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Iran slams YouTube ban on AI Lego-style videos

Iran has condemned a decision by YouTube to suspend a pro-Iranian media group’s account over what the platform described as “violent content,” following the release of Lego-style artificial intelligence videos.

14 Apr 2026-17:39
Greek police accused of using masked migrants to carry out illegal border pushbacks - VIDEO

Police in Greece have been recruiting migrants to violently push other migrants back across its land border with Turkey.

14 Apr 2026-17:26
UK launches tax review to attract high earners

Rachel Reeves will consider tax changes aimed at making the United Kingdom more attractive to high earners, particularly wealthy individuals from Gulf countries affected by geopolitical uncertainty linked to the Iran conflict.

14 Apr 2026-17:15
90-year-old South Korean woman receives sentence for financial crimes

A South Korean court has sentenced a 90-year-old woman to one year in jail for helping her jailed son launder drug proceeds.

14 Apr 2026-17:14
Libya launches trial of new gas pipeline to boost exports

Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) has begun a trial operation of a long-delayed natural gas pipeline, marking a key step in efforts to ease production bottlenecks and strengthen export capacity.

14 Apr 2026-16:58
CarMax posts loss on weak used-car demand

CarMax reported a quarterly loss after being hit by a goodwill impairment charge and continued pressure from weak used-car demand and shrinking margins.

14 Apr 2026-16:44
South Korea fast-tracks oil deal with Kazakhstan to safeguard energy independence

“There has been quite (some) progress, so we should be able to announce specific amounts and details early next week,”- Kim Jeong-kwan

14 Apr 2026-16:39
Uzbekistan ratifies landmark preferential trade agreement with Afghanistan

The visit of the Andijan region’s delegation to Kabul not only strengthened cultural and historical ties but also marked the beginning of a new stage of economic cooperation between Uzbekistan and Afghanistan.

14 Apr 2026-16:32
4.5-magnitude earthquake hits Central West NSW, Australia

The Central West region of New South Wales, Australia, has been struck by a record-breaking earthquake that was felt across several hundred kilometres of the state.

14 Apr 2026-16:30
Iraqi authorities move to contain massive river pollution crisis near Baghdad

Iraq’s environment minister said Tuesday that authorities have contained the pollution crisis affecting the Diyala and Tigris rivers, following days of emergency measures including water tanker deployments and coordinated action across multiple ministries and municipalities.

14 Apr 2026-16:18