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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154361" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_crisis_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Middle Eastern crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war" target="_blank">2026 Iran war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_negotiations" target="_blank">2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire" target="_blank">2026 Iran war ceasefire</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">U.S. president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> announces that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire" target="_blank">ceasefire</a> will be extended so that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Iran" target="_blank">government</a> can make a &quot;unified proposal,&quot; at the request of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistani prime minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shehbaz_Sharif" target="_blank">Shehbaz Sharif</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_Marshal_%28Pakistan%29" target="_blank">field marshal</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asim_Munir" target="_blank">Asim Munir</a>. However, he also says the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockade" target="_blank">blockade</a> will remain. <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/international/5841910-trump-extends-iran-ceasefire/" target="_blank">(The Hill)</a> <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/21/trump-iran-war-ceasefire.html" target="_blank">(CNBC)</a> <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/us-israel-iran-war/trump-extends-iran-ceasefire-naval-blockade-until-tehran-prepares-unified-proposal/3913999" target="_blank">(AA)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_blockade_of_Iran" target="_blank">Naval blockade of Iran</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Indo-Pacific_Command" target="_blank">U.S. Indo-Pacific Command</a> announces that it stopped and boarded a stateless <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanker_%28ship%29" target="_blank">tanker</a>, M/T Tifani, which it says is connected to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a>. <a href="https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2026-04-21/oil-iran-tanker-navy-blockade-pacific-21441869.html" target="_blank">(Stars and Stripes)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Iran%29" target="_blank">Iranian foreign minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_Araghchi" target="_blank">Abbas Araghchi</a> calls the blockade &quot;an act of war&quot; and a violation of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire" target="_blank">ceasefire</a>. <a href="https://aje.news/0v16yj?update=4510957" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah%E2%80%93Israel_conflict" target="_blank">Hezbollah–Israel conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war" target="_blank">2026 Lebanon war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah" target="_blank">Hezbollah</a> fires rockets at Israeli troops in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Lebanon" target="_blank">southern Lebanon</a> and launches a drone into <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Israel" target="_blank">northern Israel</a>. <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-says-hezbollah-breached-truce-launching-rockets-at-troops-drone-at-israel/" target="_blank">(The Times of Israel)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">Israeli soldiers</a> are sentenced to 30 days in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_prison" target="_blank">military prison</a> for destroying a statue of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus" target="_blank">Jesus</a> with a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sledgehammer" target="_blank">sledgehammer</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_Lebanon" target="_blank">Christian</a> village of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debel%2C_Lebanon" target="_blank">Debel</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanon</a>. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/21/two-israeli-soldiers-jailed-over-smashing-of-jesus-statue-in-lebanon-village" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Israel%E2%80%93Lebanon_peace_talks" target="_blank">2026 Israel–Lebanon peace talks</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France%E2%80%93Lebanon_relations" target="_blank">France–Lebanon relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_France" target="_blank">French president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Macron" target="_blank">Emmanuel Macron</a> affirms <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">France</a>'s support for the territorial integrity of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanon</a>, saying that the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the country is a precondition for stability. <a href="https://aje.news/0v16yj?update=4510852" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_invasion_of_Syria_%282024%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Israeli invasion of Syria</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Israeli troops raid the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quneitra_Governorate" target="_blank">Quneitra Governorate</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">Syria</a>, where they detain three people. <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israeli-forces-raid-syria-s-quneitra-countryside-open-fire/3913968" target="_blank">(AA)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Sudanese civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya%E2%80%93Sudan_relations" target="_blank">Libya–Sudan relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations" target="_blank">United Nations</a> investigation finds that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libyan_National_Army" target="_blank">Libyan National Army</a> led by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalifa_Haftar" target="_blank">Khalifa Haftar</a> facilitated the transfer of weapons, vehicles and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia" target="_blank">Colombian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercenary" target="_blank">mercenaries</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">Sudan</a> to fight for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces" target="_blank">Rapid Support Forces</a> against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">government forces</a>. The operation was centred around the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya" target="_blank">Libyan</a> town of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kufra" target="_blank">Kufra</a> where LNA forces control <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kufra_Airport" target="_blank">Kufra Airport</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/sudan-war-military-rsf-libya-uae-d6dea5d3d58c99bdf9c30d4554e24508" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transitional_Sovereignty_Council" target="_blank">Transitional