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Kazakhstan sentences 19 for protest against repression in China's Xinjiang region
Apr 16, 2026 - World 
A Kazakh court has convicted 19 Kazakh activists after a protest against Beijing’s crackdown in China’s far-western Xinjiang region last year, in what advocates call an extraordinary move by the Kazakh government to silence dissident at the behest of B...
South African politician Julius Malema jailed for 5 years for firing rifle shots at rally
Apr 16, 2026 - World 
A South African opposition party leader, Julius Malema, has been sentenced to five years in prison for breaking firearm laws
Zelenskyy to receive international prize honoring his and Ukraine's courage
Apr 16, 2026 - World 
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is receiving the prestigious International Four Freedoms Award
Australia boosts military spending as Iran war makes global impact
Apr 16, 2026 - World 
Australia's defense minster says the Iran war had greatly complicated the global strategic landscape and the country is significantly increasing its military spending
US launches fifth strike on alleged Pacific drug boat in a week, killing three
Apr 16, 2026 - World 
Wednesday’s strike brings the total of those killed in US military strikes on alleged drug boats to at least 177Three people were killed in a US strike on another alleged drug-trafficking boat, the fifth such deadly attack in as many days, military officials have announced.US southern command said it conducted “a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations” in the eastern Pacific, without naming the alleged group, in an X post. Continue reading...
