Organizers held May Day protests across the United States, including a coordinated economic blackout and demonstrations tied to more than 3,500 events nationwide.
Donald Trump said the United States would remove tariffs and related restrictions on whisky imports, including Scotch whisky, following a state visit by King Charles and Queen Camilla.
Ukraine’s SBU says it hit an oil pumping station near Perm, while Russian officials acknowledged a drone strike and fire at an industrial facility but did not confirm the target.
The rescue workers were hit while responding to an earlier strike in southern Lebanon, intensifying accusations that humanitarian personnel were being targeted.
Russia-installed managers at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant say a driver was killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on the site’s transport department.
Beijing ordered the cancellation of Meta’s purchase of the Chinese AI startup Manus, framing the move as a national-security issue in the wider contest with Washington.
A drone strike destroyed an aid truck's cargo in Sudan's North Darfur state, raising fresh concerns over the safety of humanitarian operations as the war deepens.
A technology leader compares reduced junior engineering opportunities with lost industrial know-how, arguing that expertise takes years to rebuild once training paths disappear.
A Palestinian election official says registration has ended for local votes that will help choose 403 authorities, with the process tied to a broader push toward representation in the West Bank.
On the event date, Iran restarted international passenger flights from Tehran’s main airport for the first time since the war began two months earlier.
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Failed rainy seasons, rising prices and displacement are pushing millions toward severe food insecurity, with children and aid services under severe strain.
French investigators were reported to be examining allegations that two Lebanese banks moved billions of dollars out of the country despite capital controls.
Authorities say drone attacks by rebel groups are becoming a more common and more lethal feature of Colombia’s conflict, with one strike near the Ecuador border killing three soldiers.
On April 17, Iran said commercial traffic could use the Strait of Hormuz through a coordinated route, but the United States said the blockade dispute was still unresolved.
Benchmark crude fell sharply and U.S. stocks hit records on April 17, 2026, after Iran said the strategic waterway was open again to commercial shipping.