https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/russia/eu-approves-90bn-ukraine-loan-and-20th-russia-sanctions-amid-energy-rifts https://media.assettype.com/interbellumnews/2026-04-23/y37n7p7n/TatteredEUflag37254747434.jpg interbellumnews en 2026-04-23T23:05:25.850Z EU approves €90bn Ukraine loan and 20th Russia sanctions amid energy rifts Russia-Ukraine war, European Union, Military aid, EU 90 billion euro loan Ukraine April 2026, EU 20th sanctions package Russia energy, Druzhba pipeline Ukraine repairs resumption Russian oil, Viktor Orban veto EU loan lost election Peter Magyar, Petr Fiala Slovakia EU loan unblock, EU frozen Russian assets 210 billion euros loan backstop, EU Ukraine loan military spending 45 billion 2026, EU Russia shadow fleet sanctions 46 vessels, Russian Security Council Sergei Shojo loan criticism, Ukraine Russia war reparations loan repayment Moscow view https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/white-house-talks-fail-to-halt-israeli-strikes-in-southern-lebanon https://media.assettype.com/interbellumnews/2026-04-23/01w9jhf5/Bachouraairstrike18Mar20262.png interbellumnews en 2026-04-23T22:52:27.372Z White House talks fail to halt Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon USA, Israel, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Lebanon Israel White House talks April 2026, Hezbollah rejects US mediated ceasefire, Naim Qassem ceasefire must be mutual, Israeli buffer zone southern Lebanon 10km, Lebanon journalist Amal Khalil killed Israel strike, Israel demolitions Lebanese villages occupied territory, Hezbollah Wafiq Safa no interest in talks outcome, Trump three week ceasefire extension Lebanon, Israel self defence clause Lebanon ceasefire, Lebanon 2,500 killed 1 million displaced https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/third-us-carrier-arrives-as-iran-blockade-turns-gulf-into-war-zone https://media.assettype.com/interbellumnews/2026-04-23/56y8hn1t/USNavy110129-N-3885H-158USSGeorgeH.W.BushCVN77isunderwayintheAtlanticOcean.jpg interbellumnews en 2026-04-23T22:33:09.177Z Third US carrier arrives as Iran blockade turns Gulf into war zone Strait of Hormuz, USA, Iran War, US three carrier strike groups Iran April 2026, USS George HW Bush CENTCOM Indian Ocean, USS Gerald R Ford and USS Abraham Lincoln blockade, US naval blockade Iranian ports 33 vessels, US Iran ceasefire talks stalled Islamabad, Iran refuses second round negotiations 2026, Tehran blockade must lift before talks, US warships intercept Iranian cargo ships, Triple carrier formation Middle East 2026, Iran resistance US military pressure https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/navy-secretary-fired-amid-iran-ceasefire-as-pentagon-turmoil-deepens https://media.assettype.com/interbellumnews/2026-04-23/9icipva8/2025DonaldTrumpwelcomestheSecretaryoftheNavyJohnPhelanafterswearing-inattheWhiteHouseOvalOfficeonJune6cropped.jpg Donald Trump welcomes the Secretary of the Navy John Phelan after swearing-in at the White House Oval Office on June 6, 2025. interbellumnews en 2026-04-23T22:21:15.829Z Navy Secretary Fired Amid Iran Ceasefire as Pentagon Turmoil Deepens USA, Donald Trump, Iran-Israel War, Navy Secretary John Phelan fired April 2026, Pete Hegseth Pentagon purge Iran war, US Navy blockade Iranian ports 2026, Golden Fleet shipbuilding crisis China, Hung Cao acting Navy secretary ceasefire, US Iran Strait of Hormuz standoff, Pentagon dysfunction Trump Hegseth, US Navy cannot build ships fast enough, Iran war US military leadership chaos, Phelan shot down by his own side https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/leaked-pentagon-report-warns-hormuz-mine-clearing-could-take-6-months https://media.assettype.com/interbellumnews/2026-04-23/ppz773ec/USSRafaelPeraltaConductsMaritimeBlockade9615812.jpg interbellumnews