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Pope Leo calls himself pontiff who ‘happens to be American’
Pope Leo, the first American pontiff, describes himself as “the pope who happens to be American” while expressing strong commitment to his universal church role and continued concern for immigrant issues.
Benjamin Netanyahu describes UK as ‘first Islamic republic to get a nuclear weapon’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the UK the “Islamic republic of Britain” and described it as the “first Islamic republic to get a nuclear weapon” during a podcast interview.
Tiny image sparks big backlash in Nikon photo contest
Nikon’s prestigious Small World In Motion microscopy contest is re-evaluating its 2026 winner after scientists questioned whether AI was improperly used to generate the award-winning video submission.
How AI could ‘supercharge’ election risks across south-east Asia
Anthropic revealed how Claude AI was used in a Malaysian political influence operation involving 1,000 fake social media accounts and a fabricated news outlet, raising concerns about AI-enabled election interference across south-east Asia.
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‘Technofascism’: Critics accuse Palantir of pushing AI war doctrine
Palantir CEO Alexander Karp’s book The Technological Republic advocates for Western ‘hard power … built on software’.A book coauthored by a cofounder of Palantir, a leading defence and intelligence software firm in the United States, has prompted outcry from...
Why a $33 billion stock market buying spree is now winding down
Goldman has been warning that the latest leg higher for stocks is “a bit much,” and that a big wave of buying could be about to slow. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
Why the hidden mechanics behind the market’s record run may no longer be helping stocks
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Kenyan women defy fishing taboos as climate change threatens Lake Victoria
Kagwel, Kenya — Rhoda Ongoche Akech still remembers the whispers that followed her to the water’s edge in 2002. At 39 years old, the mother of seven was about to break one of Lake Victoria’s oldest taboos: a woman stepping into a fishing boat.“People were alleging...
U.S. seizes Iranian cargo ship. And, tariff refund portal launches
U.S. forces seized an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. And, an online government portal for processing tariff refunds launches today.(Image credit: Asghar Besharati) Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
Peak brain power comes after 50: here’s why your business can’t afford to ignore that – Fast Company
Peak brain power comes after 50: here’s why your business can’t afford to ignore that Fast Company Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
PTO, parental leave, pensions: Even the most prized benefits are on the chopping block – Business Insider
PTO, parental leave, pensions: Even the most prized benefits are on the chopping block Business Insider Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
Baby food recalled in Austria after jar tests positive for rat poison
Baby food brand HiPP recalls products after Austrian police say a tampered jar contained rodent poison. Published On 20 Apr 202620 Apr 2026Baby food manufacturer HiPP has issued a product recall in Austria after authorities reported the presence of rat poison in one...
Magnitude 7.5 earthquake strikes northern Japan; tsunami warning issued
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says the government has set up a crisis management team following the strong earthquake.Published On 20 Apr 202620 Apr 2026A strong magnitude 7.5 earthquake has struck off northern Japan, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami warning...
Ukraine claims attack on Russian warships in occupied Crimea
Ukraine’s military intelligence says it struck two large landing ships in Sevastopol Bay in Russian-occupied Crimea. Published On 20 Apr 202620 Apr 2026Ukraine and Russia have attacked each other overnight, with Ukrainian drones striking Russian assets in Black Sea...
Inside war-hit Sudan’s only functioning hospital curing tropical diseases
Khartoum, Sudan – Omar Othman, a gold miner in northern Sudan’s Abu Hamad town, had hoped for a fresh start to life in the capital – only for those hopes to be cut short by illness.For months, he had worked deep in the gold mines under harsh conditions, which badly...
Chris Mason: PM facing awkward hours ahead as Mandelson questions remain
And yet, in the deluge of documents already published there is an email sent to Lord Mandelson at the beginning of February of last year, when he was beginning in the role, saying, on page 76, that the job "requires DV+STRAP" and so "a new STRAP application form will...