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On Thursday, April 2, Cuban activists paraded along Havana’s waterfront Malecón boulevard on bicycles and electric tricycles in a government-organized caravan that passed the U.S. Embassy. The demonstration, attended by President Miguel Diaz-Canel, displayed flags and banners denouncing sanctions imposed by the Donald Trump administration. The even…
Hamas has told mediators it will not negotiate giving up its weapons until Israel provides assurances that it will fully withdraw from Gaza under the disarmament framework proposed by the U.S. 'Board of Peace'. The demand emerged during meetings in Cairo with Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish intermediaries and complicates efforts to implement the plan …
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says emergency medical demand in Iran is rising rapidly after airstrikes that began on February 28, with more than 1,900 fatalities and over 21,000 injured. The IFRC warns stockpiles of trauma kits and other critical supplies could be depleted if the conflict continues, while logi…
The White House announced that six Ukrainian children will be returned from Russia to their families in Ukraine following interventions by first lady Melania Trump, with a seventh scheduled to be reunited later this month. The move comes amid Ukrainian claims that close to 20,000 children have been sent to Russia and Belarus, and recent U.N. and In…
A juvenile humpback whale, nicknamed Timmy by rescuers, has been stuck in shallow bays off Germany's Baltic coast for a week. At an estimated 12 to 15 metres long, the animal has resisted repeated rescue efforts using dredgers and boats, and is now described as weak and stressed. Conservationists cite disrupted migration and human influence as poss…
Pope Leo, who became the first U.S. head of the Roman Catholic Church last May, largely avoided direct references to his homeland and its leaders for the first ten months of his pontificate. In recent weeks he has shifted tone, delivering pointed critiques of the war in Iran and, for the first time, naming President Donald Trump in a direct appeal …
In Malyinka, a hamlet of roughly 450 people, the proprietor of a long-running pub says state grants and close community ties have long linked villagers to Viktor Orban's Fidesz. As Hungary approaches an April 12 election considered the prime minister's toughest re-election test in 16 years, an emergent rival, the centre-right Tisza party led by Pet…
Over the past year Pakistan has shifted from diplomatic isolation to acting as a mediator between the United States and Iran, driven largely by the influence of military chief Field Marshal Asim Munir and a coordinated civil-military foreign policy. Key gestures that restored trust with Washington included capturing and handing over an Islamic Stat…
Documents and regional decrees show Russian universities and a provincial governor are actively recruiting students and company workforces to join drone units or sign defence contracts. Large financial packages, educational leave guarantees and company quotas coincide with a broader recruitment push described by senior officials as a continuing vol…
The Ghanem family, among roughly 32,000 Palestinians forced from homes in three long-established West Bank refugee camps, now live in precarious, makeshift housing as debris from missiles fired at Iran and intercepted by Israel has fallen across the West Bank. With more than 270 pieces of missile debris reported and limited shelter infrastructure, …
Commercial satellite images reviewed by weapons analysts show at least three combat-capable drones deployed at Al Khadim airbase in eastern Libya between late April and December. Experts say the aircraft are most likely a Chinese Feilong-1 (FL-1) and two Turkish Bayraktar TB2s, with ground control equipment visible in imagery as recently as January…
A New Zealand-based startup that routes people in crisis from AI chatbots to human-run helplines is testing an expanded service aimed at users showing violent extremist tendencies. ThroughLine, already contracted by major AI firms to handle self-harm and other crisis referrals, is developing a hybrid chatbot-and-human intervention in consultation w…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s prime-time address signaled intensified military action against Iran over the coming weeks, offering no clear timeline for ending the conflict. Global markets reacted sharply: Brent crude jumped, equities fell, and regional tensions escalated as missile launches from Iran toward Israel were reported. International inst…
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake in the Northern Molucca Sea on Thursday caused one confirmed death, damaged multiple structures and generated tsunami waves in several locations before warning systems were lifted. Monitoring agencies tracked roughly 50 aftershocks and warned residents to remain cautious while damage assessments continue.
In a 19-minute prime-time address on April 1, President Donald Trump defended U.S. and Israeli military operations in the month-old war with Iran while reiterating threats of further strikes. He portrayed the U.S. as close to completing its objectives but did not give a definite timeline for ending hostilities. His comments left uncertainty over th…
President Donald Trump told the nation that U.S. forces have achieved rapid battlefield gains in a 32-day campaign against Iran and that core military objectives are close to completion. He warned of intensified strikes over the next two to three weeks, including potential attacks on Iran's electricity infrastructure if no agreement is reached. The…
Nancy Metayer Bowen, 38, vice mayor of Coral Springs, Florida, was found shot to death at her home on Wednesday. Police arrested her husband, 40-year-old Stephen Bowen, and booked him into the Broward County jail in Fort Lauderdale as the lone suspect in what authorities described as a domestic violence case. Metayer Bowen was a trailblazer in the …
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake occurred in the Northern Molucca Sea off Ternate island, Indonesia, producing aftershocks, damaging buildings and generating small tsunami waves recorded at several locations. Regional agencies issued warnings and urged preparedness along nearby coastlines, while local reports described panic and at least one death from f…
A Sydney judge refused a 40-year suppression application that would have prevented Australian media from naming or publishing images of the family members of the man accused of the Bondi Beach mass shooting. The decision emphasized the centrality of open justice and noted the practical limits of suppression in the age of social media and overseas p…
The Bahamian government has announced an early national election for May 12, with Prime Minister Philip Davis scheduling the dissolution of parliament on April 8 and formally calling the vote the next day. The move comes alongside a decision to eliminate value-added tax on unprepared grocery items as officials seek to address a cost-of-living ranke…
A 7-month-old girl riding in a stroller was shot and killed on a Brooklyn street during an apparent gang-related exchange of gunfire. City officials say the child was an unintended target; one suspect has been taken into custody and police continue to seek a second man seen fleeing the scene on a moped.
Launched on April 1, NASA’s Artemis II is a roughly 10-day crewed mission that will carry four astronauts on a high-velocity trajectory around the Moon and back. The flight is the first human lunar mission since the Apollo program and is intended to validate spacecraft systems and operations needed for planned landings later this decade. The missio…
A technical delegation from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has arrived in Cuba to conduct an independent inquiry into a deadly speedboat confrontation between Cuban border guards and a group of 10 Cuban exiles. The incident on February 25 involved a nighttime approach by the boaters, who Cuban authorities say were heavily armed. Five of t…
Annie Altman filed an amended complaint in St. Louis federal court accusing her brother, OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman, of sexual abuse and rape between 1997 and 2006. The amendment follows a March 20 ruling by U.S. District Judge Zachary Bluestone that, while standalone sexual assault and sexual battery claims had expired in 2008, Missouri's c…
Utah law enforcement announced that DNA recovered from the 1974 murder victim Laura Ann Aime has been matched to convicted serial killer Ted Bundy, prompting officials to close an unsolved case that had remained open for nearly 50 years. Authorities said earlier investigative limitations prevented pursuing a conviction at the time despite verbal ad…
