International from Thursday, April 23rd, 2026

Britain's King Charles heads to the United States next week for the most high-profile trip of his reign so far, on a mission to shore up the future of the two allies' "special relationship" which the Iran war has plunged to its lowest point in 70 years.

Bangladesh has confirmed 30 deaths in a measles outbreak that has spread rapidly across the country, with most of the victims aged under two, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.

United States President Donald Trump on Thursday said he had ordered the US Navy "to shoot and kill any boat" that is laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, and that US minesweepers were working "at a tripled up level" to clear any mines from the waters.

Israeli airstrikes killed at least four Palestinians in Gaza on Thursday, while soldiers shot and killed a 15-year-old child during an army raid in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestinian health officials said.

Britain's Prince Harry made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Thursday and called on Russia's President Vladimir Putin to end the war - a week after a massive Russian aerial attack on the country - and on U.S. President Donald Trump to show leadership to help resolve the conflict.

Judges at the International Criminal Court confirmed murder charges against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte as crimes against humanity on Thursday, paving the way for a trial.

Two local trains collided head-on in Denmark on Thursday, injuring at least 17 people, four of whom were in a critical condition, the emergency service told Reuters.

Iran seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz as it tightened its grip on the strategic waterway after US President Donald Trump announced he was indefinitely calling off attacks, with no sign of peace talks restarting.

Mexico's ancient Teotihuacan archaeological site has reopened on Wednesday under heavy security and with fewer tourists than usual, two days after a gunman killed a Canadian woman and wounded 13 others at the Pyramid of the Moon in a rare attack at a major tourist destination.

Libya's eastern-based coast guard of the Libyan National Army has rescued at least 404 migrants on board 10 boats after they had "faced harsh conditions at sea," the Tobruk Red Crescent said on Wednesday.

Two people have been killed in the Russian city of Syzran after a Ukrainian drone attack caused their apartment building to partially collapse, and 12 people were injured, the regional governor said on Wednesday.

An Israeli airstrike has killed five Palestinians, including three children, in the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday, health officials said.

Israeli strikes on Wednesday have killed Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil and wounded a photographer accompanying her in southern Lebanon, according to a senior Lebanese military official and Khalil's employer, the Al-Akhbar newspaper.