French peacekeeper killed in southern Lebanon
President Macron blames the attack on Hezbollah. The Iran-backed armed group denies "any connection" to the incident.
He Was Flying His Drone Over a Crowded Australian Beach When He Spotted an Underwater Tornado, Invisible and Dangerous for Anyone in the Water – Indian Defence Review
- He Was Flying His Drone Over a Crowded Australian Beach When He Spotted an Underwater Tornado, Invisible and Dangerous for Anyone in the Water Indian Defence Review
- Rare Tornado Rip Tide Forms ‘Underwater Vortex’ in Australia (Video) SURFER Magazine
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- Surf Photographer Captures ‘Tornado Rip’ off Manly Beach The Inertia
- Drone Photographer Captures Unusual Tornado Rip Swirling Near Beach PetaPixel
Hungary’s Tisza party widens parliamentary majority as final votes are counted – politico.eu
- Hungary’s Tisza party widens parliamentary majority as final votes are counted politico.eu
- Viktor Orbán built a ‘propaganda machine.’ Hungary’s next leader must dismantle it CNN
- Putin’s ‘mouse’ is gone. That’s terrible news for MAGA world The Seattle Times
- Opinion | The Four Lessons Liberals Should Consider After Orban’s Defeat The New York Times
- Magyar's parliamentary majority in Hungary increases after final count Reuters
Watch: Obama and Mamdani sing with children in New York
The former US president and New York City mayor meet for the first time at a child care centre in the Bronx.
The UK-France plan to fix Iran crisis without Donald Trump – The i Paper
- The UK-France plan to fix Iran crisis without Donald Trump The i Paper
- UK and France to lead defensive mission in Strait of Hormuz BBC
- UK's Starmer says more than a dozen countries ready to join Hormuz defensive mission Yahoo
- Europe to accelerate effort to secure Hormuz despite Trump’s order to stay away politico.eu
- Joint Statement by President Macron and Prime Minister Starmer, Co-chairs of the International Summit on the Strait of Hormuz: 17 April 2026 GOV.UK
Why nearly every farmer who grows these chile peppers is a woman – NPR
North Korea launches multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward sea – Politico
- North Korea launches multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward sea Politico
- North Korea fires ballistic missiles again, flexing muscle amid Iran war CNBC
- North Korea test-launches 'multiple' ballistic missiles, South Korea says ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- North Korean leader supervises missile tests from his naval destroyer AP News
- North Korea launches ballistic missiles toward sea NPR
Nathalie Baye, prolific star of French and Hollywood cinema, dies aged 77
Actor who worked with the great French auteurs in the 1970s and 80s and starred in Spielberg’s Catch Me if You Can died of Lewy body dementia, says family
The French film star Nathalie Baye, who starred in Steven Spielberg’s Catch Me If You Can, has died at the age of 77, her family said on Saturday.
Baye, a stalwart of French cinema, starred in about 80 films and took home the best actress César, France’s equivalent of the Oscars, four times, including three years running from 1981 to 1983. She died on Friday evening at her home in Paris from Lewy body dementia, her family told AFP.
Continue reading...Harmeet Dhillon: DoJ lawyer a top contender for Trump’s retribution mission
Pugilistic presence has laid waste to civil rights decision – her take-no-prisoners approach has alarmed legal experts but earned president’s plaudits
When Donald Trump abruptly fired Pam Bondi earlier this month, he made it clear that an unmistakable priority for the justice department would be using the nation’s top law enforcement agency to seek retribution against his political rivals.
For months, Trump pressured Bondi to move ahead with prosecutions against James Comey, Letitia James, Adam Schiff and other rivals, even publicly venting his frustration with Bondi in October. The justice department eventually did secure indictments against Comey and James, but the cases later collapsed. Trump fired Bondi on 2 April, reportedly because he was angered by the department’s lack of progress in prosecuting enemies. Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, has since said Trump has the “right” to direct investigations at the justice department.
Continue reading...Canadian astronaut’s bon mots help heal wounds from French language row
Jeremy Hansen praised for speaking French in space after Air Canada chief’s linguistic snub exposed tensions and drew rebuke from PM
Few people foresaw humanity’s quest for the moon as accurately as the 19th-century French author Jules Verne, whose two works –From the Earth to the Moon and Around the Moon – anticipated many of the features of modern lunar exploration.
But Verne’s language had never been spoken in deep space until the Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen uttered four words during Nasa’s recent Artemis II mission.
