Ein kurdischer Hungerstreiker berichtet über die psychischen Schäden durch Zwangsfütterung in US-Einwanderungshaft.
Ukraine accused Russia of breaching a unilateral ceasefire by launching drone attacks on several cities, including a strike that killed one woman at a kindergarten. According to the BBC, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had carried out 'active hostilities and terrorist shelling' despite Kyiv's announced truce.
A group of US Democrats has called on the State Department to break the US government’s longstanding silence on Israel’s nuclear capabilities, according to Al Jazeera.
Iran says a US proposal to end the war is 'still being considered,' according to BBC. A senior Iranian official noted the proposal is under review, while Pakistan mediates.
The United Nations has called on Israel to 'immediately' release two activists detained on a flotilla bound for Gaza, according to a report from Al Jazeera.
The US state department has cancelled tourist visas for more than half of the board members of Costa Rica’s leading national newspaper, La Nación, according to The Guardian.
A baby hippo named Bumpy, found by its dead mother at a lake in Kenya, is being hand-reared by keepers at a wildlife sanctuary after being rescued. According to the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, the calf was just days old when it became orphaned.
China is urging a swift end to the war between the U.S. and Iran and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement.
A South African police officer described being lowered from a helicopter into a crocodile-infested river to recover human remains, according to the BBC.
A Mexico City nightclub has gone viral for charging Americans nearly $300 to enter, while citizens from other countries pay significantly less. The policy reflects broader tensions over U.S. influence in the city, according to a report.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for the Strait of Hormuz to be reopened 'as soon as possible' in talks with his Iranian counterpart, according to state media.
A photo from November 2022 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with his daughter Ju Ae, then nine, dressed in black trousers and a white padded jacket. Her outfits, according to analysts, suggest she is being groomed for leadership.
The ceasefire in the Gulf is four weeks old and showing its age, according to BBC. The US and Iran's determination to keep the pressure on each other has put it in serious jeopardy, creating a dangerous moment.
The BBC has traced how 10 minutes of Israeli bombing on 8 April brought devastation to Lebanon, killing 361 people and injuring more than 1,000, according to Lebanese authorities.
Ukrainian civilians in Oleshky face a 'humanitarian crisis' as they remain trapped in a city cut off from supplies and surrounded by danger, according to the Ukrainian commissioner for human rights.
Russian forces have intensified their aerial attacks on Ukraine, using record numbers of guided bombs and drones. In recent days, more than 3,270 attack drones and 1,370 guided bombs were launched against the country, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.