Thursday, April 23, 2026

World Affairs

US soldier charged with using Polymarket to bet on Nicolas Maduro abduction | Government News

The United States Department of Justice has filed criminal charges against an active-duty soldier for placing a bet on the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, using classified...

US boards ship carrying Iran oil as Trump threatens mine-laying vessels

Central Command said it has intercepted 33 vessels since imposing a blockade on ships coming to and...

EU formally approves 90bn euro Ukraine loan and new sanctions on Russia | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy welcomes the development, urging that the first tranche be disbursed by May or June.Published...

Huge chunk of glacier blocks Everest route in peak climbing season

Sherpas cannot prepare the route to the world's highest peak because a huge block of ice is...

How Trump’s Iran war is driving military dissent | US-Israel war on Iran News

From protests to quiet resistance, dissent is rising inside the United States military over the US-Israel war...
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Iran war live: Qatar, Saudi energy sites attacked; Riyadh says trust gone | US-Israel war on Iran News

blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, Iranian strikes come after Israel attacked Iran’s South Pars gasfield, with President Pezeshkian warning of ‘uncontrollable consequences’ that could ‘engulf...

US civil rights leader Cesar Chavez accused of sexual abuse

The allegations have prompted the cancellations of events and celebrations planned in his honour later this month.

Dolores Huerta, sexual violence survivors speak out against Cesar Chavez | Sexual Assault News

Content note: This story contains details of sexual violence. Civil rights icon Dolores Huerta is one of several women in the United States speaking...

Ecuador gang leader wanted for murder of presidential candidate arrested

Officials believe the man - known as Lobo Menor - is linked to the killing of Fernando Villavicencio in 2023.

Why Trump Keeps Saying ‘Nuclear’

Our national security reporter David E. Sanger describes how President Trump is considering a risky commando operation at an Iranian nuclear site.By David...

Iranians burn Trump, Netanyahu effigies at warship victim rally

Iranians in Tehran burned effigies of Israeli PM Netanyahu and US President Trump.
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