The Daily Populous

Thursday April 2nd, 2026 night edition

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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has said the Strait of Hormuz will not be reopened because of US President Donald Trump's "ridiculous displays".

Details: In a comment carried by state media, the waterway was said to be "firmly" controlled by the Corps.

The remarks came minutes after Trump said Iran's president had asked the United States for a ceasefire, which Washington will not consider unless the Strait of Hormuz is reopened first.

Background: Trump claimed that Tehran has requested a ceasefire and said Washington is prepared to consider this if Iran ensures free and safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. »

Californian chocolate recalled for being spiked with Viagra ingredients

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Chocolate products from a Californian company have been recalled after they were found to have been spiked with the potentially dangerous ingredients used in Viagra and Cialis.

The two recalled products are Gold Lion Aphrodisiac Chocolate Male Enhancement Sachet and Ilum Sex Chocolate Male Sexual Enhancement Booster.

The Ilum sexual enhancement chocolate comes in black packaging with yellow and white font that reads “male sex chocolate.” »

Death of a refugee left at a Buffalo doughnut shop by Border Patrol is ruled a homicide

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The death of a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar who was found on a Buffalo street in February — five days after Border Patrol agents left him at a doughnut shop — has been ruled a homicide, authorities said Wednesday.

Ruling a death a homicide means it resulted from another person’s actions — or inaction — but doesn’t necessarily mean that a crime was committed.

Asked whether the Border Patrol was responsible for his death, he declined to comment and said any such determination would be up to law enforcement agencies. »

Security insiders fear Putin will attack Europe as Trump threatens to quit Nato

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Vladimir Putin could exploit Donald Trump’s threat to quit Nato by trying to provoke a “crisis or conflict” elsewhere in Europe, senior security officials believe.

Otherwise, they fear Putin will try to “escalate” hybrid warfare tactics and gain more “leverage” over the final outcome in Ukraine.

On Wednesday, Trump said he was considering pulling out of Nato and criticised the alliance as a “paper tiger”. »

Patriot system can be scrapped, warns Swiss defence minister

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Patriot system can be scrapped, warns Swiss defence minister.

The Swiss government could abandon the purchase of the United States Patriot air defence system, defence minister Martin Pfister has warned.

But last week, the government confirmed that the US was circumventing the freeze by transferring Swiss payments for F-35 fighter jets to the Patriot air defence system account. »