Sovereignty Council</a> leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdel_Fattah_al-Burhan" target="_blank">Abdel Fattah al-Burhan</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_of_Oman" target="_blank">Oman Sultan</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitham_bin_Tariq" target="_blank">Haitham bin Tariq</a> hold official talks to focus on regional development and efforts to end the war in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">Sudan</a>. <a href="https://www.muscatdaily.com/2026/04/21/burhan-thanks-omans-efforts-for-peace-in-sudan/" target="_blank">(Muscat Daily)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the_2026_Iran_war" target="_blank">Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal" target="_blank">Nepal</a> resumes issuing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_permit" target="_blank">work permits</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepalese_diaspora" target="_blank">its nationals</a> seeking <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migrant_workers_in_the_Gulf_Cooperation_Council_region" target="_blank">employment</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East" target="_blank">Middle East</a> after a temporary suspension linked to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war" target="_blank">Iran war</a>, citing guidance from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Nepal%29" target="_blank">the foreign ministry</a> and demand from workers. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/nepal-resumes-issuing-permits-workers-headed-middle-east-2026-04-21/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitol" target="_blank">Vitol</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_executive_officer" target="_blank">CEO</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Hardy" target="_blank">Russell Hardy</a> says that at least one billion <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrel_%28unit%29" target="_blank">barrels</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil" target="_blank">oil</a> production will be lost because of the war even if it ends immediately, and that the current loss is in the range of 600 to 700 million barrels. <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/68c80b3e-b645-46a5-b748-0d2ebb3f56e7?syn-25a6b1a6=1" target="_blank">(Financial Times)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Thirteen people are killed and 23 injured after an explosion at a fireworks manufacturing unit in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrissur" target="_blank">Thrissur</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">India</a>. <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/india/thrissur-pooram-fireworks-blast-deaths-injured-rescue-operations-10648706/?ref=archive_pg" target="_blank">(The Indian Express)</a> <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/major-explosion-rocks-fireworks-storage-unit-in-keralas-thrissur-dead-injured-2899586-2026-04-21" target="_blank">(India Today)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_%28projectile%29" target="_blank">shell</a> explodes inside a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_10" target="_blank">Type 10</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_battle_tank" target="_blank">main battle tank</a> from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Division_%28Japan%29" target="_blank">8th Division</a>'s Western Army Tank Battalion, during a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_fire_exercise" target="_blank">live fire exercise</a> at Hijudai Training Area in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusu%2C_%C5%8Cita" target="_blank">Kusu</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Cita_Prefecture" target="_blank">Ōita Prefecture</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan" target="_blank">Japan</a>, which is under the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_of_responsibility" target="_blank">AOR</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_Division_%28Japan%29" target="_blank">4th Division</a> killing three <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Ground_Self-Defense_Force" target="_blank">soldiers</a> and injuring another. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/japan-army-explosion-shell-tank-ace9af308cdeb68488bc3479c266806e" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16513586" target="_blank">(Asahi Shimbun Company)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-strait_relations" target="_blank">Cross-strait relations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eswatini%E2%80%93Taiwan_relations" target="_blank">Eswatini–Taiwan relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan" target="_blank">Taiwanese</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_Republic_of_China" target="_blank">president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lai_Ching-te" target="_blank">Lai Ching-te</a> cancels <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_presidential_trips_made_by_Lai_Ching-te" target="_blank">his planned visit</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eswatini" target="_blank">Eswatini</a> after the governments of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar" target="_blank">Madagascar</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius" target="_blank">Mauritius</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seychelles" target="_blank">Seychelles</a> denied <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_permit" target="_blank">overflight permissions</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_3701" target="_blank">his aircraft</a>, with Taiwan attributing the decision to pressure from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/taiwan-president-cancels-eswatini-trip-blames-chinese-pressure-african-countries-2026-04-21/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visit_by_Pope_Leo_XIV_to_Algeria%2C_Cameroon%2C_Angola%2C_and_Equatorial_Guinea" target="_blank">Visit by Pope Leo XIV to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIV" target="_blank">Pope Leo XIV</a> arrives in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equatorial_Guinea" target="_blank">Equatorial Guinean</a> city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malabo" target="_blank">Malabo</a>, beginning the final leg of his apostolic visit to Africa, and becoming the first pope to visit the nation since 1982. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/africa-pope-equatorial-guinea-0134a6982c295c125259c5fa4eb73395" target="_blank">(AP News)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Indonesian_protests" target="_blank">2025 Indonesian protests</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A joint investigation by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" target="_blank">Indonesian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Commission_on_Human_Rights" target="_blank">human rights commission</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ombudsman" target="_blank">ombudsman</a>, and the child protection commission finds that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesian_National_Police" target="_blank">police</a> and other <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Indonesia" target="_blank">state security</a> personnel violated <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Indonesia" target="_blank">human rights</a>, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbitrary_arrest_and_detention" target="_blank">arbitrary arrests</a>, torture, and alleged <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_sexual_abuse" target="_blank">child sexual abuse</a>, during anti-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_and_White_Cabinet" target="_blank">government</a> protests in 2025 that left at least 11 people dead and thousands detained. