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IDF map shows its advance into southern Lebanon – as it happened
Apr 20, 2026 - World 
This blog is now closed.UN secretary-general António Guterres has strongly condemned the killing of a French peacekeeper and the wounding of three others in an attack in southern Lebanon, spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said in a statement to the Associated Press.The UN peacekeeping force came under attack with small-arms fire on Saturday morning, with two of the injured hurt seriously, France’s president and the force known as UNIFIL said. Continue reading...
Fire destroys 1,000 ‘stilt’ homes in Malaysia’s Sabah, displacing thousands
Apr 20, 2026 - World 
Blaze struck a ‘water village’ that is home to some of Malaysia’s poorest residentsA huge fire destroyed about 1,000 makeshift homes, many of them built on stilts over water, and displaced thousands of people in a coastal village in Malaysia’s Sabah state on Sunday, authorities said.The blaze broke out early on Sunday morning in a “water village” in Sandakan district in Sabah’s northeast, where some of Malaysia’s poorest residents, including indigenous and stateless communities, live in closely packed, wooden stilt houses. Continue reading...
Kanye West’s European tour in doubt as more concerts cancelled in Poland and Switzerland
Apr 20, 2026 - World 
FC Basel and Polish stadium stop US rapper’s upcoming shows, after similar cancellations in France and UK over antisemitic commentsKanye West’s upcoming concerts in Poland and Switzerland have been cancelled, as a growing number of European countries have stopped or postponed the US rapper’s performances amid a furore over his past antisemitic comments.Swiss football club FC Basel, which is responsible for concerts and events that take place at its St Jakob-Park ground, told Reuters on Saturday that after reviewing a request for West to perform there in June, it decided against it. Continue reading...
Exit poll suggests the center-left coalition of former president Rumen Radev will win Bulgaria election
Apr 20, 2026 - World 
Exit poll suggests the center-left coalition of former president Rumen Radev will win Bulgaria election
Colombian President Petro vows a lawsuit after Ecuador's Noboa alleges ties to gang boss 'Fito'
Apr 20, 2026 - World 
Colombian President Gustavo Petro says he will sue Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa
