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Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to death
Salehi's music denounced government corruption and suppression of dissent.
April 24, 2024Mexico's chief detective apologizes for saying his country is the 'champion' of fentanyl production
The head of Mexico’s detective service has apologized for saying his country is “the champion” of fentanyl and meth production
April 25, 2024A top Qatari official urges Israel and Hamas to do more to reach a cease-fire deal
A senior Qatari official has urged both Israel and Hamas to show “more commitment and more seriousness” in cease-fire negotiations
April 28, 2024
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Japan's ruling party loses all 3 seats in special vote, seen as punishment for corruption scandal
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s governing party appears to have lost all three seats in Sunday’s parliamentary by-elections
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German police arrest a Russian man in connection with the fatal stabbings of 2 Ukrainian men
German police say two Ukrainian men have been stabbed to death.
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April 28
Dozens in Italy give a fascist salute on the anniversary of Mussolini's execution
Dozens of people in northern Italy have raised their arms in the fascist salute to honor Italian dictator Benito Mussolini on the 79th anniversary of his execution
April 28
April 28
Top French diplomat arrives in Lebanon in attempt to broker a halt to Hezbollah-Israel clashes
French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné has arrived in Lebanon as part of diplomatic attempts to broker a deescalation in the conflict on the Lebanon-Israel border
April 28
April 28
Passage of harsh anti-LGBTQ+ law in Iraq draws diplomatic backlash
Human rights groups and diplomat have criticized a law that was quietly passed by the Iraqi parliament over the weekend that would impose heavy prison sentences on gay and transgender people
April 28
April 28
Armed men kidnap a senior judge in Pakistan’s restive northwest
Pakistani police say armed gunmen have kidnapped a senior judge in Pakistan’s restive northwest
April 28
April 28
Aerial photos show wide devastation left by tornado in China's Guangzhou
Aerial photos posted by Chinese state media have shown the wide devastation of a part of the southern city of Guangzhou after a tornado swept through the day before, killing five people, injuring dozens others and damaging over a hundred buildings
April 28
April 28
Russian drones set a hotel ablaze in a Ukrainian Black Sea city
Officials in Ukraine say Russian drones struck the Black Sea city of Mykolaiv, setting a hotel ablaze and damaging energy infrastructure while ammunition shortages continue to hobble Kyiv’s troops in the more than 2-year-old war
April 28
April 28
Dubai plans to move busy international airport to a $35B new facility within 10 years
Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, will move its operations to the city-state’s second, sprawling airfield in its southern desert reaches “within the next 10 years” in a project worth nearly $35 billion
April 28
April 28
A top Qatari official urges Israel and Hamas to do more to reach a cease-fire deal
A senior Qatari official has urged both Israel and Hamas to show “more commitment and more seriousness” in cease-fire negotiations
April 28
April 28
A Hindu festival in southwestern Pakistan brings a mountainous region to life
More than 100,000 Hindus are expected to climb mud volcanoes and steep rocks in southwestern Pakistan as part of a three-day pilgrimage to one of the faith's holiest sites
April 28
April 28
Renowned Peruvian investigative reporter battles criminalized smear campaign — and cancer
One of Latin America’s most storied journalists, Gustavo Gorriti has endured death threats from drug traffickers, survived Peru’s harrowing Shining Path insurgency and a kidnapping by silencer-toting military intelligence agents during a 1992 president...
April 28
April 28
African farmers look to the past and the future to address climate change
From ancient fertilizer methods in Zimbabwe to new greenhouse technology in Somalia, farmers across the heavily agriculture-reliant African continent are looking both to the past and future to respond to climate change
April 28
April 28
A funeral is held for 20 Cambodian soldiers killed in an arms depot explosion at an army base
Cambodia has held a funeral for 20 soldiers who died at an army base in a huge explosion of stored munitions that also wounded several others and damaged nearby houses
April 28
April 28
Pope visits Venice to speak to artists and inmates and finds city taxing day-trippers
Pope Francis has met with women prisoners in Venice who are the protagonists of the Vatican pavilion at the Venice Biennale art fair
April 28
April 27
Mexican journalist is slain south of Mexico City, spurring outrage among colleagues
Mexican journalists are protesting a day after one of their colleagues was killed in the southern state of Morelos
April 27
April 27
Two Russian journalists jailed on 'extremism' charges for alleged work for Navalny group
They're accused of working for a group founded by Alexei Navalny.
April 27
April 27
Assailants ambush and kill 3 police officers in southern Chile, shaking the country
Authorities say armed assailants have ambushed and killed three law enforcement officers in southern Chile before setting their car on fire
April 27
April 27
Thousands rally in Madrid to urge Spanish leader Pedro Sánchez not to resign
Thousands of supporters and party members of Spain’s Socialist party have rallied outside the party’s national headquarters in Madrid
April 27
April 27
A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake shakes Indonesia's Java Island, felt in Jakarta
A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook the southern part of Indonesia’s main island of Java but there are no immediate reports of injury or significant property damage
April 27
April 27
As EU election campaigns kick off in Germany, the Ukraine war, rise of far right are dominant themes
Several German parties have kicked off their campaigns for the election of the European Parliament in June with a focus on issues such as the war in Ukraine and many European voters’ support for far-right nationalist parties across the continent
April 27
April 27
Ships from Turkey planning to deliver aid to Gaza were denied right to sail
A three-ship flotilla planning to reach Gaza with humanitarian aid from Turkey has been prevented from sailing by Guinea-Bissau authorities, which took down their country’s flags from two ships
April 27
April 27
Iraqi authorities are investigating the killing of a social media influencer
Iraqi authorities are investigating the killing of a well-known social media influencer who was shot by an armed motorcyclist in front of her home in central Baghdad
April 27
April 27
Yemen's Houthi rebels claim downing US Reaper drone, release footage showing wreckage of aircraft
They aired footage of parts that corresponded to known pieces of the aircraft.
