Four years ago, the United States tightened the screws on China's technological ambitions, rolling out export curbs on advanced chips, commonly known as semiconductors, used in artificial intelligence (AI), data centers and national defense.
A major earthquake struck northern Japan on Monday, prompting an official tsunami warning and evacuation order. Tidal waves of up to three meters (10 feet) could hit the country's northern coasts almost immediately, Japan's Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.
Progressive Bulgaria, the party led by former President Rumen Radev, won a landslide victory in general elections in Bulgaria, official results showed on Monday. The party secured 44.6% of the votes after counting was complete. That means Radev's party is on course to win around 130 seats in the 240-seat parliament.
Published April 20, 2026 last updated April 20, 2026 Russian authorities said one man was killed in a Ukrainian drone raid on city of Tuapse. Meanwhile, Russia arrested a German woman in an alleged bomb plot. DW has the latest.
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The US military said it killed three men in a strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean on Sunday This is the latest in a controversial campaign that has killed at least 180 people since last year, according to the AFP news agency.
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In the past few days, Spanish airline Iberia has resumed landing in Caracas, and American Airlines has also announced plans to return to Venezuela. Paraguay, meanwhile, is building support to reverse the suspension of Venezuela's membership in the South American trade bloc Mercosur.