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HMS Sutherland (F81), a type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy

02:11 GMT 18 April 2021 / updated: 02:21 GMT World

UK Warships to Sail for Black Sea in May to 'Show Solidarity' With Kiev, NATO Allies - Report

A view of the Natanz uranium enrichment facility 250 km (155 miles) south of the Iranian capital Tehran, in this Maxar Technologies satellite image taken last week and obtained by Reuters on April 12, 2021.

Israeli General Claims Iran Has Been Waiting for Natanz Attack 'for 20 Years' - Report

President Joe Biden speaks with members of the press after golfing at Wilmington Country Club, Saturday, April 17, 2021, in Wilmington, Del.

Biden Calls Situation at US Southern Border 'Crisis' for First Time Since Assuming Office - Video

French President Emmanuel Macron, wearing a protective face mask, visits a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination center at the Caisse Primaire d'Assurance Maladie (France's local health insurance funds - CPAM) in Bobigny near Paris as part of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in France, March 1, 2021.

Macron Says Anti-Russia Sanctions ‘Not Sufficient,’ Prefers Dialogue With Moscow

A photo of the TBM Avenger after an emergency landing on the beach shore on April 17, 2021.

Watch WWII Plane Make Emergency Splashdown at Dense Florida Beach

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Middle East
IAEA Confirms Iran Started Enriching Uranium Up to 60%
VIENNA (Sputnik) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has confirmed that Iran started enriching uranium up to 60 percent, reaching its highest-ever level of enrichment, a spokesperson for the IAEA told Sputnik.
Last update: 00:47 GMT 18.04.2021
00:47 GMT 18.04.2021
Military & Intelligence
US Not Planning to Expand Training Programmes in Ukraine, Army Spokesperson Says
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States European Command (USEUCOM) does not plan to provide any additional training to Ukraine's armed forces and will proceed with its regular drills, a US Army spokesperson told Sputnik.
Last update: 01:50 GMT 18.04.2021
01:50 GMT 18.04.2021
Latin America
Helicopter Crash Kills Five Soldiers in Peru, Military Says
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - At least five Peruvian servicemen died in a helicopter crash in the country's Department of Cusco, the Joint Command of the Armed Forces of Peru (CCFFAA) said.
Last update: 02:50 GMT 18.04.2021
02:50 GMT 18.04.2021
Middle East
Anti-Government Protests Continue in Jerusalem Amid Coalition Talks - Report
The anti-Netanyahu protest movement peaked in mid-summer of 2020, with tens of thousands taking to the streets in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, as well as thousands more at bridges and intersections across the nation. Since then, they have significantly decreased in scale, but they exploded again on the eve of the parliamentary elections in March.
Last update: 01:33 GMT 18.04.2021
01:33 GMT 18.04.2021
US
Joe Biden Plays Golf for First Time as US President
According to USA Today, 16 of the last 19 presidents of the United States have played golf, starting with William Howard Taft, who was reportedly "addicted to golfing." The only three US presidents who did not dig the game were Jimmy Carter, Harry Truman and Herbert Hoover.
Last update: 23:51 GMT 17.04.2021
23:51 GMT 17.04.2021
Viral
Rapper Black Rob Dies in Terrible Condition at Atlanta Hospital Aged 51, Manager Confirms
The former Bad Boy MC reportedly passed away after being treated for kidney failure. According to videos posted on social media by Rob's label counterparts, the rapper had been struggling with health issues for five years, and his condition had seriously deteriorated recently, as he looks terribly skinny and weak in the clips.
Last update: 04:31 GMT 18.04.2021
04:31 GMT 18.04.2021
World
Live Updates: Germany Registers Over 19,000 New COVID-19 Cases
The global coronavirus tally is now well over 140 million, with the COVID-linked death toll recently surpassing 3 million, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Last update: 03:42 GMT 18.04.2021
03:42 GMT 18.04.2021
US
Police Helicopter Pilot Under Investigation for 'Joyride' Writing 'CPD' on Patrol
Social media users have expressed frustration over such an inappropriate use of patrol time and fuel by a helicopter pilot, who, according to the GPS tracking app, used his aircraft to write CPD for Columbus Police Dept while in the air.