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2 Indian-Flagged Ships Fired Upon In Hormuz: What We Know, In 5 Points

Two Indian-flagged vessels came under attack from Iranian gunboats in the Strait of Hormuz today, sources said. No one was injured and the vessels were not damaged, they said. The two ships had to turn back after the incident northeast of Oman.

Iranian Patrol Boats Reportedly Fire on Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Rabat – Iranian patrol boats opened fire on an oil tanker early Saturday in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).  UKMTO Iranian gunboats targeted the tanker while moving through the narrow waterway. No immediate reports confirmed major damage or injuries. The agency warned ships in the area to stay alert and report any unusual activity. The attack comes just days after Iranian officials said they would keep the strait open to internationa...

معاون رییس‌جمهوری ترکیه: مذاکرات تهران و واشینگتن زمان‌بر خواهد بود

جودت ییلماز، معاون رییس‌جمهوری ترکیه، گفت مذاکرات میان آمریکا و جمهوری اسلامی برای رسیدن به نتیجه به زمان نیاز دارد و به‌سرعت به پایان نخواهد رسید. او گفت مسائل پیچیده بسیاری در دستور کار مذاکرات قرار دارد. او افزود: «باید واقع‌بین باشیم. این مذاکرات جامع به زمان نیاز دارد.»

Venezuela’s Machado says has ‘no regrets’ about gifting Nobel Peace Prize to Trump

Venezuela’s opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Saturday she had “no regrets” about symbolically handing over her Nobel Peace Prize to US President Donald Trump back in January. “There is a leader in the world, a head of state in the world who risked the lives of his country’s citizens for Venezuela’s freedom,” she told a news conference in Madrid. Machado presented her Nobel prize to Trump when she met him in the White House just two we...

Israel kills two Gaza water truck drivers – UNICEF

West Jerusalem and Hamas have blamed each other for breaking the ceasefire struck last October that stopped two years of war UNICEF has said two truck drivers it had contracted to deliver clean water to families in Gaza have been killed by Israeli fire. The agency reported it had suspended activities at the site and called on West Jerusalem to investigate the incident. The attack occurred during routine water transport on Friday morning at the Mansoura water filling point in norther...

Iran says no date set for next round of negotiations with US

InternationalIran says no date set for next round of negotiations with USBy Reuters -Apr 18, 2026ANTALYA: No date has been set for the next round of negotiations between Iran and the United States, Iran’s deputy foreign minister said ​on Saturday, adding that a framework of understanding must be agreed first. The ‌highest-level U.S.-Iran talks since the 1979 Islamic Revolution ended in Islamabad without agreement last weekend. U.S. President Donald Trump has told Reuters there would probably be...

Odisha to replace Planning Board with NITI Aayog-style SITI think tank for policy and reforms

The Planning Board, considered the highest planning body in the state, was dissolved in July 2024. The new body will guide the state government on six themes, including economy and finance; and employment and urban development

U.S. sanctions two firms over allegedly recruiting Colombian mercenaries in Sudan war

CAIRO — The U.S. imposed sanctions on three people and two firms over allegedly recruiting and deploying Colombian mercenaries to fight alongside the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudan's war, which has entered its fourth year with no end in sight

The glaring errors in Amy Remeikis' hatchet job on John Howard are the tip of the iceberg... This has to be the most breathtaking failure I've read in years: PVO

The glaring errors in Amy Remeikis' hatchet job on John Howard are the tip of the iceberg... This has to be the most breathtaking failure I've read in years: PVOBy PETER VAN ONSELEN, POLITICAL EDITOR, AUSTRALIA Published: 14:09, 18 April 2026 | Updated: 14:09, 18 April 2026 e-mail View comments

States’ rights, OBC inclusion: Before legislature, the debates over 33% women’s reservation in local bodies

In the recent debates, delimitation was at the forefront. Back in 1992, despite a consensus on women’s inclusion in local bodies, MPs raised criticisms ranging from states’ rights being curtailed to the possibility of “elite capture”.

