UPI 22m

Man arrested after keeping nine-year-old son in locked van since 2024 - UPI.com

A man and his partner were arrested by French police after the man kept his son locked in a van since 2024 in order to prevent his partner from sending the boy for psychiatric treatment. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo April 11 (UPI) -- French authorities arrested a man and his pa»»»

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Ya Libnan 26m

Beirut airport remains open and operational despite Israeli bombing – Ya Libnan

Share: Beirut airport remains operational despite Israeli bombings A Middle East Airlines plane on the tarmac at Beirut Airport on April 10, 2026. © Anwar Amro, AFP Despite Israeli airstrikes in the area, Beirut airport remains operational. Kept open through close coordination and international gua»»»

Qatar Tribune 2h

Tale of Two Cities: Abdulrahman’s journeyof four decades from Doha to Jerusalem

Khaled Al Hameidi Doha Just before the sun reaches its peak above Doha’s skyline, when daylight shimmers across glass towers and a faint breeze moves through the alleys, Abu Abdulrahman settles into his usual seat at the edge of a café in Souq Waqif. He sits quietly, like a man guarding a fading er»»»

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UPI 3h

Man attacks 3 with machete, killed by police in Grand Central Station - UPI.com

1 of 2 | Blood and a machete lie on the platform after a man was shot by New York Police Department officers inside Grand Central Station in New York City Saturday. Three victims were hospitalized in stable condition with knife wounds and the suspect is dead, according to police. Photo by Olga Fedo»»»

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RT 3h

RT’s Steve Sweeney recounts missile strike in Lebanon as Tucker Carlson calls attack deliberate

American journalist Tucker Carlson has said an Israeli strike targeting RT correspondent Steve Sweeney in Lebanon was an “attempted assassination,” as he spoke with the reporter about the attack and his work in conflict zones. Sweeney and cameraman Ali Rida Sbeity were injured last month when an Is»»»

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UPI 5h

Appeals panel: Ballroom construction can continue for now - UPI.com

1 of 2 | President Donald Trump shows a rendition of the East Wing with the new White House Ballroom in October. An appeals court ruled Saturday that construction can continue on the ballroom. File Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo April 11 (UPI) -- A panel of judges said Saturday it will»»»

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Sputnik 6h

Iran Has Won the War, It Will Be Up to the US to Secure the Peace: Mohammad Marandi

Whether or not Iran-US peace negotiations succeed depends entirely on the American side, renowned international affairs commentator Dr. Mohammad Marandi told Sputnik, commenting on Saturday's unprecedented face-to-face talks in Islamabad, Pakistan. Iran didn’t start the war, it wasn’t the one to es»»»

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UPI 7h

4 women accuse Rep. Eric Swalwell of sexual misconduct; 1 claims rape - UPI.com

Rep. Eric Swalwell D-Calif., speaks during a hearing in 2023. Four women have accused him of sexual misconduct. File Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI | License Photo April 11 (UPI) -- Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., who is running for California governor, is facing several allegations of sexual misconduct and»»»

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Al Awsat 8h

Libya Signs First Unified State Budget in More Than a Decade

Libya's two rival legislative bodies have approved the country's first unified state budget in more than a decade, its central bank said in a statement on Saturday. The oil-producing North African country has been divided since a 2014 civil war that spawned two administrations in the west and east.»»»

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UPI 8h

Artemis II crew splashes down in the Pacific Ocean after moon mission - UPI.com

1 of 3 | A Navy MH-60 Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 is seen as it lifts CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist as teams work to bring the crewmembers aboard USS John P. Murtha, on Friday, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Califo»»»

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Al Awsat 9h

US-Iran Direct Talks Begin in Pakistan as War’s Fragile Ceasefire Holds

The United States and Iran began face-to-face negotiations Saturday in Pakistan, days after a fragile, two-week ceasefire was announced, as the war that has killed thousands of people and shaken global markets entered its seventh week. The White House confirmed the direct nature of the talks. Iran'»»»

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RT 9h

How Ukrainian spies are allegedly working against Hungary’s Viktor Orban

Behind Vladimir Zelensky’s public feud with Viktor Orban, the arrest of two suspected spies in Budapest adds to claims that the Ukrainian leader is waging a shadow campaign to take out the Hungarian prime minister. Read more Battle for Hungary: How the Russiagate blueprint has been unleashed agains»»»

