- UK will not join Trump's blockade of Iran's ports in the Strait of Hormuz BBC
- Starmer refuses to join Trump’s Hormuz blockade Yahoo
- UK rejects tolls on Strait of Hormuz politico.eu
- Starmer refuses to join Trump’s Hormuz blockade as oil prices expected to rise The Independent
- UK to host officials for Strait of Hormuz talks next week politico.eu
Congressman Eric Swalwell quits California governor race amid sexual misconduct claims
Top Democratic allies intensified pressure on him to exit the gubernatorial race.
‘A truly historic moment’: Hungarian opposition wins election landslide
Rajini Vaidyanathan broadcasts from outside Hungary's parliament as crowds hear about the prime minister's concession.
John Donaldson, the father of Denmark’s Australian-born Queen Mary, dies at 84 – AP News
- John Donaldson, the father of Denmark’s Australian-born Queen Mary, dies at 84 AP News
- Queen Mary of Denmark's father dies in Tasmania aged 84 Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Queen Mary announces death of father at 84 after declining health: 'My thoughts are grey' HELLO! Magazine
- Royal family hit with heartbreak as Queen releases official statement Geo News
- Queen Mary's father John Donaldson has died in Tasmania just three weeks after she made the trip from Denmark to Australia Daily Mail
Oil back above $100 as US to blockade Iranian ports after peace talks fail
The failure of negotiations at the weekend has raised concerns that the global energy crisis will deepen.
Orbán era swept away by Péter Magyar’s Hungary election landslide
Viktor Orbán's 16 years in power is over, defeated by a 45-year-old ex-party insider who convinced a majority of Hungarians to oust him.
Strongest storm on planet bearing down on U.S. islands in Western Pacific – Yahoo
- Strongest storm on planet bearing down on U.S. islands in Western Pacific Yahoo
- Monster typhoon in the Pacific Ocean is bearing down on group of remote U.S. islands NBC News
- Cat 5 Super Typhoon Sinlaku the 2nd-strongest typhoon so early in the year Yale Climate Connections
- ‘Extremely Dangerous’ Super Typhoon Barrels Toward Northern Mariana Islands The New York Times
- Super Typhoon Sinlaku NASA Science (.gov)
Political turmoil in Indian border state as nine million lose voting rights
Nine million voters have been dropped from rolls in West Bengal, raising concerns over exclusion and fairness.
Strongest storm on planet bearing down on U.S. islands in Western Pacific – San Francisco Chronicle
- Strongest storm on planet bearing down on U.S. islands in Western Pacific San Francisco Chronicle
- Violent tropical system raises risk of rare direct impact on Guam as Western Pacific storm season ramps up FOX Weather
- Special Session called to address $25M emergency funding bill ahead of Sinlaku The Guam Daily Post
- Super Typhoon Sinlaku Looking to Smash Guam/Marianas with 150mph winds Men's Journal
- 280 km/h: Meet Super Typhoon Sinlaku, world's strongest storm in 2026 so far The Weather Network
The Dutch village at risk of being demolished
Moerdijk has been earmarked for removal, to make way for a vast electricity substation.
South Africa’s great white sharks mysteriously vanished. Scientists can’t agree who, or what, is the culprit. – CBS News
- South Africa's great white sharks mysteriously vanished. Scientists can't agree who, or what, is the culprit. CBS News
- This was a great white shark hotspot. Then they mysteriously vanished | 60 Minutes Yahoo
- Anderson Cooper uncovers mystery of vanished great white sharks in Africa artthreat.net
- Great white sharks started disappearing from a former hotspot years ago, but scientists can't agree why CBS News
- What Happened to the Great White Sharks? | Sunday on 60 Minutes Yahoo
Pope Leo and President Trump are at odds over immigration in the U.S. and the Iran war – CBS News
- Pope Leo and President Trump are at odds over immigration in the U.S. and the Iran war CBS News
- Pope Leo says 'delusion of omnipotence' is fueling U.S.-Israeli war in Iran NPR
- Pope Leo Criticizes Religious Language Used by Trump on the War WSJ
- Pope Leo XIV: ‘I am not afraid of the Trump administration’ EWTN News
- Pentagon Plays Down Rift With Vatican Despite Pope’s Criticism Bloomberg.com
Pope Leo and President Trump are at odds over immigration in the U.S. and the Iran war – CBS News
Leo becomes first Pope to visit Algeria at start of major Africa tour – BBC
- Leo becomes first Pope to visit Algeria at start of major Africa tour BBC
- Pope Leo Heads to Africa to Meet the Future of Catholicism The New York Times
- Pope Leo begins multi-country African trip. Where he's going and why USA Today
- ‘A man of peace’: Pope Leo embarks on a marathon visit to Africa CNN
- A country-by-country glance at Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa NPR
Pope prioritises world’s fastest-growing Catholic region in major Africa tour
Leo XIV wants the world's attention on a continent vital to the Church's future, an aide says.
Frostbite is least of worries for Canada forces grappling with new Arctic reality
Across 5,200 km of Canada's Arctic, some 1,300 members of Canada's military spent two winter months on a mission to meet the challenges of a changing north.
Thousands of unpaid carers to face DWP repayment demands during overhaul
Ministers admit carer’s allowance penalties will continue while review of more than 200,000 cases is carried out
Thousands of unpaid carers will continue to be hit with hefty and potentially unfair benefit repayment demands, it has emerged, as a government initiative gets under way to fix welfare injustices that have drawn comparison to the Post Office scandal.
Ministers will on Monday launch an audit of more than 200,000 historical carer’s allowance benefit cases, with an estimated 25,000 carers issued with unlawful overpayments since 2015 likely to see their repayment debts cancelled or reduced as a result.
Continue reading...AOC wrestles with left-wing Dems as 2028 decision looms – Axios
Ukraine war briefing: Easter truce expires as both sides accuse the other of violations – The Guardian
- Ukraine war briefing: Easter truce expires as both sides accuse the other of violations The Guardian
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 12, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Russia Blasts Through Ukraine Cease-Fire, as Trump-Backed Talks Drift WSJ
- Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of thousands of ceasefire violations BBC
- Russia refuses to extend Easter truce unless Zelensky 'accepts its terms' France 24
Trump’s threat raises risks and leaves predicaments unchanged
The conflict is now a test of wills - Iran’s capacity to absorb strikes versus Trump’s tolerance for the war's costs.