- Spain, Brazil, Mexico vow to boost Cuba aid amid US threats dw.com
- Mexico, Spain and Brazil call for Cuba’s sovereignty to be protected Al Jazeera
- Sincere dialogue needed to ease Cuba’s ‘grave humanitarian crisis’, say Mexico, Spain and Brazil The Guardian
- Brazil, Mexico, Spain pledge to send more aid to Cuba Reuters
- Sheinbaum proposes a global reforestation program and declaration against military intervention in Cuba. MVNU
Iran war live: Tehran says no date set for US talks, Hormuz Strait closed
Trinidad and Tobago police uncover 56 bodies, mostly children, at cemetery – Al Jazeera
- Trinidad and Tobago police uncover 56 bodies, mostly children, at cemetery Al Jazeera
- Bodies of 50 babies, 6 adults found in Trinidad and Tobago DW.com
- Grave diggers explain 56 bodies Trinidad Express Newspapers
- Police in Trinidad and Tobago investigate after 56 bodies are found dumped at a cemetery Jamaica Gleaner
- Remains of 50 babies, 6 adults found at Trinidad and Tobago cemetery Inquirer.net
Trinidad and Tobago police uncover 56 bodies, mostly children, at cemetery
Ben Roberts-Smith denies war crimes allegations – As it happened
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Defence Minister Richard Marles says the success of Australia’s alliance with the United States should not be measured against a single president or federal government in Canberra, insisting the longstanding ties will endure.
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticised Australia for not assisting with the war in Iran, while federal Labor, including Marles and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, say the White House has not made any specific request for assistance.
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Queen Elizabeth II’s official biographer named as historian Anna Keay
The author, who will interview members of royal family for book, says being chosen for role is a ‘profound honour’
Anna Keay, a historian whose most celebrated book is about Britain’s republican period, has been confirmed as Queen Elizabeth II’s official biographer.
Keay will interview members of the royal family and the late queen’s friends and servants. She will also have access to the monarch’s personal and official papers held in the royal archives.
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Ukrainian drones reportedly strike seaport in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai – The Kyiv Independent
- Ukrainian drones reportedly strike seaport in Russia's Krasnodar Krai The Kyiv Independent
- Ukraine strikes Russian oil refineries hours after US waives sanctions on Moscow’s oil CNN
- Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's Tuapse port kills one Reuters
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 18, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Blaze Erupts at Russia’s Baltic Port After Ukraine Drone Attack Bloomberg
Live: The Latest: Iran fires on ships in Strait of Hormuz as Tehran imposes restrictions again – The Seattle Times
- Live: The Latest: Iran fires on ships in Strait of Hormuz as Tehran imposes restrictions again The Seattle Times
- Live updates: Two Indian ships come under fire in Strait of Hormuz after Iran reasserts control NBC News
- Iran war live updates: Iran fires on ships in Strait of Hormuz as Tehran imposes restrictions again AP News
- Merchant vessels report gunfire as they attempt to cross Hormuz, shipping sources say Reuters
- More than 3,400 Iranians killed in war - as it happened The Guardian
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French soldier killed in attack on UN mission in southern Lebanon, officials say – Reuters
- French soldier killed in attack on UN mission in southern Lebanon, officials say Reuters
- French peacekeeper killed in southern Lebanon BBC
- Macron, UNIFIL blame Hezbollah for killing of French peacekeeper in Lebanon The Times of Israel
- French soldier killed in attack on U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon PBS
- UN chief strongly condemns killing of another peacekeeper in southern Lebanon UN News
Putin finally admits Russia’s economy is in trouble and grasps for answers, after warnings about a financial crisis have been piling up – Yahoo Finance
- Putin finally admits Russia’s economy is in trouble and grasps for answers, after warnings about a financial crisis have been piling up Yahoo Finance
- Opinion | Putin’s wartime economy is contracting, even with high oil prices The Washington Post
- Russia looks for a way out of its sharpest economic contraction in three years Reuters
- Russia Signals Pullback in Business Support as Budget Strains Mount The Moscow Times
- Putin wants to boost Russia’s flagging economy. But how? en.thebell.io
Putin finally admits Russia’s economy is in trouble and grasps for answers – Fortune
- Putin finally admits Russia's economy is in trouble and grasps for answers Fortune
- Opinion | Putin’s wartime economy is contracting, even with high oil prices The Washington Post
- Russia looks for a way out of its sharpest economic contraction in three years Reuters
- Russia Signals Pullback in Business Support as Budget Strains Mount The Moscow Times
- Russia’s economic reserves ‘largely exhausted,’ development minister says Meduza