Tue 14 April 2026: Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says the move aims to ‘suppress the truth about their illegal war on Iran’. Iran has condemned a ban imposed by YouTube on a pro-Iranian group that releases Lego-style artificial intelligence videos after posting one lampooning United States President Donald Trump and declaring “Iran won” last week. […]
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Mon 13 April 2026: Three eminent international law and human rights experts have found that crimes against Muslims in the states of Assam and Uttar Pradesh may amount to apartheid as a crime against humanity, involving inhumane acts committed within an institutionalised regime of systematic oppression and domination over a racialised group. The Panel is calling on […]
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Mon 13 April 2026: It’s a simple thing we encounter many times every single week – often while in a hurry. You pull up at a parking spot, scan a QR code and pay within seconds. Or you sit down at a cafe, scan a code to view the menu and order your meal. […]
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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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