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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled House approved a three-year reauthorization of a divisive U.S. surveillance program ahead of its expiration on Friday, adding new oversight measures but stopping short of the warrant requirement that critics have demanded.A large group of Democrats joined most Republicans in passing the bill by a…

Published on 30/04/2026 – 12:06 GMT+2•Updated 20:39 Israeli import company Zenziper has halted the unloading of a cargo vessel allegedly carrying grain stolen by Russia from temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories, Israeli media have reported. Ukraine’s foreign ministry welcomed the development, saying it shows that Kyiv’s legal and diplomatic efforts are…

Published on 01/05/2026 – 10:10 GMT+2•Updated 10:12 A 45-year-old man was charged with attempted murder on Friday in the stabbings of two Jewish men in London, the latest in a string of attacks that have sparked fear and anger in Britain’s Jewish community. London Metropolitan Police said the suspect, identified…

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has cast doubt on accusations by the United States that Sinaloa Governor Ruben Rocha collaborated with the Sinaloa drug cartel after US prosecutors charged him with having ties to organised crime.“My position on these events is as follows: truth, justice and the defence of sovereignty,” Sheinbaum…

The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday handed Republicans their biggest victory yet in the perpetual battle to control the House of Representatives and statehouses across the country — but it may have come too late to have much of an effect on this year’s midterm elections.The 6-3 ruling…

By&nbspIoannis Karagiorgas&nbspwith&nbspAFP Published on 01/05/2026 – 10:46 GMT+2•Updated 12:27 Dozens of activists on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla which was intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters near Crete disembarked on Friday in the Greek island. Escorted by Greek coast guards, some 175 activists were taken in four buses to a…

Brazilian media reports that Alexandre Ramagem fled the country after being convicted for involvement in a coup plot.Published On 13 Apr 202613 Apr 2026Brazilian media have reported that the country’s former intelligence chief, Alexandre Ramagem, has been detained by immigration authorities in the United States, where he had fled after…