Hormuz passage ‘completely open’ to commercial ships during ceasefire: Iran FM
Oil prices that had spiked during the supply disruptions plunged after the Iranian announcement of opening the Strait.
Day: April 17, 2026
Pope Leo Comes Into His Own with Trump Spat
US President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy Iran’s centuries-old civilisation was the red line that prompted Pope Leo to show his colours, analysts say.
Lebanon Says nearly 2,300 Killed in Israel War
Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed nearly 2,300 people since March 2, Lebanon’s health ministry said, on the first day of the ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war.
Mugabe’s Son Pleads Guilty to Lesser Charges in Johannesburg Shooting Case
The youngest son of Zimbabwe’s former leader Robert Mugabe pleaded guilty on Friday to pointing a gun and illegally being in South Africa but denied shooting and badly wounding his gardener after an altercation.
Myanmar Ex-president Freed from Post-Coup Detention, Suu Kyi’s Sentence Cut
The order announced by Min Aung Hlaing — the coup leader who ousted Suu Kyi’s government and was sworn in last week as civilian president — to reduce the remaining terms of all sentences under 40 years by one-sixth “also applies to her”, the source said.
Japanese Fans Gather to Welcome BTS on World Tour
The seven-member group — widely regarded as the world’s biggest boy band — took to the stage together for the first time last month following a years-long hiatus prompted by mandatory military service.
Nearly 900 Rohingya Refugees Dead, Missing in Shipwrecks in 2025: UN
The Rohingya mainly leave from huge camps in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar, where more than a million refugees forced to flee across the border from war-torn Myanmar’s Rakhine state live in squalid conditions.
