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‘No regrets’: Venezuela’s Machado defends giving Nobel medal to Trump

Maria Corina Machado gave Trump her Nobel Peace Prize after the US leader captured Nicolas Maduro.By Al Jazeera staff, AFP and ReutersPublished On 18...

At least two dead as gunman opens fire and takes hostages in Kyiv

The country's interior minister says the shooter has been killed after a shoot-out with police. Source: www.bbc.com

UNICEF ‘outraged’ after Israeli forces kill water truck drivers in Gaza

UN Children’s Fund calls on Israeli authorities to investigate and ‘ensure full accountability’.Published On 18 Apr 202618 Apr 2026The United Nations Children’s Fund says...

Millions listen to Ethiopian star's song taking swipe at government

The country's biggest musician Teddy Afro laments a lack of unity in the country on his new track. Source: www.bbc.com

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again over US blockade of its ports

Reports of Iranian gunboats opening fire on a tanker in strait, after Tehran said it is closing the waterway until the US lifts the...

BBC reports from Lebanese border town as residents try to return home

BBC Arabic's correspondent Carine Torbey reports from the border town of Khiam, as the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon goes into...

As oil prices plunge below $91 after weeks, a new Hormuz crisis emerges

Brent crude falls more than 9 percent after Iran said it will reopen the strategic waterway, only to shut it down again over US...

DR Congo accepts first set of deportees from the US

At the conclusion of a fresh round of talks between the Congolese government and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, both sides, who have been fighting...