Fri 24 April 2026: An email has circulated within the United States Defense Department laying out potential measures the US could take against NATO allies it believes have not sufficiently supported its war on Iran, such as Spain and the United Kingdom, according to a US official quoted by the Reuters news agency. The internal email […]
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Fri 24 April 2026: Netherlands-based company, which sells Interrail passes for rail travel across Europe, confirmed data stolen during breach, including passport numbers, names, contact information, home addresses, and birth dates, The Guardian reports Hundreds of thousands of people across Europe have been affected since a December cyberattack on Eurail exposed sensitive personal data of […]
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Fri 24 April 2026: Britain and France have agreed to a nearly $900-million deal aimed at reducing small-boat migrant crossings across the English Channel, with the two countries expected to sign the deal on Thursday. Riot-trained police will be sent to beaches in France as part of a new £662-million ($893-million) deal with the UK […]
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Thu 23 April 2026: The German airline says 20,000 short-haul flights would be removed from its schedule through October. German aviation company Lufthansa Group says it would cut 20,000 short-haul flights up until October as the Iran war drives up oil prices and deepens worries that some countries may run low on jet fuel. Lufthansa […]
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Wed 22 April 2026: Raid is part of Moscow’s hardline social conservatism and clampdown on political life. Russian police have raided the country’s top publishing house on suspicion that it has been disseminating “homosexual propaganda”, local media report. Police reportedly seized thousands of books on Tuesday and took Yevgeny Kapiev, the chief executive of Eksmo, […]
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Wed 22 April 2026: While global food prices have risen modestly so far, the full impact of the conflict has yet to be felt, analysts say. In the nearly two months since the start of the Iran war, prices of fuel and fertiliser have surged worldwide. The question now preoccupying economists and policymakers is when […]
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Tue 21 April 2026: The UK has barred Valentina Gomez, the anti-Muslim influencer notorious for inflammatory and racist comments about Muslims, including repeatedly describing them as “rapists”, from entering the country ahead of Tommy Robinson’s latest rally. Gomez was initially granted a UK electronic travel authorisation (ETA), allowing her to travel to Britain, before ministers […]
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Tue 21 April 2026: Gold prices have eased as investors wait to see whether the US and Iran will take part in talks after renewed tensions over the weekend, while a marginally firmer dollar added to the pressure. Spot gold XAU was down 0.5 percent at $4,795.51 per ounce, as of 04:18 GMT, extending its […]
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Tue 21 April 2026: The UK economy is nearing a recession, with up to 250,000 jobs at risk by mid-2027, according to analysis cited by The Guardian on Monday. Forecasts from EY Item Club indicate that the economy is expected to flatline in the second and third quarters of this year, raising the risk of […]
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Mon 20 April 2026: US President Donald Trump will “consider advice” of Pakistani army chief Gen. Asim Munir over the Strait of Hormuz, currently blocked by American forces, which remains a “hurdle” in a possible second round of talks with Iran, Pakistani sources told Anadolu on Monday. The two discussed the ongoing mediation by Pakistan […]
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