Another Orban? Here’s why you should care about Bulgaria’s upcoming elections – The Kyiv Independent

  1. Another Orban? Here's why you should care about Bulgaria's upcoming elections  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Bulgaria's pro-Russian former president leads election race on anti-graft ticket  Reuters
  3. Fighter pilot Rumen Radev looks to break Bulgaria’s political deadlock  politico.eu
  4. Bulgaria Votes – Russia Hopes for a New Orbán  Visegrad Insight
  5. Market Links expects 5 parties to enter the new parliament with certainty  БНР Новини
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Pope blasts ‘tyrants’ ravaging the planet during his visit to Cameroon – AP News

  1. Pope blasts ‘tyrants’ ravaging the planet during his visit to Cameroon  AP News
  2. Catholicism Thrives in Africa, but Pope’s Cameroon Visit Highlights a Divide  The New York Times
  3. Pope Leo, in Cameroon, decries 'handful of tyrants' ravaging the world  Reuters
  4. During Leo's Algeria visit, North African cardinal says Christians must 'learn how to be a minority'  National Catholic Reporter
  5. Pope at Mass in Bamenda: ‘Obey God, not human beings’  Vatican News
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At Least 18 Killed in Russia’s Deadliest Attack on Ukraine This Year – WSJ

  1. At Least 18 Killed in Russia’s Deadliest Attack on Ukraine This Year  WSJ
  2. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 16, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  3. Russia launches one of its largest drone attacks on Ukraine this year, killing 18  CNN
  4. Heavy Russian Attack on Ukrainian Cities Kills at Least 15  Bloomberg.com
  5. Friday, April 17. Russia’s War On Ukraine: News And Information From Ukraine  Forbes
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South African Politician Julius Malema Is Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison – The New York Times

  1. South African Politician Julius Malema Is Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison  The New York Times
  2. South African opposition figure Malema sentenced to five years in prison for firing a gun  BBC
  3. South African politician who drew Trump’s ire sentenced on gun charges  The Washington Post
  4. Firebrand South African politician sentenced to jail for firing gun at rally  Financial Times
  5. South African politician Malema back in court as prosecutors seek 15-year prison sentence  Reuters
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At least 17 people killed in Russia’s deadliest attack on Ukraine this year

More than 100 injured across country after Russia launches nearly 700 drones and dozens of ballistic and cruise missiles

Russia has carried out its deadliest attack against Ukraine this year, killing at least 17 people and injuring more than 100 in a wave of drone and missile strikes across the country.

Nine people died in the southern port city of Odesa and four were killed in Kyiv, including a 12-year-old boy. There were three fatalities in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Another person died in Zaporizhzhia oblast.

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A victory in Benin’s presidential election was hardly democratic – The Economist

  1. A victory in Benin’s presidential election was hardly democratic  The Economist
  2. Benin court confirms Finance Minister Romauld Wadagni’s election as next president  AP News
  3. Benin’s Finance Minister Wins Presidential Election in Landslide  The New York Times
  4. Benin’s Wadagni wins presidential election with landslide 94% of votes  Al Jazeera
  5. ‘I look forward to working closely with your administration,’ Tinubu tells Benin President-elect Wadagni  The Nation Newspaper
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Thousands of African migrants flock to Spanish embassies hoping to profit from mass regularisation – Brussels Signal

  1. Thousands of African migrants flock to Spanish embassies hoping to profit from mass regularisation  Brussels Signal
  2. Spain finalizes amnesty measure for potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants  Los Angeles Times
  3. Spain approves plan to give around 500,000 undocumented migrants legal status  BBC
  4. Spain immigration officers cancel strike after deal to ease workload from mass migrant amnesty  Euronews.com
  5. Spanish immigration offices threaten strike over migrant amnesty  Reuters
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In Response to the Letter by International Law Experts – Just Security

  1. In Response to the Letter by International Law Experts  Just Security
  2. Study Shows U.S. Ignored Rules of Engagement in Iran Strikes  The New Republic
  3. U.S. Middle Eastern ‘War Crimes’ Then and Now: ‘BradCast’ 4/16/2026  dailykos.com
  4. Trump Has Made the Case for International Law  Countercurrents
  5. The Iran War and the Indo-Pacific Cost of Selective Legality  E-International Relations
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Iran-US talks turn to interim deal amid rifts over nuclear work, Iranian sources say – Reuters

  1. Iran-US talks turn to interim deal amid rifts over nuclear work, Iranian sources say  Reuters
  2. With U.S.-Iran ceasefire expiring in a week, diplomats lay groundwork for new talks  PBS
  3. Iran War Live Updates: Trump Offers Mixed Messages on War's End as Pakistan Tries to Keep Peace Talks Alive  The New York Times
  4. Israel army chief orders 'Hezbollah kill zone' in southern Lebanon  France 24
  5. US and Iran in indirect talks to extend two-week ceasefire  The Guardian
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