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Apr 15, 2026 - World

Ari Hodara initially thought it might be a hoax after winning raffle he found out about by chance while dining out A Picasso painting worth more than €1m (£870,000) has been won in a raffle by a software engineer from Paris who thought the whole thing might be a hoax.Ari Hodara learned he was the winner of the raffle on Tuesday when he answered a video call from Christie’s auction house in Paris. “How do I check that it’s not a hoax?” the 58 year-old asked when he was told he was the new owner of the 1941 work by the Spanish master. Continue reading...

Apr 15, 2026 - World

The Army has named its new tilt-rotor assault aircraft the Cheyenne II in honor of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe in Montana and the Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes in Oklahoma.

Apr 15, 2026 - World

The new strategy to be unveiled by Richard Marles will see defence spending rise to about 2.4% of GDP – but US president has urged allies to spend 3.5%Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor will spend an extra $53bn on defence over the next decade, using the nation’s latest military blueprint to create new special investment programs to fund increases in capability using private capital.The defence minister, Richard Marles, will unveil the new national defence strategy on Thursday, as well as detailing a new integrated investment program for military capability, boosting the current budget by $14bn over the next four years, forward estimates period. Continue reading...

Apr 15, 2026 - World

North Korea continues to upgrade its nuclear facilities, the head of the U.N.'s atomic agency said Wednesday in Seoul.

Apr 15, 2026 - World

Nearly 200 organizations are urging the Trump administration and Puerto Rico’s governor to restore $350 million in federal funding that was meant to finance the installation of rooftop solar and battery systems for 12,000 low-income families across the...