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• Sunday, April 12th 2026 - 13:30 UTC

  Trump escalates Gulf crisis with order for total blockade of Strait of Hormuz

  

  US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that the Navy would immediately begin blocking all maritime traffic attempting to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz, and ordered the interception on the high seas of any vessel that has paid a toll to Iran.

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• Sunday, April 12th 2026 - 13:18 UTC

  Adorni scandal drags down Milei's poll numbers as courts probe his assets

  

  Argentine Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni has been formally charged with alleged illicit enrichment in a case investigating a reported 500% increase in his declared assets over a single fiscal period, according to a complaint filed by lawmaker Marcela Pagano. On April 9, federal judge Ariel Lijo ordered the lifting of banking and tax secrecy for Adorni and his wife, Bettina Angeletti, at the request of prosecutor Gerardo Pollicita.

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