Fri 25 April 2025: Indian and Pakistani forces have exchanged fire along the Line of Control (LOC) separating the two countries as the UN calls for “maximum restraint” amid warnings of a wider military escalation following the latest deadly attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam town. Indian army sources told Al Jazeera on Friday that the Pakistani side […]
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Fri 25 April 2025: Scammers are increasingly using deepfake technology to fraud people. Experts say awareness is key to prevent online scam. An Indian textile baron has revealed that he was duped out of 70 million rupees ($833,000) by online scammers impersonating federal investigators and even the Supreme Court chief justice. The fraudsters posing as […]
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Fri 25 April 2025: West African regional bloc ECOWAS condemned an attack by suspected militants which killed 54 troops in northern Benin as a “barbaric and cowardly act”. After authorities previously gave a death toll of eight soldiers, the Benin government on Wednesday said suspected militants killed 54 troops last week in an attack on […]
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Fri 25 April 2025: More than 90% of homes in Gaza have been destroyed or damaged, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced, citing data from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), as Israel’s ongoing war on the enclave plunges civilians deeper into humanitarian catastrophe. “With nowhere safe to go, families […]
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Fri 25 April 2025: The UK government has authorized the use of Pava spray — a powerful synthetic pepper spray — on children as young as 15 in young offender institutions (YOIs), prompting outrage from prison reformers and human rights groups. Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood confirmed on Thursday that specially trained staff will be permitted […]
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Fri 25 April 2025: In the first quarter of this year, Tesla car sales in European Union (EU) countries fell by 45% compared to the same period last year, according to data from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). Tesla, owned by U.S. billionaire Elon Musk, saw a decline in sales in the EU. In March, Tesla sold […]
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Fri 25 April 2025: Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu from Sardinia, Italy, who was convicted of financial crimes in the Vatican, has expressed his intention to participate in the upcoming papal election. In 2020, Pope Francis requested Becciu to relinquish his cardinal privileges due to a financial scandal in the Vatican. Becciu had served as the “sostituto” (assistant) in the […]
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Fri 25 April 2025: Malaria killed nearly 600,000 people in 2023, with Africa accounting for the vast majority of cases and deaths, according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) 2024 World Malaria Report. Published last December, the report estimated there were 263 million malaria cases globally in 2023, resulting in 597,000 deaths. To mark World […]
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Sat 26 April 2025: Archaeologists in Barcelona revealed on Thursday the discovery of a well-preserved medieval ship at a construction site, providing a unique window into the city’s seafaring past. The ship was uncovered earlier this month during parking lot construction at the site of the former fish market, now being transformed into a scientific […]
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Thu 24 April 2025: Prosecutors in the state of New Jersey announced Thursday they have charged a teen for igniting a blaze that sparked a massive wildfire in Ocean County that has already scorched 15,000 acres (1,070 hectares) of land. Joseph King, 19, was charged with aggravated arson and arson in connection with a wildfire. Investigators said on April 22, King […]
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