Palestinians in one of the only Gaza cities not overrun by Israeli ground forces during the war will vote this weekend in municipal elections that will feature some pro-Hamas candidates, offering a rare barometer of the militant group’s popularity. The vote in Deir al-Balah is part of Palestinian Authority municipal elections that Palestinians have cast … Read more
Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s former shah, urged European governments not to appease Iran’s leadership and said continuing negotiations would only preserve the existing power structure. “If you think you can make peace with this regime, you are very mistaken,” he said during a news conference in Berlin on Thursday. “It will never … Read more
PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, April 23: Le Parisien reports on an “unprecedented” criminal complaint filed against food delivery giants UberEats and Deliveroo for human trafficking in France. Le Monde looks at the important role of priests in the war in Ukraine and we also look at a suggestion to rename the Donbas to “Donnyland”, in … Read more
Mexico’s government and the White House sparred Wednesday over the death of two Americans in connection to an anti-drug raid, after US media reported the officials were CIA personnel. The two Americans died in a car accident on Sunday in the northern state of Chihuahua. Two Mexican investigators also died in the crash. Source link
Iran seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz as it tightened its grip on the strategic waterway after US President Donald Trump announced he was indefinitely calling off attacks, with no sign of peace talks restarting. The status of a two-week-old ceasefire, due to have expired earlier this week, remained unclear. Source link
Lebanese and Israeli envoys will meet for the second time in two weeks in Washington on Thursday, building on nascent contacts between the states, with Lebanon hoping for the extension of a shaky ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel. The 10-day, US-mediated ceasefire is set to expire on Sunday. For more, Stuart Norval is joined by … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) continues to set the pace of the market, but altcoins fail to keep up with that movement. This is what the analysts at Altcoin Vector, a division of the Swissblock analysis firm, warn. they point out that The current environment is not favorable to position aggressively in alternative cryptocurrencies. The analysis, published on … Read more
EU leaders will welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday in Cyprus to celebrate the release of a 90-billion-euro ($105 billion) loan for Kyiv after a prolonged deadlock. Preliminary approval for the badly needed money came on Wednesday but a definitive sign-off is expected by Thursday, before European Union leaders hold talks with Zelensky in … Read more
Shareholders in Warner Brothers Discovery are voting this Thursday to approve or reject a $110 billion acquisition offer from Paramount Skydance in the face of widespread opposition from Hollywood workers. Also in this edition: the US considers currency swap deals with its Middle Eastern and Asian allies, and European airlines face a turbulent summer travel … Read more
Skip to next section Bavaria: Police arrest two suspected spies 04/23/202623 April 2026 Bavaria: Police arrest two suspected spies Police in Bavaria arrested two suspected spies earlier this month, authorities announced Thursday. Prosecutors in Munich said the two men were arrested on April 12 during a routine check on the A6 Autobahn near the small … Read more