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News As Facts
04-27-2026 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 +0.12% $7,173 BTC -1.51% $77,065 OIL (WTI) +0.10% $96
== Armed conflicts and attacks ==
Hezbollah secretary-general Naim Qassem says that he "categorically
rejects" negotiations between Israel and Lebanon, and that "the
resistance" will continue. (MENA via The New Arab)
https://www.newarab.com/news/aoun-defends-israel-lebanon-talks-amid-
hezbollah-criticism
Islamist militant group Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) says
the Malian military has begun to withdraw from Tessalit, Kidal Region,
with the soldiers agreeing to hand over their weapons in exchange for a
safe passage from the town. (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/world/al-
qaeda-linked-group-says-mali-army-withdraws-town-north-2026-04-27/
Somali pirates storm and hijack a Saint Kitts and Nevis-flagged cargo
ship off the coast of Puntland that was en route to Kenya. Puntland
maritime police say nine gunmen boarded the vessel and are currently in
control of the vessel and are heading towards Mogadishu. The status of
the crew is not known. (AP) https://apnews.com/article/somalia-puntland-
pirates-cement-vessel-hijack-cargo-ab118acd23935582a53a72a994e31bfa
Russia-installed officials at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant say a
worker has been killed in a Ukrainian attack. (Al Jazeera)
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/27/russia-attacks-odesa-claims-
ukraine-hit-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant
The Associated Press and Axios report that Iran has offered to reopen
the Strait of Hormuz if the United States lifts its blockade and if the
war ends. (CNBC) https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/27/trump-iran-war-strait-
of-hormuz-rubio.html
== Business and economy ==
American fashion retailer Claire's closes all of its 154 stores in the
United Kingdom and Ireland with the loss of 1,300 jobs after collapsing
into administration for a second time in a year. (BBC News)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg4047qnpk2o
China's National Development and Reform Commission annouced the decision
of blocking of American technology company Meta's planned acquisition of
Chinese artificial intelligence startup Manus. (CNA)
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/china-blocks-meta-acquisition-
manus-startup-ai-national-security-6083326
== Disasters and accidents ==
A CityLink Cessna 208B Grand Caravan domestic flight crashes in Juba,
South Sudan, killing all 14 people on board. (AP)
https://apnews.com/article/south-sudan-fatal-plane-crash-
cessna-c2c90614fd21d0c4aa269eae445c6412
Four people are killed and dozens are injured after an Argo Bromo
Anggrek train collides with a KRL Commuterline train near Bekasi Timur
Station in West Java, Indonesia, prompting evacuations. (AFP via France
24) https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260427-trains-collide-
outside-jakarta-killing-four-officials
== International relations ==
Bahrain revokes the citizenship of 69 people for "expressing support"
for Iran during the conflict. (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/bahrain-revokes-
citizenship-69-people-over-support-iranian-attacks-2026-04-27/
== Law and crime ==
A Taiwanese court sentences a former TSMC employee to 10 years in prison
for stealing trade secrets to benefit Tokyo Electron, while also
imposing prison terms on accomplices and financial penalties on Tokyo
Electron Taiwan. (AFP via The Manila Times)
https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/28/world/asia-oceania/taiwan-jails-
ex-tsmc-engineer-in-trade-secrets-case/2329090
== Politics and elections ==
Maltese president Myriam Spiteri Debono dissolves the Parliament of
Malta on the advice of Prime Minister Robert Abela, after the latter
calls for general elections on 30 May. (TVM+ 1), (TVM+ 2)
https://tvmnews.mt/en/news/pm-calls-general-election-for-30-may-2026/
Iraqi president Nizar Amidi names Ali al-Zaidi as prime minister-
designate from the Coordination Framework, after two other contenders,
former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki and the incumbent Mohammed Shia'
al-Sudani, withdrew their candidacies. (Al Jazeera)
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/27/iraqi-president-names-shia-
bloc-candidate-ali-al-zaidi-as-pm-designate
== End News As Facts 04-27-2026 23:00 UTC ==
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