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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II greets Corp. Ben Roberts-Smith from Australia, who was recently awarded the Victoria Cross, during an audience at Buckingham Palace in London, November 15, 2011
World / 17 April 2026
World in brief: April 17, 2026
17 April 2026
Backdropped by ships in the Strait of Hormuz, damage, according to local witnesses caused by several recent airstrikes during the U.S.-Israel military campaign, is seen on a fishing pier in the port of Qeshm island, Iran, April 13, 2026
Middle East / 17 April 2026
US and Iran say Strait of Hormuz is fully open
17 April 2026
A displaced woman holding her dog sits in her tent in Beirut, Lebanon, awaiting an official order to return to her home in south Lebanon following a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, April 17, 2026
Lebanon / 17 April 2026
Fragile ceasefire settles on parts of Lebanon
17 April 2026
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (right) speaks with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a Spain-Brazil summit in Barcelona, Spain, April 17, 2026
Diplomacy / 17 April 2026
Lula and Sanchez meet ahead of progressive leaders' gathering in Spain
17 April 2026
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel (centre) attends a celebration marking the 65th anniversary of the proclamation declaring the Cuban Revolution, in Havana, Cuba, April 16, 2026
Cuba / 17 April 2026
Cuba's president says the island will fight any US aggression
17 April 2026
Released prisoners, in a bus, are welcomed by family members and colleagues after they left Insein Prison in Yangon, Myanmar, Friday, April 17, 2026
Southeast Asia / 17 April 2026
Former president Win Myint freed in Myanmar prisoner amnesty
17 April 2026
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings at the IMF headquarters in Washington, April 16, 2026
Latin America / 17 April 2026
IMF and World Bank to restore ties with Venezuela
17 April 2026
Turkish security forces and emergency staff stand at the courtyard of a high school where an assailant opened fire, in Siverek, south east Turkey, Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Round-up / 16 April 2026
World in brief: April 16, 2026
16 April 2026
Eliana Abi Nassif, 2, holds a doll next to her family's tent used as a shelter after fleeing Israeli bombardment in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, in Beirut, April 15, 2026
Middle East / 16 April 2026
Hopes grow for breakthrough in US-Iran talks
16 April 2026
Israeli army vehicles and bulldozers operate in southern Lebanon, as seen from northern Israel, April 15, 2026
Lebanon / 16 April 2026
Israeli air strikes kill 4 Lebanese medics
16 April 2026
Internally displaced Sudanese children collect water at the Al Heshan camp in Port Sudan, Sudan, April 15, 2026
Northeast Asia / 16 April 2026
Demands grow for urgent action to end the war in Sudan
16 April 2026
Julius Malema, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party leader stands in the dock during his pre-sentencing hearing in court, East London, South Africa, April 15, 2026
South Africa / 16 April 2026
South African opposition leader gets 5 years in prison for breaking firearm laws
16 April 2026