US lawmakers are pressing Biden’s team to act on a seized Iranian oil tanker stuck off Texas.

At least 30 rockets have reportedly been launched from southern Lebanon into the Israeli-occupied territories in retaliation for raids by Israeli forces.

China has voiced its strong opposition to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's planned transit through the United States, warning that it will retaliate if she meets with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

Russia has warned Israel that it will take retaliatory measures against the regime if it supplies Ukraine with military equipment.

Tensions have flared between the two Koreas over the source of a COVID-19 contagion in the North, with the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un accusing the South of having caused the outbreak in her country and warning of "deadly retaliation."

Russia's justice ministry has called for the “dissolution” of the Moscow branch of the Jewish Agency, a non-profit organization tied to the Israeli regime, as a delegation from Tel Aviv is expected in Moscow next week to discuss the matter with Russian authorities.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 1000 GMT, April 27, 2022.