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The Kremlin has been encouraging Russians to adopt MAX, a state-backed messaging app, while simultaneously restricting access to foreign services by blocking mobile internet, jamming messengers and curbing virtual private networks. Some users have installed MAX only because they must, others avoid it when possible, and a minority say they prefer th…
On April 3, Myanmar's junta leader Min Aung Hlaing won a parliamentary vote to become president, formalising his control after a contested election that critics say was designed to perpetuate military rule. The move follows a major leadership reshuffle in the armed forces and occurred against the backdrop of a continuing civil war and the formation…
Ukraine's air force reported a sustained, rolling aerial assault starting Thursday evening that included hundreds of drones and several ballistic missiles. Officials said the pattern - an overnight drone barrage followed by heavy attacks during daylight hours - represents a new tactic as Moscow seeks to probe Ukrainian air defences. Regional author…
President Donald Trump's anger at European reluctance to join U.S. and Israeli efforts to open the Strait of Hormuz following the Feb 28 start of the air campaign against Iran has escalated into an acute transatlantic crisis. His public musings about withdrawing from NATO, coupled with a pattern of recent tensions between Washington and European ca…
President Donald Trump renewed threats to escalate attacks on Iranian infrastructure, saying the U.S. "hasn’t even started destroying what’s left in Iran" and naming bridges and electric power plants as potential targets. The moves come nearly five weeks after a joint U.S.-Israeli aerial assault and amid frustrated international efforts to reopen t…
A congressionally mandated inspection of Camp East Montana in El Paso found 49 violations of detention standards, including numerous failures tied to use of force and restraints, facility security and medical care. The report, compiled by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s office of detention oversight after a three-day February visit, arri…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the immediate retirement of Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George on April 2, cutting short the general's anticipated four-year term while U.S. military operations against Iran intensify. The removal comes amid a major U.S. strike that partially collapsed a Tehran-area bridge and follows President Donald Trump…
A coalition of over 100 international law scholars in the United States has accused U.S. actions and statements related to strikes on Iran of raising serious concerns about breaches of international human rights and humanitarian law, including potential war crimes. The letter cites explicit comments by senior U.S. officials and specific strikes tha…
Russian forces carried out sustained drone strikes across Kharkiv for much of the day, officials said, producing multiple impacts, fires and at least two injuries including a child. Authorities in Zaporizhzhia and Russia's Belgorod Region also reported damage and casualties from separate attacks. Local leaders provided running updates on the situat…
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine is prepared to offer its experience in defending and reopening maritime routes to partners working to keep the Strait of Hormuz accessible amid conflict in the Middle East. The offer follows a virtual meeting attended by about 40 countries and comes as Ukraine pursues cooperation and defence technology par…
The U.S. Justice Department announced that rapper Lontrell "Pooh Shiesty" Williams and seven other individuals were arrested on charges tied to robbery and armed kidnapping of music industry professionals in Dallas. The DOJ identified a victim by the initials R.D., prompting widespread media reporting that Radric Davis - known professionally as Guc…
The Islamic Society of Milwaukee reported that its president, Salah Sarsour, a 53-year-old Palestinian American who has been a U.S. legal permanent resident for more than 30 years, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after being stopped while driving. Mosque leaders say deportation papers cite a decades-old arrest in the West B…
On Thursday, April 2, Cuban activists paraded along Havana’s waterfront Malecón boulevard on bicycles and electric tricycles in a government-organized caravan that passed the U.S. Embassy. The demonstration, attended by President Miguel Diaz-Canel, displayed flags and banners denouncing sanctions imposed by the Donald Trump administration. The even…
Hamas has told mediators it will not negotiate giving up its weapons until Israel provides assurances that it will fully withdraw from Gaza under the disarmament framework proposed by the U.S. 'Board of Peace'. The demand emerged during meetings in Cairo with Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish intermediaries and complicates efforts to implement the plan …
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says emergency medical demand in Iran is rising rapidly after airstrikes that began on February 28, with more than 1,900 fatalities and over 21,000 injured. The IFRC warns stockpiles of trauma kits and other critical supplies could be depleted if the conflict continues, while logi…
The White House announced that six Ukrainian children will be returned from Russia to their families in Ukraine following interventions by first lady Melania Trump, with a seventh scheduled to be reunited later this month. The move comes amid Ukrainian claims that close to 20,000 children have been sent to Russia and Belarus, and recent U.N. and In…
A juvenile humpback whale, nicknamed Timmy by rescuers, has been stuck in shallow bays off Germany's Baltic coast for a week. At an estimated 12 to 15 metres long, the animal has resisted repeated rescue efforts using dredgers and boats, and is now described as weak and stressed. Conservationists cite disrupted migration and human influence as poss…
Pope Leo, who became the first U.S. head of the Roman Catholic Church last May, largely avoided direct references to his homeland and its leaders for the first ten months of his pontificate. In recent weeks he has shifted tone, delivering pointed critiques of the war in Iran and, for the first time, naming President Donald Trump in a direct appeal …
In Malyinka, a hamlet of roughly 450 people, the proprietor of a long-running pub says state grants and close community ties have long linked villagers to Viktor Orban's Fidesz. As Hungary approaches an April 12 election considered the prime minister's toughest re-election test in 16 years, an emergent rival, the centre-right Tisza party led by Pet…
Over the past year Pakistan has shifted from diplomatic isolation to acting as a mediator between the United States and Iran, driven largely by the influence of military chief Field Marshal Asim Munir and a coordinated civil-military foreign policy. Key gestures that restored trust with Washington included capturing and handing over an Islamic Stat…
Documents and regional decrees show Russian universities and a provincial governor are actively recruiting students and company workforces to join drone units or sign defence contracts. Large financial packages, educational leave guarantees and company quotas coincide with a broader recruitment push described by senior officials as a continuing vol…
The Ghanem family, among roughly 32,000 Palestinians forced from homes in three long-established West Bank refugee camps, now live in precarious, makeshift housing as debris from missiles fired at Iran and intercepted by Israel has fallen across the West Bank. With more than 270 pieces of missile debris reported and limited shelter infrastructure, …
Commercial satellite images reviewed by weapons analysts show at least three combat-capable drones deployed at Al Khadim airbase in eastern Libya between late April and December. Experts say the aircraft are most likely a Chinese Feilong-1 (FL-1) and two Turkish Bayraktar TB2s, with ground control equipment visible in imagery as recently as January…
A New Zealand-based startup that routes people in crisis from AI chatbots to human-run helplines is testing an expanded service aimed at users showing violent extremist tendencies. ThroughLine, already contracted by major AI firms to handle self-harm and other crisis referrals, is developing a hybrid chatbot-and-human intervention in consultation w…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s prime-time address signaled intensified military action against Iran over the coming weeks, offering no clear timeline for ending the conflict. Global markets reacted sharply: Brent crude jumped, equities fell, and regional tensions escalated as missile launches from Iran toward Israel were reported. International inst…
