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13.04.2026 12:10 US President Donald Trump accused Iranian officials of violating pledges to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and said he was ordering US warships to start blockading the critical shipping strait and interdict every vessel that had paid a toll to Iran.

13.04.2026 12:10 US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the United States would soon start the naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz to prevent Iran from using what he described as "extortion."

13.04.2026 12:10 The combined forces of Australia, the Philippines and the United States conducted a multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity within the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone, April 9-12, 2026. This activity demonstrated a collective commitment to strengthening regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

13.04.2026 12:10 Unity among Association of Southeast Asian Nations members is crucial in addressing evolving maritime security challenges in the region.

13.04.2026 12:10 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today, visited southern Lebanon, together with Defense Minister Israel Katz, IDF Chief-of-Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir and Head of Northern Command Maj.-Gen. Rafi Milo.

13.04.2026 12:10 Israeli police forces have attacked Christian worshipers in occupied al-Quds during Holy Saturday, one of the most important Christian holidays marking the final day before Easter.

13.04.2026 12:10 Hours after Iran and the US announced a ceasefire ending 40 days of aggression against the Islamic Republic, the Israeli regime violated the truce on Wednesday morning by launching devastating strikes on civilian areas across Lebanon.

13.04.2026 12:10 The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has called on the international community to assume its responsibility and take effective steps to stop repeated intrusions by Israeli settlers into the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

13.04.2026 12:10 The General Secretariat of the League of Arab States expresses its strong condemnation and profound denunciation of the Israeli occupation authorities' approval of the establishment of 34 new settlements in the West Bank, in a dangerous escalatory step that constitutes a grave and flagrant violation of international law, including the relevant Geneva Conventions, as well as resolutions of international legitimacy issued by the United Nations Security Council and General Assembly, all of which affirm the illegality of settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territories.

13.04.2026 12:10 The Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation , Hissein Brahim Taha, condemned in the strongest terms the incursion of the extremist Israeli minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, into the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque/Haram Al-Sharif, accompanied by groups of extremist settlers and under the protection of the Israeli occupation police, considering it a blatant assault on the sanctity of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque and a deliberate and dangerous provocation to the feelings of Muslims around the world

13.04.2026 12:10 The Department of Foreign Affairs on Sunday assured that any potential joint oil and gas exploration with China, or any other country, will strictly adhere to the Philippine Constitution and existing laws, amid renewed discussions on energy cooperation.

13.04.2026 12:10 Mahmood Shah Habibi's parents don't get much sleep, and his daughter hasn't seen her father since she was 11 months old.

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13.04.2026 12:10 The Ukrainian Armed Forces violated the ceasefire 1,971 times between the beginning of the truce on Saturday and 08:00 on Sunday, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

13.04.2026 12:10 The Prime Minister spoke to the Sultan of Oman, His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik al Said, this morning.