- 29 leaders gathered in Cyprus. As usual, the summit was about one who didn’t. politico.eu
- Trump news at a glance: as president’s relations with Nato fray, EU leaders explore their options The Guardian
- Europeans Ask: What Would It Mean to Defend One Another Without NATO? The New York Times
- EU must stop being ‘distant observer’ in Middle East, Cyprus warns politico.eu
- EU Is Drafting Plans to Defend Its Borders as US Support Wavers Bloomberg.com
US millionaire big-game hunter dies after being crushed by elephants
Ernie Dosio, a 75-year-old vineyard owner, was hunting an antelope species in Africa when the incident occured
An American millionaire big-game hunter has died after being crushed by a group of elephants during a hunting expedition in Gabon.
Ernie Dosio, a 75-year-old vineyard owner, was hunting yellow-backed duiker, an antelope species, in the central African country of Gabon when the incident occurred last Friday. While in the Lope-Okanda rainforest, he and his guide unexpectedly came across five female elephants accompanied by a calf.
Continue reading...US won’t give unredacted Epstein documents to UK police without formal request
Police investigating allegations Mandelson and former prince Andrew passed sensitive info to Epstein will struggle to make charges stick without files
British police investigating the former prince Andrew and Peter Mandelson are preparing to start interviewing witnesses in royal and government circles.
It comes as police fear that prosecutors will be “reluctant” to bring charges unless the Trump administration agrees to hand over the original documents from the Epstein files.
Continue reading...Why is this game only legal across Australia one day a year?
Two-up is a coin toss betting game that was played by Australian soldiers during World War One - it’s now only legal across Australia on 25 April.
A New Idea to Save the AMOC? Dam the Bering Strait. – The New York Times
- A New Idea to Save the AMOC? Dam the Bering Strait. The New York Times
- A catastrophic climate event is upon us. Here is why you’ve heard so little about it | George Monbiot The Guardian
- A vital system of Atlantic Ocean currents is weakening and closer to collapse than thought, new studies find CNN
- 2 studies warn 'Day After Tomorrow' ocean current is in trouble USA Today
- Crucial Atlantic current closer to collapse than we thought — leading to global catastrophe: ‘Need to prepare now’ New York Post
Kosovo court jails three Serb separatists over 2023 Banjska attack
Attack in the village of Banjska led to a clash with police that left one police officer and three of the gunmen dead.
Trump administration to prioritise seeking death penalty, use firing squads
Capital punishment remains controversial in the US, with critics warning of innocent people being put on death row.
Alcaraz’s French Open threepeat dream ended by wrist injury
Carlos Alcaraz lost world number one spot to Jannik Sinner after their Monte Carlo final and now misses Roland Garros.
South Africa’s top envoy to Ghana summoned over attacks on foreigners
A Ghanaian national was confronted by South Africans in a viral clip and questioned about his immigration status.
UK Imposes Lifetime Smoking Ban for People Born After 2009 – The Daily Signal
- UK Imposes Lifetime Smoking Ban for People Born After 2009 The Daily Signal
- Proposed Lifetime Smoking Ban to Become Law in Britain The New York Times
- Bill banning people born after 2008 from buying tobacco clears UK parliament | Smoking The Guardian
- Opinion | Butt out, cigarette banners The Washington Post
- Let the Kids Smoke The Free Press
Three Kosovo Serbs jailed over deadly gun battle and monastery siege
Kosovo's court sentences two men to life imprisonment and another to a 30-year term for the 2023 attack.
How Israel targeted and killed Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil
Amal Khalil was killed while reporting on an Israeli air strike in southern Lebanon during a 10-day ceasefire.
As Putin Orders That the Economy Be Fixed, Russia Grasps for Solutions – The New York Times
- As Putin Orders That the Economy Be Fixed, Russia Grasps for Solutions The New York Times
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 20, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Russia’s Economic, Civil, And Political Challenges During The Ukraine War Forbes
- Putin’s Oil Windfall Won’t Revive His Slowing Wartime Economy Bloomberg.com
- Is Russia’s economy really on its last legs? The Spectator
Ukrainian strikes have wiped $25.5 billion off Russia’s war machine, Syrskyi says – Euromaidan Press
- Ukrainian strikes have wiped $25.5 billion off Russia’s war machine, Syrskyi says Euromaidan Press
- NATO: PURL Weapons Supplies to Ukraine Ongoing Kyiv Post
- NATO and the European Union call for more sustained, coordinated support to Ukraine at joint meeting North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- CinC Syrskyi meets NATO, EU military chiefs to discuss Ukrainian forces urgent needs Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency
- Combat experience and technological adaptability: Ukraine’s contribution to shaping new defense standards Міністерство оборони України
The Gaza playbook: Satellite images reveal scale of Israeli destruction in Lebanon – CNN
- The Gaza playbook: Satellite images reveal scale of Israeli destruction in Lebanon CNN
- Couple discovers Lebanon home destroyed by Israel from satellite image BBC
- Lebanon decries Israeli demolition of homes in areas occupied after ceasefire AP News
- Devastation at every turn greets UN aid mission to south Lebanon UN News
- What's it like to return home amid war? NPR
Pirates hijack oil tanker off the coast of Somalia
Piracy, once notorious in this stretch of the Indian Ocean, has made a comeback in recent years.
Russian oil exports slump as Ukraine hammers ports and refineries – Al Jazeera
- Russian oil exports slump as Ukraine hammers ports and refineries Al Jazeera
- Russian Officials Say Town’s Air Is Toxic, Days After Strike on Oil Refinery The New York Times
- Fire brought under control at Russia's Tuapse oil terminal Reuters
- Black Rain, Toxic Air and Bird Deaths: Russian Black Sea Town Reels From Refinery Strike The Moscow Times
- Ukraine Blows Up Druzhba Pump Station After Restoring Druzhba Oil Deliveries to Hungary Kyiv Post
Russian oil exports slump as Ukraine hammers ports and refineries
Despite US sanctions waiver, Russian oil exports could fall to lowest levels since 2023, sources say.
Woman Killed After Accidentally Stepping on Bear – Newser
- Woman Killed After Accidentally Stepping on Bear Newser
- Woman killed by bear in Polish forest, son and local government say AOL.com
- Brown bear kills walker after she accidentally stepped on it The Telegraph
- Woman dies in Poland after rare bear attack Notes From Poland
- Bear kills 58-year-old woman Daily Tribune
Iran foreign minister to embark on three-nation tour as US peace talks remain stalled
Abbas Araghchi to visit Pakistan, Oman and Russia to see if talks can be reopened, with both sides still in stalemate
The Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, is planning a tour of Pakistan, Russia and Oman in an effort to see if there is a basis to reopen peace talks that can end with a permanent US-Israeli commitment to cease its attacks on Iran, now one of Tehran’s key demands.
Araghchi is also likely to discuss a potential permanent new arrangement on governing the strait of Hormuz with Oman, which oversees the south of the strait.
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