Democrats clash with US Energy Secretary over Iran war and gas prices
Watch the moment a Democratic congresswoman tells the US Energy Secretary he is ‘living in a different world’.
How South Korea plans to use the Iran crisis to spur a renewables revolution
Energy crisis unfolding in Middle East has added political urgency, and more funding, to transform South Korea’s solar industry
In Guyang-ri, a farming village of 70 households about 90 minutes south-east of Seoul, people gather for communal free lunches six days a week. The meals are funded by the village’s one-megawatt solar installation, which generates roughly 10m won ($6,800) in net profit each month.
“Residents eat lunch together every day, so we see each other’s faces, talk together,” says Jeon Joo-young, the village chief. “Bonds and solidarity between residents become much stronger. Life becomes more enjoyable.”
Continue reading...Ukrainian drone strikes turn major Russian oil refinery into ‘volcano’ along the Black Sea – The Kyiv Independent
- Ukrainian drone strikes turn major Russian oil refinery into 'volcano' along the Black Sea The Kyiv Independent
- Smoke Plume Rises Above Krasnodar Oil Refinery After Ukraine and Russia Trade Deadly Barrages The Moscow Times
- General Staff confirms hits on Tuapse oil refinery, multiple military sites in Russia and occupied areas Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency
- Ukrainian deep strikes hit over 70 Russian industrial targets, including oil and gas sites, in March, Syrskyi says The Kyiv Independent
- Ukraine Hit Russian Oil Pumping Station Before Ceasefire Bloomberg.com
Pope demands the ‘chains of corruption’ be broken during visit to Cameroon – AP News
- Pope demands the ‘chains of corruption’ be broken during visit to Cameroon AP News
- Catholicism Thrives in Africa, but Pope’s Cameroon Visit Highlights a Divide The New York Times
- Pope heads to epicenter of Cameroon's separatist conflict to preach message of peace Yahoo
- Pope Leo's feud with Trump overshadows his spiritual homecoming NBC News
- Day Three in Africa: From Algeria to Cameroon Vatican News
El Salvador’s Bukele signs reforms allowing life prison sentences for people as young as 12 – AP News
Pakistan expecting ‘major breakthrough’ tied to Iran’s nuclear programme
A source has told Al Jazeera that Pakistan is expecting a breakthrough tied to Iran’s nuclear programme.
Russians will surrender to robots. Russian robots won’t. – Defense One
- Russians will surrender to robots. Russian robots won’t. Defense One
- Drone wars: The strategic convergence between Ukraine and Iran CNN
- Putin accidentally created a high-tech Ukrainian defense that he has no idea how to handle New York Post
- Robots captured Russian army positions for first time in history, Zelenskyy says politico.eu
- Ukraine says it is employing new integrated drone-infantry warfare system Reuters
Former US Marine pilot loses appeal against extradition from Australia
Daniel Duggan was arrested in 2022 over claims he illegally trained the Chinese military in South Africa.
Former US Marine pilot loses appeal against extradition from Australia
Daniel Duggan was arrested in 2022 over claims he illegally trained the Chinese military in South Africa.
Trump threatens to fire Fed chair Powell if he doesn’t leave in May
Donald Trump's threat marks the latest escalation in his ongoing spat with Jerome Powell.
Trump threatens to fire Fed chair Powell if he doesn’t leave in May
Donald Trump's threat marks the latest escalation in his ongoing spat with Jerome Powell.
Israeli forces fire stun grenades at journalists in occupied Nablus
Video shows Israeli forces firing stun grenades towards journalists who were reporting on the army’s raid of Nablus.
Sonia Sotomayor apologizes to Brett Kavanaugh in US supreme court justice spat
In a spilling of the court’s divisions in public, Sotomayor had criticized Kavanaugh over a dissenting ruling on ICE raids
Sonia Sotomayor, a US supreme court justice, issued an apology on Wednesday for her recent criticism of fellow justice Brett Kavanaugh, an unusual public mea culpa that underscores the continuing divisions within the nation’s top judicial body over its direction and actions in high-profile cases.
Sotomayor had criticized Kavanaugh at an event in Kansas last week for an opinion he wrote in September concurring with the court’s decision backing roving immigration raids in California. Kavanaugh is one of the court’s six conservative justices, while Sotomayor is the senior member of the court’s three-justice liberal bloc.
Continue reading...Brazil’s fugitive ex-spy chief freed in the US after ICE detention
Alexandre Ramagem, who fled Brazil following his conviction for plotting a coup, was held by ICE in Florida on Monday.
NATO Allies Pledge $60 Billion in Military Aid to Ukraine for 2026 – Kyiv Post
- NATO Allies Pledge $60 Billion in Military Aid to Ukraine for 2026 Kyiv Post
- ‘We Cannot Lose Sight of Ukraine.’ Europeans Promise More Aid to Kyiv. The New York Times
- ‘Don’t lose sight of Ukraine,’ Nato chief tells European allies – as it happened The Guardian
- Germany, UK warn the Iran war distracts from Ukraine DW.com
- NATO on track to fund Ukraine defence aid despite burden-sharing gaps, Rutte says Reuters
Russian attacks on Ukraine kill three, including a 12-year-old child
Kyiv's mayor says the attacks hit Podilskyi and Obolonskyi districts, causing fires and damage to residential buildings.
Iran Update Special Report, April 15, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War
- Iran Update Special Report, April 15, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Iran war latest: Israel and Lebanon's leaders to speak today, Trump says - as US military gives blockade update Sky News
- Trump Says Talks Between Israeli, Lebanese Leaders to Be Held Thursday Haaretz
- US Israel Iran War News Live Updates: ‘Would take thousands of US troops hostage,’ Iran issues warning if Hormuz blockade continues The Times of India
- Iran-Israel war LIVE: Iran will not leave Hormuz until its rights are fully secured, says Khamenei's Advisor The Hindu
Huge crowds greet Pope Leo in Cameroon 20 years after outreach trip
Huge crowds have greeted Pope Leo in Cameroon, returning to a country he visited 20 years ago as ‘Father Bob’.
Australia fuel watch tracker: check current petrol and diesel prices, service station outages and shipments – in charts
How much fuel does Australia have left today, and when could we run out? Track how much petrol and diesel prices have risen near you in Sydney, Melbourne and across the country.
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The federal government has released fuel reserves, cut fuel excise taxes and rolled out a national fuel security plan as Australia battles a fuel crisis.
While we know there have been outages and price increases, it can be difficult to get a full picture of what is happening – this is partly due to the thousands of independent businesses and different governments involved. We have brought together the latest data on prices, outages and oil tanker deliveries.
Continue reading...Georgia man charged over attacks that killed DHS worker and another woman
Killings of Lauren Bullis and woman not yet identified in ‘random’ Monday attacks draw attention of Trump officials
An Atlanta man has been charged in a string of attacks over a matter of hours that left two women dead and a man in critical condition, drawing the Trump administration’s attention after one of the victims was identified as a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employee who was walking her dog.
The killing of the DHS worker, Lauren Bullis, and shootings of the two other victims on Monday led the homeland security secretary Markwayne Mullin to issue a statement raising concerns that the 26-year-old suspect, British native Olaolukitan Adon Abel, was granted US citizenship in 2022.
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