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by RT (RT - Daily news) on April 13, 2026 at 6:00 pm

EU countries could reinstate the draft due to a lack of volunteers, Andre Denk, the head of the European Defense Agency, has said Read Full Article at RT.com

by Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera on April 13, 2026 at 5:46 pm

Starmer has announced talks to be held this week and co-hosted with France, aiming at diplomatic end to the war on Iran

by Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera on April 13, 2026 at 5:28 pm

Von der Leyen warns Hormuz closure and Israeli strikes on Lebanon threaten regional stability.

by Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera on April 13, 2026 at 5:15 pm

What does Donald Trump’s naval blockade of Iranian ports look like and can it achieve what the US president wants?

by RT (RT - Daily news) on April 13, 2026 at 5:00 pm

Hungary has voted out Viktor Orbán, but Peter Magyar now faces hard choices on EU ties, Russian energy, Ukraine and relations with the US Read Full Article at RT.com

by Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera on April 13, 2026 at 4:58 pm

Move reflects regional alarm over attacks by pro-Iranian groups based in Iraq, which continue despite ceasefire.

by Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera on April 13, 2026 at 4:54 pm

World watching to see which way Hungary will head once Viktor Orban's 'illiberal' regime ends its 16-year reign.

by RT (RT - Daily news) on April 13, 2026 at 4:45 pm

German Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer was heckled and labeled ‘fascist’ as he attempted to speak at the Buchenwald liberation commemoration Read Full Article at RT.com

by Danny Mok (Hong Kong - South China Morning Post) on April 13, 2026 at 4:38 pm

Hong Kong police have arrested a man on suspicion of having underage sex and conning teen girls out of more than HK$30,000 (US$3,830) in a compensated dating scam. The force said on Monday the 36-year-old unemployed local man told the girls they could earn between HK$30,000 and HK$100,000. He told them he would collect the money from clients and transfer it to the girls, according to police. But he instead posed as a “customer” and had sex with one 15-year-old victim at a Yuen Long hotel and at...

by RT (RT - Daily news) on April 13, 2026 at 4:33 pm

The Strait of Hormuz will not return to toll-free status after the failed US talks, Iranian security chief Ebrahim Azizi has told RT Read Full Article at RT.com

by RT (RT - Daily news) on April 13, 2026 at 4:33 pm

A $14 million Australian government ad campaign urging motorists to inflate tires and remove roof racks to cut fuel use has sparked backlash Read Full Article at RT.com

by RT (RT - Daily news) on April 13, 2026 at 4:26 pm

Rheinmetall’s FV-014 drone has reportedly faced setbacks in testing as it competes for Germany’s loitering munitions market Read Full Article at RT.com

by Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera on April 13, 2026 at 4:23 pm

Zahra Ghanbari, one of the six players who sought asylum in Australia, reversed her decision and returned to Iran.

by Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera on April 13, 2026 at 4:13 pm

La Liga leaders Barcelona face Atletico Madrid, hoping to bounce back from their first-leg football defeat at home.

by Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera on April 13, 2026 at 4:05 pm

Hungary election winner Peter Magyar calls for early convening of parliament to form his government

by Matthew Cheng,Danny Mok (Hong Kong - South China Morning Post) on April 13, 2026 at 3:53 pm

Hong Kong authorities have put a plan to launch basketball betting on hold amid the rapid growth of the prediction market, seven months after lawmakers passed a bill to legalise the activity. The Jockey Club, which had been expected to operate the new wagering, said in an internal notice it respected the government’s decision. The club previously estimated that authorised basketball betting could generate HK$1.5 billion (US$191.5 million) in tax revenue annually, although a source said it could...

by RT (RT - Daily news) on April 13, 2026 at 3:50 pm

The US can no longer control the narrative as social media exposes truth about the war on Iran, Lego cartoonist Mahdi Hemmat tells RT Read Full Article at RT.com

by Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera on April 13, 2026 at 3:41 pm

Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon push death toll past 2,000, as talks loom and ceasefire divisions deepen.

by Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera on April 13, 2026 at 3:26 pm

As a Man City fan's 'Arsenal bottle job' celebration goes viral, football fans take a dig at the London club's stumble.

by Just In on April 13, 2026 at 3:21 pm

The case related to a Wall Street Journal article that described a sexually suggestive letter that the newspaper said was included in a 2003 album compiled for Epstein’s 50th birthday.�

by Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera on April 13, 2026 at 3:12 pm

The psychological terror that the presence of sea mines can generate could paralyse the Strait of Hormuz.

by Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera on April 13, 2026 at 2:57 pm

Dismissed lawsuit follows WSJ's report on letter allegedly signed by Donald Trump for Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday.

by Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera on April 13, 2026 at 2:36 pm

Iran describes the siege against its ports as the US president's 'revenge of choice' against the global economy.

by Lam Ka-sing (Hong Kong - South China Morning Post) on April 13, 2026 at 2:32 pm

Heartfelt tributes continued to be paid to Maisy Ho Chiu-ha, remembered as a dedicated philanthropist, after the daughter of late Hong Kong and Macau tycoon Stanley Ho Hung-sun died on Sunday, having led a notably private life. On Monday, official statements and tributes poured in from government officials and associations to mourn the loss of Maisy Ho, who had devoted herself to serving the community. She was one of 17 children of “king of gambling” Stanley Ho, and one of five siblings born to...

by RT (RT - Daily news) on April 13, 2026 at 2:30 pm

Russian gymnasts have claimed one gold, two silver, and one bronze medal at the World Cup event in Tashkent Read Full Article at RT.com

by Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera on April 13, 2026 at 2:14 pm

Analysts warn Washington's blockade could harm the fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran.

by Just In on April 13, 2026 at 2:01 pm

The US Navy is expected to begin its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz after Trump warned he would do so following failed peace talks with Iran. Follow live.�

by Gareth Hutchens (Just In) on April 13, 2026 at 2:01 pm

The long-term outlook for Australia's liquefied natural gas exports is structurally constrained by declining demand, and the current war in the Middle East may hasten that shift away from gas, a new report claims.

by Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera on April 13, 2026 at 1:54 pm

US and Iran end marathon Islamabad talks without agreement, leaving fragile ceasefire under growing strain.

by RT (RT - Daily news) on April 13, 2026 at 1:53 pm

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says the remaining territorial disagreement between Russia and Ukraine amounts to just a few kilometers Read Full Article at RT.com

by RT (RT - Daily news) on April 13, 2026 at 12:57 pm

The UK has said it won’t implement the Chagos deal without American support Read Full Article at RT.com

by Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera on April 13, 2026 at 12:52 pm

Attacks come as Palestinian groups meet mediators from Egypt, Turkiye and Qatar in Cairo to discuss fragile 'ceasefire'.

by Jess Ma (Hong Kong - South China Morning Post) on April 13, 2026 at 12:47 pm

Hong Kong Cantopop singer Keung To has been fined HK$2,200 (US$280) for careless driving, running a red light and failing to display a probationary sign on his car while driving. Court documents show that the member of the popular boy band Mirror had been charged after ramming his car into railings on Caine Road last November and running a red light at a junction in Kennedy Town a month later. The 26-year-old singer, who reportedly obtained his probationary driving licence in February last year,...

by Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera on April 13, 2026 at 12:39 pm

Attacks come as Israel says it is close to taking over a major town in the south, and before peace talks in the US.

by Nicole Asher (Just In) on April 13, 2026 at 12:32 pm

Social media screening would be introduced for all visa applicants under an immigration policy to be revealed by Opposition leader Angus Taylor.

by Ng Kang-chung (Hong Kong - South China Morning Post) on April 13, 2026 at 12:32 pm

More than 10,000 posts in the Hong Kong government will be cut by the end of June 2027, with close to 60 per cent being junior roles and about 3 per cent at the senior level, a minister has vowed. Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan said on Monday the move was not “fattening the top but thinning the bottom” and was reasonable because the government workforce had far more frontline staff. Yeung was briefing legislators on her bureau’s budget for 2026-27 during a special...

by Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera on April 13, 2026 at 12:18 pm

A French court has found cement company Lafarge guilty of financing armed groups during the Syrian war.

by Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera on April 13, 2026 at 12:02 pm

Israel is destroying the Status Quo to establish full control over Muslim and Christian religious life at holy sites.

by Ann Cao,Themis Qi (Hong Kong - South China Morning Post) on April 13, 2026 at 12:00 pm

Printed circuit boards (PCBs) – unsung core components in all electronic devices – are emerging as the latest source of excitement in China’s chip supply chain, as domestic companies capitalise on surging global demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure to pursue share listings. Victory Giant Technology, a PCB supplier to US chip champion Nvidia, kicked off bookbuilding in Hong Kong on Monday for an initial public offering (IPO) that aims to raise up to HK$17.49 billion (US$2.2...

by RT (RT - Daily news) on April 13, 2026 at 11:39 am

The Russian Defense Ministry says Ukraine only partially observed a 32-hour Easter ceasefire, with thousands of violations reported Read Full Article at RT.com

by Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera on April 13, 2026 at 11:35 am

Factory workers protest in national capital's suburb of Noida as living costs across the world rise due to the Iran war.

