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FILE - Two police officers walk in front of an anti-U.S. billboard depicting American aircraft being caught by Iranian armed forces in a fishing net beneath the words in Farsi, "The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed, The entire Persian Gulf is our hunting ground," in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Iran reimposes restrictions on Strait of Hormuz, accusing US of violating deal to reopen it

3:28 AM on Saturday, April 18

Iran has reimposed restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. said reopening it wouldn't end its blockade

A local resident walks among debris inside a mosque destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Jibchit, southern Lebanon, Friday, April 17, 2026, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

The Latest: Trump hints at resuming attacks if ceasefire with Iran expires without a deal

11:56 PM on Friday, April 17

President Donald Trump says the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will remain and attacks will resume if no agreement is reached with Iran

Backdropped by ships in the Strait of Hormuz, damage, according to local witnesses caused by several recent airstrikes during the U.S.-Israel military campaign, is seen on a fishing pier in the port of Qeshm island, Iran, Monday, April 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Asghar Besharati)

Traffic and trepidation in the Persian Gulf could keep gasoline prices from dropping quickly

4:30 PM on Friday, April 17

Oil prices plunged and the stock market rallied after U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran’s foreign minister said that the Strait of Hormuz is fully open

FILE - A colorful collection of shoes cross the starting line at the start of the 2017 Boston Marathon in Hopkinton, Mass., Monday, April 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm, file)

Men caught competing in the women's category of a prestigious South African marathon

8:34 AM on Friday, April 17

Two male runners in South Africa who were discovered fraudulently competing on behalf of female colleagues in a top marathon have been disqualified

FILE -Kosovo Security Forces parade during celebrations to mark the 18th anniversary of independence, in Pristina, Kosovo, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Laura Hasani, File)

Kosovo approves troop contribution for Gaza force

5:08 AM on Friday, April 17

The small Balkan nation of Kosovo says it wants to commit dozens of its security troops to an international force for Gaza because it appreciates what NATO-led peacekeepers have done for its own security since the 1998-99 war with Serbia

Two girls chant slogans as one holds an image of the late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Friday, April 17, 2026, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

A fragile calm in Lebanon as a US-brokered truce holds and families head home

4:40 AM on Friday, April 17

A fragile calm has settled over parts of Lebanon as a 10-day ceasefire brokered by the United States takes hold between Israel and Hezbollah

Former Bulgarian President Rumen Radev delivers a speech at the closing rally of his campaign, in Sofia, Thursday, April 16, 2026, as Bulgaria heads into an early parliamentary election. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)

Bulgaria's pro-Russian former president is seen as strong front-runner in Sunday's election

4:09 AM on Friday, April 17

Bulgarians are holding an early election that could bring to power a left-leaning ex-president

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks as Starmer hosts social media industry leaders to discuss child safety online Thursday, April 16, 2026, in London. (Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP)

Starmer rejects calls to resign over Mandelson appointment as pressure builds

3:24 AM on Friday, April 17

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has no plans to resign over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as U.K. ambassador to Washington, despite Mandelson failing security checks

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, right, and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva review troops during a Spain-Brazil summit in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)

Lula and Sánchez to 'work for peace' at gathering of progressive leaders in Barcelona

2:32 AM on Friday, April 17

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has started a two-day visit to Spain on Friday when he and his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sánchez met a day before they will gather with other leaders who are concerned with the fate of the democratic order and the rise of the populist far right

A woman with her child attends Pope Leo XIV's meeting with University students and professors at the Catholic University of Central Africa, in Yaounde Cameroon, Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope urges Africa's youth to resist dual temptations of migration and corruption in Cameroon

12:53 AM on Friday, April 17

Pope Leo XIV is encouraging young people in Cameroon to resist the temptation to migrate and to stay at home and fight corruption

A woman member of the Basij paramilitary, affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guard, holds her gun during a state-organized rally in support of the supreme leader marking National Girl's Day in Tehran, Iran, Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

The Latest: Trump and Iran’s top diplomat say the Strait of Hormuz is fully open

12:45 AM on Friday, April 17

U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran’s foreign minister say the Strait of Hormuz is now fully open to commercial vessels

Residents inspect damage at the site of buildings destroyed in Israeli airstrikes, in Jibchit, southern Lebanon, Friday, April 17, 2026, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz, but threatens to close it again as the US maintains its blockade

12:19 AM on Friday, April 17

Iran says it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels

FILE - Ben Roberts-Smith arrives at the Federal Court in Sydney, Australia, on June 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)

Australia's most decorated veteran walks free on bail on war crimes charges related to Afghan deaths

11:56 PM on Thursday, April 16

Australia’s most decorated living veteran has walked free on bail from a Sydney prison 10 days after he was charged with committing war crimes in Afghanistan

In this photo provided by Daejeon Municipality, a veterinarian examines the condition of the male wolf, named Neukgu, at Daejeon O-World theme park in Daejeon, South Korea, Friday, April 17, 2026. (Daejeon Municipality via AP)

South Koreans breathe sighs of relief as escaped wolf is returned to zoo safely

11:54 PM on Thursday, April 16

The South Korean internet as erupted in celebration as a 2-year-old wolf that escaped from a zoo in South Korea was safely captured Friday after a nine-day search that drew national attention

Released prisoners, in a bus, are welcomed by family members and colleagues after they left Insein Prison in Yangon, Myanmar, Friday, April 17, 2026, following Myanmar President's amnesty to mark the country's traditional new year. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)

Former President Win Myint freed in broad Myanmar prisoner amnesty

11:26 PM on Thursday, April 16

Myanmar's former President Win Myint has been freed as part of a broad prisoner amnesty by newly inaugurated President Min Aung Hlaing

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron co-host a multinational virtual summit at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, Friday April 17, 2026 (Tom Nicholson/Pool Photo via AP)

Macron and Starmer welcome Hormuz reopening and push for permanent navigation security

11:08 PM on Thursday, April 16

France and the U.K. have welcomed the announcement by Iran and the U.S. that the Strait of Hormuz is open

FILE - A Canada Post mail truck is seen parked in their distribution center, in Montreal, Nov. 27, 2024. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Canada Post taking steps to stop home mail delivery

9:23 PM on Thursday, April 16

The government-owned corporation that delivers mail in Canada is taking steps to stop home delivery

FILE - A worker fuels an Air Canada jet at DFW International Airport in Grapevine, Texas, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Jet fuel supplies are lagging. What does that mean for airlines and travelers?

2:52 PM on Thursday, April 16

A looming jet fuel shortage in Europe and Asia could compound the Iran war's impact on world travel if a fragile agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz collapses and Persian Gulf oil shipments stay blocked

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on the village of Qlaileh, as seen from the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

The Latest: A 10-day ceasefire agreed on by Israel and Lebanon has gone into effect

12:03 AM on Thursday, April 16

A 10-day ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump and agreed on by Lebanon and Israel has started

People drive their motorbikes past billboards showing the Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, top and right, and his father, the slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes on Feb. 28, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

A 10-day ceasefire agreed on by Israel and Lebanon goes into effect

11:14 PM on Wednesday, April 15