- Opening Hormuz is the easy part. Restoring oil flows isn’t Reuters
- Is it time to abandon hope the Strait of Hormuz will open soon? Reuters
- Reopening Strait of Hormuz Would Ease Oil Crisis but Only So Much The New York Times
- April 19, 2026: Iran…
Category: 4. World
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NATO Moves from Single AWACS Platform to “System of Systems” After Lessons from Ukraine and Iran
Based on lessons from the war in Ukraine and more recent developments involving Iran, NATO is rethinking its airborne surveillance capabilities. This view was expressed by Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (ACT) Admiral…
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Ukraine strikes oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai for 2nd time in a week, sparking major fire, General Staff confirms
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
Ukrainian forces hit the Tuapse oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai during an overnight attack on April 20, striking the tank farm and causing a fire, Ukraine’s General Staff…
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Outrage after photo shows Israeli soldier smashing Jesus statue in Lebanon | Israel attacks Lebanon News
Social media users condemn Western silence on attacks on religious symbols and sites by Israeli soldiers and settlers.
Published On 19 Apr 2026
A viral photograph showing an Israeli soldier hitting a statue of Jesus Christ in southern…
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Exit poll shows former President Radev’s party set to win Bulgaria election | News
Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria party projected to win 38.1 percent of the vote in parliamentary election.
Published On 19 Apr 2026
Former President Rumen Radev’s centre-left Progressive Bulgaria party is on course to win the…
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Iran Update Special Report, April 19, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War
- Iran Update Special Report, April 19, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- IDF map shows its advance into southern Lebanon – as it happened The Guardian
- Iran war: What is happening on day 51 of the US-Israeli conflict? Al Jazeera
- Politics The…
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Middle East Oil Pricing Is Cracking Under Pressure
In a “perilous position,” the Platts Dubai benchmark used to price around 18 million barrels per day, nearly a fifth of global supply, is now severely strained by the halt in exports through the Strait of Hormuz. According to Continue Reading