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Russia and Ukraine declare competing ceasefires 

04 May 2026

Russia and Ukraine have declared competing unilateral ceasefires in their four-year war. Russia announced on Monday that...

Hormuz tensions push ceasefire to the brink as Trump threatens Iran 

04 May 2026

US President Donald Trump has warned that Iran would be “blown off the face of the Earth” if it attacks United State...

Brazil’s Lula to travel to US to meet with Trump later this week 

04 May 2026

News|Donald Trump Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is expected to travel to the United States to meet with ...

Mali leader Goita takes defence post after minister killed 

04 May 2026

The leader of Mali’s military government, Assimi Goita, has taken on the role of defence minister following the killin...

Tackling methane emissions key for climate change and energy security: IEA 

04 May 2026

Tackling methane emissions in the fossil fuel sector would help efforts to hold back climate change and increase energy ...

Zambia delaying US deals over minerals and data demands 

04 May 2026

The Zambian government has suspended negotiations with the United States on multi-billion dollar deals for health servic...

Gangland wars killing dozens of bystanders, report Swedish police 

04 May 2026

News|Crime Twenty-three innocent bystanders have been killed and 30 wounded in gangland shootings in Sweden over the pas...

US Supreme Court temporarily lifts ban on abortion pill mail delivery 

04 May 2026

The United States Supreme Court has temporarily reinstated a rule allowing an abortion pill to be prescribed through tel...

Car-ramming incident kills at least two people in Germany 

04 May 2026

A car has been driven into a crowd in the German city of Leipzig killing at least two people. Police said the driver had...