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Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:31:15 GMT
US begins 'biggest ever' Philippines war games in thick of Mideast conflict
The war games will feature live-fire exercises in the north of the Philippines facing the Taiwan Strait, as well as a province off the disputed South China Sea, where Philippine and Chinese forces have engaged in repeated confrontations. In one dri...

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:39:39 GMT
'Unprecedented since 1999': Radev secures absolute majority with reformist and eurosceptic coalition
Following the victory of Rumen Radev in Bulgaria's election, Alison Sargent is pleased to welcome Dr. Petia Gueorguieva, Political Science Researcher and Lecturer at the New Bulgarian University. According to Dr. Gueorguieva, there are broader impli...

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:23:11 GMT
War in the Middle East: latest developments
Israel Lebanon warning Israel's military warned Lebanese civilians against returning to dozens of villages in southern Lebanon, claiming Hezbollah's activities in the area were violating a ceasefire agreement struck last week. Thousands of displaced...

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:37:23 GMT
Anxiety lingers in divided Kashmir a year after shooting attack
The conflict last year between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan -- which both claim the whole of Kashmir -- was their worst in decades, following an April 22 attack that killed mostly Hindu civilians at a mountain resort. The ensuing four-da...

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:19:30 GMT
Hit reality show helps rev up Japan's delinquent youth subculture
Japan in the heady 1980s teemed with hot-blooded teens who rebelled against society through dangerous motorcycle rides, school "wars" and full-on street brawls. Their outlandish fashion and supposed traits such as chivalry have since made them Japa...

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Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:30:20 GMT
US begins 'biggest ever' Philippines war games in thick of Mideast conflict
The war games will feature live-fire exercises in the north of the Philippines facing the Taiwan Strait, as well as a province off the disputed South China Sea, where Philippine and Chinese forces have engaged in repeated confrontations. In one dri...

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:24:14 GMT
War in the Middle East: latest developments
Israel Lebanon warning Israel's military warned Lebanese civilians against returning to dozens of villages in southern Lebanon, claiming Hezbollah's activities in the area were violating a ceasefire agreement struck last week. Thousands of displaced...

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:38:30 GMT
Anxiety lingers in divided Kashmir a year after shooting attack
The conflict last year between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan -- which both claim the whole of Kashmir -- was their worst in decades, following an April 22 attack that killed mostly Hindu civilians at a mountain resort. The ensuing four-da...

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:20:18 GMT
France summons Elon Musk over X probe
French authorities issued a summons for Musk in February as part of an investigation, launched in January 2025, into allegations that X's algorithm was used to interfere in French politics. The probe was later expanded to include an investigation i...

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 02:38:10 GMT
Residents return to ravaged homes months after Hong Kong fire
The city's deadliest fire in decades killed 168 people when it ripped through seven of the eight apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court complex in November. For the first time since then, around 6,000 residents are being given three-hour windows to...

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