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Central Asia has shown little interest in preserving its Soviet heritage

Drive to boost national culture

Soviet architecture vanishes as Central Asia drifts from Moscow

US President Donald Trump calls India a "hellhole" in social media post ahead of a planned visit next month to India by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio

India criticizes 'poor taste' Trump post against immigrants

The 38-year-old soldier is suspected of making over $400,000 after placing bets on the prediction market Polymarket

Classified information

US soldier allegedly bet on Maduro operation using intel

A young climber scales a rock wall in India

Little government recognition or help

'Raw and honest': India climbers face obstacles in race to the top

This photo illustration taken in Hong Kong shows phones displaying screenshots of a video from Chinese model and influencer Christine Li accusing an AI microdrama of stealing her likeness without consent

Legal and regulatory grey areas

'Clearly me': AI drama accused of stealing faces

Wildfire spreading in Otsuchi town, Iwate Prefecture

More than 2,500 urged to evacuate homes

Wildfires spread towards northern Japan town

Rizza Matutino preparing to compete in the casting down event during the Rodeo Festival in Masbate

'We try to prove this sport isn't just for men'

Cowgirls of Philippine rodeo tackle steers, stereotypes

Japanese director Takashi Yamazaki says "Godzilla Minus Zero" will bring the massive lizard closer than ever before it cinema audiences

Closer than ever before

'Godzilla Minus Zero' will show monster up close, director says

Owner of Madison Avenue Furs Larry Cowit assists a customer in his store, which has seen an uptick in interest in vintage fur in recent years

Controversial topic

'Stigmatized' or 'sustainable'? Vintage sales boost sees fur return

Manchester City beat Arsenal 2-1 to take control of the Premier League title race

Arsenal eye return to top spot, Spurs fight for survival

A healthcare worker administers polio drops during a door-to-door poliovirus eradication campaign in Lahore

21 million children

Child vaccine catch-up drive on course to hit target: UN

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) called for the EU to give Ukraine full membership before heading in to talks with EU leaders

Long-awaited approval of €90bn loan

EU unblocks funds as Ukraine presses for membership progress

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said 'hundreds are in the queue' for the 'gold card' visa program

Million-dollar residency card

Trump 'gold card' visa granted to one person so far: US commerce chief

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, Israel Ambassador to US Yechiel Leiter, US Vice President JD Vance and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio listen as US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with the Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors

Israel, Lebanon extend ceasefire as Trump hopes for historic deal

A fence on the National Mall in Washington was adorned with 20,000 stuffed teddy bears to represent Ukrainian children abducted by Russia since the start of the war

'Bring Them Home'

Stuffed toys in US capital symbolize displaced Ukrainian children

A photograph shows Amal Khalil, a veteran correspondent for the daily newspaper Al-Akhbar, in the southern Lebanese border village of Jebbayn in 2024

Israeli army reviewing incident

Lebanon leaders accuse Israel of war crime after journalist killed

Meta co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg (C) has made the quest for 'superintelligence' a priorty for the tech giant

Around 8,000 employees

Meta plans 10% layoffs as AI spending soars: source

Iran are scheduled to play their World Cup matches in the United States

Denies reports to the contrary

US says Iran players welcome at World Cup amid Italy uproar

Seven medical workers face prison terms of between eight and 25 years if convicted of homicide with possible intent over the conditions of Maradona's care in his final days

Expected to last at least three months

Images of dead Maradona rock trial of medical team

An invitation to the G20 summit would come as the Trump administration pushes to further ease the international isolation Russia brought on itself by invading Ukraine in 2022

Easing of international pressure

US invites Putin to G20 summit but Trump doubts he'll come

This screen grab taken from a screen recording of the MarineTraffic website on April 21, 2026, shows data visualisation of maritime traffic in the Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman from April 18 to April 20

War in the Middle East: latest developments

President Donald Trump struck a celebratory tone on social media and told AFP there were 'no sticking points' left in a US-Iran peace deal

'Should never be allowed to be used by anybody'

Trump rules out striking Iran with nuclear weapon

Iran's parliament speaker said the country would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz as long as the US naval blockade remained

Stocks mostly fall as US-Iran peace talks stall and oil prices rise

D4vd faces murder charges over the death and dismemberment of a young teenager

Faces possible death penalty

Child porn found on D4vd's phone: prosecutor in teen murder case

Chennai Super Kings' Sanju Samson (R) brought up his century with the last ball of the innings

Samson, Hosein star as Chennai hammer Mumbai by 103 runs in IPL

Pope Leo XIV ended his 11-day, four-country Africa tour with a mass in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

In front of thousands of followers

Pope Leo ends Africa visit with open-air mass in Equatorial Guinea

Chile is building a trench on its northern border as part of a crackdown on illegal immigration

Long-standing beef

Bolivia, Chile move to restore ties severed 50 years ago

Residents flee a neighborhood after gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on April 20, 2026

Urgent need for action

New multilateral force for gang-plagued Haiti to deploy soon, UN told

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