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US judge blocks Justice Department bid to seize voter data in Rhode Island 

News|Donald Trump A federal judge in the United States has dismissed a Department of Justice lawsuit seeking to access v...

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Pressure mounts on Peru’s election authorities amid presidential race delay 

Calls to remove the head of Peru’s electoral authority have intensified as delays and alleged irregularities clouded t...

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Trump seeks ‘resolution’ of his $10bn lawsuit against IRS, spurring concern 

Court filings have indicated that lawyers for President Donald Trump are seeking a resolution with the Department of Jus...

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UN warns South Sudan at risk of ‘full-scale famine’ as fighting intensifies 

17 April 2026

The UN’s humanitarian chief has warned that South Sudan is at a dangerous crossroads as it faces the risk of famine. T...

Starmer rejects calls to quit as pressure mounts over Mandelson vetting 

17 April 2026

News|Politics Keir Starmer says he is “absolutely furious” that he was not informed that Peter Mandelson failed his ...

Lebanon president says country is no longer a pawn amid Israel ceasefire 

17 April 2026

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has said that the country would no longer be an “arena for anyone’s wars”, and that...

World reacts to Strait of Hormuz reopening amid US-Iran conflict 

17 April 2026

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and United States President Donald Trump have said that the Strait of Hormuz is...

US Congress temporarily extends controversial surveillance power under FISA 

17 April 2026

News|Privacy The United States Congress has temporarily extended a controversial surveillance law which allows federal i...

Fifteen South American people deported from the US arrive in DR Congo 

17 April 2026

News|Migration Fifteen people who were deported from the United States have arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

What has Trump said ahead of possible US-Iran talks and what could it mean? 

17 April 2026

Washington, DC – United States President Donald Trump has posted a series of rapid-fire messages on the US-Israeli war...