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Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:13:00 GMTUS captures Iranian cargo ship that tried to evade Hormuz blockade as new round of talks is prepared
The US Navy fired on and boarded an Iranian-flagged cargo ship on Sunday in the Gulf of Oman, in the first naval seizure since Washington imposed a blockade on Iranian ports a week ago. Iran vowed retaliation, calling the opera...
Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:10:00 GMTBolivia runoff consolidates fragmentation: ruling party keeps two regions, opposition governs the rest
Voters in five Bolivian departments went to the polls on Sunday to complete the regional elections that began on March 22, in a runoff that consolidated a fragmented political map: President Rodrigo Paz's Patria coalition retained just two...
Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:23:00 GMTPeru elections: Sanchez rules out expropriations, seeks to calm markets as he secures second place
Left-wing presidential candidate Roberto Sánchez, who with 93.48% of ballots counted holds second place in Peru's election and is headed for a June 7 runoff against Keiko Fujimori, ruled out expropriations as part of his gover...
Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:51:00 GMTMaria Corina Machado draws thousands of Venezuelans in Madrid, declares: "Today we begin the journey home"
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado on Saturday drew thousands of Venezuelans to Madrid's Puerta del Sol, where she received the Gold Medal of the Community of Madrid from regional ...
Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:16:00 GMTSecond trial over Maradona's death begins after first was annulled over judicial scandal
A new public trial has been underway since Tuesday to determine whether Diego Maradona died due to the neglect and abandonment of the health professionals who were supposed to care for him. Seven defendants — four doctors, tw...