Israeli attacks on southern, eastern Lebanon kill at least six people
Israel issues forced displacement orders for 12 villages in southern Lebanon.
Mexico nightclub’s $300 cover charge for US citizens captures popular mood
Owner of Japan nightclub says ‘This is a response to a year of insults directed at us – as a country – by the United States’
A Mexico City nightclub has gone viral for charging Americans a nearly $300 cover charge, while citizens from any other country pay just $20 for access, and Mexicans and other Latin Americans pay only $14.
The Instagram announcement from the nightclub Japan in the Roma Norte neighborhood has been liked over 26,000 times and received more than 200 comments, mostly supporting the policy as part of a broader revolt in the capital against what many see as a US takeover.
Continue reading...China calls for Strait to be reopened ‘as soon as possible’ in Iran talks
Wang Yi is holding talks with Iran's foreign minister Aragchi who is on his first trip to China since the war began.
‘Putin only cares about parades’: fury as Russia rains missiles on Ukraine during 24-hour truce
Dozens killed despite ceasefire announced by Zelenskyy, after Moscow asked for Saturday truce for its annual military parade
Kyiv has criticised Russia for attacking several Ukrainian cities overnight with more than 100 combat drones and three missiles, in spite of a unilateral 24-hour ceasefire called by Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Ukraine’s president had announced the truce after the Kremlin said it wanted a ceasefire on Saturday during its annual military parade in Red Square – but he said he would reciprocate if Vladimir Putin broke Ukraine’s ceasefire, which ends at midnight on Wednesday.
Continue reading...The war in Ukraine is forcing a rethink of the Western obsession with ‘perfect’ weapons – Business Insider
North Korea formally drops goal of reuniting with South – Financial Times
- North Korea formally drops goal of reuniting with South Financial Times
- North Korea’s New Constitution Gives Kim Formal Power Over Nukes Bloomberg.com
- North Korea revises constitution to drop references to unification of Korean Peninsula NBC News
- North Korea drops reunification goal from constitution DW.com
- North Korea drops mention to unification with South from constitution Euronews.com
North Korea formally drops goal of reuniting with South – Financial Times
Giant squid detected in deep-sea canyon off coast of Australia – BBC Wildlife Magazine
- Giant squid detected in deep-sea canyon off coast of Australia BBC Wildlife Magazine
- Giant Squid Detected in Deep Underwater Canyon in Western Australia for the First Time in Over 25 Years People.com
- Giant squid found in Western Australian waters in eDNA study Oceanographic Magazine
- Giant squid among creatures of the deep hiding off WA’s Ningaloo Coast, research reveals WAtoday
- Evidence of giant squid discovered — bodacious beast is bigger than a school bus with eyes the size of a large pizza New York Post
Skeletons in their clothing: Recovering bodies from the rubble in Gaza – NPR
- Skeletons in their clothing: Recovering bodies from the rubble in Gaza NPR
- 8,000 bodies still buried under Gaza rubble, with below 1% cleared | Daily Sabah Daily Sabah
- 8,000 bodies still under Gaza rubble as less than 1% cleared: Report Anadolu Ajansı
- Palestinians use Gaza rubble to restore streets as US rebuilding plan stalls Reuters
- The search for loved ones in Gaza NCPR: North Country Public Radio
Italy’s PM slams sexualised AI-generated images of herself – Euronews.com
- Italy’s PM slams sexualised AI-generated images of herself Euronews.com
- Italy’s Meloni denounces deepfake photo as a political attack AP News
- ‘Think before sharing,’ Giorgia Meloni says as AI-made lingerie image of her goes viral The Guardian
- Giorgia Meloni shares AI deepfake image of herself in warning to Italy The Independent
- Italy’s prime minister outsmarted AI abusers by posting a surprising image Fast Company
Vivek Ramaswamy wins Republican nomination for Ohio governor
He spent much of the race criticising the state's response to the Covid-19 pandemic led by the Democrat nominee.
