❗️The 🇺🇦Ukrainian company Stetman and the 🇩🇰Danish nanosatellite manufacturer GomSpace have signed a cooperation agreement.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Wednesday that President Donald Trump had not set a firm deadline for Iran to submit a proposal, saying the timetable would ultimately be decided by the president.

Lawsuit: Blaze’s Crackpot Reporting Prompted a Wild, Unnecessary FBI Raid Quickly debunked reporting based on “gait analysis” was enough to get the feds to descend with a helicopter on a falsely accused J6 pipe-bomber’s home.

New: Kash Patel's FBI launched an unnecessary raid on the home of a former Capitol Police officer, based on Jan. 6 conspiracy theories from right-wing media outlet The Blaze.

In Tunisia, investigative outlet Inkyfada threatened with closure as crackdown on independent press intensifies Following a suspension and funds being withheld on multiple occasions, the Tunisian authorities have stepped up their offensive on the independent press. On 11 May 2026, the Tunis Court of First Insta...

Deeply worrying: In Tunisia, the well known investigative outlet Inkyfada is being threatened with closure as the crackdown on independent press and civil society intensifies rsf.org/en/tunisia-i...

Russian business sentiment in retail plummets, marking historical lows due to taxes and economic slowdown. Source: The Moscow Times.

With soaring taxes and plummeting demand, the retail landscape is eerily quiet. Even food sales are feeling the strain.

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NEW: The IRGC Navy attacked and likely redirected two cargo ships into Iranian territorial waters on April 22. The two vessels appear to have been exiting the Strait of Hormuz with their AIS systems off when both came under IRGC fire. (1/8)

In Israel, it was updated: The deadline set by Trump for the Iranians - until this coming Sunday.-N12 News

Really think the game being played with futures markets is leaving a lot of folks unprepared for the future which now seems functionally locked in.

If supply is down 10m barrels a day, then demand will, eventually, have to conform and that is going to be unpleasant.

EU agrees to unblock €90bn loan for Ukraine after Hungary lifts veto Agreement for the urgently needed loan was reached after Ukraine resumed pumping Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Iranian media published a report about Tehran's approval of a ceasefire, then delete it minutes later.

There are deep divisions inside Iran right now, but the IRGC is running the show and they’re not prepared to concede anything. If anything, they’re doubling down on the current SoH situation.

Clearing Strait of Hormuz of mines could take 6 months, Pentagon tells Congress The Pentagon assessment, shared in a classified briefing for lawmakers, suggests gasoline and oil prices could remain elevated through the midterm elections.

so that's probably not good. "It could take six months to fully clear the Strait of Hormuz of mines deployed by the Iranian military ... the Pentagon has informed Congress" www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

❗️Belgium will purchase and transfer 15 Gepard air defense systems to Ukraine as part of a €1 billion military aid package. The units, previously owned by OIP Land Systems, will undergo full refurbishment before delivery to Ukrainian forces. #Ukraine

Russian Tu-22M3 Bombers Carrying Long-Range Supersonic Missile Intercepted Again Over the Baltic Swedish, Romanian and French fighters intercepted Russian Tu-22M3 ‘Backfire’ strategic bombers, carrying Kh-22N/Kh-32 supersonic cruise missiles, on two

Russian Tu-22M3 Bombers Carrying Long-Range Supersonic Missile Intercepted Again Over the Baltic

Swedish, Romanian and French fighters intercepted Tu-22s carrying Kh-22N/Kh-32 supersonic cruise missiles on two consecutive days over the Baltic Sea.

Story: theaviationist.com/2026/04/22/r...

Kazakhstan confirms suspension of oil transit to Germany via Russia Kazakhstan’s energy minister announced Wednesday there would be no transit of its oil to Germany through Russia throughout May due to Russian technical constraints, assuming it is “related to recent strikes on Russian infrastructure".

Kazakhstan confirms suspension of its oil transit to Germany via Russia

New European sanctions add pressure on Russian Arctic oil The EU’s 20th sanctions package includes a full maritime services ban on crude oil and adds more vessels to the list of shadow tankers.

The EU's 20th Sanctions Package adds pressure on Russian Arctic oil

Grim but useful read.

Global energy markets are on the verge of a disaster
economist.com/finance-and-...

Iran’s FM spokesperson:
Iran has not decided to join the new round of talks with the US, as Washington keeps changing its stance hour by hour and lacks consistency and a unified approach in its decisions.-IRIB

Trump weighs consequences for NATO allies on 'naughty' list The effort is the latest sign President Donald Trump plans to make good on his threats against members not deemed “model allies."

The White House has made something akin to a “naughty and nice” list of NATO countries, as Trump looks for ways to punish allies who didn’t back the Iran war.

www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

Slovak Minister Denisa Saková stated that Ukraine has already resumed the transit of oil through the Druzhba pipeline.

Trump has not set a timeline for the extension of a ceasefire with Iran, a source briefed on the matter.-Reuters

❗️Air defense stocks could run out any week due to the intensity of attacks, — Zelenskyy

The head of state noted that Ukraine has solutions for combating drones, but is in urgent need of anti-ballistic air defense systems.

A Pentagon intelligence agency assessment says Iran still has significant military capabilities U.S. intelligence is at odds with public declarations by President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who said the Iranian Air Force was “wiped out” and the Navy is “at the bottom of the...

A Pentagon intelligence agency assessment says Iran still has significant military capabilities

www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

❗️🇫🇷France has proposed to 🇬🇷Greece to exchange all of its existing Mirage 2000 fighter jets (43 units: 24 Mirage 2000-5 and 19 Mirage 2000 EGM/BGM) for 🇺🇦Ukraine in return for an equivalent number of Rafale jets at a discounted price.

Pentagon Adopts Ukrainian Technology to Shield Middle East Bases From Drone Strikes The United States military recently integrated Ukrainian drone defense technology at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.

⚡ The Pentagon has begun using Ukrainian Sky Map software at a key base in Saudi Arabia to detect and intercept drones, highlighting Ukraine's global lead in counter-UAV technology.

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BREAKING Cargo ship leaving Iran fired upon, stopped in water, says maritime agency

EARLIER: Multiple fatalities, hundreds injured amid reports of clashes inside Yare Prison in Miranda State, Venezuela. - VOZ

‘We were terrified they were going to kill us’: fishers who survived US boat strike speak out An Ecuadorian fishing crew describe their ordeal as victims of Trump’s purported war on ‘narcoterrorists’

A group of Ecuadorian fishermen survived a US drone strike, were detained at gunpoint, phones wiped, ship blown up, disappeared to El Salvador, then released without charge. “They knew we were fishermen. Even the Salvadorian authorities said things had been handled very badly.”

🚨🚨🚨🚨 BREAKING: Trump folds and says U.S. will delay potential attacks on Iran after request from Pakistani leaders, and says he is extending the ceasefire pending a “unified proposal” from Iranian leadership.

Tasnim: Iran is out, not sending a delegation to Islamabad.

AP: US is out, not sending JD Vance to Islamabad.

Russia destroys mass graves near Mariupol, satellite images suggest The site was used to bury residents who died during the Russian siege of the city in 2022, according to Ukraine’s Center for the Study of Occupation.

⚡ Russia destroys mass graves near Mariupol, satellite images suggest.

The site was used to bury residents who died during the Russian siege of the city in 2022, according to Ukraine’s Center for the Study of Occupation.

kyivindependent.com/russia-destr...