Akhannouch Reaffirms Social Dialogue as Core Pillar of Morocco’s Reform

Rabat — Morocco’s approach to social dialogue has evolved into a core political strategy, Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch said on Friday, stressing that the government views negotiations with labor and social partners as a long-term policy choice rather than a temporary response to economic pressures. Speaking during the April round of the national social dialogue session in Rabat, Akhannouch said the government has prioritized measures aimed at strengthening purchasing power, protecting work...

PM Modi address LIVE: Prime Minister to address the nation at 8:30 pm, may react to women's quota bill

PM Modi address LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to delve into the issue of implementing the women's quota and the developments in Parliament, where opposition parties on Friday voted against the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill.

خطیب‌زاده، معاون وزیر خارجه: اگر دوباره جنگ شود، با تمام توان پاسخ خواهیم داد

سعید خطیب‌زاده، معاون وزیر خارجه جمهوری اسلامی گفت: «اگر دوباره جنگ شود، با تمام توان پاسخ خواهیم داد.» او افزود: «ما خواهان باز ماندن تنگه هرمز هستیم، اما طرف آمریکایی در تلاش است مسیر دیپلماتیک را تضعیف کند.»

Kagan screamed so loudly at liberal ally after Dobbs leak the ‘wall was shaking,' book claims

FIRST ON FOX: Justice Elena Kagan’s frustrations boiled over in the aftermath of the Dobbs opinion leak in 2022, leading her to allegedly scream "so loudly" at Justice Stephen Breyer that the "wall was shaking," observers said, according to a new book.Conservative author and Fox News contributor Mollie Hemingway’s forthcoming book "Alito," reviewed by Fox News Digital and set for release Tuesday, details the incident and other heated moments surrounding the leak, which spurred waves of protests...

Trump’s antipathy for Pope may have roots in childhood Protestant church

Manhattan church led by Norman Vincent Peale was known for opposing presidency of JFK – and Catholics in generalDonald Trump’s attacks this week on Pope Leo, for his criticism of the US attack on Iran and the US president’s decision to post an image of himself as Jesus Christ on social media, make a good deal more sense considering Trump attended services as a young man at the Protestant Marble Collegiate church in Manhattan, which was led at the time by an anti-Catholic pastor.That church’s pas...

Watch live: Trump signs executive order from White House

President Trump will sign an executive order centered on medical research from the White House on Saturday morning. The event comes a day after Trump gave remarks in Phoenix focused on his agenda and courting voters ahead of the midterms, garnering the president a standing ovation. It also comes after the administration unveiled its fiscal…

गोलाबारी के बीच पीछे हटे तेल से भरे दो भारतीय जहाज, होर्मुज पर ईरानी गार्ड की कार्रवाई से बढ़ा तनाव

معاون اول پزشکیان: کنترل تنگه هرمز با ماست و حق‌مان را در مذاکره یا میدان می‌گیریم

محمدرضا عارف، معاون اول پزشکیان گفت: «مدیریت تنگه هرمز با جمهوری اسلامی است و حق خود را یا در میز مذاکره می‌گیریم یا در میدان به دست می‌آوریم.» او افزود: «سخنان ترامپ ناشی از لفاظی، دروغ‌گویی و توهمات است که نیازی به پاسخ‌گویی ندارد.»

Iran restores ‘strict management’ of Hormuz Strait as US blockade persists

The Iranian regime said early Saturday that it is resuming “strict” control over the Strait of Hormuz amid the U.S.’s naval blockade in the critical trading corridor and as the fragile two-week ceasefire nears its end. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that the strait would return to its “previous state” and will be…

Beyond the Bills: Lok Sabha debate shows trust deficit now runs deep

A “strong internal mechanism” that once existed between the ruling and Opposition parties, helping them resolve differences on issues of national importance, has broken down. And that reflected in the Parliament debate on Friday.