Tuesday, April 7, 2026

World Affairs

Taiwan opposition leader visits China for expected meeting with Xi Jinping

Cheng Li-wun said she "gladly accepted" Xi Jinping's invitation and hopes to be a "bridge for peace".

Australia arrests ex-soldier Roberts-Smith over alleged Afghan war crimes | Human Rights News

Arrest comes after Roberts-Smith lost case against journalists who said he was involved in murders of unarmed...

China is winning one AI race, the US another – but either might pull ahead

Both sides don't want to let their rival dominate. And the competition may yet be transformed further.

‘Why would Iran agree to a ceasefire given US and Israeli track record?’ | US-Israel war on Iran

NewsFeedPolitical analyst Trita Parsi says no one should be surprised that Iran has rejected the idea of...

Kanye West’s right to enter UK under review after festival outcry

Also on Monday, the leader of Haringey Council, which manages the festival's Finsbury Park venue, said she...
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Amid muted Eid celebrations, violence surges across the West Bank | Israel-Palestine conflict News

As Muslims across the world marked Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan, and as the United States-Israel war on Iran stretched into its...

Ultimatums, diplomacy and a trip to Graceland as Trump eyes a deal with Iran

America may be a nation at war, but the president's activities have been a mix of diplomacy and diversions - with the occasional...

Israel bombs petrol station in southern Lebanon | US-Israel war on Iran

NewsFeedAn Israeli attack has hit a petrol station in southern Lebanon, near the Rashidieh Camp for Palestinian refugees, triggering a huge explosion and...

Colombian military plane crash kills at least 66

Colombia's defence minister says it was a "tragic accident" but the cause is not yet clear.

‘Israel has been given a licence to torture Palestinians’ | United Nations

NewsFeedUN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has said the world gave Israel a ‘licence to torture Palestinians’ as she presented her latest report to...

US Senate confirms Markwayne Mullin as homeland security chief

The US senator will now oversee the embattled department after a series of immigration enforcement blunders.
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