UK government to impose restrictions on social media for under-16s

Apr 29, 2026

London [UK], April 29: The UK government has said it will introduce "age or functionality restrictions" on social media for under 16s, education minister Olivia...

Mexico's Jalisco drug cartel chief arrested

Apr 29, 2026

Mexico City [Mexico], April 29: Mexican special forces have arrested Audias Flores, known as "El Jardinero", one of the top commanders of the powerful Jalisco...

89-year-old suspect arrested after Athens shooting spree: Authorities

Apr 29, 2026

Athens [Greece], April 29: An 89-year-old man armed with a hunting rifle opened fire inside a Greek social security office in Athens on Tuesday, wounding...

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire continues to crumble

Apr 29, 2026

Tel Aviv [Israel], April 29: Mutual attacks between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah militia continue despite an official ceasefire, with the Lebanese Health Ministry...

Amnesty calls for US strike on Yemen to be investigated as war crime

Apr 29, 2026

London [UK], April 29: Amnesty International has called for a United States air strike on a migrant detention centre in Yemen to be investigated as...

Gulf leaders meet in Saudi Arabia for first time since start of war on Iran

Apr 29, 2026

Tehran [Iran], April 29: Gulf leaders gathered in Saudi Arabia to discuss a regional crisis triggered by the United States-Israel war on Iran, their first...

Gunmen kill at least 29 in Nigeria

Apr 29, 2026

Abuja [Nigeria], April 29: Armed men killed at least 29 people in Guyaku village in Nigeria's Adamawa State, in an attack that lasted several hours...

Maldives police raid critical news outlet

Apr 29, 2026

Male [Maldives], April 29: Police in the Maldives have raided the offices of a critical news outlet and barred its editors from leaving the country...

Death toll rises to 14 after train crash near Jakarta

Apr 29, 2026

Jakarta [Indonesia], April 29: At least 14 people were killed and 84 were injured when a long-distance passenger train collided with a stopped train near...