The IMF and World Bank said they were restoring relations with Venezuela, a move that could reopen access to financial support and strengthen the interim government’s standing.
Christine Fréchette took office as Quebec’s 33rd premier on 2026-04-15, promising a more ambitious government centered on identity, economic action and party unity.
Riyadh is reported to be urging Washington to end a blockade around the Strait of Hormuz amid fears that the disruption could spread across other shipping routes.
The Spanish carrier will halt its Havana route from June to October, citing supply problems and weaker demand on the island as Cuba struggles with an acute fuel crunch.
An India-flagged LPG carrier has become the first Indian vessel to cross the Strait of Hormuz since a temporary US-Iran ceasefire, with its Mumbai arrival expected on April 15.
South Korea approved a supplementary budget worth about ₩26.2 trillion, including cash aid for 35.8 million people and energy support measures aimed at softening the spillover from the Middle East conflict.
Saudi Arabia’s East-West Crude Oil Pipeline has been hit by an attack that cut throughput by 700,000 barrels a day, intensifying concern over regional supply disruptions.
Al Jazeera says its Mubasher correspondent Mohammed Wishah was killed in a strike on a vehicle in west Gaza City, with Gaza’s civil defence also reporting one other fatality.
Oil prices fell below $95 a barrel and global stocks rallied after President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, though the truce remained fragile.
Lebanon's National News Agency said an Israeli drone strike on Deir al-Zahrani in the Nabatieh region killed one person during a day of heavy attacks in southern Lebanon.
Lebanon's National News Agency said an Israeli strike in Zebdine killed one person, amid a wider day of attacks and an expanded Israeli ground offensive in southern Lebanon.
The upper house has approved Japan’s biggest budget in history, locking in higher spending on social security, education and defense despite worries over debt and the yen.