US President Trump said on Friday that the US Navy acted like pirates, commenting on the seizure of a ship amid the US blockade of Iranian ports. Speaking at a rally in Florida, he said, "We landed on top of it (the ship) and took over the ship. We took over the cargo, took over the oil. It's a very profitable business." He added, to cheers from the audience, "We're like pirates. We're sort of like pirates, but we are not playing games."

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Almost a month after the Chinese-mediated peace talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan, which took place in order to calm the tension that had been escalating since the beginning of the year between the two, a strike was allegedly fired from Pakistan.

The United Nations has warned that millions of Yemenis are on the brink of famine in the coming days due to continued funding shortages, restrictions on humanitarian aid delivery, and regional escalation. The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations announced on 24 April 2026, the release of a report entitled “2026 Global Report on Food Crises,”