Thu 30 April 2026: The Israeli navy began intercepting vessels from the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters late Wednesday as they headed toward Gaza to break a blockade on the enclave. Activists aboard the flotilla said warships and frigates were approaching the vessels while communications were being jammed. They also said that drones were […]
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Wed 29 April 2026: Ultra-Orthodox protesters stormed the residence of Israel’s military police chief late Tuesday, amid growing tensions over the arrest of draft evaders. According to Israeli Army Radio, a group of Haredi protesters broke into the yard of Yuval Yamin’s home in the southern city of Ashkelon, protesting recent arrests of ultra-Orthodox men […]
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Wed 29 April 2026: Israel has set a two-week deadline for reaching an agreement with Lebanon during their US-mediated negotiations, warning of renewed military escalation if talks fail, according to Israeli media on Wednesday. The public broadcaster KAN said Tel Aviv has established a “limited timeframe” for the talks, not exceeding two weeks, in a […]
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Wed 29 April 2026: An estimated 17,000 children in Belgium are growing up with one or both parents in prison, but they remain “invisible” due to a lack of registration, the Belga News Agency reported Tuesday. The figure includes about 9,000 children in Flanders, the self-governing Dutch-speaking region in the north. The lack of comprehensive […]
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Wed 29 April 2026: Number of suicides climbed to 21 in 2024, and 22 in 2025, highest figure in 15 years, according to local media report citing data Military suicides are rising in Israel amid a reduction in mental health support for soldiers, according to a report by the Israeli daily Haaretz on Wednesday. At […]
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Wed 29 April 2026: Meta has not taken sufficient measures to ‘diligently identify, assess, mitigate’ risks linked to minors using its platforms, despite its own rules setting 13 as minimum age, says commission The European Commission said Wednesday it had preliminarily found Meta Platforms in breach of the Digital Services Act (DSA) for failing to […]
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Wed 29 April 2026: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged Iran to “get smart soon” over a nuclear deal, declaring: “No more Mr. nice guy!” “Iran can’t get their act together. They don’t know how to sign a nonnuclear deal. They better get smart soon,” Trump said on his Truth Social platform. Notably, the […]
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Wed 29 April 2026: Mali’s military leader Assimi Goita has met the Russian ambassador to the East African country, according to his office. Goita’s office published photos of the meeting on Tuesday in what was his first public appearance since rebel attacks over the weekend that killed one of his ministers. The news release came […]
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Wed 29 April 2026: The passports are part of broader plans to celebrate the milestone anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. United States President Donald Trump will feature on a new, limited-edition US passport being issued to mark the country’s 250th anniversary in July, officials said, the latest area of public life to […]
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Wed 29 April 2026: The researchers credit the slowdown to policies implemented by Brazil’s President Lula da Silva to curb deforestation. The pace of tropical forest destruction eased last year from a record high but has remained at alarming levels, according to a new study that praises “decisive government action”. The world lost 4.3 million […]
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