Monday, April 13, 2026

World Affairs

Oil prices surge past $103 a barrel after US announces blockade of Iran | Oil and Gas News

Asian stocks fall as naval blockade threat injects new turmoil into financial markets.Published On 13 Apr 202613 Apr 2026Oil prices have risen sharply following US President Donald Trump’s...

Congressman Eric Swalwell quits California governor race amid sexual misconduct claims

Top Democratic allies intensified pressure on him to exit the gubernatorial race.

Iran war live: US military says it will block Iranian traffic in Hormuz | US-Israel war on Iran News

blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, CENTCOM says the blockade will begin at 14:00 GMT, as Iran warns of even...

Pope prioritises world's fastest-growing Catholic region in major Africa tour

Leo XIV wants the world's attention on a continent vital to the Church's future, an aide says.

These are people Israel killed in Lebanon on a single day | Israel attacks Lebanon

NewsFeedIn a matter of minutes, Israel killed more than 350 people across Lebanon on Wednesday, April 8....
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South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung to meet China’s Xi

Jake Kwon,Seoul correspondentandKoh EweGetty ImagesSouth Korea's President Lee Jae Myung is set to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping as he seeks to reset...

Denmark PM urges Trump to stop ‘threatening’ Greenland | Donald Trump News

The US president’s latest threat comes a day after Washington bombed Venezuela and abducted its president.Published On 4 Jan 20264 Jan 2026Click here...

Mourners gather at mass for Swiss bar fire victims

Sarah RainsfordSouthern and Eastern Europe correspondent, Crans MontanaReutersOn Sunday, a group of men - some with their faces covered in black scarves -...

Venezuela decries ‘cowardly kidnapping’ as officials back Maduro | US-Venezuela Tensions News

Venezuela’s Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez has denounced the United States’ move to abduct leader Nicolas Maduro as a “cowardly kidnapping”, adding that...

Danish PM tells Trump to stop ‘threats’ against Greenland

Denmark's prime minister has told Donald Trump to "stop the threats" about taking over Greenland.Mette Frederiksen said "it makes absolutely no sense to...

Venezuela’s oil, not alleged drug trafficking, caught Trump’s eye | US-Venezuela Tensions News

For weeks, United States President Donald Trump and his officials said the rhetoric and military posturing against Venezuela was aimed at countering the...
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