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News As Facts
04-13-2026 23:00 UTC
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This world news was downloaded with permission from www.newsasfacts.com
and formatted for BBS by Andrew K4EXA.
== Financial Markets ==
S&P 500 +1.02% $6,886 BTC +4.23% $74,163 OIL (WTI) -1.33% $97
== Armed conflicts and attacks ==
A policeman is killed and four others are injured during an attack in
Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Dunya News)
https://dunyanews.tv/amp/english/945683.php
At least six people are killed by Israeli airstrikes across southern
Lebanon, including at an International Red Cross location in Tyre. (Al
Jazeera) https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/13/at-least-six-killed-
in-israeli-strikes-in-southern-lebanon
The Israeli army claims to have killed over 100 Hezbollah fighters
during the battle in Bint Jbeil. (Al Jazeera)
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/13/at-least-six-killed-in-israeli-
strikes-in-southern-lebanon
In a notice to seafarers, the U.S. Central Command announces that a
blockade is now in effect, with all unauthorized vessels in the Gulf of
Oman and the Arabian Sea east of the Strait of Hormuz subject to
interdiction. (Al Jazeera) https://aje.news/czjcze?update=4488691
Three ships successfully cross the Strait of Hormuz since the blockade
was announced including Marshall Islands-flagged vessel New Future,
Vietnam-flagged NV Sunshine, and Panama-flagged tanker Auroura, which
was recently sanctioned by the United States for its links to Iranian
oil trading. (Bloomberg), (Caspian Post)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-13/two-oil-tankers-
attempt-hormuz-exit-after-us-announces-blockade?embedded-checkout=true
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says that the ceasefire is still
in force and efforts are still underway to end the war despite the
recent talks ending without an agreement. (Arab News PK)
https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2639781/pakistan
== Business and economy ==
Philippine president Bongbong Marcos suspends excises on kerosene and
liquefied petroleum gas to reduce household fuel costs amid rising
global oil prices linked to the Iran war. (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/philippines-marcos-suspends-
taxes-fuel-products-2026-04-13/
A court in Beijing, China, orders the liquidation of Zhongzhi Enterprise
Group and more than 300 affiliated companies through a consolidated
bankruptcy process, with creditors instructed to submit claims by June
10. (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-court-
orders-bankruptcy-liquidation-zhongzhi-group-316-affiliates-2026-04-13/
Spanish airline Iberia announces the suspension of flights to Cuba from
June to late October due to fuel supply constraints and reduced
passenger demand linked to the U.S.-imposed oil blockade of the country.
The airline states that it plans to resume operations in November if
conditions improve. (AFP via The Economic Times)
https://infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com/amp/news/aviation/iberia-to-
suspend-flights-to-cuba-amid-us-fuel-blockade/130237226
== International relations ==
Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov states that Russia is prepared to
receive Iran's enriched uranium as part of a potential agreement with
the United States, following unsuccessful negotiations between Iran and
the U.S. (AFP via Philippine Daily Inquirer)
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/318076/russia-offers-to-take-in-irans-
enriched-uranium
Pope Leo XIV arrives in Algiers, marking the first papal visit to
Algeria. He will visit Souk Ahras, the birthplace and home of St.
Augustine of Hippo, namesake of the Augustinian Order, which Pope Leo is
a part of. (AP) https://apnews.com/article/africa-pope-leo-algeria-
muslim-migration-ccf9458e288db4355f359ddf56668caf
== Law and crime ==
Begoña Gómez, wife of Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez, is charged
with influence peddling and corruption in the private sector.
(Bloomberg) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-13/spanish-
prime-minister-s-wife-charged-with-influence-peddling
== End News As Facts 04-13-2026 23:00 UTC ==
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