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US lawmakers push Apple, Google to remove apps tracking ICE agents

In letters sent on Friday to Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Apple head Tim Cook, committee leaders singled out ICEBlock, an app previously used to monitor US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, saying apps hosted on their app stores risk “ Read More

Hundreds flee home as fighting continues in DR Congo a day after Trump’s peace deal was signed

Fresh fighting broke out in the eastern DR Congo, prompting hundreds to flee across the border into Rwanda. The turbulence was concerning since it came a day after the country’s leader signed a peace deal brokered by US President Donald Trump. Read More

‘Connectivity should be next focus, RIC’s time will come’: Expert on future of India-Russia ties

The next focus of the India-Russia relationship should be to improve connectivity and ties between people and businesses of the two countries, according to Lydia Kulik, Head of India Studies at the Moscow School of Management. Read More

Jailed Bolsonaro taps son as political heir in a bid to shake up 2026 elections

Flavio Bolsonaro said Friday that his father, Brazil’s jailed ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, has chosen him to lead the country’s powerful conservative movement, shaking up the 2026 election race. Read More

Chornobyl nuclear protective shield damaged in drone strike, UN agency reports

The International Atomic Energy Agency has confirmed that drone damage at the Chornobyl site has compromised the structure built to contain radioactive material from the 1986 disaster, though radiation levels remain stable Go to Source Read More

Gaza war mediators Egypt, Qatar ‘concerned’ over Israel’s plan to open one-way exit for Gazans

The foreign ministers of Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates “expressed their deep concern regarding the statements issued by the Israeli side concerning the opening of the Rafah crossing Read More

Drug boat at centre of US double-tap strike controversy was headed for Suriname: Report

The targeted boat had planned to “rendezvous” with a second vessel and transfer drugs to it, Adm. Read More

Ukraine, US hold third straight day of talks, saying advances hinge on Russia’s willingness to end conflict

US and Ukrainian officials are holding a third day of Miami talks, stressing that any real progress relies on Russia’s willingness to move toward peace. Read More