en 2026-04-23T21:55:56.702Z Leaked Pentagon Report Warns Hormuz Mine Clearing Could Take 6 Months Strait of Hormuz, USA, Iran-Israel War, Pentagon six-month mine clearance Strait of Hormuz 2026, Iran GPS-guided naval mines Washington Post leak, IRGC danger zone 1400 square kilometres, UK France multinational mine clearance mission 30 countries, US naval blockade Iran ceasefire violation, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf Hormuz closed, Sean Parnell Pentagon denials leak damage control, Iran wins Strait of Hormuz control, US Navy minesweepers no transit ceasefire, global oil prices high Hormuz closed 2026 https://interbellumnews.com/economics/meta-and-microsoft-cut-jobs-as-ai-spending-reshapes-tech-workforce https://media.assettype.com/interbellumnews/2026-04-23/n9h9ihl5/MarkZuckerberg.jpg Mark Zuckerberg, Meta's co-founder and chief executive in 2009. interbellumnews en 2026-04-23T20:46:10.885Z Meta and Microsoft Cut Jobs as AI Spending Reshapes Tech Workforce Meta, Microsoft, Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft buyouts, tech workforce cuts, artificial intelligence spending, Meta workforce reduction, AI infrastructure costs, tech industry restructuring https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/trump-signals-prolonged-conflict-as-iran-rejects-claims-of-division https://media.assettype.com/interbellumnews/2026-04-23/7b60xgm8/PresidentDonaldJTrumpspeakswithmembersofthemediabeforeboardingMarineOneontheSouthLawnoftheWhiteHouseApril162026P20260416MR-0605.jpg interbellumnews en 2026-04-23T20:35:37.080Z Trump Signals Prolonged Conflict as Iran Rejects Claims of Division Donald Trump, Iran, United States, Strait of Hormuz tensions, Trump foreign policy, Iran response statements, Middle East tensions, US Iran negotiations, geopolitical conflict news, US Iran conflict https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/thousands-mourn-lebanese-journalist-killed-in-israeli-strike https://media.assettype.com/interbellumnews/2026-04-23/yg4oywu7/photo6003491160661363782y.jpg interbellumnews en 2026-04-23T17:58:58.410Z Thousands Mourn Lebanese Journalist Killed in Israeli Strike Lebanon, Israel, Journalism, Amal Khalil funeral, Israel Lebanon strike, journalist safety conflict, Zeinab Faraj injured, Lebanon Israel tensions, southern Lebanon strike https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/trump-orders-shoot-and-kill-policy-as-hormuz-tensions-escalate https://media.assettype.com/interbellumnews/2026-04-23/pz2y4l1p/HGiDpwSXgAAWU7C.jpeg interbellumnews en 2026-04-23T17:23:57.199Z Trump Orders ‘Shoot and Kill’ Policy as Hormuz Tensions Escalate United States, Donald Trump, Iran, Strait of Hormuz, US Iran naval conflict, Trump shoot and kill order, Iranian tanker interception, maritime blockade crisis, Hormuz shipping disruption, Middle East conflict https://interbellumnews.com/politics/icc-confirms-duterte-trial-over-drug-war-killings-in-philippines https://media.assettype.com/interbellumnews/2026-04-23/u7dnm85u/PresidentRodrigoDuterteaddressingFilipinocommunityinBrunei.jpg Rodrigo Duterte faces crimes against humanity charges at the ICC. interbellumnews en 2026-04-23T13:09:13.199Z ICC Confirms Duterte Trial Over Drug War Killings in Philippines Rodrigo Duterte, Philippines, ICC, ICC Philippines case, crimes against humanity Duterte, extrajudicial killings Philippines, human rights Philippines, Duterte supporters protests https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/us-iran-war-leaves-us-missile-stockpiles-critically-depleted https://media.assettype.com/interbellumnews/2026-04-22/85qw36r5/DutchAirForceinTurkey-Patriot.jpg interbellumnews en 2026-04-22T21:30:01.248Z US-Iran War Leaves US Missile Stockpiles Critically Depleted USA, Iran-Israel War, Arms Industry, US missile stockpiles depleted Iran war 2026 CSIS