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<news:title>Israel Backs US Naval Blockade on Iran as Lebanon War Rages</news:title>
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<loc>https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/oil-soars-above-100-as-us-navy-blocks-iranian-ports-and-shipping</loc>
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<news:title>Oil Soars Above $100 as US Navy Blocks Iranian Ports and Shipping</news:title>
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<image:caption>Hakan Fidan, the Turkish foreign minister.</image:caption>
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<news:title>Turkish FM: Israel ‘Cannot Live Without an Enemy,’ Targets Turkiye</news:title>
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<image:caption>[Britney Spears live in Toronto in August 15, 2011]</image:caption>
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<news:title>Britney Spears Enters Rehab Following DUI Arrest Ahead of Court Date</news:title>
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<image:caption>Dominic Frimpong was killed in an armed attack on his team’s bus after a league match.</image:caption>
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<news:title>Ghanaian Footballer Killed in Armed Attack on Team Bus After Match</news:title>
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<image:caption>Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a business roundtable with Micheál Martin, Taoiseach during the UK-Ireland Summit in Cork.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-13T10:45:42.084Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>UK Refuses Role in U.S. Hormuz Blockade as Allies Urge Restraint</news:title>
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<image:caption>Pope Leo XIV during an audience with the media, May 12, 2025.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-13T10:32:30.628Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Trump Attacks Pope Leo as War Dispute Deepens Global Tensions</news:title>
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<loc>https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/palestine/global-sumud-flotilla-sets-sail-from-barcelona-to-challenge-gaza-blockade</loc>
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<news:title>Global Sumud Flotilla Sets Sail from Barcelona to Challenge Gaza Blockade</news:title>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-12T20:30:49.133Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>UK Refuses to Join Trump’s Naval Blockade of Strait of Hormuz</news:title>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-12T19:53:30.189Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Trump Admits Gas Prices May Stay High as Iran War Deepens</news:title>
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<loc>https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/iran-threatens-harsh-response-to-us-naval-moves-in-hormuz</loc>
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<image:caption>The Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-12T19:40:35.747Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Iran Threatens ‘Harsh’ Response to US Naval Moves in Hormuz</news:title>
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<loc>https://interbellumnews.com/politics/peru-votes-in-crowded-election-as-instability-fuels-runoff-odds</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-12T19:12:26.114Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Peru Votes in Crowded Election as Instability Fuels Runoff Odds</news:title>
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<loc>https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/air-strike-on-nigerian-market-raises-civilian-death-toll-concerns</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-12T18:49:22.127Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Air Strike on Nigerian Market Raises Civilian Death Toll Concerns</news:title>
<news:keywords>Nigeria, Boko Haram, Nigeria air strike, Jilli market bombing, Boko Haram conflict, Yobe Borno violence, civilian casualties Nigeria, Nigerian Air Force strike, northeast Nigeria insurgency, Nigeria military investigation</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/trump-orders-new-strait-of-hormuz-blockade-after-iran-talks-collapse</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-12T18:35:40.246Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Trump Orders New Strait of Hormuz Blockade After Iran Talks Collapse</news:title>
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<loc>https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/china-denies-us-claims-of-planned-manpads-shipment-to-iran</loc>
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<image:caption>A Chinese Type 95 SPAAG vehicle on display at the "Our troops towards the sky" exhibition at the Beijing Military Museum.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-11T20:01:45.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>China denies US claims of planned MANPADS shipment to Iran</news:title>
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<loc>https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/us-destroyer-turns-back-after-iranian-threat-in-hormuz-standoff</loc>
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<news:title>US Destroyer Turns Back After Iranian Threat in Hormuz Standoff</news:title>
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<loc>https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/usiran-islamabad-talks-enter-high-stakes-expert-phase</loc>
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<image:caption>Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iranian parliament speaker and member of the Iranian delegation for the Islamabad Talks, 2026.</image:caption>
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