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Booking.com has notified some customers that hackers may have accessed information associated with their travel reservations. In notifications shared online by users, …
If war with Iran becomes the issue that fractures the MAGA coalition, the historical irony would be considerable. Iran’s central role in …
- Asia
Asia’s stock markets surge, oil falls on hopes for US-Iran talks | Financial Markets News
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogRelief for global markets comes after Trump says Iranian officials are keen on a deal. Published On 14 Apr 202614 Apr 2026 Asia’s …
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news …
That night, Trump was back online, this time launching a tirade against the first American Pope, Leo XIV. Earlier in the week, …
- War/Military
European Gym giant Basic-Fit data breach affects 1 million members
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogDutch fitness giant Basic-Fit announced that hackers breached its systems and gained access to information belonging to a million of its customers. …
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at a U.S. military blockade on Iranian ports as well as key elections in …
Pope Leo XIV addresses Algerian authorities, members of the civil society and diplomatic corps at the Djamaa el Djazair Conference Center in …
- Auz/NZ
Bernie Sanders vows to push resolution to block US weapons to Israel | Israel attacks Lebanon News
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogBill is unlikely to pass in Republican-controlled US Senate, but it could test waning support for Israel among Democrats. Published On 13 …
A visitor to Bucharest, Romania’s capital, will notice that many of the city’s buildings—which range from graceful Belle Époque mansions constructed in …
President Donald Trump waves to reporters as he walks on the South Lawn upon his arrival at the White House, Sunday, April …
- Asia
Starmer announces talks to address the Strait of Hormuz crisis | US-Israel war on Iran News
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogNewsFeed UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer has announced talks to be held this week and co-hosted with France, aiming at a diplomatic …
- War/Military
Reuters, citing a spokesperson for Iran’s Ministry of Defense: Any foreign military intervention in the Strait of Hormuz would lead to an escalation of the crisis and instability in global energy security – MTV Lebanon
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogReuters, citing a spokesperson for Iran’s Ministry of Defense: Any foreign military intervention in the Strait of Hormuz would lead to an …
- World
The Hidden Health Inequality Facing Even the Wealthiest Black Mothers – Mother Jones
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogMother Jones illustration; UC Berkeley Law Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for …
Gerontocracy has always thrived in undemocratic places—Communist people’s republics, Gulf monarchies—where only death could pry power from the ruling elders. American gerontocracy …
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Tear gas fired at India workers demanding higher wages as living costs rise | Workers’ Rights News
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogFactory workers protest in the national capital’s suburb of Noida as living costs across the world rise after the US-Israel war on …
In November 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev arrived at his first summit with Ronald Reagan looking and sounding nothing at all like any previous …
This story was updated on Sunday, April 12, at 7:15 p.m. ET. Friends danced on one another’s shoulders. Fathers embraced their children. …
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sunday, April 12, 2026, after he returned from Miami. Julia Demaree …
President Donald Trump sharply rebuked Pope Leo XIV in remarks to reporters and on social media Sunday, calling the first American leader …
Despite heavily tilting the electoral playing field in its favor—through extreme gerrymandering, extensive use of state resources for partisan ends, near-total media …
- War/Military
UK government threatens tech bosses with jail time if they do not adequately fight nudification tools
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe U.K. government on Friday announced it has formally submitted a proposed change to a crime bill that would allow tech executives …
- Asia
After failed peace talks, President Trump threatens to blockade the Strait of Hormuz
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogLess than a day after peace talks between the US and Iran failed, President Trump said that he will blockade the Strait …
- World
‘No Doubt’ guitarist reveals Parkinson’s diagnosis ahead of Sphere residency
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogTom Dumont, guitarist for the famed ska band No Doubt, revealed to fans on Saturday that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s …
Viktor Orbán gestures as he speaks to voters at a campaign rally in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, April 10, 2026.Sean Gallup/Getty Get your news …
- Africa
A country-by-country glance at Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Africa : NPR
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogPope Leo XIV attends the Celebration of the Passion of the Lord in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Catholic Good …
- Auz/NZ
Iranian authorities remain defiant, urge supporters to stay in streets | US-Israel war on Iran News
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogTehran, Iran – Iranian authorities say the United States needs to do more if an agreement is to be made to end …
When Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on March 12, nearly two …
