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Melania Trump blasts Kimmel, calls on ABC to ‘take stand’ against comedian 

27 April 2026

First Lady Melania Trump has called on the ABC TV network to “take a stand” against comedian Jimmy Kimmel for jokes ...

Gunmen kidnap 23 children from Nigerian orphanage 

27 April 2026

News|Conflict Gunmen have raided an orphanage and kidnapped at least 23 children, authorities in Nigeria report. The gan...

Ceasefire at risk as Pakistan and Afghanistan report cross-border attacks 

27 April 2026

Pakistan and Afghanistan have accused one another of launching new cross-border attacks. Afghanistan’s Taliban authori...

Iran offers Hormuz deal without nuclear talks, as it seeks broader buy-in 

27 April 2026

Islamabad, Pakistan – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has discussed with regional interlocutors a proposal aim...

Canada’s Carney announces a sovereign wealth fund 

27 April 2026

News|Business and Economy Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government is developing a government-owned inves...

DR Congo to establish US-backed paramilitary guard for mines 

27 April 2026

News|Mining The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) plans to set up a paramilitary unit to secure the country’s lar...

NPT summit: Can nuclear pact survive US-Israel war on Iran? 

27 April 2026

The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), the cornerstone of global efforts to prevent the spread of...

Rival armed groups join forces against the Malian state: What next? 

27 April 2026

A series of coordinated attacks carried out by ⁠⁠armed groups across Mali has exposed security vulnerabilities in th...

Plane crashes near South Sudan’s Juba, killing all 14 on board 

27 April 2026

News|Aviation A plane has crashed on the outskirts of South Sudan’s capital, Juba, killing all 13 passengers and the p...

Timeline: How Mali went from democracy beacon to instability 

27 April 2026

Mali’s security crisis has worsened since rival armed groups have allied and launched coordinated attacks across the c...