NATO Allies Pledge $60 Billion in Military Aid to Ukraine for 2026 – Kyiv Post

  1. NATO Allies Pledge $60 Billion in Military Aid to Ukraine for 2026  Kyiv Post
  2. ‘We Cannot Lose Sight of Ukraine.’ Europeans Promise More Aid to Kyiv.  The New York Times
  3. ‘Don’t lose sight of Ukraine,’ Nato chief tells European allies – as it happened  The Guardian
  4. Germany, UK warn the Iran war distracts from Ukraine  DW.com
  5. NATO on track to fund Ukraine defence aid despite burden-sharing gaps, Rutte says  Reuters
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Iran Update Special Report, April 15, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War

  1. Iran Update Special Report, April 15, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  2. Iran war latest: Israel and Lebanon's leaders to speak today, Trump says - as US military gives blockade update  Sky News
  3. Trump Says Talks Between Israeli, Lebanese Leaders to Be Held Thursday  Haaretz
  4. US Israel Iran War News Live Updates: ‘Would take thousands of US troops hostage,’ Iran issues warning if Hormuz blockade continues  The Times of India
  5. Iran-Israel war LIVE: Iran will not leave Hormuz until its rights are fully secured, says Khamenei's Advisor  The Hindu
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Australia fuel watch tracker: check current petrol and diesel prices, service station outages and shipments – in charts

How much fuel does Australia have left today, and when could we run out? Track how much petrol and diesel prices have risen near you in Sydney, Melbourne and across the country.

The federal government has released fuel reserves, cut fuel excise taxes and rolled out a national fuel security plan as Australia battles a fuel crisis.

While we know there have been outages and price increases, it can be difficult to get a full picture of what is happening – this is partly due to the thousands of independent businesses and different governments involved. We have brought together the latest data on prices, outages and oil tanker deliveries.

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Georgia man charged over attacks that killed DHS worker and another woman

Killings of Lauren Bullis and woman not yet identified in ‘random’ Monday attacks draw attention of Trump officials

An Atlanta man has been charged in a string of attacks over a matter of hours that left two women dead and a man in critical condition, drawing the Trump administration’s attention after one of the victims was identified as a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employee who was walking her dog.

The killing of the DHS worker, Lauren Bullis, and shootings of the two other victims on Monday led the homeland security secretary Markwayne Mullin to issue a statement raising concerns that the 26-year-old suspect, British native Olaolukitan Adon Abel, was granted US citizenship in 2022.

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Drax claimed record £999m in subsidies for burning trees in 2025, thinktank says

Company has received about £8.7bn in renewable energy subsidies since 2012, despite claims wood pellets are not sourced sustainably

The owner of the Drax power plant in North Yorkshire received record subsidies of almost £1bn for burning trees to generate electricity in 2025, a climate thinktank has calculated.

The company was paid £999m last year for generating about 4.5% of Great Britain’s electricity from its biomass plant, costing each household £13 a year, according to analysts at Ember.

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Sudan Enters Fourth Year of War Amid World’s Most Severe Humanitarian Crisis – The New York Times

  1. Sudan Enters Fourth Year of War Amid World’s Most Severe Humanitarian Crisis  The New York Times
  2. After three years of conflict, Sudan faces a deeper health crisis  World Health Organization (WHO)
  3. ‘Sudan is an atrocities laboratory’, UN aid chief tells Berlin conference  UN News
  4. After three years of war, Sudan army and RSF locked in military impasse  Al Jazeera
  5. Sudan enters a fourth year of war as officials lament an 'abandoned crisis'  NBC News
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Done and Dusted? Trump’s Portrayal of the War in Iran Collides With Reality. – The New York Times

  1. Done and Dusted? Trump’s Portrayal of the War in Iran Collides With Reality.  The New York Times
  2. Opinion | Trump’s credibility problem is now America’s  MS NOW
  3. Tactical Success, Strategic Failure? Washington Walks the Path to Defeat in Iran  War on the Rocks
  4. Seven Myths About the Iran War  Tablet Magazine
  5. How the Iran War Confirmed, Contradicted, and Complicated U.S. Policy  Council on Foreign Relations
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Ukraine deploys new combat model, commander says Russian-held areas recaptured – Reuters

  1. Ukraine deploys new combat model, commander says Russian-held areas recaptured  Reuters
  2. Robots captured Russian army positions for first time in history, Zelenskyy says  politico.eu
  3. New drones are giving Ukraine a battlefield advantage and ravaging Russia’s oil industry  Fortune
  4. Ukrainian robots capture enemy position without troops in historic first, Zelenskyy says  Euractiv
  5. Ukraine’s drone revolution is transforming the landscape of the ground war - analysis  The Jerusalem Post
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France seeks release of 86-year-old French widow detained by ICE

Agents detained Marie-Therese Ross in Alabama on 1 April after she overstayed her 90-day visa, according to DHS

The French government is pressing the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to release the 86-year-old French widow of a military veteran from immigration custody after she was detained earlier this month.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detained Marie-Therese Ross in Alabama on 1 April after she overstayed her 90-day visa, according to DHS. Ross is now being held at a federal immigration detention facility in Louisiana.

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