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Lachey also spoke about the financial issues the band faced after receiving a modest advance from its label. Source link

A 32-hour truce has come into force between Russia and Ukraine on April 11 following pledges by the presidents of both countries that their militaries would cease fire in light of Orthodox Easter. “We understand who we’re dealing with. Ukraine will maintain the cease-fire and respond in kind,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote earlier on…

Photo: Fars News (Reuters)   Strait Of Hormuz ‘Toll’ Could Breach Maritime Law, Industry Insiders Say Amid reports Iran and the US are considering charging vessels a “toll” to transit the Strait of Hormuz, maritime insiders say such a move could backfire if other countries decide to charge ships for passing through natural maritime chokepoints….

A man, 37, is arrested in relation to the incident and remains in custody, police say. Source link

Amid the fragile two-week cease-fire deal agreed between the United States and Iran, a Tehran resident sent a message to RFE/RL’s Radio Farda describing a city suddenly free from the sound of bombs. He said that even during the devastation of the war and its economic consequences, Iranians have continued to hold on to hope….

Russia’s main security agency detained a former Russian freelancer for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, accusing the man of treason and claiming he allegedly communicated with Ukrainian intelligence. The Federal Security Service (FSB) did not identify the man, saying only he was born in 1960 and was detained in the Siberian region of Chita. The agency…

Russia’s Supreme Court has allowed the Nobel Peace Prize-winning rights group Memorial to be labeled as an “extremist” organization, a move that will allow authorities to go after anyone who contributes to the work of the group or shares materials it has published. The ruling was handed down on April 9 during a closed-door hearing…

McIlroy, who is hoping to become just the fourth player after Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods to win back-to-back Masters titles has held a six-shot lead at this point in a major before. He went on to win the 2011 US Open by eight shots – claiming the first of his five majors…

Hackers connected to Russia’s military intelligence agency snuck into thousands of Internet routers used in homes and offices worldwide and secretly monitored e-mail traffic and website log-ons and passwords for months, authorities said. Underscoring concern about the scope of the hack, which experts said was in use for much of late 2025, law enforcement agencies…