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Iraq elects Kurdish politician Nizar Amidi as president amid war fallout
Apr 11, 2026 - World 
Iraq’s parliament has elected Nizar Amidi as president, five months after elections failed to produce a decisive majority
US man in Bahamian jail after wife disappears into Atlantic waters during boat trip
Apr 11, 2026 - World 
Lynette and Brian Hooker, from Michigan, were years into a sailing adventure when Brian said his wife fell overboardLynette Hooker bounced around the deck of the docked Soul Mate, smiled into the camera and proclaimed, “We’re finally leaving Kemah,” referring to a Texas port town.“It’s only been four months,” she said as her husband, Brian, tugged on some rigging as they got ready to set sail. Continue reading...
A 9-year-old was found locked in a van since 2024, malnourished and unable to walk
Apr 11, 2026 - World 
A 9-year-old boy has been rescued after living locked in his father's utility van in eastern France since 2024, according to the local prosecutor. The child has been hospitalized, and his father detained.
Richard Nixon To Joe Biden, A History Of US Visits To Pakistan
Apr 11, 2026 - World 
In December 1959, Dwight D. Eisenhower became the first American president to visit Pakistan, arriving in Karachi at the invitation of his Pakistani counterpart.
Tories would reinstate two-child benefit cap to fund defence, says Badenoch
Apr 11, 2026 - World 
Conservative leader promises biggest peacetime rearmament effort in UK history if her party is re-electedThe Conservatives would reinstate the two-child benefit cap and use the savings for a wide-ranging spending splurge on defence in what Kemi Badenoch said would be “the biggest peacetime programme of rearmament in our country’s history”.Speaking at a defence conference in London, the Tory leader criticised the government for Britain’s “lack of readiness” for war, which has been exposed by recent world events. Continue reading...