Municipal elections in the West Bank and central Gaza mark the first vote since the Gaza war, with Fatah-linked lists dominant and Hamas absent from the race.
Iran’s FM Abbas Araghchi meets with Pakistan officials but rules out direct talks with US
US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to arrive in Pakistan on Saturday ahead of a second round of peace talks between the US and Iran. Tehran, however, has ruled out direct talks.
Prince Harry visits Kyiv to back Ukraine and spotlight mine clearance
Ukraine welcomed Prince Harry to Kyiv on Thursday 23 April 2026 for a two day visit that remained unannounced until his arrival.
Estonia calls on EU to tax Russian goods to fund Ukraine’s reconstruction
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Europe should fund Ukraine’s reconstruction by taxing Russian imports, Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal said. The bill to repair Ukraine’s devastated infrastructure and bombed-out cities runs into the hundreds of billions of euros, Michal told POLITICO on the sidelines of a two-day EU leaders’ summit in Cyprus that was being held to…
Tickets for World Cup final in New Jersey appear on FIFA’s resale site for €1.9m each
FIFA does not control prices on its Resale/Exchange Marketplace but charges a 15% purchase fee to each ticket buyer and a 15% resale fee to each ticket seller.
Powerful tornado tears across Oklahoma, damaging homes and blocking roads
A powerful tornado struck Oklahoma damaging homes, downing power lines, and blocking roads. The storm hit near Enid and surrounding areas, prompting emergency responses. No fatalities were reported, with only minor injuries confirmed so far.
Hegseth warns Iran to make ‘wise deal’ ahead of possible talks
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is expected to arrive in Islamabad on Friday night, an official source in Pakistan said, without providing details about who he was likely to meet.
Indonesian peacekeeper dies of wounds suffered in Lebanon last month, UNIFIL says
His death brings the number of peacekeepers killed since the start of the most recent war between Israel and Hezbollah on 2 March to six.
Why Is It Best To Bike With a Dog?
What Starts as a Simple Bike Ride? Out in a wide, slightly chaotic stretch of open field where grass didn’t care about neatness and trees stood wherever they felt like it a man had decided to go biking. A simple, peaceful ride… or at least, that was the original plan. https://watch.siyax.org/aah/bike-with-dogg.mp4 Why Is This No…
Intimate talks: Brussels ponders the naked body in AI bill
BRUSSELS — Diplomats don’t normally sit around discussing how much nudity is too much, but that’s what’s happening in Brussels as the European Union tries to clamp down on AI-powered nudification technology. Diplomats, bureaucrats and officials in past days have been mulling how to define “intimate parts” in a bill reforming the bloc’s AI Act,…