- US might buy uranium from Iran for $20b https://www.axios.com/2026/04/17/iran-us-deal-20-billion-frozen-funds-uranium
- Iran opened strait to commercial traffic, US blockade of Iran still active https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/17/iran-war-hormuz-strait-israel-lebanon-ceasefire.html
- Iran said will consider reciprocal action if US blockade persists https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/4/17/iran-war-live-ceasefire-starts-in-lebanon-as-trump-says-tehran-deal-close?update=4500688
- South Africa, two men disqualified from race after found to have exchanged bibs in order to finish top 10 in women’s. https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/4/17/men-caught-competing-in-the-womens-prestigious-south-african-marathon
- Myanmar pardoned over 4k prisoners https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/17/myanmar-pardons-over-4000-prisoners-including-deposed-president
- Congo received 15 third-country deportees from US https://apnews.com/article/congo-us-latin-america-deportations-3bcf9794c5cda0ec4c96a28c70686db2
- Haiti, rising oil prices could deepen hunger crisis https://apnews.com/article/haiti-hunger-ipc-levels-emergency-gangs-a1e76180c195f39f8f1265ec17f1fb64
- Nigeria passenger bus attacked, hostages taken https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-benue-students-kidnapping-1a4b620203fb12e2105f9166b78cb9b5
- Japanese government urged suppliers not to hold back material for market https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/17/companies/critical-materials-shortage/
- Sudan protests over power outage in Northern State https://sudantribune.com/article/312887
- Argentina deputies condemned US blockade of Cuba https://www.prensa-latina.cu/2026/04/17/diputados-argentinos-repudian-guerra-economica-de-eeuu-contra-cuba/
- 3I Atlas gave off bits of methane as it exited system https://phys.org/news/2026-04-methane-emerges-interstellar-comet-3iatlas.html
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