2026-04-13 81b94950eecad3f4b75dc90d424e9fa40b2cc541 38 Belarus 14 /wiki/belarus Boycott of Russia and Belarus 1 /wiki/boycott%20of%20russia%20and%20belarus Russia 37 /wiki/russia World Aquatics 2 /wiki/world%20aquatics Belarus Boycott of Russia and Belarus Russia World Aquatics Boycott of Russia and Belarus /feed/2026/04/13/world-aquatics-says-that-they-will-allow-athletes-from-belarus-and-russia-to-compete-under-their-national-anthems-and-fl ESPN 13 d1b4da9daab43160363577c391644025fd3c92dc 4 https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/48474195/world-aquatics-drops-restrictions-russian-athletes 2026 World Aquatics says that they will allow athletes from Belarus and Russia to compete under their national anthems and flag. 2026-04-13 45533b05a15b6c0f2c96a1284c04fd0a09f52813 37 2025 Canadian federal election 14 /wiki/2025%20canadian%20federal%20election By-elections to the 45th Canadian Parliament 1 /wiki/by-elections%20to%20the%2045th%20canadian%20parliament Liberal Party of Canada 2 /wiki/liberal%20party%20of%20canada 2025 Canadian federal election By-elections to the 45th Canadian Parliament Liberal Party of Canada By-elections to the 45th Canadian Parliament /feed/2026/04/13/following-victories-in-three-federal-by-elections-the-liberal-party-of-canada-wins-a-majority-government-nearly-a-year Reuters 13 ca2d41e2ffd8a9f64f291b5e09d6c59af5b1dcb1 4 https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadas-carney-set-win-majority-government-special-elections-2026-04-13/ 2026 Following victories in three federal by-elections, the Liberal Party of Canada wins a majority government nearly a year after the 2025 Canadian federal election. 2026-04-13 cafa1d879187f50bfbead9d6dff72a1e71f9c303 36 2026 Beninese presidential election 1 /wiki/2026%20beninese%20presidential%20election Romuald Wadagni 14 /wiki/romuald%20wadagni finance minister 2 /wiki/ministry%20of%20economy%20and%20finance%20(benin) landslide victory 37 /wiki/landslide%20victory 2026 Beninese presidential election Romuald Wadagni finance minister landslide victory 2026 Beninese presidential election /feed/2026/04/13/provisional-results-reveal-that-finance-minister-romuald-wadagni-won-in-a-landslide-victory-with-94-of-the-vote Reuters 13 9e4543276644ba2f6e87f112f3f6d3596b266175 4 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/benins-finance-minister-wadagni-wins-presidential-election-with-94-landslide-2026-04-13/ 2026 Provisional results reveal that finance minister Romuald Wadagni won in a landslide victory with 94% of the vote. 2026-04-13 3c80b02b3cb7b4dff8134904745d20681f82d5ca 35 Afghanistan 115 /wiki/afghanistan Baghlan Province 70 /wiki/baghlan%20province Khinjan District 36 /wiki/khinjan%20district mosque 13 /wiki/mosque opens fire 1 /wiki/mass%20shooting Afghanistan Baghlan Province Khinjan District mosque opens fire Opens fire /feed/2026/04/13/three-people-are-killed-and-four-more-injured-in-a-mass-shooting-during-a-family-dispute-inside-a-mosque-in-khinjan-dist Amu TV 13 ea9557062bb969c494a16cf12bdc6089368a2cd7 4 https://amu.tv/235012/ 2026 Three people are killed and four more injured in a mass shooting during a family dispute inside a mosque in Khinjan District, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan. 2026-04-13 ddc7140f2793e02649b40ef05e8076ebd8d781ad 34 Bruno Lafont 172 /wiki/bruno%20lafont CEO 116 /wiki/ceo France 37 /wiki/france Islamic State 317 /wiki/islamic%20state Lafarge 71 /wiki/lafarge%20(company) Lafarge scandal 1 /wiki/lafarge%20scandal Paris 14 /wiki/paris Syrian armed groups 406 /wiki/list%20of%20armed%20factions%20during%20the%20syrian%20civil%20war asset forfeiture 506 /wiki/asset%20forfeiture court 2 /wiki/judiciary%20of%20france financing 239 /wiki/finances%20of%20the%20islamic%20state prison 617 /wiki/prisons%20in%20france Bruno Lafont CEO France Islamic State Lafarge Lafarge scandal Paris Syrian armed groups asset forfeiture court financing prison Lafarge scandal /feed/2026/04/13/a-court-in-paris-france-convicts-cement-company-lafarge-and-several-former-executives-including-former-ceo-bruno-lafo Al Jazeera 13 1b0da0f9ce0dd9e951ed4af81da1c385d313d46b 4 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/13/french-court-rules-cement-giant-lafarge-guilty-of-funding-syrian-terrorism 2026 A court in Paris, France, convicts cement company Lafarge and several former executives, including former CEO Bruno Lafont, for financing the Islamic State and other Syrian armed groups between 2013 and 2014, imposing fines, asset forfeiture, and prison sentences. 2026-04-13 e2d52a20e4048847babfe3980ac0a41e31c95649 33 Begoña Gómez 2 /wiki/begona%20gomez Corruption in Spain 1 /wiki/corruption%20in%20spain Pedro Sánchez 71 /wiki/pedro%20sanchez Spanish 14 /wiki/spain influence peddling 116 /wiki/influence%20peddling prime minister 37 /wiki/prime%20minister%20of%20spain Begoña Gómez Corruption in Spain Pedro Sánchez Spanish influence peddling prime minister Corruption in Spain /feed/2026/04/13/begona-gomez-wife-of-spanish-prime-minister-pedro-sanchez-is-charged-with-influence-peddling-and-corruption-in-the-pri Bloomberg 13 f1971d549fd56727e69d44d1acc53cd7fc4016b2 4 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-13/spanish-prime-minister-s-wife-charged-with-influence-peddling 2026 Begoña Gómez, wife of Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez, is charged with influence peddling and corruption in the private sector. 2026-04-13 54238f555ce027fc21ae5ad347a4854e79b3835b 32 Gaza war protests 1 /wiki/gaza%20war%20protests Israel 71 /wiki/israel New York City 2 /wiki/new%20york%20city U.S. aid 37 /wiki/united%20states%20support%20for%20israel%20in%20the%20gaza%20war US-Israel strikes in Iran 116 /wiki/protests%20against%20the%202026%20iran%20war%20in%20the%20united%20states anti-Israel 14 /wiki/criticism%20of%20israel Gaza war protests Israel New York City U.S. aid US-Israel strikes in Iran anti-Israel Gaza war protests /feed/2026/04/13/demonstrators-in-new-york-city-us-are-detained-during-a-anti-israel-protest-calling-for-an-end-to-us-aid-to-israel Reuters 13 390f9b636e9589344ce6abcd990484c817e777ba 4 https://www.reuters.com/world/us/dozens-detained-new-york-city-protest-over-us-arms-sales-israel-2026-04-14/ 2026 Demonstrators in New York City, U.S., are detained during a anti-Israel protest calling for an end to U.S. aid to Israel. Protesters also oppose the US-Israel strikes in Iran and Lebanon war. 2026-04-13 1b7e65983fe9557d6b598e293a5528d4b2a017a4 30 Dmitry Peskov 14 /wiki/dmitry%20peskov Iran 71 /wiki/iran Iran–Russia relations 1 /wiki/iran-russia%20relations Kremlin press secretary 2 /wiki/kremlin%20press%20secretary Russia 37 /wiki/russia United States 172 /wiki/united%20states enriched uranium 116 /wiki/enriched%20uranium talks between Iran and the U.S. 239 /wiki/islamabad%20talks Dmitry Peskov Iran Iran–Russia relations Kremlin press secretary Russia United States enriched uranium talks between Iran and the U.S. Iran–Russia relations /feed/2026/04/13/kremlin-press-secretary-dmitry-peskov-states-that-russia-is-prepared-to-receive-iran-s-enriched-uranium-as-part-of-a-pot AFP via ''Philippine Daily Inquirer 13 e6c5f45f5d5be91626294d26a30cd73e21d2900e 4 https://globalnation.inquirer.net/318076/russia-offers-to-take-in-irans-enriched-uranium 2026 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. 