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20.04.2026 08:10 The U.S. Department of State has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Germany to Integrated Combat System, Supporting Equipment, and Support. The estimated total cost is $11.9 billion.

20.04.2026 08:10 Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control designated seven Iraqi militia commanders responsible for planning, directing, and executing attacks against U.S. personnel, facilities, and interests in Iraq.

20.04.2026 08:10 In 2025, nearly 900 Rohingya refugees were reported missing or dead in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal, making it the deadliest year on record for maritime movements in South and South‑East Asia, according to data from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.

20.04.2026 08:10 A Chicago man was sentenced yesterday to 25 years in federal prison for conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham by using social media to encourage attacks on ISIS's enemies and recruit ISIS members.

20.04.2026 08:10 A little-known Islamist group has claimed a string of attacks on Jewish sites and Western financial institutions across Europe since early March.

20.04.2026 08:10 President Lai Ching-te on Friday called for the swift passage of a special defense budget during an inspection of the Army Infantry Training Command in Kaohsiung, stressing the need to strengthen Taiwan's military preparedness.

20.04.2026 08:10 The Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant temporarily lost all off-site power twice this week after its last remaining off-site power line was disconnected.

20.04.2026 08:10 The Department of the Air Force has awarded Via Science, Inc., a leading provider of AI technologies, Impact Level 5 Authority to Operate for its eJARVIS application.

20.04.2026 08:10 A senior Republican lawmaker has raised concerns over continued US-origin components appearing in Russian weapon systems amid Ukrainian reports that recent drone strikes show evidence of Western microelectronics manufactured as recently as 2025.

20.04.2026 08:10 "There were two threats emanating from Lebanon, a near threat and a distant threat: We have removed both of these threats."

20.04.2026 08:10 Across war-torn Sudan, women and girls "are telling a consistent story of continued experience of danger, and risks for gender-based violence" whether when fleeing to safety or arriving at displacement camps, a senior official with the UN reproductive and sexual health agency UNFPA said on Friday.

20.04.2026 08:10 Senior UN officials painted a sorry picture of South Sudan on Friday at the Security Council, describing political turmoil, rising violence, hunger and disease, amid budget cuts that are limiting the ability of the UN peacekeeping mission to protect civilians.

20.04.2026 08:10 5.8 million Haitians, or roughly 52 per cent of the population, are facing crisis levels of food insecurity, or worse. Of those, more than 1.8 million are dealing with emergency levels, which means they are exhausting their last assets and unable to meet even basic food needs.

20.04.2026 08:10 A video clip published by the website of China Central Television , which has been widely shared online, unveiled how Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy Type 054A guided-missile frigate Honghe , with its main gun loaded, drove away a foreign warship after 20 hours of standoff.

20.04.2026 08:10 A Chinese military spokesperson on Friday slammed "Taiwan independence" as the root cause of undermining peace across the Taiwan Strait.