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Indonesia, US sign ‘major’ defence cooperation agreement 

14 April 2026

⁠US ⁠Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ⁠has hailed the establishment of a “major defence cooperation partnership...

Super Typhoon Sinlaku bears down on Northern Mariana Islands, Guam 

14 April 2026

Super Typhoon Sinlaku is closing in on the remote Mariana Islands in the northern Pacific Ocean, where the massive storm...

US military kills two men in new strike on vessel in eastern Pacific 

13 April 2026

News|Crimes Against Humanity The ⁠United States military has ⁠carried out another attack on a vessel in the eastern ...

Hezbollah leader urges Lebanon’s government to pull out of Israel talks 

13 April 2026

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has rejected an upcoming meeting between the Lebanese government and Israel in the United S...

Brazilian ex-intelligence chief detained by US immigration authorities 

13 April 2026

News|Crime Brazilian media have reported that the country’s former intelligence chief, Alexandre Ramagem, has been det...

Government candidate Wadagni on course to win Benin presidential vote 

13 April 2026

News|Elections Benin’s government-backed candidate, Romuald Wadagni, is on course to win the country’s presidential ...

UN experts slam attacks on Gaza shelters, forced displacement in West Bank 

13 April 2026

United Nations experts have reiterated calls for an end to Israeli attacks on displaced Palestinians in Gaza as well as ...

Philippines accuses China of using cyanide to poison South China Sea atoll 

13 April 2026

The Philippines says it has discovered cyanide on Chinese boats near a disputed South China Sea atoll, warning the subst...

Trump deletes image of himself as Jesus-like savior after backlash 

13 April 2026

US President Donald Trump is facing growing backlash after posting an AI-generated image of himself as a Jesus-like figu...

Colombia to cull hippo population founded by drug lord 

13 April 2026

News|Wildlife Colombia has approved plans to cull dozens of hippos roaming across a region in the centre of the country....