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Indonesia puts four soldiers on trial over acid attack on activist 

29 April 2026

A trial has opened in a military court in Jakarta for four Indonesian soldiers accused of carrying out an acid attack on...

‘Encouraging’: Global rainforest loss slows in 2025 after record year 

29 April 2026

The pace of tropical forest destruction eased last year from a record high but has remained at alarming levels, accordin...

Europe named ‘fastest-warming continent’ in latest climate change report 

29 April 2026

News|Climate Crisis Nearly all of Europe experienced above-average annual temperatures in 2025, a year that included rec...

Iran war: What’s happening on day 61 as UAE exits OPEC? 

29 April 2026

News|US-Israel war on Iran US President Donald Trump says Iran is in a “state of collapse” and has urged a swift lif...

Two Kashmir brothers: One killed by rebels, another by army 26 years later 

29 April 2026

Indian-administered Kashmir – Rashid Ahmad Mughal was barely six when armed rebels barged into their home in Chunt Wal...

US Senate blocks bid to stop Trump using military against Cuba 

29 April 2026

News|Donald Trump The United States Senate has blocked a resolution that would have prevented President Donald Trump fro...

US, Latin America countries criticise China’s retaliation over Panama Canal 

29 April 2026

Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States have released a joint statement in sup...

Lebanon’s PM slams Israel’s ‘war crimes’ as attack kills 3 rescue workers 

28 April 2026

Lebanon’s prime minister has accused Israel of perpetrating a “heinous crime” in the targeting and killing of civi...

Trump to feature on limited-edition US passports for 250th anniversary 

28 April 2026

United States President Donald Trump will feature on a new, limited-edition US passport being issued to mark the country...

US appeals court rejects Trump’s immigration detention policy 

28 April 2026

A United States federal appeals court has rejected the Trump administration’s practice of subjecting most people arres...