Sun 26 April 2026: Loyalists of President Mahmoud Abbas won most races in Palestinian municipal elections, election officials said on Sunday, in a vote that for the first time in nearly two decades included a city in the Gaza Strip run by rival Hamas. Saturday’s ballot marked the first elections of any kind in Gaza […]
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Sun 26 April 2026: Tech giants announce job cuts, buyout programs as AI investments reshape operations Meta Platforms and Microsoft announced workforce reductions and restructuring measures on Thursday as major tech companies continue to adjust operations amid rising investments in artificial intelligence (AI), according to reports. Meta Platforms plans to cut around 10% of its […]
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Sun 26 April 2026: China Friday announced it had discovered two new lunar minerals, state media reported. The minerals were discovered from the lunar samples brought back by the Chang’e-5 mission, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). The Chang’e-5 mission returned to Earth in December 2020, bringing home some 1,731 grams of lunar samples […]
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Sun 26 April 2026: Israel has paid $9M to Republican digital strategist Brad Parscale’s firm and has renewed contract, according to Axios Israel launched a multimillion-dollar effort, led by a former senior aide to US President Donald Trump, to influence how artificial intelligence (AI) systems portray the country, Axios reported on Saturday. In September, Israel […]
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Sun 26 April 2026: First trials of transitional justice in Syria involve Atef Najib and other fugitives, including ousted regime leader Bashar Assad and his brother Maher Atef Najib, a cousin of ousted President Bashar al-Assad and former political security chief in Syria’s Daraa city, appeared on Sunday before the Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus, […]
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Sun 26 April 2026: Ipsos survey shows declining confidence in Labour leadership and doubts over election prospects amid ongoing political scandal Half of Britons believe Prime Minister Keir Starmer should step down, according to an Ipsos UK Political Pulse survey released on Sunday, which also found widespread doubt about Labour’s chances at the next general […]
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Sun 26 April 2026: Suspect arrested as the US president evacuated from the stage after firing at the White House correspondents’ dinner. Police in the United States have arrested a suspected gunman who stormed the lobby outside the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner, attended by US President Donald Trump, at a hotel in Washington, […]
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Sun 26 April 2026: Death of key figure seen as big blow for Mali’s military government as fighting with armed groups continues. Mali’s Defence Minister, General Sadio Camara. has been killed during coordinated attacks on military sites nationwide, sources told Al Jazeera. The news on Sunday came the day after his residence in the garrison […]
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Sat 25 April 2026: Fighting was ongoing near the Senou military camp, close to the Bamako-Senou International Airport in the capital, after coordinated attacks struck multiple locations across Mali early Saturday at around 5.20 am. The assaults targeted areas in Bamako, including Senou and Kati, as well as Sevare, Mopti, Gao and Kidal, indicating a […]
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Sat 25 April 2026: A Japanese sushi chain operator set a new Guinness World Record for the most expensive tuna, paying $3.2 million for a 243kg bluefin at a 2026 auction. A Japanese sushi chain operator has a new Guinness World Record for the most expensive tuna at auction after paying 510.3 million yen ($3.2 million) at […]
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