2026-04-13 9d55f503e3f47bc1a9d4b281ced7380dd812ed00 28 Bahrain 2 /wiki/bahrain Bahrain–Iraq relations 1 /wiki/bahrain-iraq%20relations Gulf Cooperation Council 116 /wiki/gulf%20cooperation%20council Iraq 71 /wiki/iraq chargé d'affaires 37 /wiki/charge%20d'affaires foreign ministry 14 /wiki/ministry%20of%20foreign%20affairs%20(bahrain) Bahrain Bahrain–Iraq relations Gulf Cooperation Council Iraq chargé d'affaires foreign ministry Bahrain–Iraq relations /feed/2026/04/13/the-bahraini-foreign-ministry-summons-the-charge-d-affaires-of-iraq-over-continued-malicious-drone-attacks-against-the Al Jazeera 13 2b29d56beb2b06a73269aa7724a9649609590150 4 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/13/bahrain-summons-iraqi-envoy-as-pro-iranian-attacks-persist-in-gulf 2026 The Bahraini foreign ministry summons the chargé d'affaires of Iraq over "continued malicious drone attacks" against the country and other Gulf Cooperation Council states from Iraqi territory. 2026-04-13 83158d3551eee6008dcad1955f0e7d8d34eefbc9 27 Algeria 71 /wiki/algeria Algeria–Holy See relations 1 /wiki/algeria-holy%20see%20relations Algiers 14 /wiki/algiers Augustinian Order 239 /wiki/augustinian%20order Pope Leo XIV 2 /wiki/pope%20leo%20xiv Souk Ahras 116 /wiki/souk%20ahras St. Augustine of Hippo 172 /wiki/st.%20augustine%20of%20hippo papal visit 37 /wiki/papal%20visit Algeria Algeria–Holy See relations Algiers Augustinian Order Pope Leo XIV Souk Ahras St. Augustine of Hippo papal visit Algeria–Holy See relations /feed/2026/04/13/pope-leo-xiv-arrives-in-algiers-marking-the-first-papal-visit-to-algeria-he-will-visit-souk-ahras-the-birthplace-and AP 13 65b58c6e2dc8439f2b80d05fc16486541831b6f8 4 https://apnews.com/article/africa-pope-leo-algeria-muslim-migration-ccf9458e288db4355f359ddf56668caf 2026 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. 2026-04-13 c5d51fc89d0c6d98fbc992c3b2ffee09172b35a5 25 Colombia 2 /wiki/colombia Hippopotamuses in Colombia 1 /wiki/hippopotamuses%20in%20colombia Irene Vélez Torres 37 /wiki/irene%20velez%20torres Pablo Escobar 239 /wiki/pablo%20escobar cull 71 /wiki/culling drug lord 172 /wiki/drug%20lord environment minister 14 /wiki/ministry%20of%20environment%20and%20sustainable%20development%20(colombia) hippos 116 /wiki/hippopotamus native species 317 /wiki/fauna%20of%20colombia Colombia Hippopotamuses in Colombia Irene Vélez Torres Pablo Escobar cull drug lord environment minister hippos native species Hippopotamuses in Colombia /feed/2026/04/13/colombian-environment-minister-irene-velez-torres-approves-the-cull-of-dozens-of-wild-hippos-brought-to-the-country-by-d AP 13 1feb5ac6a0189cccd4f433973e7d2331d0343953 4 https://apnews.com/article/colombia-hippos-escobar-culling-cf98a01c0f5a8b29ec255a75302f0f97 2026 Colombian environment minister Irene Vélez Torres approves the cull of dozens of wild hippos brought to the country by drug lord Pablo Escobar in the 1980s with Torres saying up to 80 will be killed out of an estimated population of about 200, citing the need to protect local villagers and native species. 2026-04-13 8e10704ef3f56b5259c84116ba6e884899c6e49b 24 California 13 /wiki/california Kings County 1 /wiki/kings%20county,%20california United States 36 /wiki/united%20states California Kings County United States Kings County /feed/2026/04/13/five-people-are-killed-after-two-cars-collided-into-each-other-head-on-in-kings-county-california-united-states Fox News 13 f3b41586575e33e38fdd26e664dae99c070b7be9 4 https://kmph.com/news/local/five-killed-in-head-on-crash-on-hwy-41-in-kings-co-county-highway-york-avenue%7Ctitle=Five 2026 Five people are killed after two cars collided into each other head-on in Kings County, California, United States. 