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Sources: Kalshi has probed and flagged 400+ suspicious trades YTD, more than 2x the number it investigated in all of 2025; Polymarket has seen a similar uptick — Top prediction market platforms Kalshi and Poly…
Middle East war live: Israel, Lebanon extend shaky ceasefire
Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire, which was set to expire Sunday, and to hold expanded talks on a political settlement, the US announced after two days of talks in Washington. The April 17 ceasefire, which did not end fighting betw…
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A call to stop the global housing: World Urban Forum, why it matters?
More than 28,000 participants are set to gather in Baku for the UN’s World Urban Forum as UN-Habitat warns that 3 billion people lack adequate housing and slum populations could triple by 2050.
British Palestinians feel ‘gaslit’ and unable to speak out, says leading activist
Ahead of Nakba march, Sara Husseini says many feel they are being treated as suspects rather than victims of mass sufferingBritish Palestinians feel unable to speak openly about Israel’s war on Gaza, the director of the British Palestinian Committee ha…
Down and then out in Paris and London? Why Starmer isn’t the only one with a popularity problem
As continent faces tough headwinds, leaders are bearing brunt of delivering bad news to frustrated electorates“People hate you,” the adviser informed his leader. A think-piece in a daily newspaper noted that “almost everyone agrees on one thing: they d…
Outbreak of rare strain of Ebola claims at least 65 lives in DR Congo
Sixty-five people have died in a new Ebola outbreak in DR Congo’s Ituri province with 246 suspected cases.
Trump says Islamic State ‘second in command’ killed by US and Nigerian forces
US president calls Abu-Bilal al-Minuki ‘most active terrorist in the world’ and says he was eliminated in ‘very complex mission’Donald Trump has said US and Nigerian forces killed the “second in command” global leader of the Islamic State.“Tonight, at …
South Korea’s Hana Bank agrees to acquire a 6.55% stake in Dunamu, which runs South Korea’s largest crypto exchange Upbit, for $672.5M from Kakao (Kwanwoo Jun/Wall Street Journal)
Kwanwoo Jun / Wall Street Journal:
South Korea’s Hana Bank agrees to acquire a 6.55% stake in Dunamu, which runs South Korea’s largest crypto exchange Upbit, for $672.5M from Kakao — The deal would make Hana Bank the fourth largest …
‘Surrender not an option’ for Palestine – Iranian envoy
Iran’s envoy to the UN has called for global “mobilization” against Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands
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