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Crackdown on illegal trade

EU parliament adopts new rules to protect cats, dogs

Singapore-washing is a trend where Chinese firms move to the city state in order to attract overseas funding, a laxer regulatory environment or to appeal to a global customer base without an explicitly Chinese image

AFP examines the issue

How China block of AI deal could stop 'Singapore-washing'

A cook prepares a rotisserie chicken with potatoes during dinner in the French restaurant Gigi’s in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on April 26, 2026

'Affordability crisis'

New York restaurant's $40 half chicken fuels cost of dining debate

Offences that earned the death penalty in North Korea included criticising leader Kim Jong Un, according to a report by an advocacy NGO

Government accused of rights abuses

North Korean executions rose dramatically during Covid: report

A new law being drafted in Australia is being designed to stop tech giants from simply stripping news from their platforms -- something Meta and Google have done in the past

Meta, Google, and TikTok

Australia aims to tax tech giants unless they pay news outlets

Atletico coach Diego Simeone admitted his team's fans need silverware, ahead of the Champions League clash against Arsenal

Champions League

Simeone, Atletico chasing redemption against Arsenal

A man carries an Iranian flag with the portraits of Iran's late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L), slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (C) and Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as people rally in his support

Whirlwind diplomatic tour

US says examining latest Iran proposal

The Mideast war has hit plastic makers and has potentially spurred syringe hoarding in South Korea

Some firms exploiting supply crunch

S. Korea probes syringe hoarding as war hits plastic makers

A Royal Bengal tiger cools off from the heat inside the Bangladesh National Zoo in Dhaka on April 7, 2026

Habitat loss, poaching, climate change

Bangladesh's tigers stalk uncertain future in Sundarbans

Warrior Equine Chief Instructor Jim Goddard (C) mentors RAF veteran John Lewis (R), who suffered several broken bones in an accident which brought his RAF career to an end

Rescuing those from dark places

Horses unlikely saviours for those who serve in uniform

Visitors under the Galeon Espiritu Santo, a full-scale representation of a 17th century galleon, on display at the Museo del Galeon in Manila

Galeon Espiritu Santo

Philippine museum brings deadly, lucrative galleon trade to life

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, and tech billionaire Elon Musk will face off over a past professional relationship gone sour

Regarding non-profit status

Opening remarks Tuesday in Elon Musk versus OpenAI

Trump was attending the annual press gala for the time as president, having skipped it throughout his first term and last year

Third assassination attempt in two years

Trump shooting scare renews 'staged' conspiracy theory

LIV Golf reportedly will postpone a scheduled June tournament in New Orleans over financial issues

Seeks new investment

LIV Golf postpones June event set for New Orleans: reports

Taylor Swift has moved to protect her voice from AI cloning

Against unauthorised use

Taylor Swift files to trademark her voice amid AI clone boom

Manchester United midfielder Casemiro (L) celebrates scoring against Brentford

Within touching distance of qualification

Man Utd beat Brentford to close on Champions League berth

Colombia's historic 2016 peace accords were not implemented properly, their architect Juan Manuel Santos told AFP

Environment pays the price

Colombian peace accord failed to protect nature: ex-leader Santos

US President Donald Trump (C/R) and First Lady Melania Trump (R) greet Britain's King Charles III (C/L) and Britain's Queen Camilla upon arrival at the South Portico of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 27, 2026.

Symbolic state visit

Britain's King Charles meets Trump in bid to salvage ties

Former Irish President Mary Robinson has long argued that climate change is not just an environmental but a human rights crisis

Nations have chance to break 'fossil fuel mindset': Mary Robinson

Tuareg rebels of the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) coalition said northern Kidal was under their control after a weekend offensive

Tuareg rebels in control of key Mali town

The blast left buses and vans mangled on the Pan-American Highway in the restive southwestern Cauca Department of Colombia

Cocaine trafficking

Colombia in mourning after deadliest attack in decades

The federal courthouse in Oakland, California is the scene of the legal showdown between two tech titans

Courtroom showdown

Jury in place for Elon Musk's legal battle with OpenAI

Former US actress Jessica Mann alleges that Harvey Weinstein raped her in a Manhattan hotel room in 2013

To continue Tuesday

Weinstein rape accuser gives emotional testimony at US retrial

France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrive at a meeting at United Nations headquarters

Pressure on Tehran

French FM says Iran must make 'major concessions' to end crisis

This image released by US President Donald Trump via his Truth Social account shows a man that he identified as the gunman who breached security at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner

Faces possible life imprisonment

Accused media gala gunman charged with attempting to assassinate Trump

The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case brought by oil and gas companies seeking to block climate change lawsuits

Spent more than $10bn settling litigation

US Supreme Court hears Bayer bid to end Roundup weedkiller suits

Run DMC's Jam Master Jay, whose real name is Jason Mizell, was gunned down in a New York City recording studio in 2002

Faces 15 to 20 years in prison

Third suspect pleads guilty in US murder of Jam Master Jay

North Korea's developing nuclear arsenal could be a deal-breaker

Powers at loggerheads over safeguards

'Looming' risk of nuclear arms race, UN proliferation meeting hears

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