2026-04-13 dd4413490cb663f6bf93b727ca54ea8f841d00c6 23 India 13 /wiki/india Thane district 1 /wiki/thane%20district India Thane district Thane district /feed/2026/04/13/eleven-people-are-killed-after-a-cement-mixer-truck-collided-with-a-van-in-thane-district-india The Indian Express 13 abb7b1eaaa11e57df5c3d722dc2402142f29cab3 4 https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/thane-road-accident-cement-truck-eco-van-11-dead-10634308/ 2026 Eleven people are killed after a cement mixer truck collided with a van in Thane district, India. 2026-04-13 713ca795f20eb96c40cb72f44f2259ba7ddfad89 22 Chevron Corporation 1 /wiki/chevron%20corporation Orinoco Belt 70 /wiki/orinoco%20belt Venezuela 36 /wiki/venezuela government 13 /wiki/government%20of%20venezuela Chevron Corporation Orinoco Belt Venezuela government Chevron Corporation /feed/2026/04/13/chevron-corporation-signs-two-agreements-with-the-government-of-venezuela-to-expand-its-operations-in-the-oil-producing Reuters 13 ae4483ff70f66cc0d9a031722ac0c0444e568823 4 https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/chevron-shell-sign-agreements-oil-gas-areas-venezuela-sources-say-2026-04-13/ 2026 Chevron Corporation signs two agreements with the government of Venezuela to expand its operations in the oil-producing Orinoco Belt region. 2026-04-13 37a42ee86e3c42a2d614b85a0e15c069eedc5337 21 Beijing 14 /wiki/beijing Chinese 37 /wiki/china Chinese property sector crisis 1 /wiki/chinese%20property%20sector%20crisis Zhongzhi Enterprise Group 116 /wiki/zhongzhi%20enterprise%20group bankruptcy process 172 /wiki/bankruptcy%20in%20china claims 317 /wiki/cause%20of%20action court 2 /wiki/judicial%20system%20of%20china creditor 239 /wiki/creditor liquidation 71 /wiki/liquidation Beijing Chinese Chinese property sector crisis Zhongzhi Enterprise Group bankruptcy process claims court creditor liquidation Chinese property sector crisis /feed/2026/04/13/a-court-in-beijing-china-orders-the-liquidation-of-zhongzhi-enterprise-group-and-more-than-300-affiliated-companies-th Reuters 13 6705a3fd6ff8f3a1f879c1aa0397a3be6f81e8e7 4 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-court-orders-bankruptcy-liquidation-zhongzhi-group-316-affiliates-2026-04-13/ 2026 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. 2026-04-13 4e6bfa97e5ceb994693c2c33ffce2de12ba51f61 20 2026 Iran war 317 /wiki/2026%20iran%20war 2026 Iran war fuel crisis 239 /wiki/2026%20iran%20war%20fuel%20crisis 2026 Philippine energy crisis 1 /wiki/2026%20philippine%20energy%20crisis Bongbong Marcos 37 /wiki/bongbong%20marcos Philippines 2 /wiki/philippines excise 71 /wiki/excise kerosene 116 /wiki/kerosene liquefied petroleum gas 172 /wiki/liquefied%20petroleum%20gas president 14 /wiki/president%20of%20the%20philippines 2026 Iran war 2026 Iran war fuel crisis 2026 Philippine energy crisis Bongbong Marcos Philippines excise kerosene liquefied petroleum gas president 2026 Philippine energy crisis /feed/2026/04/13/philippine-president-bongbong-marcos-suspends-excises-on-kerosene-and-liquefied-petroleum-gas-to-reduce-household-fuel-c Reuters 13 f7f6a46e99e5b5ec6f6a941136290ffb1cabdeda 4 https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/philippines-marcos-suspends-taxes-fuel-products-2026-04-13/ 2026 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. 2026-04-13 bdd9e346971eea7d7ec2c2cae524165d299c8491 19 2026 Cuban crisis 1 /wiki/2026%20cuban%20crisis Cuba 37 /wiki/cuba Iberia 14 /wiki/iberia%20(airline) Spanish 2 /wiki/spain fuel supply 71 /wiki/energy%20in%20cuba 2026 Cuban crisis Cuba Iberia Spanish fuel supply 2026 Cuban crisis /feed/2026/04/13/spanish-airline-iberia-announces-the-suspension-of-flights-to-cuba-from-june-to-late-october-due-to-fuel-supply-constrai AFP via ''The Economic Times 13 a13e06fe0dd0c2a704109deec7f22343737e9aef 4 https://infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com/amp/news/aviation/iberia-to-suspend-flights-to-cuba-amid-us-fuel-blockade/130237226 2026 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. 