by RT (RT - Daily news) on April 13, 2026 at 11:25 am

Trump posted an AI image of himself as a Christ-like figure after blasting the Pope Read Full Article at RT.com

by Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera on April 13, 2026 at 11:21 am

Pakistan has been under the spotlight as it managed what others couldn’t due to its ties with the Gulf, US and China.

by RT (RT - Daily news) on April 13, 2026 at 11:16 am

Pakistani troops and fighter jets have arrived at King Abdulaziz Air Base in Saudi Arabia Read Full Article at RT.com

by RT (RT - Daily news) on April 13, 2026 at 11:15 am

African countries have celebrated Orthodox Easter with local traditions Read Full Article at RT.com

by RT (RT - Daily news) on April 13, 2026 at 11:06 am

Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman has been approved to head Mossad after scrutiny over a case involving a teenager used in an information operation Read Full Article at RT.com

by Vincent Chow (Hong Kong - South China Morning Post) on April 13, 2026 at 11:00 am

Governments, industry and the public are in “common ignorance” about the present and future of artificial intelligence, making both international collaboration and coordination between industry and policymakers necessary, experts have said. In a panel discussion at the inaugural Hong Kong Global AI Governance Conference at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) on Saturday, Alibaba Group Holding policy lead Fu Hongyu said that China was now at the front lines of global efforts to introduce guardrails...

by Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera on April 13, 2026 at 10:55 am

Magyar's centre-right Tisza party has won a two-thirds majority in Hungary's parliamentary elections.

by Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera on April 13, 2026 at 10:52 am

The US restrictions on maritime navigation and transit in international waters are illegal, Iranian military says.

by Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera on April 13, 2026 at 10:50 am

Israeli forces fired tear gas towards a group of children trying to walk to school in the occupied West Bank.

by Natalie Wong (Hong Kong - South China Morning Post) on April 13, 2026 at 10:18 am

The supervisor of a prestigious secondary school in Hong Kong has hit back at the director and distributor of a controversial coming-of-age documentary, accusing them of “defaming” the integrity of the institution’s principal and placing her in an “unjust position”. The claims, contained in a letter sent to students of Ying Wa Girls’ School on Monday, mark an escalation in the war of words over a screening of To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self that was planned at an Italian film festival that begins...

by Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera on April 13, 2026 at 10:15 am

Other US allies criticise Trump's move, including France, Spain and Turkiye, and China also condemns the plan.

by Brian Wong,Leopold Chen (Hong Kong - South China Morning Post) on April 13, 2026 at 10:01 am

Firefighters combating Hong Kong’s deadliest inferno in decades prioritised bringing the blaze under control over evacuating residents due to the “unprecedented” scale of the disaster, a public inquiry has heard. Four Fire Services Department officers on Monday shared how the operation unfolded during the initial stage of the 43-hour inferno that ravaged Wang Fuk Court in November. They highlighted the difficulties in rescuing residents trapped in their homes due to the flames’ rapid spread...

by Roxanne Fitzgerald (Just In) on April 13, 2026 at 9:43 am

A former Darwin teacher has pleaded not guilty to causing serious harm after allegedly striking a female student in the face and causing her to break her front teeth.

by Lo Hoi-ying (Hong Kong - South China Morning Post) on April 13, 2026 at 9:42 am

Hong Kong customs officers have arrested a male driver after intercepting a goods vehicle at the Shenzhen Bay checkpoint and finding 760 suspected endangered reptiles, with an estimated market value of about HK$580,000 (US$74,060), hidden inside. The Customs and Excise Department said on Monday it found 106 turtles and 654 lizards hidden in his truck, believed to be endangered species protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Officers...

by Fiona Chow (Hong Kong - South China Morning Post) on April 13, 2026 at 9:40 am

Hong Kong’s labour authorities have expanded heat stress monitoring to include data from 10 sites, enabling faster alerts to better safeguard outdoor workers. Deputy Commissioner for Labour Vincent Fung Hao-yin said on Monday that the department would incorporate data from the Observatory’s newly added monitoring stations at eight sites across the city. The move is intended to provide a more accurate picture of heat stress levels for issuing warnings when outdoor workers should take breaks of at...

by RT (RT - Daily news) on April 13, 2026 at 9:32 am

The Aswan Dam transformed Egypt from an agrarian nation into a regional industrial hub Read Full Article at RT.com

by RT (RT - Daily news) on April 13, 2026 at 9:31 am

Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh has won a sixth term with 97.81% of the vote in the country’s April 10 election Read Full Article at RT.com

by Lam Ka-sing (Hong Kong - South China Morning Post) on April 13, 2026 at 9:07 am

