Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, April 19

WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump has accused Iran of committing a "serious violation" of the ceasefire, according to Jonathan Karl, ABC News' chief Washington correspondent, who wrote on X on Sunday that Trump told him so.

In his Truth Social post on Sunday morning, Trump said the U.S. representatives are going to Islamabad on Monday for a new round of negotiations, and the United States is "offering a very fair and reasonable DEAL, and I hope they take it because, if they don't, the United States is going to knock out every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge, in Iran." (US-Iran-Blockade)

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TEHRAN -- Iran on Sunday accused the United States of breaching the ceasefire.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the U.S. so-called "blockade" of Iran's ports and coastlines violated the ceasefire, calling it "unlawful and criminal." (Israel-US-Ceasefire)

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MADRID -- Spain will submit a proposal to the European Union (EU) on Tuesday to terminate its Association Agreement with Israel, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Sunday, adding that "those who violate international law and the principles and values of the European Union cannot be partners of the EU."

Sanchez made the remarks at a campaign rally in Gibraleon, in the southern province of Huelva, ahead of regional elections in Andalusia. (Spain-Israel-EU)

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TEHRAN-- Iranian armed forces on Sunday prevented another two oil tankers from transiting the Strait of Hormuz amid an ongoing maritime blockade, the semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported.

The vessels, sailing under the flags of Botswana and Angola, attempted to pass through the strategic waterway "illegally" but were forced to turn back following Iranian action, the report said. (Iran-Strait of Hormuz-Blockade)

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KUALA LUMPUR -- An early morning fire in a coastal village in the northern Borneo state of Sabah destroyed about 1,000 houses, affecting more than 9,000 residents, Malaysian authorities said on Sunday.

The blaze engulfed an area of more than 4 hectares, with low tide conditions hampering efforts to secure an adequate open water source for firefighting operations, Sandakan district's fire and rescue chief Jimmy Lagung told Bernama. (Malaysia-Sabah-Fire) Enditem