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Al Manar 11h

Iranian Source Says US Agreed to Unfreeze Iranian Funds, Washington Denies: Reuters

A senior Iranian source said on Saturday the US had agreed to release Iranian frozen assets ​held in Qatar and other foreign banks, but a US official swiftly denied the assertion, Reuters news agency reported. The senior Iranian ‌source welcomed the purported US move as a sign of “seriousness” in r»»»

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The Peninsula 11h

US official denies report Washington agreed to unfreeze Iran assets

Washington, United States: A senior US official denied on Saturday a report saying Washington had agreed to release Iran's frozen assets held in foreign banks. Iranian and US delegations have arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan for talks aimed at ending the war in the Middle East. Tehran earlier said an»»»

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Gulf News 12h

Boy, 9, found locked in van for over a year, severely malnourished

Paris: A 9-year-old boy was rescued this week after living locked in his father's utility van in eastern France since 2024, according to the local prosecutor. The child has been hospitalized, and his father detained. Police were alerted by a neighbor to "sounds of a child'' coming from a van on Mon»»»

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Al Awsat 13h

US and Iran Envoys Meet Pakistani PM as Negotiations Kick off

Senior Iranian and American delegations met Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Saturday to begin negotiations towards a deal to end the Middle East war unleashed six weeks earlier by US-Israeli strikes on Tehran. With the talks under way at Islamabad's Serena Hotel, Iranian med»»»

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Al Awsat 13h

Iraq Official Says Drone Crashed near US Diplomats at Baghdad Airport

A senior Iraqi security official told AFP that a drone crashed near a group of US diplomats inside the grounds of Baghdad's airport earlier this week as they were escorting an American journalist freed after a recent kidnapping. The account shed light on a statement issued Thursday by the US State »»»

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EU Observer 13h

[Interview] Hungarian scientist László Mérő: ‘The language of Fidesz is unmistakably Nazi speech’

László Mérő, mathematician and psychologist: “Hungarians are an accepting, tolerant, friendly people. This hatred has been deliberately stoked.” After the 2010 election, you responded to Fidesz’s two-thirds victory in a relatively optimistic article. At the time, you thought it might bring an end t»»»

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Middle East Observer 14h

Developing Suez Canal area starts in East Port Said

by Maye Kabil “It is only one of the thousand steps” on the road of developing the country, was how president Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi referred to the New Suez Canal in his speech during the opening ceremony held to celebrate the opening of the enlargement work of the historical waterway. Many projects»»»

Naharnet 14h

Trump says Strait of Hormuz will open 'fairly soon' 

U.S. President Donald Trump vowed Friday to have the Strait of Hormuz open "with or without" Iran's cooperation, and said his top priority in peace talks was to ensure Tehran can't have a nuclear weapon. Trump has dispatched Vice President JD Vance to Pakistan to meet with top Iranian officials in »»»

The Peninsula 15h

'Howl at the Moon': NASA's bid to boost space enthusiasm

Houston: When NASA flight director Zebulon Scoville was working a shift during the uncrewed Artemis I test flight, he realized the US space agency wasn't consistently livestreaming the spacecraft's journey to Earth. "They said, well, we don't have bandwidth, we've got to get all this vehicle and en»»»

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Gulf News 15h

Why a 10-year-old Dubai student’s letter moved Sheikh Hamdan and KHDA officials

Dubai: A 10-year-old Indian student has shared her joy and pride after her letter to the leadership expressing gratitude for life in Dubai has been acknowledged by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of »»»

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Gulf News 15h

Dubai Police issue fresh alert on phone and SMS scams

Dubai: Dubai Police have renewed their warning to residents about a surge in fraud attempts involving fake phone calls and text messages posing as officials or bank staff. The alert comes as part of the force’s ongoing “Be Aware of Fraud” campaign, which aims to educate the public on how scammers a»»»

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The Peninsula 15h

Bangladesh retain squad for first New Zealand ODIs

Dhaka: Bangladesh named an unchanged squad Saturday for the first two matches of the upcoming three-match ODI series against New Zealand, the first announcement by the newly formed selection panel. The four-member panel, led by Habibul Bashar Sumon, opted to stick with the same group that featured »»»

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Al Awsat 16h

World Bank Chief: Middle East War to Cut Growth, Deliver Cascading Impact

The war in the Middle East will have a cascading impact on the global economy, even if a ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump takes hold, World Bank President Ajay Banga told Reuters in an interview on Friday. And the damage will be far deeper if the ceasefire fails and the conflict esc»»»

