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Israeli officials: The Israeli army will continue operations in southern Lebanon in accordance with the agreement to address pressing threats.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) described the shootings and hostage situation in Kyiv as "acts of terrorism."

A migrant boat sank near Tobruk, Libya, killing at least six people, sources told Reuters.

Israeli military: We killed two Palestinians who were close to our troops in the area north and south of the yellow line in the Gaza Strip.

Pope Leo delivered a strong speech in oil-rich Angola, condemning the suffering and death caused by the extraction industry in Africa.

On April 19, local time, US officials said that the US military plans to board and seize oil tankers and merchant ships with ties to Iran in international waters in the coming days, expanding its naval strike operations beyond the Middle East.

On April 19th, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on the 18th that the shooting in Kyiv had resulted in 5 deaths, and the attacker had been killed. As of now, 10 injured people have been hospitalized for treatment, and 4 hostages have been successfully rescued. Zelenskyy stated that a swift investigation into the incident will be launched, and investigators from the Ukrainian National Police and the Security Service of Ukraine are currently involved. According to sources from Ukraine, the gunman was identified as Dmitry Vasilyovich Vasilyov, in his 50s, born in Moscow, and a Ukrainian citizen.

On April 18, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced on social media that it had struck three Russian warships in Crimea. The SBU stated that the struck warships included the Russian Navy's large landing ships "Yamal" and "Azov," as well as a warship of unidentified type. Other reports indicated that a Russian Project 21980 anti-sabotage boat "may have been hit."

On April 18, Naghdi, an advisor to the commander-in-chief of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said in an interview that Iran's missile and drone production is still ongoing.

April 18 - According to Iranian media reports on the 18th, the US has put forward new proposals following a visit to Iran by a senior Pakistani military official who was involved in the mediating negotiations. Iran is reviewing these proposals and has not yet responded.

According to Iranian media Mizan, Iran will not open the Strait of Hormuz while the US blockade remains in place, and Iran is reviewing recent proposals from the US.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. Department of Justice has informed French law enforcement that it will not assist them in investigating Elon Musk's social media platform, X.

US President Trump: The executive order will reclassify the regulatory status of any psychedelic drugs approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The UK Maritime Trade Operations Office has received reports of an incident 3 nautical miles east of Oman. The captain of a cruise ship reported seeing splashes of water near his vessel.

US President Trump announced historic reforms to accelerate access to psychedelic-based medical research and treatments.

On April 18, it was learned from the Ministry of Public Security that on April 17, eight departments—the State Taxation Administration, the Ministry of Public Security, the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the People's Bank of China, the General Administration of Customs, the State Administration for Market Regulation, and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange—held a national meeting in Beijing on April 16 to promote the normalized joint crackdown on tax-related crimes. The meeting discussed and deployed key tasks for the next stage, focusing on promoting the normalized joint crackdown mechanism on tax-related crimes to play a greater role, effectively safeguarding a fair and law-based economic and tax order, and better serving high-quality development. The meeting emphasized that all departments should strengthen the construction of a full-chain, integrated crackdown mechanism from administrative law enforcement to criminal justice; deepen multi-departmental data sharing, information exchange, joint analysis, and coordinated crackdowns; intensify efforts to combat tax-related crimes such as invoice violations, export tax fraud, and fraudulent tax benefits; strengthen case-based tax education and legal interpretation; continuously strengthen warnings and deterrence; and continuously improve the effectiveness of joint punishment, further creating a new situation in the joint crackdown on tax-related crimes by the eight departments.

On April 18, Turkish Foreign Minister Fedan stated that Israel uses security as a pretext to seize more land, but true peace requires an end to the use of force against other countries. AFP reported that Fedan, speaking at the Antalya Diplomatic Forum in Turkey, said, "Israel is not pursuing its own security, but more land. The Netanyahu government is using security as a pretext to occupy more land." "Israel has created a false impression internationally, claiming it is acting for its own security. But the facts are very clear, especially in recent years… its aims go far beyond that," Fedan said.