Hormuz 'safety valve' snaps shut: Iran reimposes blockade, fires on tankers

Apr 19, 2026

Tehran [Iran], April 19: The global hope for a stable energy corridor was short-lived as Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Saturday reimposed a strict...

United Airlines flight diverted to Pittsburgh over possible security issue; passengers evacuate via emergency slides

Apr 19, 2026

Pittsburgh [US], April 19: A United Airlines flight en route from Chicago to New York City was forced to make an emergency diversion to Pittsburgh...

'Unconditional transit' in Hormuz is 'fiction' that 'sailed' after US-Israeli 'aggression': Iran slams EU

Apr 19, 2026

Tehran [Iran], April 19: Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei on Friday (local time) strongly criticised the European Union's stance on transit rules in the...

Iran war: Tehran says 'progress' made in talks with US

Apr 19, 2026

Tehran [Iran], April 19: Speaker of the Iranian parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said that there has been "progress" in talks with the US "but there...

Bodies of 50 babies, 6 adults found in Trinidad and Tobago

Apr 19, 2026

Port of Spain [Trinidad and Tobago], April 19: Police in Trinidad and Tobago discovered the remains of at least 50 babies and six adults at...

Trump signs executive order to speed up review of handful of psychedelic drugs

Apr 19, 2026

Washington [US], April 19: United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to speed up the review of a handful of psychedelic drugs,...

Mexico arrests Hungarian drug trafficker

Apr 19, 2026

Mexico City [Mexico], April 19: Security forces in the Mexican resort city of Cancun have arrested one of Europe's most wanted criminals, the Mexican security...

At least 6 killed in Kiev as gunman opens fire and takes hostages

Apr 19, 2026

Kiev [Ukraine] / Moscow [Russia], April 19: At least six people have been killed and others injured after a person opened fire in Kiev on...

Venezuela's opposition leader Machado defends giving Nobel medal to Trump

Apr 19, 2026

Madrid [Spain], April 19: Venezuela's main opposition leader Maria Corina Machado says she has "no regrets" about giving US President Donald Trump her Nobel Peace...