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/indonesia-rights-bodies-find-widespread-abuses-2025-protests-2026-04-21/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least five people are killed and 200 others are injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_riot" target="_blank">prison riot</a> at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yare_Prison" target="_blank">Yare Prison</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranda_State" target="_blank">Miranda State</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela" target="_blank">Venezuela</a>. <a href="https://www.newsweek.com.ar/el-mundo/el-regimen-de-delcy-rodriguez-admitio-la-muerte-de-cinco-personas-en-la-carcel-de-yare--donde-esta-secuestrado-german-giuliani_a69e7cff47825f88153408bbb?output=amp" target="_blank">(Newsweek Argentina in Spanish)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" target="_blank">South Korean</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_South_Korea" target="_blank">police</a> seek an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest_warrant" target="_blank">arrest warrant</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybe" target="_blank">Hybe</a> founder and chairperson <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bang_Si-hyuk" target="_blank">Bang Si-hyuk</a> over alleged violations of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_market" target="_blank">capital market</a> laws related to Hybe's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial_public_offering" target="_blank">initial public offering</a>, accusing him of misleading early investors and receiving profits through a related <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_equity_fund" target="_blank">private equity fund</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-police-seek-detention-warrant-hybe-chairman-yonhap-says-2026-04-21/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Representatives_%28Indonesia%29" target="_blank">Indonesian parliament</a> passes the landmark Domestic Workers Protection Bill into <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Indonesia" target="_blank">law</a> after 22 years of deliberation. <a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesia-passes-law-to-protect-millions-of-domestic-workers" target="_blank">(Bloomberg via The Straits Times)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand" target="_blank">New Zealand</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_New_Zealand" target="_blank">prime minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Luxon" target="_blank">Christopher Luxon</a> secures the support of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth_National_Government_of_New_Zealand" target="_blank">his caucus</a> after initiating and winning a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confidence_vote" target="_blank">confidence vote</a> on his leadership within the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" target="_blank">National Party</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/new-zealand-pm-luxon-says-he-has-support-lawmakers-2026-04-21/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" target="_blank">United States House of Representatives</a> member <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila_Cherfilus-McCormick" target="_blank">Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick</a> resigns from her position after being convicted of stealing $5 million of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" target="_blank">COVID-19 pandemic</a> relief funds, some of which went towards funding her <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Florida%27s_20th_congressional_district_special_election" target="_blank">2022 election campaign</a>. <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/21/sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-resigns-congress.html" target="_blank">(CNBC)</a></li>
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[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154361, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_crisis_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Middle Eastern crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war']2026 Iran war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_negotiations']2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire']2026 Iran war ceasefire[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States']U.S. president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL] announces that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire']ceasefire[/URL] will be extended so that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Iran']government[/URL] can make a "unified proposal," at the request of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Pakistan']Pakistani prime minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shehbaz_Sharif']Shehbaz Sharif[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_Marshal_%28Pakistan%29']field marshal[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asim_Munir']Asim Munir[/URL]. However, he also says the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockade']blockade[/URL] will remain. [URL='https://thehill.com/policy/international/5841910-trump-extends-iran-ceasefire/']([I]The Hill[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/21/trump-iran-war-ceasefire.html'](CNBC)[/URL] [URL='https://www.aa.com.tr/en/us-israel-iran-war/trump-extends-iran-ceasefire-naval-blockade-until-tehran-prepares-unified-proposal/3913999'](AA)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_blockade_of_Iran']Naval blockade of Iran[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Indo-Pacific_Command']U.S. Indo-Pacific Command[/URL] announces that it stopped and boarded a stateless [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanker_%28ship%29']tanker[/URL], M/T [I]Tifani[/I], which it says is connected to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL]. [URL='https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2026-04-21/oil-iran-tanker-navy-blockade-pacific-21441869.html']([I]Stars and Stripes[/I])[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Iran%29']Iranian foreign minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_Araghchi']Abbas Araghchi[/URL] calls the blockade "an act of war" and a violation of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire']ceasefire[/URL]. [URL='https://aje.news/0v16yj?update=4510957'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah%E2%80%93Israel_conflict']Hezbollah–Israel conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war']2026 Lebanon war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah']Hezbollah[/URL] fires rockets at Israeli troops in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Lebanon']southern Lebanon[/URL] and launches a drone into [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Israel']northern Israel[/URL]. [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-says-hezbollah-breached-truce-launching-rockets-at-troops-drone-at-israel/']([I]The Times of Israel[/I])[/URL] [*]Two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']Israeli soldiers[/URL] are sentenced to 30 days in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_prison']military prison[/URL] for destroying a statue of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus']Jesus[/URL] with a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sledgehammer']sledgehammer[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_Lebanon']Christian[/URL] village of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debel%2C_Lebanon']Debel[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon']Lebanon[/URL]. