- Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said the United States is no longer in a position to bully Iran into reopening the Strait of Hormuz, stating that military aggression failed and bullying won’t succeed either. https://aje.news/kop1nl?update=4528054
- Israel carried out further strikes on targets in southern Lebanon on April 27, with smoke rising from explosions visible from northern Israel. https://aje.news/kop1nl?update=4528108
- Iran’s Deputy Defense Minister Reza Talaei-Nik said at a Shanghai Cooperation Organization defense ministers’ meeting that Iran is ready to share its defensive weapons capabilities with independent countries, particularly SCO members. https://aje.news/kop1nl?update=4528026
- President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on April 27 declaring that U.S. elections are “Rigged, Stolen, and a Laughingstock all over the World,” and urged all Republicans to fight for passage of the SAVE America Act. https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/116479452865634973
- Nebraska will become the first state to enforce Medicaid work requirements on May 1, 2026 — eight months before the federally mandated January 2027 deadline. Under the new rules, able-bodied adults ages 19 to 64 enrolled in Medicaid expansion must complete at least 80 hours per month of work, volunteering, education, or approved activities to maintain coverage. An estimated 30,000 Nebraskans could be affected. Advocates have raised concerns that the rapid implementation leaves key details unresolved and could cause eligible people to lose coverage through administrative errors. https://apnews.com/article/medicaid-work-requirements-nebraska-94555d7d5e739789c46b52f52f737f1b
- Rebel groups in Colombia carried out 26 attacks with explosives and drones since Friday, targeting civilians and military bases in the southwestern region ahead of the country’s May 31 presidential election. https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/colombia-attacks-farc-emc-election-photos-9a25f426e43477870e759d4f355944f4
- Mexico’s military captured Audias Flores Silva, known as “El Jardinero” (The Gardener), a top leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, while he was hiding in a roadside ditch near El Mirador in the state of Nayarit. https://apnews.com/article/jalisco-new-generation-cartel-mexico-flores-silva-6050d1eb184dc8842f34a180ac77df91
- Islamic State militants attacked the village of Guyaku in the Gombi area of Adamawa state in northeastern Nigeria late on Sunday, killing at least 29 people. The IS group claimed responsibility on Telegram. https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-islamic-state-group-militant-attack-ae39e5a296e69086b911e9e965801e1c
- A Cessna 208 Caravan operated by CityLink Aviation crashed on the outskirts of South Sudan’s capital Juba on Monday, killing all 14 people on board. https://apnews.com/article/south-sudan-fatal-plane-crash-cessna-c2c90614fd21d0c4aa269eae445c6412
- A commuter train and a long-distance train collided at Bekasi city’s rail station on the outskirts of Jakarta on Monday night, killing 14 people and injuring at least 84 others. https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-train-crash-collision-jakarta-bekasi-68733f623f8f615f2f7eb55f180f328f
- Torrential rain in Qinzhou city in China’s Guangxi region caused heavy flooding on Monday, leaving cars submerged and forcing the evacuation of more than 200 residents. Rescue crews deployed inflatable boats to help relocate residents trapped in their homes, with firefighters carrying elderly people through chest-high water. https://apnews.com/article/china-floods-qinzhou-torrential-rain-37626ae30e45c90f11b81d259ad919b4
- A Taiwanese court sentenced former Tokyo Electron engineer Chen Li-ming to 10 years in prison for stealing TSMC’s proprietary data related to its advanced 2-nanometre chip process technology. Four other defendants received sentences of up to six years, and Tokyo Electron’s Taiwan unit was fined 150 million New Taiwan dollars (about $4.8 million). https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260428/p2g/00m/0in/014000c
- A shooting at the Soufrière Mini Stadium in New Development, Soufrière, St. Lucia, left at least two men injured on Monday around noon, including one with an apparent gunshot wound to the head. https://stluciatimes.com/180066/2026/04/shooting-at-soufriere-mini-stadium-leaves-at-least-two-injured/
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