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20.04.2026 08:10 As part of the implementation of its nuclear sector development strategy, Kazakhstan plans to have at least three nuclear power plants in operation by 2050, Qazinform News Agency reports.

20.04.2026 08:10 The Iraqi Kata'ib Hezbollah resistance movement describes the United States' decision to offer up to $10 million for information on its leader as a testament to the incompetence and failure of Washington's intelligence and military apparatus.

20.04.2026 08:10 The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps says it has carried out an attack on terrorist hideouts in Iraq's Kurdistan region, killing and wounding a number of notorious anti-Iran figures.

20.04.2026 08:10 The Informal Group of Ministers , headed by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, reviewed the current situation in West Asia and discussed India's preparedness as well as the future course of action during its fourth meeting at Kartavya Bhawan-2, New Delhi on April 18, 2026. Minister of External Affairs Dr S Jaishankar; Minister of Chemicals Fertilizers Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda; Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Hardeep Singh Puri; Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Shri Prahlad Joshi; Minister of Civil Aviation Shri Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu; Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal; Minister of Power Shri Manohar Lal; Minister of Labour and Employment, Youth Affairs Sports Dr Mansukh Mandaviya; and Minister of State of the Ministry of Science Technology Dr Jitendra Singh attended the meeting.

20.04.2026 08:10 Rodong Sinmun says in an article on Saturday that the struggle in the past five years is shining as a course fully proving the truth that there are neither anything impossible nor fortress unconquerable for us advancing forward under the guidance of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un .

20.04.2026 08:10 "In light of recent developments in Cuba and the dire situation the Cuban people faces, the Governments of Brazil, Spain and Mexico"

20.04.2026 08:10 The Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army of China dispatched naval and air forces to conduct joint combat readiness patrols in relevant sea and air domains of the East China Sea on Saturday. This is a routine arrangement within the annual plan, aimed at testing the joint combat capabilities of the troops, said Senior Colonel Xu Chenghua, spokesperson for the PLA Eastern Theater Command.

20.04.2026 08:10 The Chinese foreign and defense ministries on Friday slammed New Zealand's move to send a military aircraft near Chinese airspace for repeated close-in reconnaissance and harassment recently.

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20.04.2026 08:10 "Cuba lives under the constant siege of the United States government, whose threats have escalated in recent months. Adding to the ruthless energy siege—which has worsened the genocidal blockade policy over the past six decades—are statements by representatives of the U.S. governmental elite threatening military aggression."

20.04.2026 08:10 US President Donald Trump said US-Iran negotiations will continue over the weekend and that he doesn't believe there are "significant differences" between the warring sides, even amid signs of a potential split among Iranian leaders.

20.04.2026 08:10 Iran's powerful parliament speaker set up another potential standoff with US President Donald Trump, saying Tehran will again close the strategic Strait of Hormuz if the United States continues its blockade of Iranian ports.

20.04.2026 08:10 Iran said it has opened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping traffic for the remainder of a 10-day cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon, and US President Donald Trump again said Washington and Tehran could reach a deal to end the war with Iran in the near future.

20.04.2026 08:10 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for global trade, will be "completely open" for the duration of the cease-fire signed between Lebanon and Israel.

20.04.2026 08:10 The United States has again temporarily eased sanctions on Russian oil, issuing a new waiver that allows certain shipments already at sea to be delivered and sold, even as Washington publicly insists it is maintaining pressure on the Kremlin.