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Iran reasserts control of Hormuz Strait as Trump warns against ‘blackmail’
18 April 2026Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGC) says the Strait of Hormuz is closed and that any ship that attemp...
Israel says established a ‘yellow line’ in Lebanon, as it has in Gaza
18 April 2026Israeli forces say they have established a so-called “yellow line” in southern Lebanon, similar to an Israeli milita...
Mexico, Spain and Brazil call for Cuba’s sovereignty to be protected
18 April 2026The leaders of Mexico, Brazil and Spain have pledged more aid to Cuba, while appealing for the island nation’s soverei...
Trump joined by Joe Rogan as he signs order to speed up psychedelic review
18 April 2026News|Health United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to speed up the review of a handful of ps...
Mexico arrests suspected Hungarian drug trafficker amid crime crackdown
18 April 2026The Mexican government has arrested a suspected drug trafficker featured on the European Union’s “most wanted fugiti...
Ukraine police shoot dead gunman who killed six in Kyiv, took hostages
18 April 2026News|Gun Violence A gunman who killed at least six people in Kyiv and took hostages has been shot dead by Ukrainian poli...
French soldier serving with UNIFIL killed in Lebanon attack
18 April 2026A French soldier serving with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon has been killed, and three others were ...
‘No regrets’: Venezuela’s Machado defends giving Nobel medal to Trump
18 April 2026Venezuela’s main opposition leader Maria Corina Machado says she has “no regrets” about giving US President Donald...
UNICEF ‘outraged’ after Israeli forces kill water truck drivers in Gaza
18 April 2026News|Gaza The United Nations Children’s Fund says it is “outraged” after Israel killed two drivers it had contract...
