The Lebanese health ministry said Israeli strikes on Tuesday killed eight people, including civil defense rescuers, and wounded two soldiers in the country’s south, despite an ongoing ceasefire. The Israeli military, meanwhile, announced it had found and destroyed a large Hezbollah tunnel network used by elite fighters in southern Lebanon. FRANCE 24’s Noga Tarnopolsky reports … Read more
A South Korean appeals court on Wednesday increased the sentence of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol from five years to seven years in an obstruction of justice case. In January, a lower court sentenced Yoon to five years in prison for abuse of power, using presidential security agents to prevent his arrest and … Read more
The United Arab Emirates said Tuesday it will leave OPEC effective May 1, stripping the oil cartel of its third-largest producer and further weakening its leverage over global oil supplies and prices. The UAE’s decision had been rumored as a possibility for some time, as it pushed back in recent years against OPEC production quotas … Read more
Mali’s military leader on Tuesday insisted the situation in his country was “under control” as he made his first public address since unprecedented large-scale attacks at the weekend destabilized his ruling junta. Jihadists and Tuareg separatists are still positioned in the vast Sahelian country’s north, three days after launching a stunning wave of attacks, in … Read more
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Former FBI director James Comey has been accused of threatening the life of Donald Trump, officials said Tuesday, five months after a previous case against the outspoken critic of the US president was thrown out. The indictment by a grand jury in North Carolina stems from an Instagram post the 65-year-old Comey made in May … Read more
Britain’s King Charles and Donald Trump hailed their countries’ longstanding ties at a White House state dinner Tuesday — despite the US president claiming the monarch agreed with him on Iran’s nuclear weapons. Source link
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) issued a warning to the public on April 28, 2026 about the circulation of tokens that are presented as regulated stablecoins, but are not. According to the agency, Tokens identified with the symbols “HKDAP” and “HSBC” are circulating, which appear to be linked to authorized entities. However, the HKMA … Read more
Ryanair, Transavia, Volotea and other low-cost airlines are feeling the financial pain from high jet fuel prices as a result of the Middle East war and are cutting flights. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has taken a huge chunk of oil supplies off the market, sending the price of jet fuel soaring and … Read more
Hungary’s incoming Prime Minister Peter Magyar is set to meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for informal talks in Brussels on Wednesday. It comes as he pushes to restart Hungary’s ties with the EU, which suffered a major setback during Viktor Orbán’s tenure. What to expect from a Magyar visit to Brussels? Magyar … Read more