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A person points at a page on the Marinetraffic website that shows commercial boats traffic on the edge of the Strait of Hormuz near the Iranian coast, in Paris on March 4, 2026. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP via Getty Images) Iran has fired upon three ships in the Strait of Hormuz, seizing two of them. On Wednesday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed responsibility for the attack and revealed the seizure of two-foreign flagged ships. “One ship, named MSC-FRANCESCA, which is said to be linked to the Zionist regime, and another EPAMINODES, were seized while attempting to secretly exit the Strait of Hormuz,” the  Islamic Republic News Agency  ( IRNA ) reported. Iranian media also reported that the IRGC had attacked a third ship, identified as the Euphoria, which had become “stranded” on the nation’s coast, per the  Associated Press .   The United Kingdom Maritime Trade (UKMTO) Operations Centre reported two incidents of vessels being fired upon in the...

US businessman Tim Cook reacts during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 21, 2026. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images) President Donald Trump extended his congratulations to Tim Cook following Monday’s announcement that Cook will step down as Apple’s CEO, concluding a 15-year tenure. 65-year-old Cook originally inherited the role from co-founder Steve Jobs and has overseen a period of unprecedented growth for the tech giant. In relation to the transition plan, the new CEO will be John Ternus, Apple’s current VP and head of hardware engineering. He will officially take the helm on September 1 st . Additionally, rather than leaving the company, Cook will transition into the position of Executive Chairman of Apple’s board of directors. “Tim Cook had an AMAZING career, almost incomparable,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “… and [he] will go on and continue to do great work for Apple, and whatever else he chooses to work on. Quite simply, Tim Cook...

A general view of the Treasury Building on day two of a partial government shutdown in Washington, DC, US, February 1, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/KEN CEDENO) The United States imposed new sanctions on Tuesday targeting 14 people and companies that help Iran obtain weapons as Tehran works to rebuild its  ballistic missile inventory  after US-Israeli attacks, the US Treasury Department said. The targets, which also include aircraft, are based in Iran,  Turkey , and the United Arab Emirates and were cited for their involvement in procuring or transporting weapons or components on Iran's behalf, the Treasury said in a statement. The new sanctions come as Washington and Tehran are at a standoff over whether to begin a second round of talks to reach a deal that would keep the  Strait of Hormuz  open and bring an end to the US-Israel war on Iran. Go to the full article > >

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron attend a press conference after the multinational virtual summit at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, April 17, 2026. (photo credit: Tom Nicholson/Pool via REUTERS) Military planners from more than 30 countries will hold two-day talks in London from Wednesday to advance a mission to reopen the  Strait of Hormuz  and draw up detailed plans, the British government said. More than a dozen countries said last week they were willing to join  an international mission , led by Britain and France, to  protect ‌shipping  in the Strait of Hormuz when conditions permit. The commitment came after some 50 countries from Europe, Asia, and the Middle East joined a video conference aimed at sending a signal to Washington after  US President Donald Trump  said he did not need allies' help. Go to the full article > >

US President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, speaks during a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 6, 2026. (photo credit: KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS) US President Donald Trump announced that the temporary US-Iran ceasefire will be extended until Iranian officials submit a “unified proposal” for discussion in a post on Truth Social on Tuesday. The decision to extend the ceasefire, which was set to expire on Wednesday, was made “based on the fact that the Government of Iran is seriously fractured” and upon the request of Pakistani officials, Trump stated. US President Donald Trump posts on Truth Social on April 21, 2026. (credit: SCREENSHOT/TRUTH SOCIAL) In addition to the ceasefire extension, the US blockade on the Strait of Hormuz will also continue, he clarified. Go to the full article > >

The USS Abraham Lincoln conducts U.S. blockade operations in the Arabian Sea, April 16, 2026. (Photo via Navy/U.S. Department of War) U.S. forces boarded a sanctioned tanker in the Indo-Pacific region overnight, the Department of War (DOW) said Tuesday. In an X post, the DOW stated the U.S. conducted without incident “a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction” of the vessel M/T Tifani, which it referred to as “stateless.” “As we have made clear, we will pursue global maritime enforcement efforts to disrupt illicit networks and interdict sanctioned vessels providing material support to Iran–anywhere they operate,” the department said. “International waters are not a refuge for sanctioned vessels. The Department of War will continue to deny illicit actors and their vessels freedom of maneuver in the maritime domain,” it added. According to international law, stateless vessels do not have sovereign protections, and under U.S. law they can be subject to boarding, search and seizure. Ship tra...

A portrait of the late Celeste Rivas Hernandez is shown during a press briefing by Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman (out of frame) on the case against singer D4vd in Los Angeles, on April 20, 2026. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP via Getty Images) 21-year-old singer David Burke, known professionally as “d4vd,” pleaded not guilty on Monday to first-degree murder and several other felony charges in connection with the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. The charges follow the grim discovery of the teenager’s dismembered remains in the front trunk of Burke’s Tesla on September 8, 2025 — one day after what would have been her 15 th  birthday and seven months before the formal indictment. Burke was  arrested in Los Angeles last Thursday  on counts including murder with special circumstances, continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14, and the mutilation of human remains. Authorities, including Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell, stated th...