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Lavrov in Beijing: Is China now pulling Russian string to reshape Iran calculus? Diplomacy

Lavrov in Beijing: Is China now pulling Russian string to reshape Iran calculus?

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday arrived in Beijing. The visit comes at a critical moment, raising questions about whether China is beginning to shape Russia’s approach as tensions around Iran continue to escalate. Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday arrived in Beijing for a two-day official visit…
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April 14, 2026
Why the Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh Need Work, Not Just Rations Refugees

Why the Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh Need Work, Not Just Rations

Armed Conflicts, Asia-Pacific, Civil Society, Crime & Justice, Democracy, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Migration & Refugees, TerraViva United Nations Opinion The Rohingya did not choose dependency on aid. It was created by the restrictions surrounding them. Credit: UNHCR/Amanda Jufrian COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh, Apr…
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April 14, 2026
Meghan and Harry’s quasi-royal tour of Australia under fire over ‘unacceptable’ cost to taxpayer as couple visit homeless shelter and children’s hospital before money-spinning commercial engagements Homeless

Meghan and Harry’s quasi-royal tour of Australia under fire over ‘unacceptable’ cost to taxpayer as couple visit homeless shelter and children’s hospital before money-spinning commercial engagements

Meghan Markle has told Australians to ignore her title and 'call me Meg' amid tensions over the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's pseudo-royal tour Down Under. The Sussexes' own aides also reassured staff at Melbourne's children's hospital that the couple are laid back about how they are addressed, declaring: 'Harry and…
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April 14, 2026
Group challenges Mahama, says backing LGBTQ+ bill undermines human rights Slavery Abolition

Group challenges Mahama, says backing LGBTQ+ bill undermines human rights

JustRight Ghana has described the proposed Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill 2025 as “modern-day slavery,” warning that any leader who supports it loses the moral authority to speak on human rights globally. In a statement issued on April 14, 2026, the group criticised John Dramani Mahama for his…
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April 14, 2026
Ex-Nato boss warns Britain’s security ‘in peril’ in searing warning to Keir Starmer Censored Internet

Ex-Nato boss warns Britain’s security ‘in peril’ in searing warning to Keir Starmer

News Politics Nato The searing intervention - from prominent Labour defence expert Lord George Robertson - will set alarm bells ringing across Westminster amid the US/Israel war in the Middle East 08:46, 14 Apr 2026 Updated 13:34, 14 Apr 2026 Keir Starmer has been savaged by a former Nato boss…
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April 14, 2026
Six years for ex-Lafarge CEO over Syrian IS ‘partnership’ Syria

Six years for ex-Lafarge CEO over Syrian IS ‘partnership’

Aleppo Old City, Craig Jenkins, CC BY 2.0, https://www.flickr.com/photos/craigjenkins/6447421813/ In 2010, the cement maker—since acquired by Switzerland's Holcim—completed work on a new £680m cement plant in Jalabiya, Reuters and others report. A year later, the Syrian people rose up against their government, during the 'Arab Spring' protests, and were met…
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April 14, 2026
When the IBM PC and shoulder pads were big, Japan led the chip industry. It’s trying to get back there now Putin

When the IBM PC and shoulder pads were big, Japan led the chip industry. It’s trying to get back there now

When IBM PCs set the standard for personal computing and Madonna topped the charts, Japan led the semiconductor industry. But that 1980s dominance faded as the fabless design and foundry model evolved. Now for the comeback: Japan is using demand for sovereign chip production to re-invent its chip industry. Leading…
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April 14, 2026
SpaceX launches 1,000th Starlink satellite of 2026 on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral SpaceX

SpaceX launches 1,000th Starlink satellite of 2026 on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

A streak shot of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket as it tears away from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on the Starlink 10-24 mission on April 14, 2026. Image: John Pisani/Spaceflight Now SpaceX launched its 1,000th Starlink satellite so far in 2026 with an early morning…
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April 14, 2026