Doping is a ‘big problem’ in India, global anti-doping body chief says
WADA is targeting India's performance-enhancing drugs production industry, the world's biggest.
Who will lead Real Madrid’s ‘revolution’? Klopp, Deschamps, Zidane, Emery?
Real Madrid's restart likely to begin immediately with Champions League dreams in tatters and La Liga set for Barcelona.
FIFA ‘surprised’ by US backlash as transport costs skyrocket at World Cup
Both a top US lawmaker and the governor of New Jersey ask FIFA to pay World Cup transport bill amid ticket hikes.
Epstein files revive clash over Trump’s college sexual misconduct rule – Politico
Pentagon chief Hegseth warns Iran blockade to last ‘as long as takes’
US urges resolution through talks, but says Washington 'locked and loaded' to resume attacks.
Archbishop of Canterbury expresses solidarity with Pope Leo XIV in calling for peace in Iran – AP News
Former Arsenal goalkeeper Alex Manninger dies after car hit by train
Former Arsenal goalkeeper Alex Manninger dies at the age of 48 after his car is struck by a train.
A victory in Benin’s presidential election was hardly democratic – The Economist
- A victory in Benin’s presidential election was hardly democratic The Economist
- Benin court confirms Finance Minister Romauld Wadagni’s election as next president AP News
- Benin’s Finance Minister Wins Presidential Election in Landslide The New York Times
- Benin’s Wadagni wins presidential election with landslide 94% of votes Al Jazeera
- ‘I look forward to working closely with your administration,’ Tinubu tells Benin President-elect Wadagni The Nation Newspaper
Legal migrants remain vulnerable to trafficking
Debt, employer control and temporary visa rules can leave migrant workers trapped.
Thousands of African migrants flock to Spanish embassies hoping to profit from mass regularisation – Brussels Signal
- Thousands of African migrants flock to Spanish embassies hoping to profit from mass regularisation Brussels Signal
- Spain finalizes amnesty measure for potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants Los Angeles Times
- Spain approves plan to give around 500,000 undocumented migrants legal status BBC
- Spain immigration officers cancel strike after deal to ease workload from mass migrant amnesty Euronews.com
- Spanish immigration offices threaten strike over migrant amnesty Reuters
In Response to the Letter by International Law Experts – Just Security
- In Response to the Letter by International Law Experts Just Security
- Study Shows U.S. Ignored Rules of Engagement in Iran Strikes The New Republic
- U.S. Middle Eastern ‘War Crimes’ Then and Now: ‘BradCast’ 4/16/2026 dailykos.com
- Trump Has Made the Case for International Law Countercurrents
- The Iran War and the Indo-Pacific Cost of Selective Legality E-International Relations
Iran-US talks turn to interim deal amid rifts over nuclear work, Iranian sources say – Reuters
- Iran-US talks turn to interim deal amid rifts over nuclear work, Iranian sources say Reuters
- With U.S.-Iran ceasefire expiring in a week, diplomats lay groundwork for new talks PBS
- Iran War Live Updates: Trump Offers Mixed Messages on War's End as Pakistan Tries to Keep Peace Talks Alive The New York Times
- Israel army chief orders 'Hezbollah kill zone' in southern Lebanon France 24
- US and Iran in indirect talks to extend two-week ceasefire The Guardian
One-way attack drones: Low-cost, high-tech weapons ‘democratize’ precision warfare – The Conversation
- One-way attack drones: Low-cost, high-tech weapons ‘democratize’ precision warfare The Conversation
- Aerial Drones Change How Wars Are Fought—Unmanned Ground Vehicles Will Decide Who Wins Them Modern War Institute -
- Pentagon Goes All-In on AI: How a Historic Budget Is Fueling Defense-Tech Stocks Investing.com Australia
- Drone Warfare Has Dramatically Changed the Battlefield. Is the US Medical Corps Ready? thewarhorse.org
- As-Pac countries can learn lessons from drone warfare in the Middle East Asian Military Review
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.
Continue reading...PM says Israel ready for Iran war resumption, while US gears for another round of talks – The Times of Israel
- PM says Israel ready for Iran war resumption, while US gears for another round of talks The Times of Israel
- Politics The Economist
- Iran Update Special Report, April 15, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- 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
- Iran war: What is happening on day 48 of the US-Iran conflict? Al Jazeera
Europe’s new digital border system leading to long lines, delays and missed flights – The Points Guy
- Europe’s new digital border system leading to long lines, delays and missed flights The Points Guy
- European airports warn new border system causes up to three-hour delays Financial Times
- New EU entry-exit system causing up to three-hour delays, say airports The Guardian
- ‘A systemic failure’: EES brings travel chaos to EU border control Euronews.com
- Weeks after TSA chaos in the US, Europe is facing its own airport line problem Business Insider
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.
Continue reading...The genomic impact of population connectivity and decline in Africa’s elephants – Nature
- The genomic impact of population connectivity and decline in Africa’s elephants Nature
- Genetic trouble detected in isolated African elephant populations Reuters
- African elephant genomes reveal a past of continental connectivity and a future of increasing isolation Phys.org
- Inbreeding causing African elephants to be vulnerable to disease cbs19news.com
- Africa’s Elephants Are Written in Their Genes, and the Story Is One of Vanishing Connection ScienceBlog.com
Wanted activist arrested in South Africa over support for Benin coup plot
Keba Seba is known for opposing French influence in Africa and backing West Africa's military leaders.
‘A dollar or two increase is devastating’: US consumers on toll of rising gas prices
Guardian readers describe how their lives have been upended by cost hikes stemming from Trump’s Iran war
With the US and Israel’s war on Iran now in its seventh week, with a fragile ceasefire in place since earlier this month, Americans are continuing to feel the effects at the pump as global fuel prices rise.
For several readers who spoke to the Guardian, the impact has forced difficult trade-offs – from accessing essential medicines and groceries to facing the brink of homelessness amid an already rising cost of living.
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