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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Cuba's mothers-to-be prepare to give birth in a country plunged into darkness

Two pregnant women tell the BBC's Will Grant of their hopes and fears as their nation is mired in crisis.

Amid muted Eid celebrations, violence surges across the West Bank | Israel-Palestine conflict News

As Muslims across the world marked Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan, and as the United States-Israel war on Iran stretched into its...

Ultimatums, diplomacy and a trip to Graceland as Trump eyes a deal with Iran

America may be a nation at war, but the president's activities have been a mix of diplomacy and diversions - with the occasional...

Israel bombs petrol station in southern Lebanon | US-Israel war on Iran

NewsFeedAn Israeli attack has hit a petrol station in southern Lebanon, near the Rashidieh Camp for Palestinian refugees, triggering a huge explosion and...

Colombian military plane crash kills at least 66

Colombia's defence minister says it was a "tragic accident" but the cause is not yet clear.

‘Israel has been given a licence to torture Palestinians’ | United Nations

NewsFeedUN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has said the world gave Israel a ‘licence to torture Palestinians’ as she presented her latest report to...
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