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How India plans to count 1.4 billion people
World
April 7, 2026
How India plans to count 1.4 billion people
India has kicked off a mammoth exercise to count its entire population – all 1.4 billion of them, give or…
Children make up half of Haiti’s gangs. They’re about to face a new foreign force.
World
April 7, 2026
Children make up half of Haiti’s gangs. They’re about to face a new foreign force.
As a new multinational force musters in Haiti, its foreign police and soldiers could soon find themselves face-to-face with hundreds…
Assassination of top commanders will not deter Iran’s forces, supreme leader says
Middle East
April 7, 2026
Assassination of top commanders will not deter Iran’s forces, supreme leader says
Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has said Iran’s forces are not be deterred by the assassinations of commanders, following the killing…
What to know about Trump’s threat to bomb Iran’s power plants and bridges, and why this could be a war crime
Features/Interviews
April 7, 2026
What to know about Trump’s threat to bomb Iran’s power plants and bridges, and why this could be a war crime
The clock is ticking down to US President Donald Trump’s deadline for Iran to strike a deal and open the…
Oil prices climb after Trump threatens Iran over Strait of Hormuz
World
April 6, 2026
Oil prices climb after Trump threatens Iran over Strait of Hormuz
Oil prices pushed higher Sunday after President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iranian energy facilities if the Strait of Hormuz…
Strikes near Iranian power plant could cause “severe” radiological accident, IAEA says
Middle East
April 6, 2026
Strikes near Iranian power plant could cause “severe” radiological accident, IAEA says
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Monday that ongoing military activity near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant could cause…
Alleged explosives find near gas pipeline raises heat days before Hungary’s pivotal election
World
April 6, 2026
Alleged explosives find near gas pipeline raises heat days before Hungary’s pivotal election
Hungary and Ukraine are again trading accusations after two backpacks containing explosives were allegedly found by a gas pipeline near…
Iran’s ‘new’ regime looks much the same, only harsher
Features/Interviews
April 6, 2026
Iran’s ‘new’ regime looks much the same, only harsher
US President Donald Trump said this week that Iran’s new leadership is “less radical and much more reasonable.” Trump and…
As Taiwan steels its defenses against China, some are hatching escape plans
World
April 6, 2026
As Taiwan steels its defenses against China, some are hatching escape plans
Taipei, Taiwan — In the face of growing Chinese military aggression, Taiwan has increased defense spending, extended mandatory conscription and revamped…
Cuba to free more than 2,000 prisoners as economic crisis deepens under US pressure
World
April 6, 2026
Cuba to free more than 2,000 prisoners as economic crisis deepens under US pressure
Havana — Cuba’s government will free 2,010 prisoners in the largest such release in years, it announced Thursday, as the island…
Trump can’t make his mind up about the Strait of Hormuz. It’s more important than he lets on
Features/Interviews
April 6, 2026
Trump can’t make his mind up about the Strait of Hormuz. It’s more important than he lets on
“The United States imports almost no oil through the Hormuz Strait and won’t be taking any in the future. We…
Israel kills senior Iranian security official
Middle East
April 6, 2026
Israel kills senior Iranian security official
Another senior security official in Iran has been killed, according to both Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Israeli…
How filming your chores could train the android butlers of the future
World
April 5, 2026
How filming your chores could train the android butlers of the future
The dream of deploying humanoid robots in every home has created a new type of job. The only requirements are…
Fire season fears grow amid western heat wave
World
April 5, 2026
Fire season fears grow amid western heat wave
Experts are warning that the unprecedented heat wave that has roasted the West during the past two weeks has also…
This Iranian music school was a haven for children. After an airstrike ‘there is nothing left’
Middle East
April 5, 2026
This Iranian music school was a haven for children. After an airstrike ‘there is nothing left’
The sounds of classical Persian music used to fill the rooms of the Honiak Music Academy in Tehran: the deft…
What we do – and don’t – know about the operation to rescue the US airman
Middle East
April 5, 2026
What we do – and don’t – know about the operation to rescue the US airman
The second US serviceman whose aircraft was shot down on Iranian soil has been rescued in a bold operation which…
Syria temporarily closes border crossing as Israel warns of upcoming airstrikes
Middle East
April 5, 2026
Syria temporarily closes border crossing as Israel warns of upcoming airstrikes
Syria temporarily closed the Masnaa crossing on the Syrian-Lebanese border after the Israeli military issued an evacuation order on Saturday…
Russia again claims to have taken an eastern Ukrainian region. The real picture is very different
World
April 5, 2026
Russia again claims to have taken an eastern Ukrainian region. The real picture is very different
This week, for the third time since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia claimed it fully occupied Ukraine’s Luhansk region.…
As the Iran war drags on, Israeli solidarity comes under strain
Features/Interviews
April 5, 2026
As the Iran war drags on, Israeli solidarity comes under strain
As Israelis prepared to mark Passover Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this week delivered a defiant wartime address replete with…
Pope Leo focuses on retaining hope amid war and suffering in his first Easter Mass
World
April 5, 2026
Pope Leo focuses on retaining hope amid war and suffering in his first Easter Mass
Rome — Pope Leo XIV focused on retaining hope amid the violence of war, climate change and other suffering, in his…