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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...

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:15:23 GMT
Ligue 1: Title race tightens as Lyon win away at Paris Saint-Germain
Paris Saint-Germain lost (2-1) to Lyon and now see Lens closing in on them at the top of the Ligue 1 table. Lyon can still hope to qualify directly for the Champions League.

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 02:43:09 GMT
Oil prices jump on Iran war escalation but stocks up on peace hope
However, lingering hopes for a deal to end the seven-week crisis continued to support Asian equities, even as Tehran said it was not currently planning to attend peace talks. Crude plunged Friday while US stocks rallied after the Islamic republic s...

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 02:39:10 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...

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 02:13:10 GMT
Australia's Green wins playoff for third LPGA LA Championship title
Green curled in a long birdie putt at the first hole of sudden death to edge South Koreans Kim Sei-young and Im Jin-hee for her eighth LPGA crown. She had muscled her way into the playoff with a four-under-par 68 that included five birdies on the b...

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 01:37:13 GMT
Pakistan's military chief takes lead on US-Iran talks in diplomatic blitz
The country's powerful military chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, headed to Tehran on Wednesday for what would become a three-day trip, where Iranian leaders said he carried US proposals for a second round of peace talks. Simultaneously, Prime Minis...

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 01:35:15 GMT
Magic shock Pistons as Thunder and Celtics win big in NBA playoffs
The Thunder, trying to become the first team since Golden State in 2017 and 2018 to repeat as champions, came out firing in a 119-84 victory over the Phoenix Suns. The Celtics, seeded second in the Eastern Conference behind Detroit, dominated the P...

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 01:27:15 GMT
Who's Bad? Not Michael Jackson in new big-budget biopic
Titled "Michael" and beset by production and legal problems, it spans his childhood in Gary, Indiana, and climaxes with the moonwalking megastar performing in London during his Bad World Tour. Distributors Lionsgate are hoping for global revenues o...

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 01:27:12 GMT
US begins 'biggest ever' Philippines war games in thick of Mideast war
The war games will feature live-fire exercises in the north of the country facing the Taiwan Strait, as well as a province off the disputed South China Sea, where the Philippines and China have engaged in repeated confrontations. In one drill, the ...

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 01:23:10 GMT
Nations gather for first-ever conference on fossil fuel exit
Ministers arrive in the Caribbean city of Santa Marta against a backdrop of wartime fuel shortages, soaring prices and a scramble for energy security in what the International Energy Agency has called the biggest oil supply shock ever. The gatherin...

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 01:21:20 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...

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