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Blaze tears through crucial Australian refinery
AFP, Published on 16/04/2026
» GEELONG, Australia - Columns of fire engulfed a crucial Australian oil refinery after a chain of explosions, authorities said on Thursday as they warned of disruptions to domestic fuel supply.
Chinese tanker retreats twice from US' Hormuz blockade in 48 hours
South China Morning Post, Published on 16/04/2026
» A fully laden Chinese tanker has twice turned back from the US blockade of traffic leaving Iranian ports, despite setting off from the United Arab Emirates.
Trump says Iran talks could resume within 'days'
AFP, Published on 15/04/2026
» TEHRAN — US President Donald Trump has indicated peace talks with Tehran could resume this week, as the United States turned the screws Wednesday with a naval blockade it said had cut off maritime trade with Iran.
Ships exit Gulf from Iran despite US blockade: tracker
AFP, Published on 15/04/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - At least three ships sailing from Iranian ports crossed the Hormuz Strait despite a US military blockade, but some vessels taking the route later turned back, maritime tracking data indicated Tuesday.
Care centre offers path back to hope
Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 15/04/2026
» Rio de Janeiro: In a city where homelessness and drug addiction often intersect, a growing network of psychosocial care centres is reshaping lives and restoring dignity.
Lebanon, Israel to hold direct talks as Trump blockades Iran
AFP, Published on 14/04/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Israel said it was open to peace with Lebanon ahead of the first direct talks in decades between the neighbours Tuesday, but that Hezbollah remained the "problem" blocking an agreement on ending fighting.
Zelensky in Germany for military talks amid drone boom
AFP, Published on 14/04/2026
» BERLIN - Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday visited Germany, his country’s biggest military backer, which is increasingly seeking to tap Ukraine’s battlefield expertise.
Lebanon and Israel prepare for tough talks in Washington
AFP, Published on 14/04/2026
» WASHINGTON - Lebanese and Israeli representatives are scheduled to meet in Washington Tuesday for US-mediated talks on ending the war in Lebanon, but the prospects of an agreement appear slim.
US-Iran talks fail to find deal but Gulf truce holds for now
AFP, Published on 12/04/2026
» TEHRAN - Iran and the United States failed to strike a deal Sunday to end the war in the Middle East, but there was no immediate return to hostilities and the region clung to hope that a fragile truce would hold.
Ukraine, Russia trade mass Easter truce breach barbs
AFP, Published on 12/04/2026
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukraine and Russia accused each other on Sunday of violating a truce in place for Orthodox Easter thousands of times, as the war dragged on into its fifth year.