Fri 17 April 2026: Senior Pentagon officials have held talks with top executives from companies, including General Motors and Ford Motor, about producing weapons and other military supplies, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the discussions. The preliminary and wide-ranging talks, which started before the war in Iran, come as the Trump administration wants […]
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Fri 17 April 2026: Britain’s former ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson, who has faced scrutiny over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, failed his security vetting clearance before being appointed to the role, but the decision was overruled by the Foreign Office, according to a media report published on Thursday. In an investigation, the […]
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Thu 16 April 2026: The new sentencing measure comes as President Nayib Bukele oversees a four-year-long state of emergency against crime. El Salvador has published a new law that will allow authorities to penalise minors as young as 12 with life imprisonment for severe crimes, including homicide, terrorism or rape. On Tuesday, the Salvadoran government […]
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Thu 16 April 2026: The Pentagon is “ramping up” planning for “possible” military operation in Cuba, according to a report Wednesday. Citing two anonymous sources familiar with the matter, USA Today reported that directives were issued to ramp up preparations in case President Donald Trump orders intervention on the island, marking a possible escalation following years of economic pressure. Separately, […]
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Thu 16 April 2026: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday called on senior social media leaders to “step up” to keep children safe online. “I know parents are worried about social media and its impact on their children’s safety. They rightly expect fast action. Today, I’m calling on senior leaders from X, Meta, Snap, YouTube and […]
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Wed 15 April 2026: A new scientific study has, for the first time, presented genetic evidence suggesting that Christopher Columbus may have descended from Galician nobility in Spain, specifically linked to the Sotomayor lineage. The findings were first reported Monday by Euronews and come from a research team at the Citogen laboratory and the Complutense […]
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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: Asian stocks fall as naval blockade threat injects new turmoil into financial markets. Oil prices have risen sharply following US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a naval blockade of Iran. Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose more than 8 percent on Sunday to top $103 a barrel. It was the first […]
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Sat 11 April 2026: Russian casualties are mounting, its recruitment is falling and its territorial acquisitions are dwindling, recently released figures suggest. The casualty rate for Russian soldiers in Ukraine increased to a new monthly high in March, according to Ukraine’s armed forces. They say drone production enabled a record number of strikes. Ukraine tallied Russian casualties […]
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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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