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Trade ships hit in Hormuz as Iran reopening falters
AFP, Published on 18/04/2026
» LONDON - A handful of oil and gas tankers crossed the Hormuz Strait Saturday during a brief reopening, tracking data showed, but others retreated and two were reportedly attacked as Iran closed the route again.
War in the Middle East: latest developments
AFP, Published on 18/04/2026
» The latest developments in the Middle East war:
Iran closes Hormuz Strait again over US blockade
AFP, Published on 18/04/2026
» TEHRAN - Iran’s military declared the Strait of Hormuz closed again on Saturday, its military command said, hours after reopening it and with more than a dozen commercial ships passing through the vital waterway.
Iran declares Hormuz ‘completely open’
News Agencies, Published on 17/04/2026
» Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz “completely open” to commercial shipping on Friday, as a ceasefire came into effect in Lebanon, raising hopes that two of the main obstacles to a US-Iran peace deal may have been cleared.
Lebanese civilians head home as truce takes hold
AFP, Published on 17/04/2026
» BEIRUT - Thousands of displaced Lebanese civilians took to the road on Friday, hoping that a 10-day ceasefire with Israel would allow them to return to their homes in southern Beirut and the country’s war-torn south.
Latest developments in the Middle East war
AFP, Published on 17/04/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) — The latest developments in the Middle East war:
British PM again under fire over ex-envoy to US appointment
AFP, Published on 17/04/2026
» LONDON - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced mounting pressure to quit on Friday over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as envoy to Washington, after it emerged the veteran politician had failed security vetting.
Russia trains teenage influencers to churn out pro-war content
AFP, Published on 17/04/2026
» WARSAW - Russia is trying to produce more pro-war influencers through content creation camps, training teenagers to spread the Kremlin's hardline, anti-West narrative to the next generation.
Myanmar reduces ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi's sentence, frees former president Win Myint
Reuters, Published on 17/04/2026
» Myanmar has reduced the sentence of imprisoned ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her lawyer told Reuters on Friday.
Myanmar to free more than 4,000 prisoners in amnesty
Reuters, Published on 17/04/2026
» Myanmar's new President Min Aung Hlaing has approved an amnesty for 4,335 prisoners, state television reported on Friday, the third such move in the past six months.