Israel and Lebanon agree to begin direct talks after Washington meeting, US says
A US readout says both sides agreed to launch direct negotiations at a later time and venue, a modest but notable step in a longstanding confrontation.
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Nigerian Army says it rescued 11 kidnapping victims and arrested suspects in nationwide operations
Military operations across Nigeria’s regions freed kidnapping victims, including two NDLEA personnel in Zamfara, and led to multiple arrests and seizures in the last 24 hours.
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Saudi Arabia pushes the US to lift Hormuz blockade as regional shipping tensions widen
Riyadh is reported to be urging Washington to end a blockade around the Strait of Hormuz amid fears that the disruption could spread across other shipping routes.
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Rubio hosts first direct Israeli-Lebanese talks in decades
Israeli and Lebanese envoys met in Washington under U.S. mediation, while Hezbollah called for the talks to be scrapped before they began.
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Separatists announce a pause in Cameroon fighting ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit
Anglophone separatist groups said they would halt hostilities ahead of the pope’s arrival, in a rare de-escalation for Cameroon’s northwest and southwest regions.
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Israeli troops say they destroyed four Hamas tunnel routes in Gaza
The Israeli army said engineering units found and destroyed four tunnel routes over the weekend, describing them as containing living quarters and weapons.
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Pakistan’s Sharif to travel to Gulf and Turkey to push renewed Iran talks
Pakistan’s prime minister is heading to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey as Islamabad tries to keep diplomacy alive around a second round of US-Iran talks.
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Russian strike on Dnipro kills four and injures at least 25, regional governor says
Officials in eastern Ukraine said ten of the wounded were in serious condition after the attack on Dnipro on the event date, 2026-04-14.
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UN aid chief says nearly 700 civilians were killed in Sudan drone strikes since January
Tom Fletcher said the drone toll underscored Sudan’s widening humanitarian crisis as the war entered another year on the event date, 2026-04-14.
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US strikes on vessels in the eastern Pacific kill four as campaign widens
The latest attack, announced by US Southern Command, brought the reported death toll in the maritime campaign to at least 175.
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Russia says it can receive Iranian enriched uranium as talks stall
The Kremlin says President Vladimir Putin's offer to take in Iran's enriched uranium remains on the table after weekend talks between Iran and the United States failed to produce a deal.
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Bahrain summons Iraqi diplomat over drone attacks from Iraq
Bahrain says it has protested to Baghdad over “continued malicious drone attacks,” joining a regional wave of pressure on Iraq to stop launches from its territory.
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Pope Leo begins first Algeria visit with peace appeal and call for coexistence
The pope opened an 11-day Africa tour in Algiers, where he honored St. Augustine and urged peace amid war and tension.
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Policeman killed and four officers wounded in attack on polio team in Hangu
Police said militants attacked the squad near Chapri Waziran in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, prompting a search operation on the event date, 2026-04-13.
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Pakistan says U.S.-Iran ceasefire remains in force after long Islamabad talks fail to clinch deal
Shehbaz Sharif said the ceasefire between the United States and Iran was still holding, even though the Islamabad talks ended without a final agreement.
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Israeli strikes kill at least six in southern Lebanon, including at Red Cross site in Tyre
Airstrikes and shelling hit multiple towns in southern Lebanon as Israel said it was close to taking Bint Jbeil and officials prepared for talks in Washington.
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Israeli army says it killed more than 100 Hezbollah fighters in battle for Bint Jbeil
The military says it has encircled the south Lebanese town and claims major gains there, even as strikes elsewhere in the country killed at least six people.
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Haiti town reeling after gang attack leaves seven dead and police station burned
A gang attack in southern Haiti killed at least seven people and set a police station on fire, prompting urgent calls for central government intervention as violence spreads beyond the capital.
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Tankers attempt first passage through Strait of Hormuz since blockade warning
Three tankers tried to navigate the Strait of Hormuz by hugging the Iranian coast after the United States declared a blockade, a report says.
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Pakistan talks collapse over Iran’s nuclear program, Hormuz and Lebanon, sources say
Talks in Islamabad ended without agreement after disputes over Lebanon, the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran’s nuclear program, according to regional sources.
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Pakistan urges US and Iran to keep ceasefire in force after talks end without deal
Islamabad said mediation efforts should continue after Washington and Tehran failed to bridge key differences in nuclear talks held in Pakistan.
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Saudi Arabia says east-west pipeline and other energy facilities restored after attacks
Saudi Arabia's energy ministry said key infrastructure, including the east-west oil pipeline, has been restored after attacks across the Gulf.
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Vance says Iran talks ended without deal after 21 hours in Pakistan
After a day of negotiations in Islamabad, JD Vance said the U.S. and Iranian delegations left without an agreement and that Washington had presented its final offer.
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Israel Says It Killed Hamas Fighters Linked to October 7 Hostage-Taking
On April 12, 2026, the Israeli military said a strike in central Gaza killed several Hamas operatives, including a Nukhba commander accused of helping kidnap hostages during the October 7 attacks.
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