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Mexico mends ties with Spain in first presidential visit in eight years
By Aida Pelaez-Fernandez and Joan Faus BARCELONA, April 18 (Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Spain's Pedro Sanchez met in Barcelona on Saturday after a summit of progressive leaders,...
Apr 18, 2026
Brazil's Lula calls on permanent members of UN Security Council to change behaviour
BARCELONA, April 18 (Reuters) - The five permanent members of the United Nations' Security Council should agree to change their behaviour after failing to stop the war in Iran, Brazilian President Lui...
Apr 18, 2026
Iran's navy tells ships Strait of Hormuz shut again, two vessels report gunfire
ATHENS, April 18 (Reuters) - Merchant vessels attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday received radio messages from Iran's navy telling them they were not allowed to pass, while two ships ...
Apr 18, 2026
US forces turn 23 vessels back to Iran, enforcing blockade, military says
April 18 (Reuters) - Since the United States imposed a blockade on Iranian ports and coastal areas, 23 ships have complied with U.S. forces orders to turn back toward Iran, the U.S. military said on S...
Apr 18, 2026
Iran says no date set for next round of negotiations with US
By Tuvan Gumrukcu ANTALYA, Turkey, April 18 (Reuters) - 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, add...
Apr 18, 2026
Swiss football club cancel Kanye West concert
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, April 18 (Reuters) - Swiss football club FC Basel said on Saturday they have cancelled a Kanye West concert, becoming the latest European venue to stop or postpone the U....
Apr 18, 2026
French soldier killed in attack on UN mission in southern Lebanon, officials say
April 18 (Reuters) - A French soldier was killed and three others wounded while clearing a road in southern Lebanon in an attack that UNIFIL peacekeepers and French officials said on Saturday was like...
Apr 18, 2026
Mediation fails in dispute over Franco-German fighter jet, Handelsblatt says
By Sabine Siebold and Andreas Rinke FRANKFURT, April 18 (Reuters) - Mediators have failed to resolve a dispute between the companies involved in the Franco-German FCAS fighter jet project, though poli...
Apr 18, 2026
British counter-terrorism police investigating London arson attack
LONDON, April 18 (Reuters) - British counter-terrorism police are investigating an arson attack in London on Friday night in an area with a significant Jewish community. The incident, which caused min...
Apr 18, 2026
Merchant vessels report gunfire as they attempt to cross Hormuz, shipping sources say
ATHENS, April 18 (Reuters) - At least two merchant vessels said they were hit by gunfire as they attempted to cross the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, three maritime security and shipping sources said....
Apr 18, 2026