Continue reading...Starmer would have blocked Mandelson appointment if he had known about failed vetting, ministers say – as it happened
The prime minister’s leadership is still in the spotlight after Peter Mandelson was appointed US ambassador after he failed security vetting
Our Scotland correspondent Libby Brooks has written this piece on how Scottish voters are being attracted to Reform UK, and how it reflects attitudes to immigration.
It’s Monday evening in Aberdeen, and George Preston is wearing his union flag suit to the Reform UK rally. He joined the party in 2024 as it gained ground in the north-east of Scotland with its first councillor defections from the Scottish Conservatives.
Continue reading...Rat poison found in baby food jar in Austria after product recall
Police say poison detected in jar of HiPP carrots and potatoes as maker says items may have been tampered with
Rat poison has been found in a jar of HiPP baby food, police in Austria have said, after a recall of the product from more than 1,000 Spar supermarkets in the country over safety fears.
Police in Burgenland said in a statement that a sample from one of the 190g (7oz) jars of carrots and potatoes baby food reported by a customer had tested positive for rat poison.
Continue reading...Vodafone incentivised security staff to fine its own franchisees
Shopkeepers charged millions of pounds, including alleged £10,000 penalty for mistake that cost firm £7.08
Vodafone incentivised its security staff to increase “clawbacks” levied on its own franchisees, as part of a programme that led to the telecoms group fining its own shopkeepers millions of pounds for seemingly small administrative errors.
The policy – which included one alleged case of a £10,000 penalty for a franchisee whose mistake cost Vodafone £7.08 – involved setting “key performance indicators” (KPIs) for the telecoms group’s internal employees to collect total annual fines of £1.5m from the small business people running the FTSE 100 company’s high street stores.
Continue reading...Zelensky condemns US extension of Russian sanctions waiver
The US argues that the waiver is meant to ease the energy supply crunch sparked by the US-Israel war with Iran.
Zelensky condemns US extension of Russian sanctions waiver
The US argues that the waiver is meant to ease the energy supply crunch sparked by the US-Israel war with Iran.
Fire razes 200 homes in Sabah, leaving hundreds homeless – Al Jazeera
- Fire razes 200 homes in Sabah, leaving hundreds homeless Al Jazeera
- Fire Destroys Most of Coastal Village in Malaysia The New York Times
- Fire in Malaysia's Sabah destroys 1,000 homes, thousands displaced Reuters
- Massive blaze razes 200 homes in Sabah water village The Straits Times
- Malaysia: Fire in impoverished village destroys 1,000 homes dw.com
Bulgaria’s former president claims ‘victory’ after projections show him winning parliamentary elections
Rumen Radev – an EU critic who has called for renewing ties with Russia - looked set to top the polls in the country’s eighth election in five years
Bulgarian ex-president Rumen Radev – an EU critic who has called for renewing ties with Russia – on Sunday hailed a “victory of hope” after his formation topped the eighth parliamentary elections in five years.
Projections from polling agencies put his Progressive Bulgaria (PB) grouping at 44%, which would give him an absolute majority of at least 129 seats in the 240-seat parliament.
Continue reading...Police investigate attempted arson attack at north-west London synagogue
Minor smoke damage but no injuries reported at synagogue in Harrow, after spate of similar incidents in recent weeks
An attempted arson attack has been reported at a north-west London synagogue, after a spate of similar incidents.
The incident at Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow on Saturday night caused minor smoke damage to an internal room but no injuries or significant structural damage, according to the Community Security Trust, which monitors antisemitism and provides protection for Jewish communities in the UK.
Continue reading...Mediators push US-Iran ceasefire extension as deal hopes fade – Middle East Eye
- Mediators push US-Iran ceasefire extension as deal hopes fade Middle East Eye
- "The door is not closed": Mediators rush to revive U.S.-Iran talks Axios
- US-Iran talks: What’s the latest on mediation efforts? Al Jazeera
- US optimistic of deal with Iran as it increases economic pressure Reuters
- Doubts over talks between Iran and US after violence flares in Strait of Hormuz KXAN Austin
Ukraine Shoots Down Shahed With Sea-Launched Drone For The First Time – UNITED24 Media
- Ukraine Shoots Down Shahed With Sea-Launched Drone For The First Time UNITED24 Media
- Ukraine’s drone pilots hit Russian targets from 500km away Financial Times
- Russia launches 142 drones, including jet-powered UAVs: Ukrainian air defence downs 113, some strikes recorde Українська правда
- USF Operators shoot down Shahed drone from surface platform for first time Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency
- Ukrainian Naval Drone Carrier Intercepts Shahed UAV Using Air-to-Air Drone System Мілітарний