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  • Armed conflicts and attacks

    Three ships successfully cross the Strait of Hormuz since the blockade was announced, including Marshall Islands-flagged vessel New Future, Vietnam-flagged NV Sunshine, and Panama-flagged tanker Auroura, which was recently sanctioned by the United States for its links to Iranian oil trading. (Bloomberg) (Caspian Post)

    • https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-13/two-oil-tankers-attempt-hormuz-exit-after-us-announces-blockade?embedded-checkout=true
    • https://caspianpost.com/economics/tankers-make-first-attempt-to-cross-hormuz-strait-amid-us-blockade-warnings
  • Armed conflicts and attacks

    Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif says that the ceasefire is still in force and efforts are still underway to end the war despite the recent talks ending without an agreement. (Arab News PK)

    • https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2639781/pakistan
  • Armed conflicts and attacks

    At least six people are killed by Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon, including at an International Red Cross location in Tyre. (Al Jazeera)

    • https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/13/at-least-six-killed-in-israeli-strikes-in-southern-lebanon
  • Armed conflicts and attacks

    Seven people are killed after a police station in Marigot, Sud-Est, Haiti, was burned during a gang attack. (AP)

    • https://apnews.com/article/haiti-gangs-seguin-attack-killings-90e638b676d181dc63359c8c92bacf4a
  • Armed conflicts and attacks

    Two suicide bombers blow themselves up near a police station in Blida, Algeria, wounding several people. (Le Monde)

    • https://www.lemonde.fr/en/le-monde-africa/article/2026/04/14/pope-s-first-day-in-algeria-marred-by-failed-suicide-attack-near-algiers_6752401_124.html
  • Business and economy

    Philippine president Bongbong Marcos suspends excises on kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas to reduce household fuel costs amid rising global oil prices linked to the Iran war. (Reuters)

    • https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/philippines-marcos-suspends-taxes-fuel-products-2026-04-13/
  • Business and economy

    A court in Beijing, China, orders the liquidation of Zhongzhi Enterprise Group and more than 300 affiliated companies through a consolidated bankruptcy process, with creditors instructed to submit claims by June 10. (Reuters)

    • https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-court-orders-bankruptcy-liquidation-zhongzhi-group-316-affiliates-2026-04-13/
  • Business and economy

    Chevron Corporation signs two agreements with the government of Venezuela to expand its operations in the oil-producing Orinoco Belt region. (Reuters)

    • https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/chevron-shell-sign-agreements-oil-gas-areas-venezuela-sources-say-2026-04-13/
  • Disasters and accidents

    Eleven people are killed after a cement mixer truck collided with a van in Thane district, India. (The Indian Express)

    • https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/thane-road-accident-cement-truck-eco-van-11-dead-10634308/
  • International relations

    Pope Leo XIV arrives in Algiers, marking the first papal visit to Algeria. He will visit Souk Ahras, the birthplace and home of St. Augustine of Hippo, namesake of the Augustinian Order, which Pope Leo is a part of. (AP)

    • https://apnews.com/article/africa-pope-leo-algeria-muslim-migration-ccf9458e288db4355f359ddf56668caf
  • International relations

    The Bahraini foreign ministry summons the chargé d'affaires of Iraq over "continued malicious drone attacks" against the country and other Gulf Cooperation Council states from Iraqi territory. (Al Jazeera)

    • https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/13/bahrain-summons-iraqi-envoy-as-pro-iranian-attacks-persist-in-gulf
  • Law and crime

    Demonstrators in New York City, U.S., are detained during a anti-Israel protest calling for an end to U.S. aid to Israel. Protesters also oppose the US-Israel strikes in Iran and Lebanon war. (Reuters)

    • https://www.reuters.com/world/us/dozens-detained-new-york-city-protest-over-us-arms-sales-israel-2026-04-14/
  • Law and crime

    Begoña Gómez, wife of Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez, is charged with influence peddling and corruption in the private sector. (Bloomberg)

    • https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-13/spanish-prime-minister-s-wife-charged-with-influence-peddling
  • Law and crime

    Three people are killed and four more injured in a mass shooting during a family dispute inside a mosque in Khinjan District, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan. (Amu TV)

    • https://amu.tv/235012/
  • Politics and elections

    Provisional results reveal that finance minister Romuald Wadagni won in a landslide victory with 94% of the vote. (Reuters)

    • https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/benins-finance-minister-wadagni-wins-presidential-election-with-94-landslide-2026-04-13/
  • Sports

    World Aquatics says that they will allow athletes from Belarus and Russia to compete under their national anthems and flag. (ESPN)

    • https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/48474195/world-aquatics-drops-restrictions-russian-athletes
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