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U.S. probes Afghan air force drug claims

CNN - Top Stories - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:33
The United States is investigating allegations that some members of the Afghan Air Force have used their planes to transport drugs, a U.S. military spokesman said Thursday.
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Analysis: Victorious Putin has tricky path with US

AP - World News - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:33
MOSCOW (AP) -- Now that his return to the Kremlin is secure, Vladimir Putin may tone down the anti-Americanism that was a big part of his presidential campaign, but he seems certain to stand his ground in disputes with the United States....

Five cleared of gangland killing

BBC - News - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:33
Five men jailed for a gangland murder in Staffordshire in 2002 are cleared at the Court of Appeal.
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Women 'injured' in Saudi protest

BBC - News - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:33
An investigation is launched after at least 50 women are reportedly injured after a protest at a university in Saudi Arabia turns violent.
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King's wanted poster fetches £33k

BBC - News - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:33
A rare "wanted" poster offering a reward for the capture of Charles II in 1651 sells for just over £33,000.
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'Fresh massacre' in Syria's Homs

BBC - News - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:33
Syrian security forces kill dozens of people in a 'new massacre' in Homs, activists say, a day after the UN's aid chief visited the city.
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Britons killed in Spanish crash

BBC - News - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:33
Two Britons die and two others are seriously injured as their car spins off a motorway in south-east Spain.
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STUC backs SNP referendum terms

BBC - News - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:33
The STUC backs the Scottish government's call to let 16 and 17-year-olds vote in the independence referendum.
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$1 million lotto winner cut from food assistance

LINCOLN PARK, Mich. (AP) — A Detroit-area woman who won a $1 million lottery prize but continued to get food stamps has been removed from the food assistance program, officials say.

The Michigan Department of Human Services said Wednesday the lottery winner no longer was getting benefits. It followed a ...

War drums drown out rich past

CNN - Top Stories - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:33
The saber-rattling between Iran and Israel conjures fears of mass casualties and a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.
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Greece sees finish line in race to slice debt

AP - World News - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:33
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greece's race to slice euro107 billion ($140 billion) off its national debt entered the home stretch Thursday, with markets confident that enough investors will accept to write down more than half of the value of their Greek bond holdings....

In pictures: Queen visits Leicester

BBC - News - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:33
On the first stop of her Diamond Jubilee tour
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Great powers stress diplomacy in Iran standoff

AP - World News - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:33
VIENNA (AP) -- Six world powers on Thursday urged Iran to answer questions about suspicions it is working on nuclear weapons, but stressed that diplomacy was the way forward, in a carefully worded statement that reflected Western sensitivity to Russian and Chinese concerns about being too harsh on Tehran....

Web star born: Kony video gets millions of views

AP - World News - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:33
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) -- If Joseph Kony lived in relative anonymity before this week, he's an Internet star now....

SA apology over yellow fever row

BBC - News - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:33
South Africa apologises for the deportation of Nigerians over suspicions their yellow fever certificates were fake - a move Abuja had said was "xenophobic".
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Q&A: Solar storms

BBC - News - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:33
Why are solar storms a concern for our planet?
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Pakistan charges Bin Laden widows

BBC - News - Thu, 2026-04-30 22:33
Pakistan brings charges against Osama Bin Laden's three widows for illegally entering the country, officials say.
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