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US wants rest of world to help reopen Hormuz strait that Iran closed after America’s attacks
WASHINGTON, April 30 — The US is pushing for other countries to form an international coalition to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a State […]
Is Australia’s teen social media ban working? Internal documents reveal early failures
SYDNEY, April 30 — There was “no meaningful shift” away from big tech platforms like TikTok and Instagram in the immediate wake of Australia’s world-leading teen social media ban, government […]
Manhunt on in Tokyo after hammer-wielding man injures teens, police in rampage
TOKYO, April 30 — A man wielding a hammer wounded five people in Tokyo, including a teenager who was allegedly struck in the face, local media said Thursday. Violent crime […]
Cambodia rejects dissident Kem Sokha’s appeal against 27-year treason sentence
PHNOM PENH, April 30 — A Cambodian court rejected an appeal on Thursday by detained opposition leader Kem Sokha against his nearly three-decade sentence for treason, his lawyer said, a […]
Myanmar’s president cuts all prison sentences including Suu Kyi’s by a sixth
YANGON, April 30 — Myanmar’s coup-chief turned president cut all prisoners’ sentences by one-sixth on Thursday, a blanket measure a source close to deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi said […]
‘Piracy’: Israel intercepts second Global Sumud Flotilla bringing Gaza aid
DOHA, April 30 — Israel has intercepted aid ships bound for Gaza in international waters near Greece, flotilla organisers said on Thursday, decrying the move as an “escalation of Israel’s […]
Trump weighs cutting US troops in Germany after Merz’s barb on Iran war
WASHINGTON, April 30 — President Donald Trump, who has criticised Germany and other Nato allies for not sending their navies to help open the Strait of Hormuz, said on Wednesday […]
‘Day of infamy’: Advocates warn of devastation after US supreme court shatters Americans’ voting rights
WASHINGTON, April 30 — The US Supreme Court’s decision weakening a landmark voting rights law opens the door for Republican lawmakers to dismantle Democratic-held US House districts with majority Black […]
US judge blocks RFK Jr’s vaccine cuts — Trump team fights back
BOSTON, April 30 — The Trump administration on Wednesday appealed a federal judge’s ruling blocking key elements of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s push to reshape US vaccine policy, […]
US airlines pilot reports possible mid-flight drone strike near San Diego
LOS ANGELES, April 30 — The pilot of a commercial flight said Wednesday his plane may have been hit by a drone thousands of feet (hundreds of meters) in the […]