French company confirms one of its vessels attacked in Strait of Hormuz – The Jerusalem Post
- French company confirms one of its vessels attacked in Strait of Hormuz The Jerusalem Post
- CMA CGM container ship hit in Strait of Hormuz, injuring crew Reuters
- US petrol prices hit highest level in years – as it happened The Guardian
- Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East The Jerusalem Post
- A cargo ship near Strait of Hormuz reports being attacked NBC News
School shooting in Brazil leaves 2 women dead; 13-year-old student detained – NBC News
- School shooting in Brazil leaves 2 women dead; 13-year-old student detained NBC News
- 13-year-old student kills 2 women at school in Brazil, authorities say CBS News
- Teen arrested after two killed in Brazil school shooting RTE.ie
- 2 Women Dead After 13-Year-Old Student Allegedly Carries Out School Shooting People.com
- Students of Instituto Sao Jose school in northeast Brazil take shelter on the roof during a rampage by a teen shooter, who killed two staff memers and injured two other people, including a 11-year-old girl IslanderNews.com
Masculine behaviours found to be ‘bad for the planet’ – Euronews.com
- Masculine behaviours found to be ‘bad for the planet’ Euronews.com
- Masculine behavior bad for the planet says new research Phys.org
- How to ignite concern for climate change in boys, who seem to have less interest in the environment. thelensnola.org
- Men ‘bad for the planet’, new academic paper declares Brussels Signal
- The (M) Anthropocene: how masculinity fuels the climate crisis IOL
‘Terrifying’: political candidate violently abused and schoolboy thrown into bin, antisemitism royal commission hears
The third day of hearings of the royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion heard further evidence from Jewish Australians
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Violent antisemitic abuse was allowed to proliferate across a Jewish political candidate’s social media as part of a broader trend designed to intimidate Jewish Australians from public life, a royal commission has heard.
Joshua Kirsh launched a campaign as an independent candidate for the New South Wales upper house in late 2025 but found his advertisements online bombarded by antisemitic tropes, abuse and threats.
Continue reading...Japan, Philippines Launch Working Group on Transfer of Abukuma-class Destroyer Escorts – navalnews.com
- Japan, Philippines Launch Working Group on Transfer of Abukuma-class Destroyer Escorts navalnews.com
- Japan fires missile in joint drill with US and allies in northern Philippines, facing South China Sea Reuters
- Japan Strikes Combat Role in South China Sea in Post-War Pivot Bloomberg.com
- China condemns Japan’s first overseas ‘offensive missile’ test since WWII South China Morning Post
- Japan and Philippines agree to weapons pact talks as China’s ‘coercive activities’ cause alarm AP News
‘In 72 hours, India had air superiority, Pakistan was unable to operate’: US military expert on Op Sindoor – Firstpost
- ‘In 72 hours, India had air superiority, Pakistan was unable to operate’: US military expert on Op Sindoor Firstpost
- Operation Sindoor: Ten strategic lessons for India’s military future The Times of India
- Despite outreach by India, Pakistan hasn’t been isolated, says Congress The Hindu
- A Year After the War: Kashmir’s Border Civilians Sit Between Shelled Roofs and Self-Made Bunkers The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific
- 'We don't count body bags': Air Marshal Bharti, Col. Qureshi - a year later, faces of Op Sindoor still hit hard Hindustan Times
Watch: The Lebanese neighbourhoods shattered by Israel’s ten minute bombing raid
The BBC’s Nawal Al-Maghafi has been piecing together what happened on 8 April 2026, after one of the deadliest chapters in the country’s recent history.
South Korean judge who hiked ex-first lady’s jail sentence found dead – The Japan Times
- South Korean judge who hiked ex-first lady's jail sentence found dead The Japan Times
- South Korean judge in Kim Keon-hee’s appeals trial found dead days after verdict South China Morning Post
- Judge who sentenced South Korea’s former first lady to jail found dead The Independent
- Presiding judge of ex-first lady's appeals trial found dead upi.com
- Judge in Ex–First Lady Case Found Dead 조선일보
China calls for Iran war ceasefire and Hormuz to reopen in meeting with top envoy – Financial Times
- China calls for Iran war ceasefire and Hormuz to reopen in meeting with top envoy Financial Times
- Araghchi in Beijing: How China could shape the direction of the US-Iran war Al Jazeera
- Oil prices sink and stocks rally worldwide on hopes for a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz AP News
- Analysis: Could China push Iran into a peace deal? Only if it gets something in return CNN
- Trump says he's paused U.S. effort to guide stranded vessels out of Strait of Hormuz NPR