Iran Currently Has No Decision to Send a Negotiating Delegation to Pakistan, Tasnim Reports

April ⁠19 (Reuters) – ⁠There is ⁠currently ​no ‌decision by ‌Iran ⁠to send ⁠a negotiating delegation ​to ​Pakistan “as long ⁠as there ⁠is ⁠a naval ​blockade,” Iran’s ​Tasnim ⁠news ⁠agency reported on Sunday, ⁠citing its reporter. (Reporting by Menna Alaa ⁠El-Din and Hatem MaherEditing ​by Tomasz ​Janowski) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters. Photos You Should See …

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Los Angeles Woman Arrested on Iranian Arms Trafficking Charge

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors said a 44-year-old Los Angeles woman was arrested Saturday night at Los Angeles International Airport on suspicion of helping Iran traffic weapons to Sudan, which is in its fourth year of a bloody civil war. Shamim Mafi will face charges that she brokered the sale of “drones, bombs, bomb …

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Germany’s Merz, Brazil’s Lula Stress Close European-Brazilian Cooperation

HANOVER, April 19 (Reuters) – German Chancellor ⁠Friedrich ⁠Merz and Brazilian President ⁠Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday ​called for closer ties between South America’s largest economy and the ‌European Union at the ‌opening of the Hanover industrial fair. Both welcomed the ⁠entry ⁠into force of the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement on May ​1. …

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Ukraine Pushes for Europe to Build Defense System Against Ballistic Weapons

KYIV, April 19 (Reuters) – Europe must have ⁠its ⁠own defense system ⁠against ballistic weapons, and Ukraine is already holding ​talks with several countries on its creation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ‌said on Sunday. Defense against ‌ballistic missiles is one of Ukraine’s biggest challenges in ⁠the ⁠war with Russia, since only certain types of missiles …

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Global Leftists Rally in Spain Hoping to Spark Resurgence Against Far Right

By Victoria Waldersee and Joan Faus BARCELONA, April 19 (Reuters) – From reforming the UN Security Council to taxing billionaires, thousands of ⁠leftists ⁠gathered in Barcelona over the weekend to brainstorm ways to ⁠halt the rise of authoritarianism and win back voters who have drifted rightwards. The gathering, which drew more than 6,000 people from …

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