report, Operation Epic Fury Patriot THAAD JASSM SM-3 SM-6 expenditure, US strategic vulnerability China Pacific window, Iran war US arsenal drain near-peer competitor, Mark Cancian window of vulnerability western Pacific, Pentagon rearming Iran ceasefire missile production, US Tomahawk cruise missile stockpile 30 percent used, Iran resistance strategic victory US military, US military industrial base strained Iran war, US Iran ceasefire missile replenishment timeline https://interbellumnews.com/culture/uk-passes-landmark-law-to-create-first-smokefree-generation https://media.assettype.com/interbellumnews/2026-04-22/v5sjywq5/HealthySmoking-geograph.org.uk-819226.jpg interbellumnews en 2026-04-22T21:18:37.527Z UK passes landmark law to create first smoke‑free generation United Kingdom, Smoking, Health, UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2026 lifetime smoking ban, smoke-free generation 2009 birth cutoff, Wes Streeting historic health milestone, NHS smoking cost 3 billion pounds annually, vaping ban under-18s flavoured e-cigarettes restriction, rolling age tobacco ban New Zealand model, 64,000 smoking deaths England each year, disposable vapes ban 2025 UK, 5.5 million British adults use vapes, royal assent Tobacco and Vapes Bill next week https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/palestine/gazas-first-vote-since-2006-tests-hamas-strength-in-deir-al-balah https://media.assettype.com/interbellumnews/2026-04-22/ce6tp9ql/Gazawar2023-2025IMG3672.jpg Gaza. interbellumnews en 2026-04-22T21:02:39.105Z Gaza’s First Vote Since 2006 Tests Hamas Strength in Deir al-Balah Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Gaza municipal elections Deir al-Balah 2026, Hamas popularity poll Gaza 2025, Trump Board of Peace Gaza plan failure, First Gaza vote since 2006 April 2026, Palestinian Authority elections West Bank Deir al-Balah, Hamas pro-Hamas candidates municipal vote, Israel controls 53 percent Gaza territory, Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research poll, Fatah PA corruption West Bank support decline, Gaza reconstruction technocrat committee rejection https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/iran-seizes-two-ships-in-strait-of-hormuz-amid-us-naval-blockade https://media.assettype.com/interbellumnews/2026-04-22/zfnmiexb/USNSPFCDewayneT.WilliamsT-AK-3009underwayintheStraitofHormuzon17April2020200417-N-PI330-0057.JPG interbellumnews en 2026-04-22T20:51:35.655Z Iran Seizes Two Ships in Strait of Hormuz Amid US Naval Blockade USA, Iran-Israel War, Strait of Hormuz, IRGC seizes MSC Francesca Epaminondas Strait of Hormuz, Iran intercepts Israel-linked cargo ship April 2026, Iran violates US ceasefire extension Trump, Iran naval blockade response American aggression, UKMTO confirms gunfire Iranian coast Hormuz, Iran red line maritime security navigation violations, Iran refuses second round Islamabad talks, Iran sovereignty territorial waters Gulf, IRGC intelligent control Strait of Hormuz, Iran lawful enforcement maritime regulations https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/trump-floats-fresh-iran-talks-as-tehran-demands-end-to-blockade https://media.assettype.com/interbellumnews/2026-04-22/55khmp88/P20260401DT-0265-2.jpg interbellumnews en 2026-04-22T20:39:32.548Z Trump Floats Fresh Iran Talks as Tehran Demands End to Blockade USA, Iran-Israel War, Donald Trump, US Iran second round talks Islamabad April 2026, Trump ceasefire extension unilateral April 21 2026, Iran naval blockade precondition for talks, Iran refuses negotiations until blockade lifted, Pakistan mediation Iran US war 2026, Iran appreciates Pakistan mediation efforts, Iran missile program red line non-negotiable, Strait of Hormuz toll system Iran control, Trump text message New York Post possible talks, Iran safeguard national interests US pressure