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Indonesia: Many killed in train collision near Jakarta

A fatal train collision occurred outside Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, late Monday, killing at least 14 people, the state-owned KAI rail company said on Tuesday. It added that another 84 people received hospital treatment. What do we know about the crash A long-distance train crashed into the rear car of a stopped commuter train at

Mali on edge as insurgency tests junta’s resolve

Five Maliangarrison towns — Kati, Bamako, Sevare, Gao and Kidal — were targeted simultaneously over the weekend. The al-Qaeda-linked jihadis of the Group for theSupport of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) in coordination with the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), mainly composed of Tuareg rebel independence movements, claimed responsibility. Nina Wilen, director for the Africa program at Egmont Royal Institute for International Relations in

China Blocks Meta’s $2B Manus Acquisition

China blocked US tech giant Meta from acquiring the AI firm Manus on Monday. China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said in a one-line statement that it would "prohibit foreign investment in Manus in accordance with laws and regulations, and requires the parties involved to withdraw the acquisition transaction." The announcement will force Meta

Gala Shooting Suspect Charged with Attempted Assassination of Trump

Skip next section King Charles's US visit: What's planned for day two April 28, 2026 King Charles's US visit: What's planned for day two Britain's King Charles III is set to deliver a rare address to Congress on Tuesday as he seeks to mend the transatlantic rift over the Iran war. Charles is expected to call

Clashes over water in Chad kill over 40

At least 42 people were killed in eastern Chad, after clashes between two families at a water well escalated, government officials said late Sunday.  Community conflicts over resources are common in the country, driven by farmer-herder tensions. In recent years, Chad has faced increasing pressure on its resources, hosting over 1.5 million refugees in an already resource-strained country. 

The country that’s turning to solar during war

In autumn 2024, Russia launched massive aerial assaults on Ukraine, pounding its energy system and raising fears about the safety of its nuclear power plants. Several reactors were disconnected from the grid. One shut down entirely. "It wasn't that we were scared," said Shaun Burnie, recalling that night. "It was that we were terrified." For

WHCA Shooter Charged; King Charles to Address Congress

WHCA Shooter In Court, Trump-King Charles Relationship, Lebanon Ceasefire In Limbo Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter.  Subscribe  here to get it delivered to your inbox, and  listen  to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today's top stories Federal prosecutors have charged Cole Allen, the

Deadlock over Iran’s nuclear program and Strait of Hormuz cripples peace

Iranian worshippers perform their Friday prayers under the portraits of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, second left, and top military officials who were killed during the U.S.-Israel campaign, at the Tehran University campus, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, April 24, 2026. Vahid Salemi/AP hide caption toggle caption Vahid Salemi/AP U.S. Secretary of State

The MAHA movement is mad about glyphosate and Trump’s EPA

In a sign of the simmering discontent within the Make America Healthy Again coalition, some of its most visible figures rallied outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, lobbing criticism at the Trump administration for siding with a pesticide-maker. Inside, the justices were hearing arguments in a highly-anticipated case involving the glyphosate-based herbicide, Roundup. "You

We don’t know what will happen to us — U.S. deportees in DRC

A view of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo—a sprawling urban giant where over 15 million people live. Schalk Van Zuydam/AP hide caption toggle caption Schalk Van Zuydam/AP KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo—None of them imagined they would end up in Kinshasa. On April 17, the U.S. government deported 15 people
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