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The Cuban government has announced that 2,010 prisoners have been pardoned in a "humanitarian and sovereign gesture" during Holy Week and amid diplomatic tensions with the United States. The Easter pardons, which applied to some young people, people over 60, women and foreigners, were the second such move this year after Havana unexpectedly announced the release

Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, was facing wave after wave of Russian air strikes on Thursday night and Friday morning, Ukrainian officials said, as Russia's full-scale assault on its neighbor continued into its 1,500th day. According to local authorities in Kharkiv, which lies just 40 kilometers (about 25 miles) from the Russian border in northeastern Ukraine

Lawmakers in Myanmar on Friday elected former junta leader, General Min Aung Hlaing, as president after a parliamentary vote. The move follows elections in December and January that were widely criticized by the United Nations and Western governments as a sham designed to legitimize continued military rule. How did Min Aung Hlaing become Myanmar's president? Min

Skip next section Indian authorities raid graveyard for cooking gas cylinders April 3, 2026 Indian authorities raid graveyard for cooking gas cylinders Indian police have seized more than 400 cooking gas cylinders hidden in a graveyard in Hyderabad and detained 10 people for allegedly selling them on the black market amid shortages linked to the

Thousands of people are expected to take part in the German peace movement's traditional Easter peace marches, with over a hundred events organized in dozens of towns across the country between April 2 and 6. Several German newspapers have run ads trying to mobilize people. The demonstrations, listed on the Network of the German Peace

Skip next section IN DEPTH — Easter peace marches planned in shadow of war April 3, 2026 IN DEPTH — Easter peace marches planned in shadow of war One of the earliest major demos took place in Jena in Thuringia Image: Bodo Schackow/dpa/picture alliance More than 100 peace marches and related events are planned around

A few days ago, a large convoy of trucks carrying Iraqis was filmed crossing the southern border into Iran. The convoy was supposedly carrying out "a humanitarian mission." But there were suspicions that the procession, which carried members of one of the Iraqi paramilitaries allied with Iran, was going to assist Iranian security forces. Were

In a crucial maneuver, NASA's Artemis II astronauts fired up their spacecraft's engine, breaking away from the Earth's orbit on Thursday and blazing towards the Moon. The key thruster firing or the translunar injection burn puts four astronauts — three Americans and a Canadian — on the path to the first crewed lunar flyby in over half-a-century

Skip next section French container ship passes Strait of Hormuz April 3, 2026 French container ship passes Strait of Hormuz A container ship operated by French shipping and logistics firm CMA CGM has passed through the Strait of Hormuz despite Iran’s closure of the waterway, according to a media report. The Maltese-flagged Kribi crossed the

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday criticized Donald Trump's mocking comments about his marriage, saying they did not merit a response. In a video briefly posted by the White House on YouTube, which was later taken down, Trump mocked the French president while he slammed NATO allies for not joining US operations in Iran.  What did