Libre News of The World. Friday the 17th of April 2026

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Today on Libre News of The World canada suspends fuel tax https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-fuel-excise-tax-affordability-9.7162911, usa democrats clash energy secretary https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/4/16/democrats-clash-with-us-energy-secretary-over-iran-war-and-gas-prices, central america pentagon expands cuba planning https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/04/15/pentagon-ramps-up-secret-cuba-planning-trump/89623722007/, caribbean advances manatee gas project https://www.guardian.co.tt/business/heavy-haul-marks-key-step-in-manatee-plus-gas-project-6.88.2562886.3ff8555879, brazil frees former spy chief https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/former-brazil-spy-chief-freed-in-the-us-after-ice-detention-ally-and-source-say, colombia approves hippo cull https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/15/world/video/pablo-escobar-hippo-colombia-culled-pozzebon-pkg-latam-intl, chile unveils corporate tax cuts https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/chiles-kast-unveils-slew-reforms-including-corporate-tax-rate-cut-2026-04-16/, argentina secures imf funding https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/economy/imf-reaches-agreement-with-argentina-on-loan-programme-review.phtml, china reports five percent growth https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/chinas-economy-grows-5-quarter-shrugging-off-initial-132086608, australia flags budget changes https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-15/federal-politics-blog-albanese-fuel-iran-chalmers-taylor-imf/106565674, new zealand fuel stocks decline https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/04/15/fuel-stocks-fall-again-one-shipment-delayed-but-no-risk-says-pm/, japan pledges oil price support https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/business/japan-aid-asia-oil.html, south korea warns fiscal instability https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260416000600320, vietnam urges stance with china https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3350195/chinas-xi-jinping-tells-vietnamese-counterpart-they-should-jointly-oppose-unilateralism, sudan conflict driven by gold https://www.africanews.com/2026/04/15/after-3-years-of-conflict-gold-is-the-driving-force-behind-sudans-civil-war/, turkey pushes iran diplomacy https://aa.com.tr/en/turkiye/president-erdogan-says-turkiye-pushing-diplomacy-on-iran-tensions-calls-for-de-escalation/3906358, saudi arabia discusses iran mediation https://www.arabnews.com/node/2640000/saudi-arabia, egypt warns iran war impact https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/2026/04/15/we-must-brace-for-tough-times-imf-chief-says-on-iran-war-effects/, iran warns strait escalation https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/04/16/766958/Iran-Hormuz-United-States-China, israel signals iran readiness https://www.timesofisrael.com/pm-says-israel-ready-for-iran-war-resumption-while-us-gears-for-another-round-of-talks/, france questions hormuz mission https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/04/15/why-the-hormuz-mission-led-by-france-and-the-uk-is-largely-symbolic_6752445_4.html, italy trump criticises meloni https://www.cnbc.com/video/2026/04/15/trump-turns-on-meloni-i-thought-she-had-courage-but-i-was-wrong.html, spain charges pm’s wife https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/04/14/wife-of-spains-pm-pedro-sanchez-is-formally-charged-with-corruption/, portugal forecasts minimal deficit https://www.lusa.pt/lusanews/article/2026-04-15/46935857/portugal-imf-sees-budget-deficit-of-0-1-gdp-in-2026, azerbaijan secures crash compensation https://www.azernews.az/nation/257080.html, united kingdom starmer rejects trump pressure https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxdd7ddzgdo, scotland swinney unveils manifesto https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/holyrood-election-2026-john-swinney-snp-manifesto-6576870, ireland reviews aid claims https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/15/fact-check-has-ireland-introduced-the-largest-assistance-package-of-any-european-country/, greenland appoints top diplomat https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-14/greenland-taps-ex-premier-for-top-diplomat-role-amid-us-talks, germany reports rising uncertainty https://www.ifo.de/en/facts/2026-04-15/iran-war-increased-economic-uncertainty-germany, scandinavia links rail network https://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/04/15/finland-and-sweden-set-to-finally-be-linked-by-rail-this-summer-creating-eus-longest-train, iceland outlines municipal elections https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-04-15-ruv-english-radio-icelands-municipal-elections-2026-472835/, uzbekistan raises growth forecast https://www.gazeta.uz/en/2026/04/15/imf-gdp-uzb/, russia putin demands economic answers https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/15/putin-demands-answers-as-russias-economy-undershoots-expectations-a92514, ukraine reports mass missile strike https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-heard-in-kyiv-as-russia-launches-ballistic-missiles-at-ukraine/, india trade hit by tensions https://economictimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/india-middle-east-trade-plummets-over-50-amid-us-israel-iran-conflict/articleshow/130288286.cms These news summaries were written using AI technology. 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