The founder of Hong Kong online shopping platform HKTVmall has broken his silence over a science project involving controversial animal experiments, saying the research he supported was meant to reduce elderly patients’ suffering from illness. Ricky Wong Wai-kay, vice-chairman and group chief executive officer of Hong Kong Technology Venture Company, the platform’s parent company and a listed firm, wrote in a social media post on Saturday that its experiments were intended to improve the quality...

by Ruby Littler (Just In) on April 13, 2026 at 8:50 am

Tourism operators, the state government and traditional owners strike an agreement about the future of tourism at the famed Horizontal Falls in WA's Kimberley.�

by RT (RT - Daily news) on April 13, 2026 at 8:35 am

Telegram founder Pavel Durov has renewed his criticism of WhatsApp, alleging its encryption claims are misleading Read Full Article at RT.com

by Matt Garrick (Just In) on April 13, 2026 at 8:33 am

A federal MP and former commando has urged colleagues from across the aisle to refrain from speaking out about the arrest of accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith.

by Sarah Ferguson and Teodora Agarici (Just In) on April 13, 2026 at 8:26 am

Donald Trump's looming blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will likely lead to confrontation warns a former 4-star general and former head of the CIA.

by Jess Ma (Hong Kong - South China Morning Post) on April 13, 2026 at 8:24 am

A mainland Chinese woman has been acquitted of submitting false academic qualifications in her application for Hong Kong’s talent scheme, with the judge saying she could have been defrauded by her agent during the process. Xu Lina, 36, was cleared of the charge at Sha Tin Court on Monday after Magistrate Raymond Wong Kwok-fai said the defendant might have been negligent in failing to check her application form before submitting it to the Immigration Department, but her actions did not amount to...

by Lo Hoi-ying (Hong Kong - South China Morning Post) on April 13, 2026 at 8:21 am

A mentally ill Hongkonger has been sentenced to an indefinite period at a psychiatric hospital for killing his mother and hiding her body under a bed believing she was a “monster lizard”. The High Court on Monday accepted recommendations from two psychiatrists and imposed a hospital order on Wong Chun-kit on one count of manslaughter based on diminished responsibility and another count of preventing the lawful burial of a body. Mr Justice Wilson Chan Ka-shun said the case was a “tragic one” and...

by RT (RT - Daily news) on April 13, 2026 at 8:04 am

Soros Organization has taken over Hungary,” Elon Musk has said after Viktor Orban’s defeat in Hungary’s elections Read Full Article at RT.com

by Tim Swanston and Lucia Stein (Just In) on April 13, 2026 at 8:03 am

A tense exchange between the United States and Iran, recorded by a sailor in the Persian Gulf who has been speaking with the ABC, shows the extremely fraught situation in the Strait of Hormuz, as a fragile ceasefire hangs in the balance.

by Just In on April 13, 2026 at 8:00 am

Reptile remains — which are believed to be from a crocodile — have been collected by authorities after they were found dumped on the side of an Adelaide road.

by Dan Condon and Al Newstead (Just In) on April 13, 2026 at 7:53 am

The world's most talked about music festival took place over the weekend, boasting a bevy of unexpected highlights.

by Chris De Silva (Just In) on April 13, 2026 at 7:26 am

Port Adelaide star Zak Butters will front the AFL Tribunal over an exchange with umpire Nick Foot.

by Hayden Smith (Just In) on April 13, 2026 at 7:14 am

A Tasmanian mayor is calling on the state government to take on responsibility for running school immunisation programs, after a student was vaccinated without caregiver consent.

by Kathryn Bermingham (Just In) on April 13, 2026 at 7:05 am

One Nation SA leader Cory Bernardi has approached independent MPs to make the case for his party — instead of the Liberals — to be recognised as the state's official opposition.

by Just In on April 13, 2026 at 7:00 am

A man and woman, both in their 20s, have died in a head-on collision near Ipswich, west of Brisbane.

by Advertising partner (Hong Kong - South China Morning Post) on April 13, 2026 at 7:00 am

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Walk into a bank and you will probably hear the tapping of keyboards and see smartly dressed staff. Now, you may also catch the scent of Singapore’s renowned pandan cake. It is an unusual combination – but you are not mistaken. You have arrived at OCBC Hong Kong’s new branch in Central. In an era when banking is increasingly conducted on smartphones and laptops, physical branches might feel like relics of the past. Yet...

by RT (RT - Daily news) on April 13, 2026 at 6:51 am

US President Donald Trump has attacked Pope Leo as “weak” after the pontiff criticized his actions in Iran Read Full Article at RT.com