More than 1.2 million people are estimated to have been displaced across Lebanon, including 820,000 from the south, according to figures by the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). It said the war in Lebanon has forced many to flee to areas further north or cross into Syria.
Continue ReadingScreenshot of a video from a US attack on suspected drug smugglers in February.Image: US Southern Command April 16, 2026, 07:33April 16, 2026, 07:33 The US military has again attacked a suspected drug smuggling boat in the eastern Pacific, killing three men. According to intelligence findings, the boat was on a known drug trafficking route […]
Continue ReadingEurope will face higher gas prices “for years” to come even in the best-case scenario, and possible shortages in the supply of diesel and jet fuel in the short term if the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked, the European Union’s energy commissioner has warned. The senior Brussels-based politician said the most optimistic projections were “pretty […]
Continue ReadingThe oil and gas shock caused by the US-Israeli attack on Iran and Tehran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz has caused the cost of electricity to sharply diverge in Europe, with some countries cushioned while others feel the pain. On Tuesday, the cost of producing one megawatt-hour (MWh) of energy was €169.15 in Ireland, […]
Continue ReadingGaining momentum Von der Leyen’s announcement — although technical — is indicative of the huge momentum behind social media bans to keep kids and teenagers away from platforms and their addictive algorithms. Seven countries that had already been working on their own apps in coordination with the EU will deploy their versions by the end […]
Continue ReadingCivil Defense Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin said the aim of the operation was to disrupt the functioning of a facility that supplies heating.
Continue ReadingThe super typhoon in the Pacific Ocean that hammered the Northern Mariana Islands flipped over cars, toppled utility poles and ripped away tin roofs. Authorities are beginning to assess the damage left behind by Super Typhoon Sinlaku, which first hit the islands on Tuesday night local time and continued with a barrage of fierce winds […]
Continue ReadingThe decisive defeat of Hungarian leader and EU veto-er-in-chief Viktor Orbán presents the EU with an opportunity to move forward on several key foreign policy issues. But what was the problem? Or is unanimity holding the EU back from defending itself on the world stage?
Continue ReadingZhang Kequn was arrested in March while trying to travel to China with more than 2,000 live ants.
Continue ReadingA BBC investigation reveals that legal advisers in the UK are helping migrants pretend to be gay in order to gain asylum.screenshot bbc April 15, 2026, 4:08 p.mApril 15, 2026, 4:08 p.m A shadow industry of British law firms and consultants aims to help migrants in the UK pretend to be gay in order to […]
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