Baby shot dead in pram in New York City, police say
The seven-month-old child is the unintended victim of a suspected gang-related shooting, officials say.
Month: April 2026
Nuclear icebreakers & submarines: How Russia, China aim to shatter US hold on global trade
The Arctic is emerging as a critical new maritime highway, driven by Russia and China’s strategic investments in infrastructure and icebreaker fleets. This development offers shorter trade routes between Asia and Europe, challenging traditional chokepo…
Turkey in talks with Iran to get 11 ships through Strait of Hormuz
Transport minister says discussions with Iranian authorities ongoing
Oil prices jump after Trump demands others ‘take the lead’ on Hormuz Strait – The Washington Post
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‘Be serious… don’t speak every day’: Macron criticises Trump approach to Iran war
The comments were an apparent jab at the US leader’s sometimes contradictory stance on the US-Israeli war against Iran.
‘Be serious… don’t speak every day’: Macron criticises Trump approach to Iran war
The comments were an apparent jab at the US leader’s sometimes contradictory stance on the US-Israeli war against Iran.
What in God’s name is Pete Hegseth doing in Iran? Religious framing of war is ‘unlike anything we’ve seen,’ experts say
‘He’s making it clear that this is Jesus versus Muhammad,’ the founder of a religious freedom advocacy group tells Brendan Rascius, while a former US ambassador calls Hegseth’s war religiosity ‘performance art’
‘NASA wants to be back on the moon in a sustainable way’, space expert says
As the Artemis 2 mission blasts off for the Moon, an expert has spoken to FRANCE 24 about NASA’s plans to return sustainably. Olivier Sanguy, head of Space News at the Cité de l’Espace (Space City) in Toulouse, southern France, says reusable spacecraf…
‘The scale of sexual violence is horrific’: MSF head of mission Amande Bazerolle
Sexual violence has become a hallmark of conflict in Sudan, according to a new report from MSF, as the country approaches the fourth anniversary of its civil war. The report highlights the scale of devastation inflicted on civilians in Darfur, set aga…
IVF and the workplace: How fertility struggles affect women’s careers
Fertility treatments such as IVF are becoming increasingly common. But a study by UK-based organisation Fertility Matters at Work suggests that nearly two-thirds of respondents do not feel comfortable speaking to their employer about support during th…