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Gunfire reported in Beirut as truce comes into effect – as it happened
Apr 17, 2026 - World 
This blog is now closed. Our live coverage continues hereIran has stopped all petrochemical exports to prioritise domestic supply and prevent shortages of raw materials, Reuters reported.The state-owned National Petrochemical Company ordered firms to suspend exports until further notice. Continue reading...
More than a half-million people expected at Pope Leo XIV's Mass in Cameroon
Apr 17, 2026 - World 
Pope Leo XIV is marking the halfway point in his four-nation tour of Africa with a day focused on encouraging Cameroon’s young people
Macron and Starmer hold international summit on reopening the Strait of Hormuz
Apr 17, 2026 - World
The leaders of France and the U.K. are holding an international summit to push forward efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil route affected by the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran
Myanmar frees more than 4,500 prisoners in traditional new year amnesty
Apr 17, 2026 - World
More than 4,500 prisoners in Myanmar have been granted amnesty and others have had their sentences reduced under a pardon order by President Min Aung Hlaing to mark the traditional new year
Helicopter crash on Indonesia's Borneo island kills 8
Apr 17, 2026 - World
A helicopter flying between palm oil plantations on Borneo Island has crashed, killing the eight people on board
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