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Iraqi president names Shia bloc candidate Ali al-Zaidi as PM-designate
27 April 2026The Iraqi President Nizar Amedi has named Ali al-Zaidi as prime minister-designate, and tasked him with forming a govern...
Gunmen kidnap 23 children from Nigerian orphanage
27 April 2026News|Conflict Gunmen have raided an orphanage and kidnapped at least 23 children, authorities in Nigeria report. The gan...
Ceasefire at risk as Pakistan and Afghanistan report cross-border attacks
27 April 2026Pakistan and Afghanistan have accused one another of launching new cross-border attacks. Afghanistan’s Taliban authori...
White House correspondents dinner shooting suspect charged
27 April 2026This is a breaking news story.
Suspected pirates steer cargo vessel towards Somalia
27 April 2026Pirates are suspected of having hijacked a cargo vessel off the coast of Somalia, officials and maritime security gro...
Analysis: Bennett-Lapid alliance attempt to unseat Israel’s Netanyahu
27 April 2026Israel’s far-right Naftali Bennett and centrist opposition leader Yair Lapid have announced that they will resume the ...
Melania Trump blasts Kimmel, calls on ABC to ‘take stand’ against comedian
27 April 2026First Lady Melania Trump has called on the ABC TV network to “take a stand” against comedian Jimmy Kimmel for jokes ...
Plane crashes near South Sudan’s Juba, killing all 14 on board
27 April 2026News|Aviation A plane has crashed on the outskirts of South Sudan’s capital, Juba, killing all 13 passengers and the p...
Timeline: How Mali went from democracy beacon to instability
27 April 2026Mali’s security crisis has worsened since rival armed groups have allied and launched coordinated attacks across the c...
Iran offers Hormuz deal without nuclear talks, as it seeks broader buy-in
27 April 2026Islamabad, Pakistan – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has discussed with regional interlocutors a proposal aim...