‘Robots don’t bleed’: Ukraine sends machines into the battlefield in place of human soldiers – CNN

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  1. ‘Robots don’t bleed’: Ukraine sends machines into the battlefield in place of human soldiers  CNN
  2. Robots captured Russian army positions for first time in history, Zelenskyy says  politico.eu
  3. Ukraine Moves to Replace Frontline Soldiers With 25,000 Ground Robots  UNITED24 Media
  4. Ukraine says it is employing new integrated drone-infantry warfare system  Reuters
  5. Robots just captured a Russian position in Ukraine – but don’t worry about real-life Terminators just yet  The Conversation
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Arrests fuel fears among Madagascar’s gen Z protesters that new regime no better than one they overthrew

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Jubilation is turning to disenchantment as young activists arrested after protest calling for election date to be set

The arrest of several protesters in Madagascar has increased fears among young people that the military regime that took power last year after huge Gen Z demonstrations will be no better than the government it overthrew.

Four Gen Z activists, Herizo Andriamanantena, Miora Rakotomalala, Dina Randrianarisoa and Nomena Ratsihorimanana, were arrested on 12 April, one of their lawyers said, two days after taking part in a protest calling for an election date to be set.

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Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries sees shares jump nearly 4% on first ever warship export deal – CNBC

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  1. Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries sees shares jump nearly 4% on first ever warship export deal  CNBC
  2. Australia, Japan sign contracts to start $7 billion warship deal  Reuters
  3. Australia and Japan sign contracts for $7bn warships deal  Al Jazeera
  4. Japan seals largest-ever defense contract with frigate sale to Australia  The Japan Times
  5. Australia Signs Contract With Japan For Three Upgraded Mogami  navalnews.com
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Pope prays at Catholic shrine in Angola that was a center of African slave trade – AP News

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  1. Pope prays at Catholic shrine in Angola that was a center of African slave trade  AP News
  2. In Angola, love for an American pope but not for an American president  The Washington Post
  3. Pope Leo XIV's visit to an African church linked to slavery reflects on his own complex heritage  National Catholic Reporter
  4. Pope at Mass in Kilamba: Jesus walks beside the Church in Angola  Vatican News
  5. In Angola, Pope Leo XIV Faces the Legacy of Colonialism  The New York Times
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Fire destroys 1,000 ‘stilt’ homes in Malaysia’s Sabah, displacing thousands

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Blaze struck a ‘water village’ that is home to some of Malaysia’s poorest residents

A huge fire destroyed about 1,000 makeshift homes, many of them built on stilts over water, and displaced thousands of people in a coastal village in Malaysia’s Sabah state on Sunday, authorities said.

The blaze broke out early on Sunday morning in a “water village” in Sandakan district in Sabah’s northeast, where some of Malaysia’s poorest residents, including indigenous and stateless communities, live in closely packed, wooden stilt houses.

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Kanye West’s European tour in doubt as more concerts cancelled in Poland and Switzerland

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FC Basel and Polish stadium stop US rapper’s upcoming shows, after similar cancellations in France and UK over antisemitic comments

Kanye West’s upcoming concerts in Poland and Switzerland have been cancelled, as a growing number of European countries have stopped or postponed the US rapper’s performances amid a furore over his past antisemitic comments.

Swiss football club FC Basel, which is responsible for concerts and events that take place at its St Jakob-Park ground, told Reuters on Saturday that after reviewing a request for West to perform there in June, it decided against it.

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British police are probing a shadowy Islamic group amid arson spree at Jewish sites – NBC News

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  1. British police are probing a shadowy Islamic group amid arson spree at Jewish sites  NBC News
  2. U.K police investigating if attacks in London are the work of Iranian proxies  NPR
  3. Two teenagers arrested over arson attack on synagogue in north-west London  The Guardian
  4. British Counterterrorism Police Investigating Attacks Against Jewish Sites  The New York Times
  5. Britain’s chief rabbi says Jews are facing campaign of violence after spate of arson attacks  Politico
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Opening Hormuz is the easy part. Restoring oil flows isn’t – Reuters

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  1. Opening Hormuz is the easy part. Restoring oil flows isn’t  Reuters
  2. April 19, 2026: Iran War Maritime Intelligence Daily  Windward
  3. Reopening Strait of Hormuz Would Ease Oil Crisis but Only So Much  The New York Times
  4. Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz sparks 'tremendous interest' in alternative routes  CBC
  5. Strait of Hormuz: why even neutral and distant countries like Switzerland can’t escape the fallout  The Conversation
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NATO Moves from Single AWACS Platform to “System of Systems” After Lessons from Ukraine and Iran – Defense Express

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  1. NATO Moves from Single AWACS Platform to "System of Systems" After Lessons from Ukraine and Iran  Defense Express
  2. 10 Ukrainians Humbled Two NATO Battalions. When Will NATO Wake Up?  War on the Rocks
  3. Ukrainian Military Offers Lessons Learned to NATO (Part Two)  The Jamestown Foundation
  4. NATO revamps air surveillance approach for the ‘cost-war’ of low-flying drones, missiles  Breaking Defense
  5. U.S. and NATO Need To Learn From Ukraine  RealClearDefense
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Australia news live: ‘weeks’ to restore production at Geelong refinery after blaze, Viva says; Chalmers warns of ‘big risks’ to inflation and growth

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Meanwhile ACT independent David Pocock is calling for a 25% tax on gas exports to fund welfare and housing. Follow today’s news live

Treasurer says capital gains changes and other tax reform still under consideration

Sticking with the budget, Chalmers said the government hasn’t made any decisions on capital gains tax reform.

We haven’t taken any decisions on those policies, whether the specific ones you mentioned [or others].

There’s more work to do on our options for tax reform in this budget.

The savings package won’t be exactly the same as what we would have been contemplating over the summer, but it will be a substantial savings package.

When we came to office the NDIS was out of control and it had strayed a long way from its original intended purpose.

It was growing around 22% when we got to office.

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Ukraine strikes oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai for 2nd time in a week, sparking major fire, General Staff confirms – The Kyiv Independent

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  1. Ukraine strikes oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai for 2nd time in a week, sparking major fire, General Staff confirms  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 18, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  3. Ukraine strikes Russian oil refineries hours after US waives sanctions on Moscow’s oil  CNN
  4. Ukrainian Drone Attack on Tuapse Port Kills 1  The Moscow Times
  5. Ukraine confirms repeat strike on Russia's Tuapse oil refinery – video  Українська правда
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Mass shooting rampage in Louisiana leaves eight children dead and others wounded

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Shreveport police say suspect Shamar Elkins, who was fatally shot, killed seven of his children and injured their mother in a ‘domestic violence incident’

At least eight children were killed, and two adults were wounded in a mass shooting in the Louisiana city of Shreveport, in what police called a “domestic violence incident”.

Chris Bordelon, the Shreveport police department spokesperson, said on Sunday evening that the suspect, Shamar Elkins, killed seven of his own children and wounded their mother, as well as killing another child.

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