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26.04.2026 19:40 The negotiations between Israel and Lebanon went very well, and the ceasefire in southern Lebanon will be extended for three weeks, US President Donald Trump said.

26.04.2026 19:40 U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that the current 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will be extended by three weeks, shortly after the two countries held their second ambassador-level talks here Thursday afternoon.

26.04.2026 19:40 Minister for Development Jenny Chapman gave a speech at the high-level ceremony to launch the 2026 Global Report on Food Crises in London

26.04.2026 19:40 The Chinese People's Liberation Army Southern Theater Command on Friday announced it has recently organized Task Force 107 to conduct military training exercises in the waters east of Luzon Island of the Philippines.

26.04.2026 19:40 Russia downed 10 guided bombs and 418 Ukrainian drones while simultaneously hitting Ukrainian energy and transport infrastructure, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.

26.04.2026 19:40 Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned 23 individuals and entities that comprise a sophisticated synthetic opioid procurement network with ties to the Sinaloa Cartel, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization. Chemical suppliers and brokers, including those designated today, have reshaped the narcotics landscape by enabling Mexican cartels to synthesize illicit drugs from precursor chemicals primarily imported from Asia. By

26.04.2026 19:40 The Arctic is of strategic importance for Russia's economic development and the protection of its sovereignty, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.

26.04.2026 19:40 Western countries are rehearsing scenarios for a naval blockade and the seizure of the Kaliningrad region during the Joint Expeditionary Force exercises, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told Sputnik.

26.04.2026 19:40 US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he is ordering the United States Navy to triple mine clearing activity in the Strait of Hormuz.

26.04.2026 19:40 US Secretary of the Navy John Phelan has resigned, the Department of War said.

26.04.2026 19:40 The Lebanese government will not sign any agreement with Israel as part of negotiations unless it includes a "full withdrawal" of the Israeli troops from its territory, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.

26.04.2026 19:40 On April 11 in Ukmergė, Lithuania, the Lithuanian Armed Forces' 1st Division received its unit colours and was officially assigned to NATO Multinational Corps Northeast , marking a significant step in strengthening the Allied operational framework and readiness posture in the Baltic region.

26.04.2026 19:40 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Saudi Arabia for security talks, marking his second visit to the region since the start of the US-Israeli war with Iran, now under cease-fire, as Russia continued to pound Ukraine with deadly strikes.

26.04.2026 19:40 Iran's foreign minister has arrived in Islamabad as the United States prepares to dispatch senior envoys to Pakistan for what Washington described as a new round of negotiations to end the Iran war, even as Tehran publicly denied any meeting with American officials was planned.

26.04.2026 19:40 Last week the U.S. military stood up a maritime blockade against ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz that had been doing business with Iran at its ports, or that were headed to Iranian ports.