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Al Awsat 16h

Taiwan Spotted Chinese Warplanes as Xi Met Opposition Leader in Beijing

Taiwan's defense ministry said on ‌Saturday that it spotted 16 Chinese warplanes operating near the island the previous day, around the same time China's president was meeting the Taiwanese opposition leader. Late on Friday morning, Chinese President Xi Jinping met Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of Taiwa»»»

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Al Awsat 16h

Report: Iran’s New Supreme Leader Has Severe and Disfiguring Wounds

Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is still recovering from severe facial and leg injuries ‌suffered in the airstrike that killed his father at the beginning of the war, three people close to his inner circle told Reuters. Khamenei's face was disfigured in the attack on the supreme leader's»»»

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Al Awsat 16h

US-Iran: More Than Four Decades of Enmity

The United States and Iran have been sworn enemies since the 1979 revolution and the hostage crisis at the US embassy in Tehran. On Saturday, the arch-foes are set to hold talks in Islamabad to end more than a month of war in the Middle East, as a fragile ceasefire holds despite deep mutual mistrus»»»

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Al Awsat 16h

'A Perfect Mission': Artemis II Astronauts Return to Earth

An elated NASA late Friday was celebrating its successful voyage around the Moon, after four astronauts safely returned to Earth having completed the first lunar flyby in more than 50 years. The NASA spacecraft carrying four astronauts -- three Americans and one Canadian -- splashed down without a »»»

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Al Awsat 17h

Iran Counts its Human, Material Losses in 5 Weeks of War

More than 125,000 civilian facilities have been damaged or destroyed in the US-Israeli attacks across Iran, the head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said on Friday. Pir-Hossein Kolivand told Iranian state television that around 100,000 homes and at least 23,500 shops were hit during the »»»

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Al Awsat 17h

Pressure Mounts on Hamas as It Weighs Response on Disarmament

Diplomatic momentum is building around a Gaza ceasefire, as Hamas and other Palestinian factions prepare their final response to a “Board of Peace” plan on the movement’s disarmament and the second phase of the deal. Talks were set to begin in Cairo on Friday and Saturday, with more meetings possib»»»

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Al Awsat 17h

US, Iran Teams in Pakistan ahead of 'Make-or-Break' Talks

Senior US and Iranian leaders were in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Saturday for negotiations to end their six-week-old war, although Tehran threw the talks into doubt by saying they could not begin without commitments on Lebanon and sanctions. The US delegation, led by Vice President JD Vance»»»

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Al Awsat 18h

Lebanon Asserts Itself at Israel Negotiations, Undermining Hezbollah and Iran

Lebanon is set to enter direct negotiations with Israel for the first time, marking a fundamental shift in how the state manages the conflict and underscoring its insistence on sovereign decision-making free of external tutelage. The shift follows Iranian attempts to preserve what is known as the “»»»

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The Peninsula 18h

LIVE UPDATES: Negotiators arrive in Pakistan for Iran-US ceasefire talks

Doha, Qatar: High-profile officials from Iran and the US are in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, for the highly-anticipated ceasefire talks, which Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif described as "make or break". Pakistan has declared a two-day holiday, and deployed 10,000 security personnel o»»»

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24 News Agency 18h

Kamchybek Tashiev questioned at Interior Ministry again - | 24.KG

Former head of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan, Kamchybek Tashiev, has once again been summoned for questioning at the investigative department of the Interior Ministry, sources in law enforcement agencies told 24.kg news agency. Photo Internet According to the sources, the »»»

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France24 18h

Iran sets 'preconditions' ahead of ceasefire talks as Vance warns Tehran not to 'play' US

Iranian and US delegations headed for Islamabad on Friday ahead of ceasefire negotiations between the two countries that threaten to be derailed by deep disagreements. While Iran said it would only begin talks if ‌Washington accepted its "preconditions", Vice President JD Vance warned Teh»»»

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France24 18h

Former IS group child ‘fighters’ jailed in Iraq seek repatriation to France

Three Frenchmen who were taken to Syria by their jihadist parents as children and forced to work for the Islamic State (IS) group are seeking repatriation, their lawyer said on Friday. The men are among thousands of IS group "fighters" who are being held in Iraq after being transferred fr»»»

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Al Awsat 19h

Lebanon Says Israel Talks Set for Tuesday in US, Israel Won’t Discuss Hezbollah Ceasefire