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/21/two-israeli-soldiers-jailed-over-smashing-of-jesus-statue-in-lebanon-village']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Israel%E2%80%93Lebanon_peace_talks']2026 Israel–Lebanon peace talks[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France%E2%80%93Lebanon_relations']France–Lebanon relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_France']French president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Macron']Emmanuel Macron[/URL] affirms [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']France[/URL]'s support for the territorial integrity of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon']Lebanon[/URL], saying that the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the country is a precondition for stability. [URL='https://aje.news/0v16yj?update=4510852'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_invasion_of_Syria_%282024%E2%80%93present%29']Israeli invasion of Syria[/URL] [LIST] [*]Israeli troops raid the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quneitra_Governorate']Quneitra Governorate[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syria[/URL], where they detain three people. [URL='https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israeli-forces-raid-syria-s-quneitra-countryside-open-fire/3913968'](AA)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Sudanese civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya%E2%80%93Sudan_relations']Libya–Sudan relations[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations']United Nations[/URL] investigation finds that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libyan_National_Army']Libyan National Army[/URL] led by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalifa_Haftar']Khalifa Haftar[/URL] facilitated the transfer of weapons, vehicles and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia']Colombian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercenary']mercenaries[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudan[/URL] to fight for the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces']Rapid Support Forces[/URL] against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces']government forces[/URL]. The operation was centred around the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya']Libyan[/URL] town of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kufra']Kufra[/URL] where LNA forces control [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kufra_Airport']Kufra Airport[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/sudan-war-military-rsf-libya-uae-d6dea5d3d58c99bdf9c30d4554e24508'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transitional_Sovereignty_Council']Transitional Sovereignty Council[/URL] leader [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdel_Fattah_al-Burhan']Abdel Fattah al-Burhan[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_of_Oman']Oman Sultan[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitham_bin_Tariq']Haitham bin Tariq[/URL] hold official talks to focus on regional development and efforts to end the war in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudan[/URL]. [URL='https://www.muscatdaily.com/2026/04/21/burhan-thanks-omans-efforts-for-peace-in-sudan/']([I]Muscat Daily[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the_2026_Iran_war']Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal']Nepal[/URL] resumes issuing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_permit']work permits[/URL] for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepalese_diaspora']its nationals[/URL] seeking [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migrant_workers_in_the_Gulf_Cooperation_Council_region']employment[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East']Middle East[/URL] after a temporary suspension linked to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war']Iran war[/URL], citing guidance from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Nepal%29']the foreign ministry[/URL] and demand from workers. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/nepal-resumes-issuing-permits-workers-headed-middle-east-2026-04-21/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitol']Vitol[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_executive_officer']CEO[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Hardy']Russell Hardy[/URL] says that at least one billion [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrel_%28unit%29']barrels[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil']oil[/URL] production will be lost because of the war even if it ends immediately, and that the current loss is in the range of 600 to 700 million barrels. [URL='https://www.ft.com/content/68c80b3e-b645-46a5-b748-0d2ebb3f56e7?syn-25a6b1a6=1']([I]Financial Times[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]Thirteen people are killed and 23 injured after an explosion at a fireworks manufacturing unit in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrissur']Thrissur[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India']India[/URL]. [URL='https://indianexpress.com/article/india/thrissur-pooram-fireworks-blast-deaths-injured-rescue-operations-10648706/?ref=archive_pg'](The Indian Express)[/URL] [URL='https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/major-explosion-rocks-fireworks-storage-unit-in-keralas-thrissur-dead-injured-2899586-2026-04-21'](India Today)[/URL] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_%28projectile%29']shell[/URL] explodes inside a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_10']Type 10[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_battle_tank']main battle tank[/URL] from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Division_%28Japan%29']8th Division[/URL]'s Western Army Tank Battalion, during a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_fire_exercise']live fire exercise[/URL] at Hijudai Training Area in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusu%2C_%C5%8Cita']Kusu[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Cita_Prefecture']Ōita Prefecture[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan']Japan[/URL], which is under the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_of_responsibility']AOR[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_Division_%28Japan%29']4th Division[/URL] killing three [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Ground_Self-Defense_Force']soldiers[/URL] and injuring another. