- Iran has fired upon vessels trying to transit strait https://aje.news/4h6pbo?update=4502206 and https://x.com/ap/status/2045495431421935669?s=46
- Bahrain says its military it’s at highest level of readiness https://x.com/bdf_bahrain/status/2045434557244358772?s=46
- US says won’t be blackmailed by Iran https://aje.news/4h6pbo?update=4502663
- US to board Iranian vessels in coming weeks https://aje.news/4h6pbo?update=4502650
- Venezuela opposition leader has no regrets giving Nobel to Trump https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/18/no-regrets-venezuelas-machado-defends-giving-nobel-medal-to-trump
- Canada activated emergency response plan as Montreal region still under flood watch https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-area-flood-watch-9.7167842
- Ukraine, firearm incident in supermarket of Kyiv, 6 dead https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/04/18/8030751/
- Russian oil refinery hit by Ukraine strike https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/18/europe/ukraine-strikes-russian-oil-refineries-us-waiver-intl
- UAE arrested leader of one of irelands biggest gangs https://www.foxnews.com/world/alleged-irish-cartel-boss-arrested-covert-operation-organized-crime-charges-years-long-manhunt
- Mexico and Spain put aside disputes of the past and try to look ahead https://apnews.com/article/spain-mexico-colonial-past-sheinbaum-sanchez-7ca927e01d56d74cae729efaaae6fe46
- Some scientists think we should help ensure that AI doesn’t harm people by using more AI https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-unpredictable-agi-resist-full-diverse.html
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