Mon 13 April 2026: Scores of civilians were killed when a Nigerian military airstrike targeting Boko Haram militants in the country’s northeast struck a local market over the weekend, rights watchdog Amnesty said Monday. More than 100 people were killed and 35 severely injured in the strike, which hit Jilli village of the Yobe state—an area at […]
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Mon 13 April 2026: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that the UK is “not supporting a blockade” of Iranian ports, stressing that the government’s priority is reopening the Strait of Hormuz to bring down energy prices. “Our response is focused on getting the Strait of Hormuz opened because that’s the way we […]
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Mon 13 April 2026: Daily satellite observations have revealed a continued nighttime brightening globally due to artificial lighting, with important regional variations including a surge in Somalia, Burundi, Rwanda, Ghana, and Guinea. Daily satellite observations have revealed a continued nighttime brightening globally due to artificial lighting, with important regional variations including a surge in Sub-Saharan […]
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Sat 11 April 2026: Analysts say the US mischaracterised and falsely labelled the attacks as a Christian genocide and misunderstood how complex terrorism is in Nigeria. Two months ago, the United States arrived in Nigeria with the language of resolve—offering intelligence, training, and strategic support to help confront a deepening terror crisis. But on Thursday, […]
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Sat 11 April 2026: My earliest memories are of Methodist Mission quarters in the diocese of Dilkusha, Fiji. Dilkusha, the name of a minor Indian principality, was mentioned in E.M. Forster’s classic novel A Passage to India: its name literally means “Heart’s Delight” in Hindi–Urdu. Dilkusha was the Indian wing of the much larger Fijian diocese […]
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Sat 11 April 2026: Meta Platforms must face a lawsuit by Massachusetts‘ attorney general alleging the company designed its Instagram social media platform to addict children, the state’s top court ruled on Friday. The ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court marked the first time a state high court has considered whether a federal law that generally shields internet […]
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Sat 11 April 2026: A spokesperson for Prince Harry said he “categorically” rejects the “offensive and damaging” libel claim. An African AIDS charity cofounded by the United Kingdom’s Prince Harry in honour of his late mother Princess Diana has sued him for defamation after he stepped down as a patron last year, following a management […]
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Fri 10 April 2026: European airports could face jet fuel shortages within three weeks if trade flows through the Strait of Hormuz are not fully restored, according to a Financial Times report published on Friday. The Financial Times, citing a letter from Airports Council International Europe (ACI Europe) to European Commission officials, reported that the […]
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Fri 10 April 2026: We’ve all done it. You scroll past a 30-second video claiming a simple home remedy cures anxiety, or a “citizen expert” on social media declares that a new government policy is a conspiracy. It feels right. It matches what you already suspected. You like it, share it, and suddenly it’s in […]
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Fri 10 April 2026: The US fertility rate fell to a new record low in 2025, continuing a nearly two-decade downward trend, according to new official data released Thursday. The fertility rate fell to 53.1 births per 1,000 women of childbearing age, down from 53.8 in 2024, the National Center for Health Statistics said. Total births also […]
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