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/japan-army-explosion-shell-tank-ace9af308cdeb68488bc3479c266806e'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16513586'](Asahi Shimbun Company)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-strait_relations']Cross-strait relations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eswatini%E2%80%93Taiwan_relations']Eswatini–Taiwan relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan']Taiwanese[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_Republic_of_China']president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lai_Ching-te']Lai Ching-te[/URL] cancels [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_presidential_trips_made_by_Lai_Ching-te']his planned visit[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eswatini']Eswatini[/URL] after the governments of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar']Madagascar[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius']Mauritius[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seychelles']Seychelles[/URL] denied [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_permit']overflight permissions[/URL] for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_3701']his aircraft[/URL], with Taiwan attributing the decision to pressure from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/china/taiwan-president-cancels-eswatini-trip-blames-chinese-pressure-african-countries-2026-04-21/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visit_by_Pope_Leo_XIV_to_Algeria%2C_Cameroon%2C_Angola%2C_and_Equatorial_Guinea']Visit by Pope Leo XIV to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIV']Pope Leo XIV[/URL] arrives in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equatorial_Guinea']Equatorial Guinean[/URL] city of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malabo']Malabo[/URL], beginning the final leg of his apostolic visit to Africa, and becoming the first pope to visit the nation since 1982. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/africa-pope-equatorial-guinea-0134a6982c295c125259c5fa4eb73395'](AP News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Indonesian_protests']2025 Indonesian protests[/URL] [LIST] [*]A joint investigation by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia']Indonesian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Commission_on_Human_Rights']human rights commission[/URL], the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ombudsman']ombudsman[/URL], and the child protection commission finds that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesian_National_Police']police[/URL] and other [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Indonesia']state security[/URL] personnel violated [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Indonesia']human rights[/URL], including [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbitrary_arrest_and_detention']arbitrary arrests[/URL], torture, and alleged [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_sexual_abuse']child sexual abuse[/URL], during anti-[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_and_White_Cabinet']government[/URL] protests in 2025 that left at least 11 people dead and thousands detained. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/indonesia-rights-bodies-find-widespread-abuses-2025-protests-2026-04-21/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]At least five people are killed and 200 others are injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_riot']prison riot[/URL] at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yare_Prison']Yare Prison[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranda_State']Miranda State[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela']Venezuela[/URL]. [URL='https://www.newsweek.com.ar/el-mundo/el-regimen-de-delcy-rodriguez-admitio-la-muerte-de-cinco-personas-en-la-carcel-de-yare--donde-esta-secuestrado-german-giuliani_a69e7cff47825f88153408bbb?output=amp'](Newsweek Argentina in Spanish)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea']South Korean[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_South_Korea']police[/URL] seek an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest_warrant']arrest warrant[/URL] for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybe']Hybe[/URL] founder and chairperson [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bang_Si-hyuk']Bang Si-hyuk[/URL] over alleged violations of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_market']capital market[/URL] laws related to Hybe's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial_public_offering']initial public offering[/URL], accusing him of misleading early investors and receiving profits through a related [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_equity_fund']private equity fund[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-police-seek-detention-warrant-hybe-chairman-yonhap-says-2026-04-21/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Representatives_%28Indonesia%29']Indonesian parliament[/URL] passes the landmark Domestic Workers Protection Bill into [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Indonesia']law[/URL] after 22 years of deliberation. [URL='https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesia-passes-law-to-protect-millions-of-domestic-workers'](Bloomberg via [I]The Straits Times[/I])[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand']New Zealand[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_New_Zealand']prime minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Luxon']Christopher Luxon[/URL] secures the support of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth_National_Government_of_New_Zealand']his caucus[/URL] after initiating and winning a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confidence_vote']confidence vote[/URL] on his leadership within the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party']National Party[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/new-zealand-pm-luxon-says-he-has-support-lawmakers-2026-04-21/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives']United States House of Representatives[/URL] member [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila_Cherfilus-McCormick']Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick[/URL] resigns from her position after being convicted of stealing $5 million of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic']COVID-19 pandemic[/URL] relief funds, some of which went towards funding her [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Florida%27s_20th_congressional_district_special_election']2022 election campaign[/URL]. [URL='https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/21/sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-resigns-congress.html'](CNBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_April_21"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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