Cambodian king has surgery in Beijing after cancer diagnosis
Cambodia’s royal palace said King Norodom Sihamoni underwent surgery in Beijing after announcing prostate cancer treatment earlier in April.
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Canadian tourist killed in shooting at Teotihuacan pyramids, 13 others hurt
A gunman opened fire at Mexico’s Teotihuacan pyramids, killing a Canadian woman, injuring at least 13 people and then dying of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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Rumen Radev Leads Progressive Bulgaria to Majority in Bulgarian Vote
Preliminary and near-final counts point to a first single-party majority in decades, with Boyko Borissov conceding and EU leaders congratulating Radev.
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Iran arrests two foreigners over Starlink device imports in northwest
Iranian authorities said they had arrested two foreign nationals in the northwest over charges tied to importing Starlink devices.
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Iranian American woman arrested in Los Angeles in alleged arms trafficking case
Federal prosecutors say Shamim Mafi helped broker weapons deals linked to Iran and Africa, including Sudan, and now faces the prospect of a long prison term.
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Golkar Figure Nus Kei Killed in Airport Stabbing in Maluku
Party officials say Agrapinus Rumatora, known as Nus Kei, was stabbed at Karel Sadsuitubun Airport and later died, while police detained two suspects.
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Radev’s coalition leads Bulgaria’s eighth election since 2021 amid corruption anger and foreign policy tensions
Bulgarians voted in a snap parliamentary election shaped by anti-corruption protests, repeated government collapses and a possible shift in the country’s geopolitical line.
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Islamabad tightens security ahead of expected U.S.-Iran talks
Pakistan stepped up security and logistical preparations in Islamabad as officials prepared for a possible second round of U.S.-Iran talks.
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Rawalpindi imposes shutdown on businesses and venues ahead of expected diplomatic developments
Authorities in Rawalpindi ordered cafés, restaurants, gyms, markets and marriage halls closed as part of a security clampdown.
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Two Indian men are killed in shooting outside gurdwara in Covo, Italy
Italian local reporting, carried in the packet, says the men were shot near Gurdwara Mata Sahib Kaur Ji in Bergamo province on the event date, 2026-04-18.
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Pentagon Completes Key Phase of Afghanistan Withdrawal Review, Interviews Senior Officials
A Pentagon review panel examining the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal says it has finished a major round of interviews with senior military and civilian officials and is now moving into the next stage of analysis.
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Irish media reports that drug kingpin Daniel Kinahan is arrested by police in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Irish media reports that Daniel Kinahan has been arrested in Dubai as Irish authorities continue to pursue alleged organized-crime offenses tied to the Kinahan network.
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South Africa’s Julius Malema gets five-year jail term in gun case
An South African court has sentenced EFF leader Julius Malema to five years in jail over a rifle fired at a 2018 rally, though he remains free pending appeal.
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Nepal forms commission to probe assets of officials
Nepal’s new government has created a commission to investigate the assets of current and former public officials, part of a broader anti-corruption drive.
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Surrey Police warn of disorder after Epsom rape protest turns confrontational
Riot police were sent to Epsom High Street after protesters demanded answers over a rape investigation and officers said the force would not tolerate disorder.
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Hungarian prime minister-designate Péter Magyar says his election victory over Viktor Orbán will not lead to a policy shift on migration, saying his government will strengthen bord
Hungary’s prime minister-designate is signaling continuity, not reversal, on migration as he prepares to replace Viktor Orbán.
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Officials say Justin Fairfax and his estranged wife were found dead in apparent murder-suicide
The packet’s report says Fairfax County police found the former Virginia lieutenant governor and Cerina Fairfax dead after a 911 call on the event date, 2026-04-16.
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Police arrest singer d4vd in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on suspicion of killing a 14-year-old girl whose remains were previously found in a vehicle registered to him
2026-04-16 event: Police arrest singer d4vd in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on suspicion of killing a 14-year-old girl whose remains were previously found in a vehicle registered to him
Read report »Turkey school shooting death toll rises to 10 after another victim dies
A second school shooting in two days left 10 people dead in Kahramanmaraş, while authorities moved to tighten school security and probe social media threats.
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Philippine authorities move to arrest Zaldy Co in Czech Republic corruption case
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says former lawmaker Zaldy Co has been arrested in Prague, as investigators widen a flood-control corruption probe that has shaken Philippine politics.
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Nairobi court sentences Chinese national to one year in jail over ant smuggling case
A Nairobi court has sentenced a Chinese national to one year in prison and a fine after he pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle more than 2,200 ants out of Kenya, in a case tied to a wider illegal trade in the insects.
Read report »Indonesia arrests six in Komodo dragon smuggling case
Indonesian police said on April 15, 2026 that they had arrested six suspects in a Komodo dragon trafficking case and two more in a separate pangolin-smuggling case, exposing another wildlife-crime network in the archipelago.
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Christine Fréchette sworn in as Quebec premier and pledges to protect language, culture and the economy
Christine Fréchette took office as Quebec’s 33rd premier on 2026-04-15, promising a more ambitious government centered on identity, economic action and party unity.
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Gabon arrests opposition figure Bilie-By-Nze in debt dispute, his party says
Gabon’s former prime minister and leading opposition figure was arrested at home by security agents, according to his party, which called the move arbitrary and brutal.
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