A Paris court has ruled that Lafarge and former executives helped finance armed groups in Syria to keep a cement plant running, imposing fines and prison terms in a landmark case.
Read report »The packet says two suspects were detained after the attack inside a mosque in Khinjan district on the event date, 2026-04-13.
Read report »Iraq’s presidency changed hands in Baghdad after parliament elected Nizar Amidi and he completed the formal handover from Abdul Latif Rashid.
Read report »Peruvians are voting in a 35-candidate presidential race defined by rising crime, public anger and a likely runoff.
Read report »Police and prosecutors searched election offices and a private company after ballot-delivery failures disrupted voting in Lima.
Read report »Hungary's April 12, 2026 parliamentary election ended Orbán's 16 years in power, with BBC reporting saying Magyar's Tisza party was on course for a two-thirds majority.
Read report »Iranian diaspora protesters gathered in Bangkok outside the US embassy as Islamabad hosted ceasefire talks, pressing for tougher pressure on Tehran.
Read report »PUK candidate Nizar Amedi won Iraq's presidency in a second-round parliamentary ballot, defeating Muthanna Amin 227 to 15.
Read report »The veteran leader's landslide confirms another five years in power in a vote that drew little real competition.
Read report »A 20-year-old suspect has been arrested after a fire was started at the home of OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman, who was not injured in the incident.
Read report »The Horn of Africa state holds an election widely expected to extend the president's 27-year rule.
Read report »The ruling against the Nobel Prize-winning rights group followed a closed hearing and raised fears that authorities could target a wide range of Memorial projects and supporters.
Read report »Pakistan tightened security in Islamabad ahead of planned US-Iran talks, sealing off areas around the Serena Hotel where delegates were expected to stay.
Read report »A small anti-war demonstration in Ottawa reflected growing public opposition to the wider Middle East conflict outside the American embassy.
Read report »A federal court sentenced the British-American dealer known as the Ketamine Queen to 15 years in prison in a high-profile case tied to Matthew Perry’s death.
Read report »Rex Heuermann has changed his plea to guilty in a long-running New York case tied to the killings of multiple women.
Read report »Large crowds filled locations across Japan, including outside the National Diet in Tokyo, in a protest movement that focused on war, politics and public frustration with the government.
Read report »Residents in western Iran formed a human chain after Donald Trump's threats against key infrastructure, signaling public resistance as tensions with Washington deepen.
Read report »Demonstrators outside the White House called for Donald Trump’s removal and accused him of war crimes after he said US strikes on Iran would be paused for two weeks.
Read report »Vietnam News says the new prime minister pledged loyalty to the fatherland, the people and the constitution, highlighting the formal language of top-level appointments in Hanoi.
Read report »South Sudan’s president removed the speaker of the transitional parliament and her deputy after his ruling party backed a vote accusing both of corruption and mismanagement.
Read report »Left-wing activists gathered at the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv to call for an end to the war with Iran as anti-war dissent widened.
Read report »Police arrested two demonstrators outside RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk after a large peace blockade formed at the base gate on the event date 2026-04-04.
Read report »Authorities in New Iberia said the crash that injured parade-goers does not appear intentional, but investigators are still assessing what happened.
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