April 27
April 27
It's 30 years since apartheid ended. South Africa's celebrations are set against growing discontent
South Africa has marked 30 years since the end of apartheid with a ceremony in the capital
April 27
April 27
As Charles announces a return to public-facing duties, a look at recent events involving the royals
King Charles III is on the comeback trail
April 27
April 27
Russia arrests another suspect in the concert hall attack that killed 144
A Moscow court has detained another suspect as an accomplice in the attack by gunmen on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed 144 people in March, the Moscow City Courts Telegram channel said Saturday
April 27
April 27
20 Cambodian soldiers killed in ammunition explosion at a military base
Cambodia’s prime minister says 20 soldiers have been killed and several others wounded in an ammunition explosion at a base in the southwest of the country
April 27
April 27
The Cambodian prime minister says 20 soldiers killed in an explosion at a military base, several others injured
The Cambodian prime minister says 20 soldiers killed in an explosion at a military base, several others injured
April 27
April 27
Orange crush: Boats packed with revelers tour Amsterdam canals to celebrate the king's birthday
Decked in the national orange color, dancing to music, and eating orange-glazed pastries, many in the Netherlands are marking King’s Day, celebrating the monarch’s birthday who is enjoying a slight rise in popularity as per a national poll
April 27
April 27
A tornado in southern China kills 5 people and damages factories in the metropolis of Guangzhou
State media says a tornado has struck the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, killing five people and damaging more than 140 factory buildings
April 27
April 27
British troops may be tasked with delivering Gaza aid, BBC report says
The BBC is reporting that British troops may be tasked with delivering aid to Gaza from an offshore pier now under construction by the U.S. military
April 27
April 27
Pro-Palestinian students have peacefully evacuated prestigious Paris university campus building
Students in Paris inspired by Gaza solidarity encampments at campuses in the United States have peacefully evacuated a campus building at a prestigious French university after days of tensions
April 27
April 27
Hamas is reviewing an Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as a planned Rafah offensive looms
Hamas says it is reviewing the proposal as a planned Rafah offensive looms.
April 27
April 27
Russia renews attacks on the Ukrainian energy sector
Russia has launched a barrage of missiles against Ukraine directed at energy facilities
April 27
April 27
The US and China talk past each other on most issues, but at least they’re still talking
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up his just-concluded latest visit to China with a stop at a Beijing record store where he bought albums by Taylor Swift and Chinese rocker Dou Wei in a symbolic nod to cross-cultural exchanges and underst...
April 27
April 27
South Africa remembers an historic election every April 27. Here's why this year is so poignant
South Africans celebrate their “Freedom Day” every April 27
April 27
April 27
Long lines form and frustration grows as Cuba runs short of cash
Alejandro Fonseca stood in line for several hours outside a bank in Havana hoping to withdraw Cuban pesos from an ATM
April 27
April 26
Canadian province will make changes to try to stop drug use in public places, premier says
The British Columbia government is making changes to its drug decriminalization policy to stop drug use in public places
April 26
April 26
Orca calf swims out of Canadian lagoon where it had been trapped more than a month
Officials in Canada say a young killer whale that was trapped for more than a month in a lagoon on Vancouver Island has gotten past a bottleneck at high tide, reaching an inlet that could take it to the open sea
April 26
April 26
Blinken in China amid growing concerns over TikTok ban
Sec. Antony Blinken met with China’s President Xi Jinping concerning Russia, Taiwan, and global trade.
April 26
April 26
The family of Mexican serial killer's first known victim protest at the site where bones were found
The family and supporters of a missing woman who may have been the Mexico City serial killer’s first known victim are protesting at the site where bones were found last week
April 26
April 26
Mexican film wins top prize at Moscow International Film Festival while major studios boycott Russia
A Mexican film has won the top prize at the Moscow International Film Festival which took place as major Western studios boycott the Russian market and as Russia’s war in Ukraine grinds into its third year
April 26
April 26
Tourist hospitalized after shark attack. Tobago closes several beaches
A shark attack on a British tourist in the southeastern Caribbean prompted the government of Trinidad and Tobago to close seven beaches and a marine park
April 26
April 26
Orbán challenger leads protest calling for child protection after sexual abuse scandal in Hungary
An aspiring challenger to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has renewed his calls for change
April 26
April 26
Hackers claim to have infiltrated Belarus' main security service
A Belarusian hacker activist group claims to have infiltrated the network of the country’s main security agency and obtained access to personal files of over 8,600 staffers of the KGB, the security service that still goes under its Soviet name
April 26
April 26
King Charles III to return to some public duties
The palace says the king will still undergo cancer treatment and each engagement will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
April 26
April 26
Journalists sign manifesto in defense of Spanish PM and wife, criticize right-wing media, parties
Thousands of Spanish journalists have come out in support of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his wife following Sánchez’s announceement that he was considering his future as premier after a court opened preliminary proceedings against his wife...
April 26
April 26
Pope to bring his call for ethical artificial intelligence to G7 summit in June in southern Italy
Pope Francis is taking his call for artificial intelligence to be developed and used according to ethical lines to the Group of 7 industrialized nations
April 26
April 26
British Army says horses that bolted and ran loose in central London continue 'to be cared for'
The British Army says the military horses that bolted and ran loose when spooked by construction noise in central London earlier this week “continue to be cared for and closely observed."
April 26