Zelenskyy ready to hold Ukraine-Russia talks in Azerbaijan

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday said his country is ready to hold talks with Russia in Azerbaijan, where he is currently visiting. This announcement was made after the Ukrainian leader met with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev. Earlier, Zelenskyy wrote on X that he had begun his visit to Azerbaijan by meeting a Ukrainian expert

Tunisia suspends rights group amid widening repression

A Tunisian rights group that was a co-winner of the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize has been told to cease activities for a month by authorities. The suspension of the Human Rights League (LTDH) comes amid warnings from rights organizations that the country has been sliding closer to authoritarian rule since President Kais Saied seized additional powers

Mali: Explosions, gunfire rock main military camp

Two loud explosions and sustained gunfire rocked the area near Mali's main military base in Kati, outside the capital city of Bamako, early Saturday morning, according to the AFP and Reuters news agencies. A Reuters witness reported that soldiers had been deployed to block off roads in the area. Kati is the home of military

Japan: Raging wildfires cause mass evacuations

Two large forest fires in Japan's Iwate region have prompted authorities to evacuate several thousand people from their homes as the flames approached residential areas on Saturday. The blazes have burned out some 700 hectares (1,730 acres) since breaking out three days ago, according to local government officials. What do we know about the Japanese wildfires?

Raghav Chadha and six AAP MPs join BJP

Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know Prominent AAP leader Raghav Chadha joined BJP with six other MPs Congress leader Rahul Gandhi set to visit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Three killed in ethnic conflict in Manipur This blog is now closed. Below is a roundup of some of the major headlines

Germany news: Ships to head to Med for possible Hormuz role

Skip next section Hot chocolate? Authorities find illegal medication in Cologne kiosk April 25, 2026 Hot chocolate? Authorities find illegal medication in Cologne kiosk Authorities in the city of Cologne discovered an unusual item during a routine check of a kiosk, public broadcaster WDR reported on Saturday. Namely, a bar of chocolate containing the active ingredient

Palestinians Vote in West Bank and Gaza Elections

Municipal elections are being held on Saturday in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and in the Deir el-Balah area of the Gaza Strip, the first vote in the Palestinian territories since the war in Gaza. In the West Bank, nearly 1.5 million people are registered to vote, while in Gaza, there are 70,000 eligible voters, according

Colombia, Venezuela hold key talks in post-Maduro visit

Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodriguez on Friday agreed to military cooperation to tackle crime on their shared border. Petro's visit marked the first to Caracas by a foreign leader since the US ouster of Nicolas Maduro. Petro said the joint effort would focus on  "freeing border areas from the mafias engaged in

OpenAI apologizes for not reporting Canada mass shooter

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has apologized to the Canadian town of Tumbler Ridge following a February mass shooting that left eight dead.  Altman said he was "deeply sorry" the company didn't alert the police about the shooter's troubling ChatGPT accounts. Britich Colombia Primier David Eby called the apology "necessary, and yet grossly insufficient." How did OpenAI fail to act? An

Iran war: No direct talks in Islamabad expected

Skip next section US will face response if it continues port blockade — Iranian military April 25, 2026 US will face response if it continues port blockade — Iranian military Saim Dušan Inayatullah Iran's military on Saturday decried what it called the "banditry" and "piracy" of the US naval blockade of Iranian ports and said
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