Pope Leo welcomes Iran ceasefire with “satisfaction”
Middle East
April 8, 2026
Pope Leo welcomes Iran ceasefire with “satisfaction”
Pope Leo XIV today welcomed the announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war with “satisfaction.” The pontiff, who…
A day on the brink with Iran ended with a TACO and grave constitutional questions
Features/Interviews
April 8, 2026
A day on the brink with Iran ended with a TACO and grave constitutional questions
The day began with Donald Trump warning a “whole civilization” of 90 million Iranians could die. It ended with the…
The US and Iran have agreed a ceasefire, with talks to bridge the gulf between them. Here’s what to know
Middle East
April 8, 2026
The US and Iran have agreed a ceasefire, with talks to bridge the gulf between them. Here’s what to know
After a month and a half of spiraling conflict in the Middle East, the United States and Iran agreed to…
Anthropic’s next model could be a ‘watershed moment’ for cybersecurity. Experts say that could also be a concern
Technology
April 7, 2026
Anthropic’s next model could be a ‘watershed moment’ for cybersecurity. Experts say that could also be a concern
The next wave of AI-powered cybersecurity attacks will be like nothing we’ve seen before. That’s the message AI company Anthropic…
US weapons or China’s friendship? Trump’s Iran war volatility reignites debate for Taiwan
World
April 7, 2026
US weapons or China’s friendship? Trump’s Iran war volatility reignites debate for Taiwan
Taipei — Over Taiwan’s Qingming holiday weekend, as families cleaned ancestral graves and crowded around dinner tables, a familiar debate has…
Trump’s many threats of possible war crimes reach a crescendo in Iran
Features/Interviews
April 7, 2026
Trump’s many threats of possible war crimes reach a crescendo in Iran
Just five months after President Donald Trump and his allies appeared indignant over a video in which six congressional Democrats…
Trump threatens Iran ahead of deadline: “A whole civilization will die tonight”
Middle East
April 7, 2026
Trump threatens Iran ahead of deadline: “A whole civilization will die tonight”
President Donald Trump issued a stark threat to Iran, saying “a whole civilization will die tonight” as the US president’s…
How India plans to count 1.4 billion people
World
April 7, 2026
How India plans to count 1.4 billion people
India has kicked off a mammoth exercise to count its entire population – all 1.4 billion of them, give or…
Children make up half of Haiti’s gangs. They’re about to face a new foreign force.
World
April 7, 2026
Children make up half of Haiti’s gangs. They’re about to face a new foreign force.
As a new multinational force musters in Haiti, its foreign police and soldiers could soon find themselves face-to-face with hundreds…
Assassination of top commanders will not deter Iran’s forces, supreme leader says
Middle East
April 7, 2026
Assassination of top commanders will not deter Iran’s forces, supreme leader says
Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has said Iran’s forces are not be deterred by the assassinations of commanders, following the killing…