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Trump Threatens to Strike Iran's Bridges and Electric Power Plants
Russian Mariner Held After Houthi Red Sea Attack Leaves Yemen for Home
Date: April 2, 2026
April 2 (Reuters) - A Russian mariner detained for around eight months after being on board a ship attacked by Yemen's Houthi militants has left the country for Russia following medical treatment in...
Zelenskiy Offers Ukraine's Maritime Expertise With Strait of Hormuz
Date: April 2, 2026
April 2 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday offered to provide Ukraine's expertise in dealing with freedom of navigation in the Black Sea to countries considering how to keep the...
Hamas Wants Guarantees of Israeli Troop Withdrawal Before Disarmament Talks, Sources Say
Date: April 2, 2026
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ahmed Shalaby CAIRO, April 2 (Reuters) - Palestinian militant group Hamas has told mediators it will not discuss giving up arms without guarantees that Israel will fully quit...
Austria Denied US Access to Its Airspace for Gulf Military Operations, Reports Newspaper
Date: April 2, 2026
BERLIN, April 2 (Reuters) - Austria has denied the U.S. permission to use its airspace for military operations against Iran, citing its neutrality law, the Kurier newspaper reported on Thursday,...
Macron Says It Is Unrealistic to Open Hormuz Strait by Force
Date: April 2, 2026
PARIS, April 2 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday it would be unrealistic to launch a military operation to force open the Strait of Hormuz, after U.S. President Donald...
Russia Says It's Ready to Help Resolve Iran Conflict
Date: April 2, 2026
MOSCOW, April 2 (Reuters) - Russia is ready to contribute to resolving the Iran conflict and President Vladimir Putin is continuing to talk with regional leaders, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said...