BEIJING, April 20 (Reuters) – China has expressed concern over the “forced interception” by the U.S. of an Iranian-flagged cargo ship, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday, urging relevant parties to abide by the ceasefire agreement in a responsible manner. “The situation in the Strait of Hormuz is sensitive and complicated,” said spokesman …
DELBARTON, W.Va. — A half-dozen cars had been in the queue for nearly four hours by the time the House of Hope mobile food pantry line began to move. Seventy or so more idled behind them by 11:30 a.m., when the food distribution began. The plan was to begin handing out boxes of groceries at …
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan moved ahead Monday with preparations for a new round of talks between the United States and Iran days before a tenuous ceasefire is set to expire, even as renewed conflict around the Strait of Hormuz raised questions about whether the meeting would take place. Over the weekend, the U.S. attacked and …
DUBAI, April 20 (Reuters) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that every rational and diplomatic path should be used to reduce tensions with the U.S., but added that vigilance and distrust in interactions with Washington were an “undeniable necessity”, according to the state news agency IRNA. A two-week ceasefire between Iran and the …
Tokyo — A powerful earthquake struck off the northern Japanese coast Monday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue a tsunami alert in the region. The quake registering a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 occurred off the coast of Sanriku in northern Japan at around 4:53 p.m. (2:53 a.m. Eastern on Sunday), at a depth of …
BEIJING, April 20 (Reuters) – Military cooperation between countries should not undermine mutual understanding and trust among regional countries, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday, when asked about the annual joint military exercises hosted by the Philippines and the United States that will also involve Japanese forces. “What the Asia-Pacific region most needs is …
MOSCOW, April 20 (Reuters) – A German citizen has been detained in Russia’s Stavropol region for planning a “terrorist attack” at a law enforcement facility, Russian media reported on Monday. State news agency RIA cited the Federal Security Service (FSB) as saying the 57 year old German woman had been arrested with a bomb in …
LONDON, April 20 (Reuters) – British police said on Monday they had arrested two people over an attempted arson attack against a synagogue in north London over the weekend which caused minor smoke damage but no injuries. A 17-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man were taken into custody overnight in connection with the incident, which …
SOFIA, April 20 (Reuters) – Progressive Bulgaria, the party of Bulgaria’s pro-Russian former President Rumen Radev was leading in Sunday’s parliamentary election with 44.7% of votes, after 91.68% of votes were counted, official results showed. (Reporting by Alex Lefkowitz and Ivana Sekularac) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters. Photos You Should See – April 2026
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States and the Philippines kicked off one of their largest combat exercises Monday in an annual display of allied military might aimed at deterring aggression in Asia, despite Washington’s preoccupation with the war in the Middle East. The large-scale combat drills between the U.S. and Philippines will expand this …