Six-year-old who called 999 to save mum hailed a hero
Pearl’s mother Carole suffered a bleed on the brain at their home in Croydon last summer. Source link
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Americast – Is Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth waging a holy war against Iran?
Available for over a year Why has Hegseth fired top generals from the military, and how does he use religion to justify America’s war aims? We look at the frontman for the US war in Iran, the former Fox News host, Pete Hegseth. A key feature of his Pentagon press briefings are his religious rhetoric,…
Is a 'Super El Niño' on the way and how will it affect the UK?
El Niño is expected to develop later this year, but how strong will it be and what will this mean for the weather in the UK and around the world? Source link
Djibouti's president wins unprecedented sixth term with 97.8% of vote
Ismail Omar Guelleh, 78, has extended his already 27-year rule in a poll boycotted by the main opposition candidates. Source link
Murder arrest over fatal Primrose Hill stabbing
Finbar Sullivan, 21, was fatally stabbed at Primrose Hill in north London on Tuesday. Source link
Djibouti President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh is reelected for a sixth term
MOGADISHU – Djibouti President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh was reelected for a sixth term after official results showed him winning 97.81% of the vote in Friday’s election. Guelleh, 78, has ruled the small Horn of Africa nation of about 1 million for more than two decades. Last year, the country’s lawmakers scrapped presidential age limits. Election…
EU airline industry warns of fuel shortages if Strait of Hormuz stays closed
Airports Council International (ACI) Europe said its members had “increasing concerns” about the availability of jet fuel. Source link
Still in shock, Beirut tries to heal after deadly Israeli attacks
Israel carried out attacks across Lebanon following the announcement of a ceasefire with Iran, with reports of 100 Israeli air strikes in just 10 minutes – that killed at least 303 people. Despite international pleas for restraint, Israel’s continued campaign against the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah drew no criticism from the US, while Iran said the…
US Agrees to Unlock $6 Billion in Frozen Assets as Islamabad Talks Hinge on One Critical Maritime Choke Point
3 min readUpdated: Apr 11, 2026 03:46 PM IST A senior Iranian source has told news agency Reuters Saturday that the US had agreed to release Iranian frozen assets, which were held in Qatar and other foreign banks, even as American and Iranian delegations arrived in Islamabad for ceasefire talks. This is seen as a…
Man charged over deaths of four people who drowned crossing Channel
A man is charged over the deaths of two men and two women who drowned trying to cross the Channel on Thursday. Source link