Headlines for April 20, 2026
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#752J7)
- Iran Shuts Access to Strait of Hormuz as U.S. Navy Seizes Iranian-Flagged Cargo Ship
- Israeli Soldier Filmed Destroying a Statue of Jesus in Southern Lebanon
- British Authorities Probe Recent Arson Attacks on Jewish Sites in London
- Oil and Gas Prices Surge After U.S. Navy Seizes Iranian-Flagged Cargo Ship
- United Nations: More Than 38,000 Women and Girls Killed in Gaza from October 2023 to December 2025
- Eight Children Shot and Killed by Louisiana Father, as Five People Injured in Shooting Near University of Iowa
- At Least Six People Killed in Mass Shooting in Ukraine
- U.S. Says It Killed 3 Aboard Alleged Drug Boat, Pushing Death Toll in Such Attacks to Nearly 200
- Mexico Admits Gulf Oil Spill Was Caused by a Leaking Pemex Pipeline
- Joe diGenova, Who Tried to Overturn 2020 Election Results, to Lead Probe of Trump's Critics
- Appeals Court Allows Trump to Resume Construction of $400 Million White House Ballroom
- Federal Judge Blocks $6.2 Billion Merger of Nexstar Media Group and Rival Tegna
- Activists Attempting to Save Dogs from Medical Experimentation Met with Tear Gas in Wisconsin
- Brazil's Lula and Spain's Sanchez Lead Progressive Push to Counter Rise of Far-Right Parties