2026-04-13 26f9840a016d845ddf173ef99442d7003e9df1b5 18 Hangu 116 /wiki/hangu,%20pakistan Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 1 /wiki/insurgency%20in%20khyber%20pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 172 /wiki/khyber%20pakhtunkhwa Pakistan 239 /wiki/pakistan ambush 14 /wiki/ambush policeman 2 /wiki/khyber%20pakhtunkhwa%20police polio 37 /wiki/polio vaccination 71 /wiki/polio%20vaccine Hangu Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan ambush policeman polio vaccination Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa /feed/2026/04/13/a-policeman-is-killed-and-four-others-are-injured-during-an-ambush-against-a-polio-vaccination-team-in-hangu-khyber-pak Dunya News 13 73281af3f8a10daee0d67a756263ac129554240b 4 https://dunyanews.tv/amp/english/945683.php 2026 A policeman is killed and four others are injured during an ambush against a polio vaccination team in Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. 2026-04-13 37714b9e282b795e02f404b27191e50988caa24d 17 Algeria 37 /wiki/algeria Blida 14 /wiki/blida Insurgency in the Maghreb 1 /wiki/insurgency%20in%20the%20maghreb suicide bombers 2 /wiki/suicide%20attack Algeria Blida Insurgency in the Maghreb suicide bombers Insurgency in the Maghreb /feed/2026/04/13/two-suicide-bombers-blow-themselves-up-near-a-police-station-in-blida-algeria-wounding-several-people Le Monde 13 be6097a18b622087a28a4b1356cc956187a6855a 4 https://www.lemonde.fr/en/le-monde-africa/article/2026/04/14/pope-s-first-day-in-algeria-marred-by-failed-suicide-attack-near-algiers_6752401_124.html 2026 Two suicide bombers blow themselves up near a police station in Blida, Algeria, wounding several people. 2026-04-13 16b136299cbd2e929fab725ac86a916733e848a5 16 Haiti 71 /wiki/haiti Haitian conflict 1 /wiki/haitian%20conflict Marigot 14 /wiki/marigot,%20haiti Sud-Est 37 /wiki/sud-est%20(department) burned 116 /wiki/arson police 2 /wiki/haitian%20national%20police Haiti Haitian conflict Marigot Sud-Est burned police Haitian conflict /feed/2026/04/13/seven-people-are-killed-after-a-police-station-in-marigot-sud-est-haiti-was-burned-during-a-gang-attack AP 13 6a6add965304ddc4b1e375570807861183fef445 4 https://apnews.com/article/haiti-gangs-seguin-attack-killings-90e638b676d181dc63359c8c92bacf4a 2026 Seven people are killed after a police station in Marigot, Sud-Est, Haiti, was burned during a gang attack. 2026-04-13 174a8c9f9a6860c2940643a82e62503c2c4f7b90 15 American 14 /wiki/united%20states%20navy Operation Southern Spear 1 /wiki/operation%20southern%20spear airstrike 2 /wiki/airstrike eastern Pacific 37 /wiki/pacific%20ocean American Operation Southern Spear airstrike eastern Pacific Operation Southern Spear /feed/2026/04/13/two-people-are-killed-in-an-airstrike-carried-out-by-the-united-states-navy-against-an-alleged-drug-boat-in-the-eastern Reuters 15 dae85c1606e4a33bd684fa52be065340fe26b16d 4 https://www.reuters.com/world/us-kills-two-men-strike-eastern-pacific-2026-04-13/ 2026 Two people are killed in an airstrike carried out by the United States Navy against an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific. 2026-04-13 765247e0f22a4f5bd8f785811fa12de1cee4ebec 13 International Red Cross 71 /wiki/international%20red%20cross Israel 2 /wiki/israel Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis Tyre 116 /wiki/tyre,%20lebanon airstrike 14 /wiki/airstrike southern Lebanon 37 /wiki/southern%20lebanon International Red Cross Israel Middle Eastern crisis Tyre airstrike southern Lebanon Middle Eastern crisis /feed/2026/04/13/at-least-six-people-are-killed-by-israeli-airstrikes-across-southern-lebanon-including-at-an-international-red-cross-lo