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Published on 30/04/2026 – 12:30 GMT+2•Updated 13:12 Israeli naval forces have intercepted 22 ships and arrested 175 activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla, the largest-ever humanitarian mission bound for Gaza. Israel’s Foreign Affairs Ministry confirmed the overnight interception, in international waters near Crete, adding that drugs had been found on…

Aid agencies warn that time is running out to avoid an ‘irreversible humanitarian catastrophe’.Published On 28 Apr 202628 Apr 2026Nearly eight million people in South Sudan are at risk of acute hunger as conflict and displacement worsen an already dire humanitarian crisis, according to a United Nations-backed report.Published on Tuesday,…

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has blamed a ‘narco-terrorist group’ led by a former FARC fighter for the attack.Published On 28 Apr 202628 Apr 2026The death toll from a deadly highway bombing in southwestern Colombia has risen to at least 20, the governor of the Cauca region has said.Governor Octavio Guzman…

Before the words were even written on a Supreme Court decision striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana, some states already were taking steps to respond to it.Wednesday’s ruling significantly limits the use of race when drawing voting districts, weakening a Civil Rights-era law that has boosted minority…

Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Conservative MPs are calling on the auditor general to probe the federal government’s handling of a $250-million program which…

Croatia signed a deal with the United States on Wednesday to boost the expansion of gas pipelines and energy infrastructure throughout the Balkans, a step that could bind the country to long-term reliance on fossil fuels and threaten the EU’s energy and climate objectives. The agreement, signed in Dubrovnik by…

The world’s militaries spent $2.88 trillion in 2025, an increase of 2.9 percent from the year before, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s (SIPRI) latest report.To put that number into perspective, $2.88 trillion amounts to $350 of military spending for each person on the planet.In this visual explainer,…

China has detained nearly 70 Panamanian-flagged ships after a Supreme Court ruling on the Panama Canal, US officials say.Published On 29 Apr 202629 Apr 2026Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States have released a joint statement in support of Panama, while criticising Chinese economic retaliation,…

Croatia signed a deal with the United States on Wednesday to boost the expansion of gas pipelines and energy infrastructure throughout the Balkans, a step that could bind the country to long-term reliance on fossil fuels and threaten the EU’s energy and climate objectives. The agreement, signed in Dubrovnik by…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, will be heading home following a record-setting deployment of more than 300 days that included participating in the war against Iran and capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, two U.S. officials said Wednesday. The Ford will be…

Croatia signed a deal with the United States on Wednesday to boost the expansion of gas pipelines and energy infrastructure throughout the Balkans, a step that could bind the country to long-term reliance on fossil fuels and threaten the EU’s energy and climate objectives. The agreement, signed in Dubrovnik by…

Spain’s migration policy is “almost like a state policy”, focused on integration, coexistence and recognising the positive contribution of migrants, the country’s migration minister Elma Saiz told Euronews. While much of Europe is hardening its stance on migration, Spain, under Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s leadership, is taking a very different…

Days after armed groups launched large-scale attacks on Malian Armed Forces’ bases, military ruler Assimi Goita on Tuesday said the situation was “under control”, with Russian security forces providing air support to prevent rebels from capturing key positions, including the presidential palace in capital Bamako.But the security situation in the…

Senator ​Tim Kaine says if anyone did to the US ‘what we are doing to Cuba’, it would be considered ‘an act of war’.Published On 29 Apr 202629 Apr 2026The United States Senate has blocked a resolution that would have prevented President Donald Trump from ordering ⁠military action against Cuba…

Croatia signed a deal with the United States on Wednesday to boost the expansion of gas pipelines and energy infrastructure throughout the Balkans, a step that could bind the country to long-term reliance on fossil fuels and threaten the EU’s energy and climate objectives. The agreement, signed in Dubrovnik by…

No country can “prohibit the freedom of navigation” on international waterways, the chief of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Arsenio Dominguez, told Euronews amid an ongoing standoff between Washington and Tehran over the passage of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. Asked about the US Navy’s blockade of Iranian ports,…

Roelf Meyer will replace the South African ambassador who was expelled from the US by President Donald Trump in 2025.Published On 15 Apr 202615 Apr 2026South Africa has appointed Roelf Meyer, who helped negotiate the end of white minority rule in his country in the 1990s, as the next ambassador…

Venezuelan president says limited sanctions relief has not been enough to stabilise the country’s turbulent economy.Published On 14 Apr 202614 Apr 2026Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez has called on the United States to lift the suite of sanctions that have hammered the country’s economy.Her remarks on Tuesday came after the…