Sudanese rebels used rape as a weapon, aid group says
Sexual violence is a widespread weapon of war in Sudan. “Survivors frequently and clearly identified the perpetrators as RSF fighters,” Doctors Without Borders says.
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Priceless ancient gold helmet stolen from Dutch museum is recovered
A priceless ancient gold helmet from Romania, stolen last year from a museum in the Netherlands, has been recovered, Dutch authorities announced on Thursday. Guarded by heavily armed, balaclava-clad police, prosecutors unveiled the 2,500-year-old Cotofenesti helmet, one of Romania’s most revered national treasures from the Dacia civilisation, during a news conference in the eastern Dutch […]
Continue ReadingEU blames major cybercrime group for cloud infrastructure breach – POLITICO
The Commission reported the incident last Friday, having discovered it earlier in the week. The attack affected the Commission’s public website platform europa.eu based on Amazon Web Services. Data pertaining to at least 29 other EU entities may be affected, CERT-EU said. Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier told reporters earlier this week that the data in question […]
Continue ReadingAnger at Trump and the USA after attacks on civilian infrastructure in Iran
In Iran, the destruction of civilian infrastructure has sparked anger and disbelief among government supporters and opponents alike. April 2, 2026, 4:22 p.mApril 2, 2026, 4:22 p.m Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghai sharply criticized the bombing of the Pasteur Institute, a research center for biology and medicine in the capital Tehran. “Heartbreaking, cruel, despicable and […]
Continue Reading‘Dried up prune’: Trump slams Bruce Springsteen hours after pivotal Iran speech
President Donald Trump is escalating his feud with American music legend Bruce Springsteen, a longtime critic of the president, hours after delivering a prime-time address in which he telegraphed plans to continue hitting Iran over the next couple weeks. Trump compared Springsteen to a “dried up prune” and said he has “long had a horrible […]
Continue ReadingOldest turtle victim of crypto scammers
Jonathan is alive.screenshot x April 2, 2026, 3:43 p.mApril 2, 2026, 4:05 p.m The good news: Jonathan, the world’s oldest turtle, is alive. The less good news: Jonathan was probably the victim of a crypto scam. Yesterday, April 1, news broke that the turtle died on the island of St. Helena at an estimated age […]
Continue ReadingRussian court sentences German sculptor Tilly to prison
The carnival float builder Jacques Tilly salutes in front of one of his works.Image: keystone April 2, 2026, 3:27 p.mApril 2, 2026, 3:27 p.m A court in Moscow has sentenced German sculptor Jacques Tilly to eight years and six months in prison in absentia. Tilly was guilty of hurting religious feelings and spreading false news […]
Continue ReadingMerz’s popularity sinks to new lows as German government support collapses – POLITICO
The dire favorability scores reflect dissatisfaction with a government increasingly defined by missteps and internal strain. Merz’s hardline turn on migration — including this week’s proposal that up to 80 percent of Syrian refugees leave Germany — has triggered backlash from his own coalition. His efforts to strike deals with the Taliban to deport migrants […]
Continue ReadingWorld’s oldest known tortoise, Jonathan, dies aged 193
The vet who cared for the giant tortoise said he had left behind a “legacy of resilience and longevity”.
Continue ReadingChina visit: sustainable e-commerce, fair competition and product safety | News
MEPs addressed current e-commerce challenges and the profound impact that they are having on the European single market. During their first official visit for eight years, MEPs met with Chinese parliamentarians and regulators to study the local business model and its market supervision framework. They looked into the differences between the European and Chinese consumer […]
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