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21.04.2026 14:40 The third French Logistic Support Ship , Émile Bertin, was officially launched today at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard, marking a major milestone in the Franco-Italian Logistic Support Ship Programme managed by OCCAR.

21.04.2026 14:40 President Gitanas Nausėda took part in a virtual meeting of heads of state convened by French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to discuss security in the Strait of Hormuz.

21.04.2026 14:40 On April 16, 2026, Special Envoy Zhai Jun of the Chinese Government on the Middle East Issue met with Ambassador of the UK to China Peter Wilson at the latter's request.

20.04.2026 15:50 U.S. forces operating in the Arabian Sea enforced naval blockade measures against an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel attempting to sail toward an Iranian port, April 19.

20.04.2026 15:50 US forces have fired at and seized an Iranian-flagged ship in the Gulf of Oman that was attempting to evade a US maritime blockade, President Donald Trump and the Pentagon said on April 19, while Iran's military command angrily threatened to retaliate.

20.04.2026 15:50 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has criticized an easing of sanctions on Russian energy, writing on X that "every dollar paid for Russian oil is money for the war."

20.04.2026 15:50 The Missile Administration of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea conducted a test-fire on April 19 to evaluate the power of warhead of the improved surface-to-surface tactical ballistic missile Hwasongpho-11 Ra.

20.04.2026 15:50 Ahead of the first firing of Australian-made long-range strike missiles, Australian engineers at the Port Wakefield manufacturing facility have been learning critical skills of the missile manufacturing trade.

20.04.2026 15:50 Iran's top joint military command accused US forces of violating a cease-fire by shooting at and seizing an Iranian commercial vessel in the Gulf of Oman and vowed to retaliate "soon," according to state media.

20.04.2026 15:50 US President Donald Trump said his representatives are traveling to Islamabad, Pakistan, for another round of talks on April 20 with Iran as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed. Tehran has not yet confirmed it will take part.

20.04.2026 15:50 A top Iranian military commander says the country's capacity to replenish missile and drone launchers during the two-week ceasefire has outpaced pre-war levels.

20.04.2026 15:50 An Iranian deputy foreign minister categorically rules out transfer of any enriched nuclear material from the Islamic Republic to the United States following controversial remarks made on the issue by President Donald Trump.

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20.04.2026 15:50 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday strongly condemned the attack that killed one French peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon and injured three others earlier in the day, his spokesperson said in a statement.

20.04.2026 15:50 Iran's top joint military command said on Monday that Iran will soon respond to "armed maritime piracy" by the U.S. military, according to media reports.