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News As Facts
04-18-2026 22:30 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 +1.20% $7,126 BTC -2.10% $75,756 OIL (WTI) -9.63% $85
== Armed conflicts and attacks ==
The U.S. Central Command reports that 21 ships have been turned back
since the start of the blockade. (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/live-blog/live-updates-iran-says-
strait-hormuz-reverted-strict-control-blames-us-
rcna340767/rcrd108280?canonicalCard=true
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy announces that the Strait of
Hormuz is closed again until the blockade ends. (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/live-blog/live-updates-iran-says-
strait-hormuz-reverted-strict-control-blames-us-
rcna340767/rcrd108284?canonicalCard=true
A tanker is reportedly attacked by Iranian "gunboats" while in the
strait. (NBC News) https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/live-blog/live-
updates-iran-says-strait-hormuz-reverted-strict-control-blames-us-
rcna340767/rcrd108288?canonicalCard=true
A French soldier is killed and three are injured in a shooting against
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon peacekeepers in Deir Kifa,
southern Lebanon. France has accused Hezbollah of being responsible, an
allegation that the group has denied. (AP)
https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-israel-france-
peacekeepers-5856353ddea6c1654c38c8aadf803ed7
Iran says that a date for another round of talks with the United States
has not been set, pending an agreement on a framework for negotiations.
(NBC News) https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/live-blog/live-updates-
iran-says-strait-hormuz-reverted-strict-control-blames-us-
rcna340767/rcrd108292?canonicalCard=true
The Gaza health ministry updates the total Palestinian casualties to
72,549 killed and 172,274 injured, including at least 773 killed and
2,171 injured since the October 2025 ceasefire. (Al Jazeera)
https://aje.news/4h6pbo?update=4502544
== International relations ==
Australia and Japan sign an agreement for the delivery of the first
stealth ships under a AU$10 billion (US$7.2 billion) program to supply
the Australian navy with a new fleet of warships. (AFP via The Manila
Times) https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/19/world/asia-
oceania/australia-japan-ink-warship-deal/2323247
India's external affairs ministry summons the ambassador of Iran after
an Indian-flagged tanker was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. (Al
Jazeera) https://aje.news/4h6pbo?update=4502571
Headed by Spain's prime minister Pedro Sánchez, left-wing presidents
gather at the IV Meeting in Defense of Democracy and Progressive Global
Mobilization in Barcelona. Participants included Brazil's Luiz Inácio
Lula da Silva, Colombia's Gustavo Petro, Kosovo's Albin Kurti, Mexico's
Claudia Sheinbaum, South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa, and Uruguay's Yamandú
Orsi. (El Constitucional)
https://www.elconstitucional.es/en/national/sanchez-gathers-global-
progressive-leaders-in-barcelona-against-the-rise-of-the-global-far-
right_3635_102.html
== Law and crime ==
Two Indian citizens are killed in a shooting outside a Sikh temple in
Covo, Province of Bergamo, Italy. (MilanoToday in Italian)
https://www.milanotoday.it/cronaca/omicidio/sparatoria-tempio-sikh-
covo.html
Six people are killed and 15 others are injured, including a child, in a
mass shooting in Holosiivskyi District, Kyiv, Ukraine. The gunman
barricaded himself inside a supermarket and took hostages before being
killed by police. (Sky News) https://news.sky.com/story/several-killed-
in-kyiv-shooting-as-operation-to-detain-gunman-ongoing-13533299
Pakistan tightens major security in Islamabad ahead of potential second
round of talks between Iran and the U.S. (Khyber News TV)
https://khybernews.tv/us-iran-peace-talks-in-islamabad-security-
tightened-as-world-leaders-eye-historic-deal/?amp=1
Rawalpindi shuts down cafés, restaurants, gyms, markets, and marriage
halls in preparation of possible Iran–U.S. talks. (Daily Pakistan)
https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/18-Apr-2026/rawalpindi-sees-another-
shutdown-as-markets-halls-closed-indefinitely-ahead-of-us-iran-talks
== Sports ==
Finnish racing driver Juha Miettinen is killed in a seven-car pileup
during a qualifying race for the 2026 24 Hours of Nürburgring. (Sky
Sports) https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/13533563/juha-miettinen-
dies-in-seven-car-crash-during-max-verstappens-nurburgring-race
== End News As Facts 04-18-2026 22:30 UTC ==
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