Lebanon's presidency said Friday that a meeting would be held with Israel in Washington next week to discuss a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war and the start of negotiations between the neighbors. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has repeatedly expressed readiness for direct talks with Israel si»»»

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Sputnik 19h

Trump Hopes Strait of Hormuz to Open Up 'Automatically' If Deal With Iran Reached

US President Donald Trump claims that the Strait of Hormuz will open "automatically" if a deal with Iran is reached. "That'll open up automatically," the US leader told reporters. At the same time, Trump expressed confidence that the strait would be open to shipping anyway. Trump reiterated that th»»»

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RT 20h

EU boosts Russian LNG imports despite phaseout plans – FT

The EU has sharply increased its purchases of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the first quarter of 2026 even as it insists it will phase out Russian energy by the end of next year, the Financial Times reported on Friday. According to Kpler data cited by the outlet, the EU’s imports from Russ»»»

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Ya Libnan 22h

At least 14 killed in Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon – Ya Libnan

Share: An Israeli air strike on a government building in southern Lebanon’s Nabatieh killed at least 13 members of the country’s State Security agency, Lebanese authorities said. The attack comes after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered direct negotiations with Lebanon. I»»»

UPI 10.04. 23:24

FAA to investigate after Frontier plane nearly hits 2 trucks at LAX - UPI.com

A Frontier Airlines plane had to slam on its brakes to avoid hitting two trucks on the ground at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo April 10 (UPI) -- The Federal Aviation Administration launched an investigation after a Frontier Airlines pla»»»

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UPI 10.04. 23:00

Agriculture secretary's Easter message sparks complaint - UPI.com

Employees of the Department of Agriculture have complained about an email sent by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Easter morning they felt was too religious and endorsed a specific faith. File Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo April 10 (UPI) -- Employees at the Department of Agric»»»

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UPI 10.04. 21:23

Artemis II crew prepares for return to Earth, splashdown in Pacific Ocean - UPI.com

1 of 2 | NASA's Orion spacecraft is pictured here from one of the cameras mounted on its solar array wings. The capsule is expected to return to Earth on Friday evening. Photo courtesy of NASA | License Photo April 10 (UPI) -- The Artemis II crew on Friday reached the last part of their mission to »»»

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Sana 10.04. 21:17

Turkish firms expand presence at Syria’s Agro Syria exhibition

Damascus, April 10 (SANA) Turkish companies specializing in poultry technologies, feed production and agricultural equipment are taking part prominently in the 4th Syria International Exhibition for Agricultural Mechanization, Livestock and Agricultural Production Supplies “Agro Syria,” reflecting »»»

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Naharnet 10.04. 21:03

Israeli strike in Nabatiyeh kills 13 State Security personnel

An Israeli strike, one of multiple on the southern Lebanese city of Nabatiyeh on Friday, killed 13 State Security personnel, the agency said, as Lebanon prepared to start ceasefire talks with Israel. "This painful loss only strengthens our determination to achieve a ceasefire that will protect Leba»»»

RT 10.04. 19:45

Hungary accuses Facebook of tilting election playing field against Orban

The Hungarian government has accused Facebook of interfering in the upcoming parliamentary election scheduled for Sunday by restricting the reach of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s posts while boosting the visibility of his main rival, opposition leader Peter Magyar. Speaking to Politico, government »»»

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UPI 10.04. 19:23

European Union travel rules could slow tourists without EU passports - UPI.com

New rules for entry into the European Union might slow down people without EU passports. File Photo by Patrick Seeger/EPA April 10 (UPI) -- The European Union has implemented a new digital border system for those traveling without an EU passport, and it's likely to cause long lines at airports and »»»

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UPI 10.04. 19:11

Fuel price protests bring parts of Dublin to standstill - UPI.com

April 10 (UPI) -- Protests against high gas prices brought parts of Dublin, Ireland, to a standstill, causing the number of service stations without any fuel to rise to 100 on Friday, local officials said. Demonstrators in vehicles -- including tractors -- took part in slow-moving convoys and block»»»

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Al Awsat 10.04. 19:09

Lebanon Heads to Historic Israel Talks with Few Hopes Except to Staunch Bloodshed

Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun has called for historic direct talks with longtime foe Israel since war erupted a month ago - a month in which Israel's military has forced more than a million Lebanese to flee, levelled parts of Beirut and triggered sectarian friction. Now that Israeli Prime Ministe»»»

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