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16/04 00:48 - Australia election 2025 live: PM accuses Dutton of ‘dialling everything up to 11’ after ‘reckless’ response to Russian air base report 16/04 00:18 - Democratic senator heads to El Salvador to try to visit Kilmar Ábrego García 15/04 22:38 - Sudan paramilitary declares rival government two years into civil war 15/04 22:38 - Sudan paramilitary declares rival government two years into civil war 15/04 22:36 - Guirassy's rise from journeyman to Champions League 'goal machine' 15/04 22:35 - How ShakeAlert Warns California About Earthquakes 15/04 22:00 - Barcelona and PSG reach Champions League semifinals; Dortmund and Villa out 15/04 22:00 - Barcelona and PSG reach Champions League semifinals; Dortmund and Villa out 15/04 21:47 - UK's rarest wildlife being 'pushed to extinction' by grass fires 15/04 21:40 - Richard L. Armitage, 79, Dies; State Department Official in a Turbulent Era 15/04 21:30 - ‘Euro-Nazism’ is being revived – Moscow 15/04 21:05 - As the Border Wars Recede, a Park on the Rio Grande Reopens to the Public 15/04 20:57 - Nations urge 'immediate' end to Sudan war, pledge 800 mn euros in new aid 15/04 20:53 - What is the regional impact of the war in Sudan? 15/04 20:53 - What is the regional impact of the war in Sudan? 15/04 20:51 - U.S. Cites Gaza Peace Process to Justify Move to Deport Columbia Student 15/04 20:36 - Viral TikTok’s from Chinese manufacturers falsely claim that luxury handbags are made in China 15/04 20:33 - China's Xi continues charm offensive in SouthEast Asia 15/04 20:25 - Two years of war in Sudan triggered the “world's worst humanitarian crisis” 15/04 19:36 - ‘It’s 2025, not 1939’ – Fico challenges EU’s warning against Moscow trip 15/04 19:35 - Europe leads calls for ‘immediate’ end to fighting in Sudan as war enters third year 15/04 19:10 - Russia jails four journalists for alleged links to Alexei Navalny anti-corruption group 15/04 18:17 - UK conference on Sudan fails to set up contact group for ceasefire talks 15/04 18:16 - Hamas rejects Israeli ceasefire disarmament proposal, Palestinian official says 15/04 18:13 - Ukrainian forces 'strike Russian brigade' behind deadly missile attack on Sumy 15/04 17:53 - Beijing pauses Boeing orders as trade war escalates 15/04 17:53 - Beijing pauses Boeing orders as trade war escalates 15/04 17:45 - China orders its airlines to dump Boeing – Bloomberg 15/04 17:43 - Two years into Sudan’s civil war, what lies ahead? 15/04 17:43 - Two years into Sudan’s civil war, what lies ahead? 15/04 17:38 - Russian journalists jailed for more than 5 years over alleged Navalny ties 15/04 17:38 - Russian journalists jailed for more than 5 years over alleged Navalny ties 15/04 17:11 - Sudan's UNHCR Goodwill Amb: 'Don't help us without us, none of us are free until all of us are free' 15/04 17:11 - US blocks G7 condemnation of Russia over Sumy strike – Bloomberg 15/04 17:02 - Bogged down in east Ukraine, Putin’s Russia eyes ‘opportunistic’ gains in northern Sumy 15/04 17:00 - 'This is so hard': The Chinese small businesses brought to a standstill by Trump's tariffs 15/04 16:58 - Liz Truss to launch ‘uncensored’ social network to counter mainstream media 15/04 16:53 - Nato chief in surprise Ukraine visit as US fails to condemn Sumy attack – as it happened 15/04 16:40 - Russian journalists accused of working with Navalny jailed for more than five years each 15/04 16:36 - UK weather: heavy rain warning issued for western England and Wales 15/04 16:24 - ‘It’s sheer terrorism’: Sumy buries dead after Russia’s Palm Sunday attack 15/04 16:19 - One person killed and several wounded in Israeli attack on Gaza hospital 15/04 16:05 - Palm Sunday Attack Leaves Sumy Residents Doubtful of a Ukraine-Russia Cease-Fire 15/04 16:02 - Putin wants permanent peace in Ukraine – Trump envoy 15/04 15:37 - Trump-China trade war: Which US companies could be worst hit 15/04 15:37 - Trump-China trade war: Which US companies could be worst hit 15/04 15:34 - The human cost of two years of war in Sudan 15/04 15:34 - The human cost of two years of war in Sudan 15/04 15:23 - Trump tariffs will mean world uses less oil this year, IEA says 15/04 