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Leningrad Oblast Governor Alexander Drozdenko declared his region a frontline on April 15, acknowledging Ukrainian drone strikes had turned a historically sheltered Russian rear into a … Read more
Donald Trump declared a swift victory in the US-Israel war on Iran, claiming the Strait of Hormuz had reopened and major sticking points in a peace … Read more
Daniel Joseph Kinahan was arrested in Dubai on 17 April, ending a six-year manhunt for the alleged leader of one of Europe’s most violent drug trafficking … Read more
US President Donald Trump thanked Gulf states for their ‘tremendous’ support during a Turning Point USA event on April 18, 2026. Trump acknowledged Gulf states’ role … Read more
Five empty tankers arrived at Iranian ports in the Persian Gulf in recent days and began loading millions of barrels of oil, according to satellite imagery … Read more
UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher warned the Security Council on April 18 that South Sudan faces a risk of full-scale famine and state collapse as … Read more
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced mounting pressure on Friday after revelations that his nominee for UK ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, had been … Read more
On April 13, U.S. Forces began enforcing a naval blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz after President Trump vowed to block any ship … Read more
Field Marshal Asim Munir arrived in Tehran on Wednesday evening with a new Washington-backed framework for renewed US-Iran talks, stepping directly from his plane into a … Read more
Nigel Farage once called Donald Trump a modern-day Churchill. Now he says he merely “happens to know him.” The shift is emblematic of a broader realignment … Read more
The wolf named Neukgu slipped back into captivity on Friday, nine days after he burrowed out of his enclosure at the O-World zoo in Daejeon, ending … Read more
Fadel Sarhan’s blood-stained jacket was carried through the streets of Nabatieh on Thursday, a grim symbol of how rescuers in southern Lebanon have become targets in … Read more