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Ukraine Strikes Drone Factory Inside Russia
Ukraine struck the Atlant Aero drone factory in Taganrog on April 19, targeting Russian production capacity as Moscow launched a 4,887-drone overnight barrage.
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Ukraine Drone Blitz Hits Tuapse Oil Hub
Ukrainian drones struck the Tuapse refinery on 20 April 2026 as Kyiv offered to restart Druzhba oil flows to Hungary in exchange for lifting a €90 billion EU loan veto.
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Iran Ceasefire Deadline Looms as Talks Stall
With the ceasefire expiring April 22, Washington and Tehran remain deadlocked on nuclear terms, with competing claims about whether an extension has been agreed.
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US Navy Seizes Iran Cargo Ship TOUSKA
Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz again on 19 April after the US Navy seized the TOUSKA cargo vessel, pushing Brent crude to $119 a barrel.
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Russia's Oil Windfall: $116 a Barrel
Urals crude hit $116.05 a barrel on April 2—Russia's highest oil price in 13 years—as the Iran war reshapes global energy flows and Washington issues a sanctions waiver for Russian crude.
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Iran Nuclear Talks Race April 21 Deadline
The US-Iran two-week ceasefire expires April 21 as Washington floats a $20B cash-for-uranium deal; Iranian negotiators rejected a 20-year moratorium, countering with five years.
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Ukraine Hits 5 Russian Oil Sites Overnight
Ukraine's drone forces struck two Samara refineries, a Krasnodar terminal, a Baltic Sea port, and a Crimea depot on April 18–19, reducing Russian oil shipments by an estimated 880,000 barrels a day.
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Trump vs Pope Leo: The Faith Feud Hurting GOP
Trump's attacks on Pope Leo XIV over the Iran war are fracturing a Catholic voting bloc that gave him 58% of white Catholic votes in 2024, with US bishops increasingly siding with Rome.
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Iran Opens Hormuz; Trump Keeps Blockade as Oil Falls 11%
Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz open to commercial vessels April 18, triggering an 11% oil price drop — but Trump says the US blockade stays until a peace deal is signed.
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US Reverses on Russian Oil Waiver After Bessent Denial
The US Treasury extended Russian oil sanctions waivers through May 16 via General License 134B, contradicting Secretary Bessent's public statement just 48 hours earlier.
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Ukraine Hits Crimea Oil Depot and Samara Refinery
Ukrainian drones struck a Sevastopol oil depot and the Novokuibyshevsk refinery in Samara Oblast overnight April 18, continuing a sustained campaign against Russian energy infrastructure.
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House Rejects Iran Withdrawal by One Vote
The House voted 213-214 on April 17 to reject forcing troop withdrawal from Iran, as the War Powers Act 60-day deadline approaches end of April 2026.
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