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The outbreak occurred on the MV Hondius, travelling from Ushuaia in Argentina to Cape Verde
The Rapid Support Forces, which have been at war with the Sudanese Army for over three years, did not immediately claim the attack
Security personnel went door-to-door in Fulani herding settlements, arresting young men suspected of being informants for the al-Qaeda-linked Ansaru group, shooting those who resisted
The 2025 Public Report of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service comes a year after the 40th anniversary of the bombing of Air India Flight 182, whose suspects were members of the CBKE groups
The Guards intelligence organisation said that U.S. President Donald Trump must choose between 'an impossible operation or a bad deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran', in an online post carried by state television.
But raising the quota on paper may not have much impact on actual production, which is already short of the limit
A French maritime gendarmerie vessel rescued 17 people and brought them to Boulogne-sur-Mer, while the makeshift boat ran aground with 65 others still on board
The purchase includes a squadron of F-35 multi-role stealth fighters from Lockheed Martin and another of F-15IA warplanes from Boeing, the Defence Ministry said.
A slogan on a wall nearby in Farsi read, Meydan bashuma, khayabane ba ma. The battlefield is yours. The streets are ours. Addressed to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), it was a message to the soldiers to focus on the battlefield with ordinary Iranians in control of their homes.
The warning covers more than 10 villages and towns including several in the district of Nabatieh, which lies north of the Litani River, south of which Israel has stationed troops
The defendant reportedly confessed to assaulting the security officer
The suspect was allegedly in possession of two axes in early February with the words 'Alexia', 'Mossad', and 'Sieg Heil' carved into them, and he allegedly had a handwritten sheet with the words 'Amalia', 'Alexia', and 'Bloodbath,' says scheduling order
Lai Ching-tes despicable conduct like a rat scurrying across the street will inevitably be met with ridicule by the international community, says Chinas Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson
Iran has vowed to protect its nuclear stockpile against Trumps threats even as its former Ayatollah Ali Khamenei disapproved of using nuclear weapons on religious grounds
Russia said air defence units intercepted and destroyed 334 Ukrainian drones overnight across more than a dozen regions near its western border
Since the new government was formed a month ago, concerns have grown about Nepals civic space shrinking and democratic norms being undermined, as Mr. Shah focuses on delivery and speed
The cartel, already grappling with changes in the global energy landscape, geopolitical tensions, and declining influence, faces a litmus test with the exit of the UAE, one of its top oil producers with capacity to influence the market
The dour outlook came after Irans Tasnim and Fars news agencies said Tehran had submitted a 14-point proposal to mediator Pakistan
Mr. Trump say he was not satisfied with Iran's latest proposal in negotiations to end the war between the countries, rejecting the plan almost as soon as it was delivered.
Trump said he will review the plan that Iran has sent
Germanys Defence Minister called the move foreseeable, apparently alluding to President Donald Trump's recent threat of a drawdown the country
When asked about Irans proposal, Mr. Trump replied: They told me about the concept of the deal. Theyre going to give me the exact wording now
Why are the hippos scheduled to be culled? Can Vantara house 80 hippos? Can wild animals be relocated to India?
Why did Louisiana redraw districts, creating a new Black-majority district? How did Louisianas situation bring two legal problems into direct collision? What did the Court decide about the Voting Rights Act? What are the implications and concerns?
What explains the years of simmering competition between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi? How will the UAEs decision impact oil prices? How has its decision to leave impacted OPEC and OPEC+? Will this move benefit India and if so, how?
Kostiantynivka, along with other cities, forms a so-called fortress belt in the countrys east - an area well fortified by the Ukrainian military.
The coast guard added that the tankers location had been identified and efforts were under way to track it to ensure the safety of its crew
The U.S. sanctions improperly prohibit or restrict Chinese enterprises from conducting normal economic, trade and related activities with third countries... and violate international law and the basic norms governing international relations, the Commerce Ministry said in a statement.
Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported an airstrike on a car in the village of Kfar Dajal that killed two people, while another hit a home in the village of Lwaizeh killing three.
Prime Minister Starmer suggested that repeated pro-Palestinian marches have had a cumulative effect linked to the rise in antisemitic incidents in the U.K.
Before the release, a GPS transmitter was reportedly attached to track the whale's future location
The output hikes are largely symbolic for now, with most shipping through the Strait of Hormuz halted by the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran
The Trump administration is in the midst of a monthslong campaign to press the Cuban government to make dramatic reforms
The U.S. move came after President Donald Trump renewed criticism of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who said that Iran was humiliating Washington in negotiations to end the war in the West Asia
Iran delivered the draft to mediator Pakistan on Thursday (April 30, 2026) evening, state media reported without detailing its contents
About a fifth of the world's trade in oil and natural gas typically passes through the strait at the mouth of the Persian Gulf in peacetime
Ms. Mohammadi won the 2023 peace prize while in prison for her campaign to advance womens rights and abolish the death penalty in Iran
Iranian media said Karimpour passed sensitive information to a Mossad officer, while Bakarzadeh was accused of collecting details on government and religious figures and key sites, including in the Natanz area
The Pentagon says it has reached deals with seven tech companies to use their artificial intelligence in its classified computer networks
The shooting of Victor Hugo Claure, the most senior Judge on Bolivias highest agro-environmental court, took place on Thursday (April 30, 2026) night, and is under investigation
The Competition Commission of India has since 2024 sought Apples financial information, typically needed to calculate penalties, after an investigation found it abused its dominant position
The War Powers Act requires the President to seek authorisation from Congress for the continued use of military force abroad beyond 60 days of such involvement, raising questions over the Trump administrations future course of action in the ongoing military engagement in West Asia
Ukrainian drones are flying deep into Russia to strike oil facilities
Police said the 36-year-old man was arrested after the attack on suspicion of a racially motivated attack and remained in custody
Meta is raising the prospect of shutting down social media services in New Mexico
Why was the Komagata Maru denied entry into Canada? What happened to the passengers?
U.S. President Donald Trump has mused about taking over Cuba, which lies 145 kilometers from Florida and has been under a nearly continuous U.S. trade embargo since Fidel Castro led a communist revolution in 1959
Every abortion facilitated by FDA's action cancels Louisiana's ban on medical abortions and undermines its policy that every unborn child is a human being from the moment of conception and is, therefore, a legal person, the ruling states
With tensions still high and indirect negotiations stalled, the legality of the Iran war is reigniting scrutiny over presidential war powers and the constitutional boundaries of military engagement.

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