Indonesia puts four soldiers on trial over acid attack on activist – Al Jazeera

  1. Indonesia puts four soldiers on trial over acid attack on activist  Al Jazeera
  2. Acid attack shakes Indonesia as army returns to fore  Financial Times
  3. Dark days soldier on  The Jakarta Post
  4. Trial begins for 4 Indonesian service members charged over acid attack on activist  KVUE
  5. Indonesian officers charged over acid attack that left activist with burns to face ⁠and body  AOL.com
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Rebel Wilson rejects ‘absolutely outrageous’ phone-dumping accusation as defamation trial continues

The Pitch Perfect actor is being sued by Charlotte MacInnes, the lead actor of Wilson’s directorial debut, The Deb

Hollywood star Rebel Wilson has rejected an “absolutely outrageous” accusation that she dumped her phone to avoid handing over key communications in a defamation case.

The Pitch Perfect star is being sued by Charlotte MacInnes, the 27-year-old lead actor of the musical comedy The Deb.

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South Korean appeals court increases jail term for former President Yoon in obstruction case – Reuters

  1. South Korean appeals court increases jail term for former President Yoon in obstruction case  Reuters
  2. South Korean court sentences ex-President Yoon to 7 years for charges including resisting arrest  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  3. Prosecutors seek 30-year prison term for South Korea's Yoon for drone flights over Pyongyang  AP News
  4. South Korea: Yoon's obstruction sentence hiked to 7 years  DW.com
  5. South Korea’s Yoon has jail term raised to 7 years in obstruction case  South China Morning Post
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Ukraine accuses Israel of importing grain ‘stolen’ by Russia – NPR

  1. Ukraine accuses Israel of importing grain ‘stolen’ by Russia  NPR
  2. Ukraine asks Israel to seize ship carrying grain ‘stolen’ by Russia  Al Jazeera
  3. EU 'ready' to sanction Israel over Ukrainian grain stolen by Russia  Euronews.com
  4. The Israeli importer of allegedly stolen Ukraine grain awaiting Haifa unloading  Haaretz
  5. Zelenskyy Accuses Israel of Buying 'Stolen' Ukrainian Grain from Russia. Here's What To Know  Time Magazine
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King Charles agrees with me on Iran nuclear weapon ban, claims Trump

Remarks by US president likely to cause embarrassment for aides of UK monarch, who usually remains neutral

Donald Trump has said King Charles agrees with him that Iran should never be allowed nuclear weapons.

Trump made the remarks at a White House state dinner on Tuesday in honour of the visiting Charles and Camilla, after the two men sat down to bilateral talks earlier that day.

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We Still Haven’t Answered the Basic Questions of the Iran War – The Bulwark

  1. We Still Haven’t Answered the Basic Questions of the Iran War  The Bulwark
  2. The Iran War May Become a ‘Phoney Sitzkrieg’  Bloomberg.com
  3. Iran War Timeline: Key Moments and Attacks In U.S. and Israel’s Campaign  The New York Times
  4. The Iran War and How It Might End  Geopolitical Futures
  5. 5 of your biggest questions about the Iran war, answered  vox.com
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How Péter Magyar Toppled Viktor Orbán’s Illiberal Regime – The Bulwark

  1. How Péter Magyar Toppled Viktor Orbán’s Illiberal Regime  The Bulwark
  2. The Guardian view on the politics of central Europe: in search of a new left | Editorial  The Guardian
  3. Hungary After Orbán: The Hard Road Back to Democracy  CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
  4. Hungary's outgoing PM Orban offers to quit as Fidesz party chief, local media say  Reuters
  5. Orbán steps down from Hungarian parliament after landslide defeat  BBC
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Iran war: What’s happening on day 61 as UAE exits OPEC? – Al Jazeera

  1. Iran war: What’s happening on day 61 as UAE exits OPEC?  Al Jazeera
  2. Iran war live: Trump urges Tehran to ‘give up’; Israel kills 9 in Lebanon  Al Jazeera
  3. Headlines for April 29, 2026  Democracy Now!
  4. US Israel Iran War News Live Updates: 'Only place for Americans in Persian Gulf is at the bottom of its waters,' says Iran's Supreme leader  The Times of India
  5. Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and the Middle East  The Jerusalem Post
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Indian billionaire’s son offers to house Pablo Escobar’s hippos at his private zoo

Anant Ambani revives offer to transport 80 animals, all descendants of Colombian drug kingpin’s pets, to India

It remains one of the strangest conundrums in modern zoological history – what to do with the descendants of Pablo Escobar’s hippos?

The animals – herbivores native to sub-Saharan Africa – were originally imported into Colombia by the drug kingpin for his own entertainment. But the beasts and their offspring were left to roam free after his death in 1993.

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Calls for humanitarian corridor through strait of Hormuz as Iran war hits vital aid

Soaring oil prices and the blockade are preventing food, fuel and medicine being delivered to millions of people in desperate need, say NGOs

The volatility of global oil prices caused by the US and Israel’s war on Iran is taking a toll on the most vulnerable people, by slowing or blocking food and medical aid from reaching them.

Now aid organisations are calling for a “humanitarian corridor” to be opened through the strait of Hormuz amid rocketing transportation costs.

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Beau Lamarre-Condon’s mother charged after allegedly attempting to influence key witness in double murder trial

Coleen Lamarre, 63, charged with perverting the course of justice in relation to trial over alleged murders of Luke Davies and Jesse Baird

The mother of a former police officer who allegedly murdered Luke Davies and Jesse Baird two years ago has been charged after allegedly attempting to influence a key witness to change their evidence in her son’s trial.

New South Wales police said Coleen Lamarre, 63, was arrested in Balmain and charged with perverting the course of justice, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 14 years.

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