Middle East
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Apr- 2026 -29 April
US Forces Board Ship Suspected of Heading to Iran Port
US marines on Tuesday boarded a commercial ship in the Arabian Sea that was suspected of trying to violate the American blockade of Iranian ports, the US military said.
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28 April
Striking in Numbers: Baykar’s ‘Mosquito’ Swarm Flies Through GPS-Denied Terrain
Turkey is moving toward next-generation drone swarm operations with a new platform designed to fly through GPS-denied and electronically contested airspace.
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28 April
Israel Defense Minister Warns Hezbollah Chief ‘Playing With Fire’
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz warned Monday that Hezbollah's defiance would bring catastrophic consequences for Lebanon after the militant group's leader rejected proposed direct talks between the two countries.
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28 April
Afghan Govt Says Pakistani Fire Kills 4 Along Border
The Pakistani military killed at least four people and wounded 70 others in an Afghan border province on Monday, the Taliban government said.
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28 April
Putin to Meet Iranian Foreign Minister: State Media
Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday, Russian state media reported.
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27 April
Gaza Civil Defense Says Israeli Strikes Kill 13
Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli strikes across the Palestinian territory on Friday killed at least 13 people, including five in an attack that targeted a police vehicle.
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26 April
Ukraine Signs Pacts With Azerbaijan in Drone Push
Ukraine and Azerbaijan signed six cooperation agreements on Saturday, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, as he pushes to share Kyiv's drone expertise amid the Middle East war.
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26 April
Trump Cancels Pakistan Talks Trip, Says Iran War on Hold
US President Donald Trump cancelled his envoys' trip to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran on Saturday, saying there was no point "sitting around talking about nothing" but adding the war would not immediately resume.
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25 April
Shaken by Iran War, EU Seeks Larger Voice on Mideast
EU leaders vowed to boost security and economic ties with Middle East partners and push for a diplomatic end to the Iran war, after talks in Cyprus focusing on the fallout from the conflict.
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25 April
Israel PM Says Hezbollah Trying to ‘Sabotage’ Peace Efforts With Lebanon
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hezbollah on Friday of trying to "sabotage" efforts to reach a peace agreement with Lebanon.
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