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EU hits Apple and Meta with nearly $800 million in fines amid Trump tariff tensions

The European Union has fined Apple and Meta a combined €700 million ($797 million) for breaching the bloc’s Digital Markets Act.

US, Australia, India and Japan launch Quad Critical Minerals Initiative

United States, Japan, India, and Australia have jointly launched the Quad Critical Minerals Initiative, aiming to secure and diversify supply chains for materials essential to advanced technologies.

US approves $1.96 billion MQ-9B drone sale to Qatar

The United States has approved a $1.96 billion sale of eight MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones and related defense systems to Qatar

Asia

India-Pakistan 2025 conflict: Pakistan downs five Indian jets, 84 drones as aerial war escalates

More than 100 fighter jets from India and Pakistan were involved in a major aerial engagement that occurred on May 6 and 7, Pakistani officials have confirmed, making it one of the largest and longest dogfights in recent global aviation history.

Pakistan vows retaliation, downs 5 Indian jets after Indian strikes kill 31 civilians

India and Pakistan edged dangerously close to direct conflict on May 7 for the first time since 2019, following India’s most extensive and lethal strikes inside Pakistani territory in decades.

Australian Prime Minister Albanese wins election for second 3-year term

Anthony Albanese claimed victory as the first Australian prime minister to clinch a second consecutive term in 21 years on Saturday,

Israeli tourist asked to sign war crimes declaration at Japanese hotel over Gaza war

A hotel in Kyoto, Japan, is at the center of a growing diplomatic controversy after requiring an Israeli tourist to sign a declaration affirming he had not committed war crimes during his military service.

Europe

Serbia’s largest student-led rally in Belgrade: Tens of thousands protest against government

A student-led protest movement in Serbia rallied an estimated 325,000 people for a huge peaceful street demonstration on Saturday in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade.

Ukraine agrees to 30-day ceasefire proposal as US restores military aid to Kyiv

Ukraine has accepted a 30-day ceasefire proposed by the United States, following critical peace talks between U.S. and Ukrainian officials in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

UK, France, Germany and Italy back $53 billion Arab Plan to rebuild Gaza

The foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Germany have expressed their support for a bold new plan to reconstruct the Gaza Strip, unveiled by Arab leaders and backed by Egypt.

France’s Macron proposes Nuclear Deterrence to protect Europe amid rising Russian threats

French President Emmanuel Macron announced that he would open...

Middle East

Massive explosion at Iran’s Bandar Abbas port kills several, injures hundreds

A massive explosion and fire ripped through Iran’s largest commercial port, Shahid Rajaee in Bandar Abbas, on Saturday, leaving at least eight people dead and over 700 injured.

Israeli strikes destroy last functional hospital in northern Gaza

An Israeli airstrike early Sunday (April 13) morning destroyed...

US and Iran hold ‘constructive’ nuclear talks in Oman, agree to meet again next week

In a rare diplomatic breakthrough, the United States and Iran concluded a cautiously optimistic round of nuclear talks in Oman, marking the highest-level engagement between the two countries since 2018.