Issue 2026-04-18
Stories
- Trump Vows Hormuz Blockade, Sets April-22 Ultimatum on Iran Ceasefire
- U.S.–Brokered 10-Day Israel–Lebanon Truce and Trump’s Surprise Ban on Further Israeli Bombing
- Israel–Lebanon Agree to 10-Day Ceasefire and Direct Talks Brokered by Trump
- IEA Sounds Six-Week Jet-Fuel Countdown for Europe as Hormuz Blockade Bites
- Strait of Hormuz Closure Triggers Six-Week Jet Fuel Countdown and First European Flight Cancellations
- IMF & World Bank Re-Engage with Interim Venezuela Govt Under Delcy Rodriguez
- EU Draft Order Forces Google to Open Search Data to Rivals Under DMA
- IMF Meetings Upended as Anthropic’s ‘Claude Mythos’ AI Triggers Global Cyber-Banking Scare
- Anthropic Launches Claude Opus 4.7 With Enhanced Coding but Curbed Cyber Powers
At a Glance
- On 18 Apr 2026 President Trump said the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports will stay in force and the current two-w...
- A 10-day ceasefire that began at 0000 LT on 16 Apr 2026 paused Israel-Hezbollah fighting, and within 24 hours Preside...
- On 16 Apr 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Josep...
- IEA chief Fatih Birol told AP on 16 Apr 2026 that European stocks of jet fuel will be exhausted in roughly six weeks...
- On 16-17 April 2026 the International Energy Agency warned Europe has "maybe six weeks" of jet-fuel cover left, pushi...
- On 17 Apr 2026 both Washington-based lenders formally recognised acting President Delcy Rodriguez and reopened financ...