China’s Foreign Ministry and Defense Ministry have publicly condemned the US naval blockade of Iranian ports as “dangerous and irresponsible,”…
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Israel and Lebanon Hold First Direct Ambassadorial Meeting Since 1993 — Rubio Hosts Washington Talks as Death Toll Nears 2,100
The Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors will sit at the same table in Washington this week for the first direct, high-level…
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African Union Returns to Khartoum — UN Agencies Reopen Offices on 3rd Anniversary of Sudan War
An African Union delegation led by Ambassador Mohamed Belaiche has formally returned to the Sudanese Foreign Ministry in Khartoum to…
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Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz Again — 3 Days Before Ceasefire Expires, Oil Spikes Back to $103
Iran has reversed course and re-closed the Strait of Hormuz, just 24 hours after declaring it open to commercial shipping…
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UN Security Council Deadlocked on Ukraine After Russia’s Largest 2026 Attack — US Pledges $2.5bn Aid
The United Nations Security Council held an emergency session Friday following Russia’s largest aerial assault on Ukraine in 2026 —…
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Secret Oman Back-Channel Raises Hopes 3 Days Before Iran-US Ceasefire Deadline
Diplomats are cautiously optimistic after a secret back-channel session in Muscat, Oman on Thursday produced the most substantive progress yet…
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Iran-US ceasefire expires in 4 days — mediators race to prevent war resuming as nuclear gap remains unbridged
The ceasefire between the United States and Iran — announced on April 7 following weeks of intense US-Israeli airstrikes —…
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Russia hits Ukraine with 660 drones and 44 missiles — 16 killed in Kyiv, Odesa and Dnipro in largest attack of 2026
Russia launched its largest aerial assault of 2026 on Ukraine overnight on April 16, firing nearly 660 drones and 44…
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Benin elects Romuald Wadagni president in 94% landslide — a Harvard economist succeeds Patrice Talon
Benin has elected a new president in a landslide. Romuald Wadagni, a Harvard-trained economist and former Deloitte executive, won 94…
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Sudan’s civil war enters its fourth year — $1.5bn pledged in Berlin, 34 million need aid
Sudan’s civil war has crossed into its fourth year with no ceasefire in sight. Donors at an emergency conference in…
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