists Walk to London, Huntingdon, UK - 24 Apr 2026

Jessica Kaahwa, President of the International Theatre Institute, at the Amed Theatre Festival in Diyarbakir, Turkey - 24 Apr 2026

2026 Estrella Galicia 0,0 Grand Prix of Spain Practice in Jerez, Spain -