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Ecuador claims 28% drop in homicides amid concerns over anti-crime campaign 

01 April 2026

Ecuador has touted “concrete results” in its fight against organised crime, as the country joins forces with the Uni...

‘Which interests being served by war?’ Iran’s Pezeshkian asks US public 

01 April 2026

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has urged people in the United States to look beyond “a flood of distortions and m...

Palestinians in West Bank protest, strike against Israeli death penalty law 

01 April 2026

Palestinian shops and public institutions, including universities, across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem were...

‘This is an apartheid regime’: Critics decry Israel’s new death penalty law 

01 April 2026

When Israel passed a death penalty law that solely targets Palestinians, it was to be expected that the country’s far ...

Iran authorities await war ‘victory’ as supporters mark 1979 anniversary 

01 April 2026

Tehran, Iran – Government supporters have taken to the streets in Iran to celebrate the anniversary of a referendum ne...

UK to host meeting of 35 countries on reopening Strait of Hormuz 

01 April 2026

News|US-Israel war on Iran The United Kingdom will convene talks with dozens of countries on reopening the Strait of Hor...

History’s biggest census: Why India’s new population count is controversial 

01 April 2026

India has begun counting its population in the world’s largest census, which will include caste enumeration for the fi...

Iran denies Trump’s claim Iranian president requested ceasefire 

01 April 2026

A senior Iranian official has denied US President Donald Trump’s claim that Iran’s “new regime president” has as...

Iran War: What a Marine Expeditionary Unit is – and other US military terms 

01 April 2026

The United States is continuing to build its military presence in the Gulf as its war with Iran enters its second month....

Russia to continue helping Cuba after first oil shipment arrives: diplomat 

01 April 2026

News|Oil and Gas Russia says it will continue to provide assistance to Cuba, a day after a Russian-flagged tanker provid...