April 16, Thursday, 2026

  1. Finance chiefs from the Group of Seven nations called for the situation in the Middle East to be quickly de-escalated. They cited the global economic fallout caused by the conflict.
  2. In Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, investigative sources say a father arrested on suspicion of abandoning his son’s body has admitted to killing the boy.
  3. Thursday marks one month since Japan began releasing its oil reserves due to tensions over Iran. But some oil products remain in short supply.