At least 17 people killed in Russia’s deadliest attack on Ukraine this year

More than 100 injured across country after Russia launches nearly 700 drones and dozens of ballistic and cruise missiles

Russia has carried out its deadliest attack against Ukraine this year, killing at least 17 people and injuring more than 100 in a wave of drone and missile strikes across the country.

Nine people died in the southern port city of Odesa and four were killed in Kyiv, including a 12-year-old boy. There were three fatalities in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Another person died in Zaporizhzhia oblast.

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A victory in Benin’s presidential election was hardly democratic – The Economist

  1. A victory in Benin’s presidential election was hardly democratic  The Economist
  2. Benin court confirms Finance Minister Romauld Wadagni’s election as next president  AP News
  3. Benin’s Finance Minister Wins Presidential Election in Landslide  The New York Times
  4. Benin’s Wadagni wins presidential election with landslide 94% of votes  Al Jazeera
  5. ‘I look forward to working closely with your administration,’ Tinubu tells Benin President-elect Wadagni  The Nation Newspaper
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Thousands of African migrants flock to Spanish embassies hoping to profit from mass regularisation – Brussels Signal

  1. Thousands of African migrants flock to Spanish embassies hoping to profit from mass regularisation  Brussels Signal
  2. Spain finalizes amnesty measure for potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants  Los Angeles Times
  3. Spain approves plan to give around 500,000 undocumented migrants legal status  BBC
  4. Spain immigration officers cancel strike after deal to ease workload from mass migrant amnesty  Euronews.com
  5. Spanish immigration offices threaten strike over migrant amnesty  Reuters
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In Response to the Letter by International Law Experts – Just Security

  1. In Response to the Letter by International Law Experts  Just Security
  2. Study Shows U.S. Ignored Rules of Engagement in Iran Strikes  The New Republic
  3. U.S. Middle Eastern ‘War Crimes’ Then and Now: ‘BradCast’ 4/16/2026  dailykos.com
  4. Trump Has Made the Case for International Law  Countercurrents
  5. The Iran War and the Indo-Pacific Cost of Selective Legality  E-International Relations
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Iran-US talks turn to interim deal amid rifts over nuclear work, Iranian sources say – Reuters

  1. Iran-US talks turn to interim deal amid rifts over nuclear work, Iranian sources say  Reuters
  2. With U.S.-Iran ceasefire expiring in a week, diplomats lay groundwork for new talks  PBS
  3. Iran War Live Updates: Trump Offers Mixed Messages on War's End as Pakistan Tries to Keep Peace Talks Alive  The New York Times
  4. Israel army chief orders 'Hezbollah kill zone' in southern Lebanon  France 24
  5. US and Iran in indirect talks to extend two-week ceasefire  The Guardian
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One-way attack drones: Low-cost, high-tech weapons ‘democratize’ precision warfare – The Conversation

  1. One-way attack drones: Low-cost, high-tech weapons ‘democratize’ precision warfare  The Conversation
  2. Aerial Drones Change How Wars Are Fought—Unmanned Ground Vehicles Will Decide Who Wins Them  Modern War Institute -
  3. Pentagon Goes All-In on AI: How a Historic Budget Is Fueling Defense-Tech Stocks  Investing.com Australia
  4. Drone Warfare Has Dramatically Changed the Battlefield. Is the US Medical Corps Ready?  thewarhorse.org
  5. As-Pac countries can learn lessons from drone warfare in the Middle East  Asian Military Review
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South African politician Julius Malema given five-year jail term for gun offence

Leader of leftwing Economic Freedom Fighters was convicted last year for firing rifle in the air at 2018 rally

The South African leftwing politician Julius Malema has been sentenced to five years in prison for firing a rifle in the air at a political rally in 2018.

Lawyers for the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters, South Africa’s fourth largest political party, immediately appealed, and Malema will remain free while the appeal proceedings are under way.

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PM says Israel ready for Iran war resumption, while US gears for another round of talks – The Times of Israel

  1. PM says Israel ready for Iran war resumption, while US gears for another round of talks  The Times of Israel
  2. Politics  The Economist
  3. Iran Update Special Report, April 15, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  4. US Israel Iran War News Live Updates: 'We are watching you', Hegseth says US ready to resume fighting if Iran rejects peace deal  The Times of India
  5. Iran war: What is happening on day 48 of the US-Iran conflict?  Al Jazeera
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Europe’s new digital border system leading to long lines, delays and missed flights – The Points Guy

  1. Europe’s new digital border system leading to long lines, delays and missed flights  The Points Guy
  2. European airports warn new border system causes up to three-hour delays  Financial Times
  3. New EU entry-exit system causing up to three-hour delays, say airports  The Guardian
  4. ‘A systemic failure’: EES brings travel chaos to EU border control  Euronews.com
  5. Weeks after TSA chaos in the US, Europe is facing its own airport line problem  Business Insider
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Pedro Pascal v Pedro Piscal: actor in legal battle with Chilean spirit brand

Pedro Piscal pisco is latest Chilean brand to resemble a Hollywood name – and others have fought off the lawsuits

The actor Pedro Pascal is waging a legal battle against a Chilean pisco merchant who has chosen a cheeky name for his brand of the country’s national spirit: Pedro Piscal.

David Herrera registered the brand name with a Chilean commercial regulator in 2023 and began selling his pisco in off-licences and restaurants.

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The genomic impact of population connectivity and decline in Africa’s elephants – Nature

  1. The genomic impact of population connectivity and decline in Africa’s elephants  Nature
  2. Genetic trouble detected in isolated African elephant populations  Reuters
  3. African elephant genomes reveal a past of continental connectivity and a future of increasing isolation  Phys.org
  4. Inbreeding causing African elephants to be vulnerable to disease  cbs19news.com
  5. Africa’s Elephants Are Written in Their Genes, and the Story Is One of Vanishing Connection  ScienceBlog.com
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