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A former University of South Florida student has been charged with killing his roommate and the roommate’s girlfriend — two doctoral students from Bangladesh who disappeared earlier this month, authorities said Saturday. Hisham Abugharbieh, 26, is facing two counts of premeditated murder in the first degree with a weapon in…

Listen to this articleEstimated 2 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.Canadian businessman Frank Stronach’s second sexual assault trial has been pushed back to next year.Stronach, who is currently awaiting…

A leaked email suggests the Pentagon has outlined a set of options aimed at penalising NATO countries that rejected calls to assist in the Iran war, suspending Spain’s membership of NATO, as well as undermining US support for the UK’s territorial control of the Falklands. The internal email describes the…

Published on 24/04/2026 – 13:40 GMT+2 Posts shared on X feature what appears to be a BBC News report of an interview with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy from his office in Kyiv. In the background of the footage, a painting is visible, identified as Nature morte aux cerises, or “Still Life…

Two cabinet-level ministers in Peru have resigned after interim President Jose Maria Balcazar announced he would defer a decision to buy F-16 fighter jets from the United States company Lockheed Martin.Defence Minister Carlos Diaz and Foreign Minister Hugo de Zela cited their opposition to the move in their resignation letters…

Published on 24/04/2026 – 13:40 GMT+2 Posts shared on X feature what appears to be a BBC News report of an interview with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy from his office in Kyiv. In the background of the footage, a painting is visible, identified as Nature morte aux cerises, or “Still Life…

Published on 24/04/2026 – 13:44 GMT+2 A letter is circulating in the European Parliament warning of the concentration that might result from the system of quotas allocation contained in the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement and the potential for major South American agricultural firms to abuse it. The document, sent to EU…

Published on 24/04/2026 – 13:40 GMT+2 Posts shared on X feature what appears to be a BBC News report of an interview with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy from his office in Kyiv. In the background of the footage, a painting is visible, identified as Nature morte aux cerises, or “Still Life…

Disruption to fuel and fertiliser supplies due to the Strait of Hormuz closure will hit crop yields, UNDP chief warns.Published On 23 Apr 202623 Apr 2026The Iran war will push more than 30 million people back into poverty, with the knock-on effects of the conflict likely to increase food insecurity…

Monterrey, Mexico – In July 2024, following the arrest of cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada in Texas, activist Maria Isabel Cruz and her colleagues started to notice a troubling trend.Zambada was the cofounder of the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the most powerful criminal networks in Mexico. Authorities in the…

Published on 24/04/2026 – 13:40 GMT+2 Posts shared on X feature what appears to be a BBC News report of an interview with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy from his office in Kyiv. In the background of the footage, a painting is visible, identified as Nature morte aux cerises, or “Still Life…

Amnesty International calls Traore government’s move a ‘flagrant attack’ on basic rights.Published On 17 Apr 202617 Apr 2026Burkina Faso’s military government has ordered the dissolution of more than 100 associations and civil society groups – which rights groups are calling an “attack” on basic rights.It is the latest crackdown in…