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Apr 29, 2026 - World

Soaring oil prices and the blockade are preventing food, fuel and medicine being delivered to millions of people in desperate need, say NGOsThe volatility of global oil prices caused by the US and Israel’s war on Iran is taking a toll on the most vulnerable people, by slowing or blocking food and medical aid from reaching them.Now aid organisations are calling for a “humanitarian corridor” to be opened through the strait of Hormuz amid rocketing transportation costs. Continue reading...

Apr 28, 2026 - World

An analyst was surprised after King Charles III directed comments at President Donald Trump in his address to Congress on Tuesday. David Chalian, senior vice president, Washington bureau chief and political director for CNN, commented that King Charles encouraged Trump to support Ukraine, praised his country's Navy and military after Trump had questioned it, and reinforced his dedication to preserving the world's environment, areas where Trump has disagreed with the monarch. Chalian described the significant moment in a conversation with CNN anchor Jake Tapper. "And did not hide from them at all," Chalian said. "I mean, I think a speech that was putting democratic values, the rule of law, the power of alliances, even a specific — on the support of Ukraine's defense — these stand in complete opposition. And in fact, some of them are the very things that Donald Trump sort of rails against when he's complaining about Europe or the UK, specifically."The move highlights the ideological differences between the two leaders, Chalian explained. "Now, King Charles doesn't come in here itching for a fight on it," Chalian added. "He comes in with his position to be above it a bit and in his you know, very British, stiff upper lip kind of way. It's not that he was trying to get in a fight with President Trump, but he couldn't have seized the opportunity more to really stand clear on the importance of these things with a value system underneath it that is in contrast to a lot of what Donald Trump has been presenting on the world stage as it comes to these alliances."

Apr 28, 2026 - World

Kremlin-controlled paramilitaries also alleged it inflicted ‘irreplaceable losses’ on insurgents avoiding civilian casualtiesRussia’s defence ministry has claimed its Africa Corps – the successor to the former Wagner mercenary group – prevented a coup in Mali over the weekend, avoiding mass civilian casualties and inflicting “irreplaceable losses” on rebel insurgents.It said in a statement that its troops in the desert town of Kidal near the Algerian border had fought for more than 24 hours while completely surrounded and vastly outnumbered. It also alleged, without providing evidence, that the militants had been trained by European mercenary instructors, including Ukrainians. The casualty toll was not specified. Continue reading...

Apr 28, 2026 - World

A pivotal Wednesday Supreme Court hearing on the limits of Donald Trump’s immigration policies will contain a wild card in the form of how Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett will vote due to personal considerations.According to a report from the Washington Post, the case in question will dig deep into Donald Trump’s efforts to end temporary immigration protections for Haitians and if it holds up under constitutional scrutiny.For Barrett, she will have to weigh her personal feelings when deciding which side of the argument she agrees with.The justice and her husband, Jesse, adopted a child from Haiti in part because, as Barrett later recounted, “There were so many children in need," the Post is reporting before adding, "Vivian, then 14 months old, became Barrett’s second child around 2005. John Peter, flown out of Haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake, became her fourth oldest. Barrett’s other kids — she has seven in all — are her biological children.""The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump can revoke temporary protected status for Haitian migrants, all of whom received that designation specifically because of the 2010 earthquake and its devastating aftermath," the report added.Legal scholars argue her personal connection to Haiti is impossible to ignore. "She's a human being, and it's hard to imagine it not spilling over in some fashion," said Neal Devins, a professor at William & Mary Law School who has researched Supreme Court justice behavior, told the Post.Devins cautioned, "Barrett's connection to Haiti is likely to be just one of an array of factors playing into her thinking, including her allegiance to originalist legal interpretation and the conservative legal tradition from which she comes."International adoption experts say personal bonds to a child's home country run deep, the report notes, adding that the adoption process itself requires extensive bonding visits with children in their native countries. "Adoptive parents typically build a strong connection with their child's native country," adoption experts explained to the Post's Julian Mark.Devins suggested Barrett may be conflicted between her judicial philosophy and her personal experience. "I think she wants her legacy to be one of being a law-oriented justice. That said, she may appreciate this case differently."The report notes Barrett has previously discussed Haiti's severe conditions. While she declined to comment on the pending case, the justice has publicly spoken about the difficult circumstances her adopted children endured in Haiti and the challenges they faced.

Apr 28, 2026 - World

Pirates appear to be taking advantage of international naval strength being diverted to Middle EastThree vessels have been hijacked off the coast of Somalia in the past week, raising fears of a resurgence in piracy around the Horn of Africa, and adding to the woes of the global shipping industry.The merchant vessel Sward was taken over on 26 April, a day after a dhow was seized. These followed the 21 April hijacking of Honour 25, a motor tanker carrying 18,000 barrels of oil, according to the Maritime Security Centre Indian Ocean (MSCIO), the tracking service of the EU’s naval force. Continue reading...