Al Jazeera 13 010b7afe61cf7669976ebce08d12e1cf846bf5c3 4 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/13/at-least-six-killed-in-israeli-strikes-in-southern-lebanon 2026 At least six people are killed by Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon, including at an International Red Cross location in Tyre. 2026-04-13 b77a1bbde215839f95c6c141bd3177596b473e88 12 Bint Jbeil 37 /wiki/bint%20jbeil Hezbollah 14 /wiki/hezbollah Israeli army 2 /wiki/israeli%20ground%20forces Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis Bint Jbeil Hezbollah Israeli army Middle Eastern crisis Middle Eastern crisis /feed/2026/04/13/the-israeli-army-claims-to-have-killed-over-100-hezbollah-fighters-during-the-battle-in-bint-jbeil Al Jazeera 13 010b7afe61cf7669976ebce08d12e1cf846bf5c3 4 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/13/at-least-six-killed-in-israeli-strikes-in-southern-lebanon 2026 The Israeli army claims to have killed over 100 Hezbollah fighters during the battle in Bint Jbeil. 2026-04-13 d585b43d4f5aadbc51e6e8c97d91a886daeb4132 8 Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis Pakistan 2 /wiki/pakistan Pakistani prime minister 14 /wiki/prime%20minister%20of%20pakistan Shehbaz Sharif 37 /wiki/shehbaz%20sharif ceasefire 71 /wiki/ceasefire talks between Iran and the U.S. 116 /wiki/islamabad%20talks Middle Eastern crisis Pakistan Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif ceasefire talks between Iran and the U.S. Middle Eastern crisis /feed/2026/04/13/pakistani-prime-minister-shehbaz-sharif-says-that-the-ceasefire-is-still-in-force-and-efforts-are-still-underway-to-end Arab News PK 13 0f6db0874aca0a51d5959abfc30b0c902ff85c01 4 https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2639781/pakistan 2026 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. 2026-04-13 a27277e85f6652de78b9c7b9541f98064c3dec91 6 Iranian oil 172 /wiki/petroleum%20industry%20in%20iran Marshall Islands 2 /wiki/marshall%20islands Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis Panama 37 /wiki/panama United States 116 /wiki/united%20states Vietnam 14 /wiki/vietnam sanctioned 71 /wiki/international%20sanctions%20against%20iran Iranian oil Marshall Islands Middle Eastern crisis Panama United States Vietnam sanctioned Middle Eastern crisis /feed/2026/04/13/three-ships-successfully-cross-the-strait-of-hormuz-since-the-blockade-was-announced-including-marshall-islands-flagged Bloomberg 13 861ff39d31be4b44090f1ce0cfb06ce7e0c10550 4 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-13/two-oil-tankers-attempt-hormuz-exit-after-us-announces-blockade?embedded-checkout=true 2026 Caspian Post 13 84c7a6a3d37185aa4704e41da2a71dbb3e4416c4 4 https://caspianpost.com/economics/tankers-make-first-attempt-to-cross-hormuz-strait-amid-us-blockade-warnings 2026 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. 2026-04-13 cc71b6530eb8bf8aa539784b6d35c78921e0c8ba 5 Arabian Sea 71 /wiki/arabian%20sea Gulf of Oman 37 /wiki/gulf%20of%20oman Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis Strait of Hormuz 116 /wiki/strait%20of%20hormuz U.S. Central Command 2 /wiki/united%20states%20central%20command blockade 14 /wiki/blockade Arabian Sea Gulf of Oman Middle Eastern crisis Strait of Hormuz U.S. Central Command blockade Middle Eastern crisis /feed/2026/04/13/in-a-notice-to-seafarers-the-us-central-command-announces-that-a-blockade-of-iranian-ports-is-now-in-effect-with-all Al Jazeera 13 0960c7e47b4d25bbad35f5a6684bc8ef9e3ffdcc 4 https://aje.news/czjcze?update=4488691 2026 In a notice to seafarers, the U.S. Central Command announces that a blockade of Iranian ports 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.