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Skip next section Iran says it will close Strait of Hormuz unless US lifts blockade Published April 18, 2026 last updated April 18, 2026 Iran says it will close Strait of Hormuz unless US lifts blockade  Iran will close the Hormuz Strait again if the United States maintains a blockade of Iranian ports, parliament speaker

Brazil is presenting itself with confidence at the Hannover Messe, the world's largest trade fair for the manufacturing industry, opening on April 20 in Hannover, Germany. "We want to show that Brazil is not only an agricultural powerhouse, but also a global player in industrial technology," said Patricia Gomes of the Brazilian Trade and Investment

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer cannot seem to put the ongoing scandal around his appointment of Peter Mandelson behind him, despite weeks of a concerted effort to do so. On Friday, Starmer raged that he was "furious" that he had not been informed of the fact that Mandelson had failed a critical background check before

Until just a few years ago, the quiet community of Peyia on the western coast of Cyprus was known mainly for its banana plantations. Over the past decade, however, the area has undergone a rapid transformation, driven largely by developments involving foreign investors, many of whom are Russian. The most emblematic project of the development

Mariam Allawiya, 60 (left), and Kafa Wehbe, 67, sit together in a vacant apartment building in central Beirut after they were displaced from southern Lebanon by Israel's current invasion. They both grew up in southern Lebanon, and Allawiya's son married Wehbe's daughter. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR BEIRUT, Lebanon — Mariam Allawiya

MaddyChristine Hope Brokopp weaves the bottom of a burial tray. Brokopp enlisted her friends to weave her tray after a cancer diagnosis. Nic Neves hide caption toggle caption Nic Neves When MaddyChristine Hope Brokopp received her terminal cancer diagnosis, one thing she was sure about was that she wanted to make her own casket. Brokopp

A pair of blue and gold macaws visit Mabel Carnago's apartment in Caracas. Manuel Rueda/NPR hide caption toggle caption Manuel Rueda/NPR CARACAS, Venezuela - Every day as the sun comes down, about a dozen blue and gold macaws fly up to Karem Guevara's apartment. The comical birds perch on a window sill, squawk loudly, and stretch

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press aboard Air Force One on April 17, 2026 just prior to landing at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Win McNamee/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images North America Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps joint military command issued a statement on Saturday morning

A Pakistani Ranger walks past a billboard for the U.S.-Iran peace talks in Islamabad on April 12, 2026. The talks, led by Vice President JD Vance, produced no concrete movement toward a peace deal. Farooq Naeem/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Farooq Naeem/AFP via Getty Images Despite stalled talks with Iran and a

Clockwise from top left: Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas, Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, Indiana Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray and Utah District Judge Dianna Gibson. Stephanie Scarbrough/AP; David A. Lieb/AP; Ryan M. Kelly/AP; Stephen Spillman/AP; George Hale/WFIU; Chris Samuels/Pool/The Salt Lake Tribune hide