- Former Australian soldier speaks out against allegations of Afghan war crimes Reuters
- Australia’s most-decorated soldier vows to ‘fight’ war crime charges BBC
- ‘I will never give up’: Ben Roberts-Smith denies war crime allegations in first…
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Tehran vows response to US seizure of cargo ship
Skip next section Oil prices up, stocks down amid Strait of Hormuz standoffApril 20, 2026
Oil prices up, stocks down amid Strait of Hormuz standoff
Crude prices jumped and the US dollar rose but equity futures fell in early Asian trading…
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Gaza’s widows sexually exploited by Hamas
While global attention is focused on the campaign against Iran and its regional implications, troubling accounts are emerging from the Gaza Strip that depict a different reality unfolding far from the front lines. Residents are beginning to break…
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North Korea launches ballistic missiles toward sea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Sunday, its neighbors said, days after the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog warned that North Korea was…
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Lithuania, Latvia bar Slovak prime minister from using airspace for travel to Moscow
Lithuania and Latvia will not let Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico use their airspace to travel to Moscow for Russia’s Victory Day celebrations in May, he said April 18.
“Lithuania and Latvia have already announced that they will not allow us to…
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French man, 86, issues historic apology for family’s role in transatlantic slavery | Slavery
An 86-year-old man has issued what is believed to be the first formal apology by someone in France for their family’s role in transatlantic slavery.
Pierre Guillon de Prince’s ancestors were shipowners based in Nantes, the country’s largest…
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