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Convoy of tankers is seen leaving Gulf, vessel tracking data shows
April 18 (Reuters) - A convoy of tankers was seen departing the Gulf and transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, vessel-tracking data showed. The group comprised four liquefied petroleum gas carr...
Apr 18, 2026
Iranians fear sharpening pressure after war and crackdown
By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall DUBAI, April 18 - Iranians striving to maintain a semblance of normal life after weeks of U.S. and Israeli bombing and a deadly crackdown on protesters in January r...
Apr 18, 2026
New Zealand defends military patrol flight near China
April 18 (Reuters) - New Zealand on Saturday defended the actions of a military patrol aircraft flight near China after Beijing said it had undermined its security interests. China's foreign ministry ...
Apr 18, 2026
Defiant message from Iran as vessels attempting to cross Hormuz report gunfire
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Ariba Shahid and Muhammad Al Gebaly WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD, April 18 (Reuters) - At least two merchant vessels reported they were hit by gunfire as they attempted to cross the Strai...
Apr 17, 2026
Australia, Japan sign contracts to start $7 billion warship deal
SYDNEY, April 18 (Reuters) - Australia and Japan signed contracts on Saturday launching their landmark A$10 billion ($7 billion) deal to supply Australia with warships, Tokyo's most consequential mili...
Apr 17, 2026
Trump, without elaborating, cites 'some pretty good news' on Iran
April 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday there had been some "pretty good news" regarding Iran but he declined to elaborate. "We had some pretty good news 20 minutes ago, but it...
Apr 17, 2026
Trump says China's Xi is 'very happy' about Strait of Hormuz reopening
April 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping was "very happy" about the status of the Strait of Hormuz, and that he looked forward to their meeting...
Apr 17, 2026
UNICEF says Israeli fire kills two Gaza water truck drivers
April 17 (Reuters) - The United Nations children's agency UNICEF said on Friday it was "outraged" after two truck drivers it contracted to deliver clean water to families in the Gaza Strip were killed...
Apr 17, 2026
Fire breaks out at oil terminal in southern Russia's Krasnodar region, officials say
April 18 (Reuters) - A fire broke out at an oil terminal in southern Russia's Krasnodar region, prompting a large firefighting operation, the region's emergency operational headquarters said early on ...
Apr 17, 2026
Haiti, Dominican Republic to reopen airspace in May
April 17 (Reuters) - Haiti and the Dominican Republic agreed to open the airspace between the two countries starting in May, according to a statement on Friday, after flights had been suspended more t...
Apr 17, 2026
