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'Bollard Man': Hero who confronted stabber promised Australia visa (www.bbc.com)

Australia: Teenager charged with terrorism in church attack (www.dw.com)

Australian police have charged a 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing a bishop and a priest with a terrorism offense. If convicted, he could face life imprisonment....

China just made it even harder for people in the country to access WhatsApp and Threads (www.businessinsider.com)

Apple has removed WhatsApp and Threads from its Chinese app store following a government order....

Paris police evict hundreds of migrants ahead of Olympics (www.dw.com)

The move to empty a migrant camp is the latest effort to get migrants out of public view before the global spotlight is trained upon Paris this summer. Rights groups fear the evicted will be left even more vulnerable....

Attack on Myanmar Junta's Arms Factory in Magway Region NUG Claims (www.narinjara.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/19654099...

Ukraine backers blast ‘double standard’ after allies rush to Israel’s defense (www.politico.eu)

If the United States and its allies can rush to Israel’s defense in the skies, shooting down dozens of drones and missiles fired by Iran, why can’t they do the same for Ukraine — which has suffered under Russia’s missile attacks for more than two years?...

India delivers first batch of BrahMos missiles to Philippines (www.deccanherald.com)

Iran and Israel playing with fire as old rules of confrontation are torn up (www.theguardian.com)

Reported Israeli drone strike on Isfahan may signal that this widening conflict has become more dynamic...

Kremlin-backed actors spread disinformation ahead of US elections (arstechnica.com)

Tesla pushes for $56bn pay deal for Elon Musk (www.bbc.com)

Iran consulate in Paris cordoned off following report someone entered with an explosive (www.lemonde.fr)

A man was arrested as a large security perimeter was deployed around the consulate of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Paris, at mid-day on Friday, April 19. Security services were alerted to the presence of a person suspected of carrying an explosive device. Paris police officials told Agence France-Presse the man was arrested....

United States blocks Palestinian request for full UN membership (www.cbc.ca)

Tunde Onakoya: Nigerian attempts to break chess marathon record (www.bbc.com)

Under the beaming lights of New York’s iconic Times Square, Nigerian chess master Tunde Onakoya is attempting an ambitious challenge to break the record for the longest chess marathon....

‘Hidden in plain sight’: the European city tours of slavery and colonialism (www.theguardian.com)

From Puerta del Sol plaza in Madrid to the Tuileries Garden in Paris, guides reshape stories continent tells about itself...

Gaza: Children killed as Israeli strike on playground leaves 11 dead (www.thenational.scot)

At least 11 people, including children, have been killed in an Israeli attack on the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza, it has been reported....

Chaos in Dubai as UAE records heaviest rainfall in 75 years (www.cnn.com)

Chaos ensued in the United Arab Emirates after the country witnessed the heaviest rainfall in 75 years, with some areas recording more than 250 mm of precipitation in fewer than 24 hours, the state’s media office said in a statement Wednesday....

Paedophiles could be stripped of parental rights under new law (www.bbc.com)

Paedophiles convicted of serious sexual offences could lose parental rights over their children under a new law....

Iran fires at suspected Israeli attack drones near Isfahan air base and nuclear site (apnews.com)

Iran fired air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site early Friday morning near the central city of Isfahan after spotting drones, which were suspected to be part of an Israeli attack in retaliation for Tehran’s unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on the country....

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