15:11 - Obama and Yale faculty back Harvard as Trump cuts $2bn in federal grants 15/04 15:00 - Axing Labor’s free Tafe would mean fewer builders and higher house prices, experts warn 15/04 15:00 - News24 | Russia ready for 'permanent peace', to make a deal on Ukraine war, says US envoy 15/04 14:59 - Trump blames Zelensky for starting war after massive Russian attack 15/04 14:57 - EU ‘working to prolong war’ – Kremlin 15/04 14:54 - French PM Bayrou warns Trump’s ‘hurricane’ has made France vulnerable 15/04 14:45 - Rare footage from Sudanese city under siege 15/04 14:24 - EU mulls plan to let importers break Russian gas contracts without penalties 15/04 14:18 - Israeli military, academics and civilians unite in challenging Netanyahu's war strategy 15/04 14:14 - China reportedly orders its airlines to halt Boeing jet deliveries amid US trade war 15/04 14:10 - Israeli reservists condemn Netanyahu’s leadership for return to Gaza war 15/04 14:04 - Homeland security told US-born immigration lawyer to leave country 15/04 13:59 - China’s Xi aims to ‘screw’ US on south-east Asia tour, says Trump 15/04 13:57 - Business secretary refuses to rule out Chinese involvement in British Steel – UK politics live 15/04 13:53 - Poland to profit from Ukraine aid – Tusk 15/04 13:42 - Sudan's civilian infrastructure — hospitals and health centres, 'have almost stopped functioning' 15/04 13:27 - Sudan faces deepening crisis as civil war hits two-year mark 15/04 13:18 - EU delays Russian energy withdrawal plan – FT 15/04 13:11 - Trump’s ‘chosen one’ Giorgia Meloni heads to Washington to play delicate balancing act 15/04 13:11 - ‘I want to tell the world’: Bergen-Belsen survivor recounts horrors of Holocaust 15/04 13:05 - Birmingham bin strikes could spread, union leader warns 15/04 13:03 - Why Trump Could Lose His Trade War With China 15/04 13:00 - Data shows little sign that tax increase on employers is leading to mass layoffs | Heather Stewart 15/04 12:55 - Inside Trump’s Rushed Effort to Deport 238 Migrants 15/04 12:55 - Russian spy chief threatens Poland and Baltic States 15/04 12:55 - Russian spy chief threatens Poland and Baltic States 15/04 12:22 - Sudan: 13 million displaced in world’s largest humanitarian crisis 15/04 11:49 - Vance blasts Zelensky for ‘absurd’ claim 15/04 11:44 - Sudan’s war is a humanitarian disaster 15/04 11:44 - Sudan’s war is a humanitarian disaster 15/04 11:28 - Rainfall warnings issued for UK as April dry spell comes to abrupt end 15/04 11:00 - US gambling firms fight protections meant to reduce addiction-related harms, watchdog warns 15/04 10:55 - Obama condemns Trump’s $2.3bn Harvard funding freeze as ‘unlawful and ham-handed’ – US politics live 15/04 10:34 - 'Sow fear and divide society': Papers react to Hungary's anti-LGBTQ amendment 15/04 10:00 - Trump’s AI infrastructure plans could face delays due to Texas Republicans 15/04 10:00 - Amphibious boat brings Bond-style glamour to RSPB in Northumberland 15/04 09:25 - Canada boosts armed forces training amid rising geopolitical tensions 15/04 09:22 - More RBA rate cuts are on the cards – for first home buyers that could be a blessing and a curse 15/04 09:17 - Ukranian city of Sumy in shock after double-tap missile attack kill 35 15/04 09:01 - Russia’s Putin open to Ukraine peace deal: US envoy 15/04 09:01 - Russia’s Putin open to Ukraine peace deal: US envoy 15/04 08:56 - Number of payrolled workers in UK fell by 78,000 ahead of budget tax rise 15/04 08:38 - Millions displaced as Sudan war enters third year 15/04 08:38 - Millions displaced as Sudan war enters third year 15/04 08:35 - Indonesia dismisses report Russia seeking to base aircraft in country as ‘simply not true’, Australia says 15/04 08:33 - Airport Warned Repeatedly on Bird Strikes Before Fatal Jeju Air Plane Crash 15/04 08:29 - Missile strikes hit Ukraine’s Sumy again day after 35 killed 15/04 08:22 - Elderly woman killed in ‘massive’ Ukraine drone attack on Kursk, Russia says 15/04 08:22 - Trump aides clash on trusting Moscow – WSJ 15/04 08:20 - Labor receives assurances from Indonesian defence minister – as it happened 15/04 07:49 - Sudan in ‘world’s largest humanitarian crisis’ after two years of civil war