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13.04.2026 12:10 The Department of Foreign Affairs reaffirms its 23 March 2026 Statement on the ongoing discussions to amend the Memorandum of Understanding between the Philippine Coast Guard and the China Coast Guard .

13.04.2026 12:10 The US military said it will begin a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports as of 10 a.m. Eastern time on April 13 in a dramatic move following the failure of US-Iranian peace talks hours earlier.

13.04.2026 12:10 Applying total systemic friction on the cartels. On April 11, at the direction of the commander of U.S. Southern Command, Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted two lethal kinetic strikes on two vessels operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations.

13.04.2026 12:10 Marathon talks aimed at halting the war in Iran failed without a breakthrough, as US Vice President JD Vance flew back to the United States amid major questions what comes next for the 43-day-old conflict.

13.04.2026 12:10 "In other words, we succeeded here in crushing the nuclear program, crushing the missile program, and we also had an additional goal: To crush the regime in Iran. To weaken it to its lowest, weakest level since the establishment of the regime 47 years ago."

13.04.2026 12:10 Hungary's opposition party Tisza, led by Peter Magyar, defeated Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling coalition by securing a majority in Sunday's parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results released by the National Election Office .

13.04.2026 12:10 A delegation led by Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, wrapped up its six-day visit to the Chinese mainland and departed Beijing for Taiwan on Sunday afternoon.

13.04.2026 12:10 The Chinese mainland on Sunday rolled out a package of 10 policies and measures -- spanning inter-party communication, infrastructure, travel, trade and culture -- aimed at boosting exchanges and cooperation with Taiwan.

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13.04.2026 12:10 U.S. forces will begin implementing a blockade of "all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports" on Monday at 10 a.m. Eastern Time, U.S. Central Command said in a statement Sunday.

13.04.2026 12:10 President Donald Trump has confirmed that the US will start blockading ships from entering or exiting Iranian ports from 10 a.m. Eastern Time on April 13.

13.04.2026 12:10 U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that the U.S. Navy would begin blocking ships trying to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz, after peace talks with Iran failed to produce a deal.

13.04.2026 12:10 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited southern Lebanon on April 12 and said military operations against the Iran-allied Hezbollah militia would go on despite international calls for a cease-fire.

13.04.2026 12:10 Hezbollah's Islamic Resistance announced on Sunday that it carried out 43 military operations against Israeli enemy positions and troop concentrations along the border and deep inside occupied Palestine, in response to repeated ceasefire violations and the regime's relentless aggression on Lebanese villages.

13.04.2026 12:10 From April 9 to 12, the Navy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Southern Theater Command conducted routine patrols in the South China Sea, Senior Captain Zhai Shichen, spokesperson for the PLA Southern Theater Command, said in a release published by the theater command on Monday.