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Iranian Revolutionary Guard gunboats fired on two Indian-flagged merchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz on April 18, forcing them to turn back amid a sudden … Read more
Tehran said on April 19, 2026 that no date has been set for talks with the United States and that the Strait of Hormuz will remain … Read more
North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea off its east coast on Sunday, marking its seventh launch this year and the fourth in April. … Read more
Bulgarians head to the polls on Sunday for their eighth parliamentary election in five years, a vote that could either break the cycle of political instability … Read more
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