2025-04-30 96e15c3969a362678fa53361c13cf13fad4ce88a 16 Gilbert Teodoro 172 /wiki/gilbert%20teodoro Judith Collins 37 /wiki/judith%20collins Manila 317 /wiki/manila New Zealand 2 /wiki/new%20zealand New Zealand–Philippines relations 1 /wiki/new%20zealand-philippines%20relations Philippine 71 /wiki/philippine defence minister 14 /wiki/minister%20of%20defence%20(new%20zealand) defense secretary 116 /wiki/secretary%20of%20national%20defense%20(philippines) visiting forces agreement 239 /wiki/visiting%20forces%20agreement Gilbert Teodoro Judith Collins Manila New Zealand New Zealand–Philippines relations Philippine defence minister defense secretary visiting forces agreement New Zealand–Philippines relations /feed/2025/04/30/new-zealand-defence-minister-judith-collins-and-philippine-defense-secretary-gilbert-teodoro-sign-a-visiting-forces-agre The Washington Post 30 2e6da1004110f28481537851ea1e9e6bb492808d 4 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/30/new-zealand-philippines-status-of-visiting-forces-agreement/c9dae4ce-259a-11f0-ae6d-e4db528eba27_story.html 2025 New Zealand defence minister Judith Collins and Philippine defense secretary Gilbert Teodoro sign a visiting forces agreement in Manila. 2025-04-30 000266c525fa92e8e45d1057a6837a2db20f2154 15 China 317 /wiki/china Foreign relations of Taiwan 1 /wiki/foreign%20relations%20of%20taiwan One China policy 239 /wiki/one%20china%20policy Somali government 37 /wiki/federal%20government%20of%20somalia Somaliland 14 /wiki/somaliland Taiwan 2 /wiki/taiwan Taiwanese passport 116 /wiki/passport%20of%20taiwan UN Resolution 2758 172 /wiki/united%20nations%20general%20assembly%20resolution%202758 bans 71 /wiki/travel%20ban China Foreign relations of Taiwan One China policy Somali government Somaliland Taiwan Taiwanese passport UN Resolution 2758 bans Foreign relations of Taiwan /feed/2025/04/30/amid-strengthening-ties-between-taiwan-and-somaliland-the-somali-government-bans-taiwanese-passport-holders-from-somali BBC News 30 ac2f33b353e5135c63e0886c9b6a858559d0b280 4 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyqr1wgz4eo 2025 Reuters 30 cefcd691cd2988317fdb887b821fbadce87b4c91 4 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/taiwan-says-somalia-bans-entry-its-citizens-amid-somaliland-dispute-2025-04-30/ 2025 Amid strengthening ties between Taiwan and Somaliland, the Somali government bans Taiwanese passport holders from Somalia, citing UN Resolution 2758 and the "One China policy". Taiwan lodges a protest with Somalia and claims China instigated the ban. 2025-04-30 0d786cb633723645520b7db7786157771f875108 13 1900s decade 316 /wiki/1900s Brazil 1 /wiki/brazil British 115 /wiki/united%20kingdom Edward VII 505 /wiki/edward%20vii Ethel Caterham 238 /wiki/ethel%20caterham Inah Canabarro Lucas 36 /wiki/inah%20canabarro%20lucas King 405 /wiki/king%20of%20the%20united%20kingdom nun 13 /wiki/nun oldest British person ever 616 /wiki/list%20of%20british%20supercentenarians oldest living person 70 /wiki/list%20of%20oldest%20living%20people supercentenarian 171 /wiki/supercentenarian 1900s decade Brazil British Edward VII Ethel Caterham Inah Canabarro Lucas King nun oldest British person ever oldest living person supercentenarian Brazil /feed/2025/04/30/the-world-s-oldest-person-brazilian-nun-inah-canabarro-lucas-dies-at-the-age-of-116-years-and-326-days-the-new-oldest BBC News 30 584b29e393d66e0c7d2c10ab8a9e04fd1c254c6b 4 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr4nv0g15xyo 2025 The Telegraph 30 c4061f8a561b34d4f39f9c34afa7c18d66f2c8f8 4 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05/01/british-woman-115-named-worlds-oldest-person/ 2025 The world's oldest person, Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, dies at the age of 116 years and 326 days. The new oldest living person is British supercentenarian Ethel Caterham, who is the last person born in the 1900s decade, the last living subject of King Edward VII, and the oldest British person ever. 2025-04-30 f8ec60d891cc0a4a8e1012f2443102f71b9f0f0c 12 Alexander Lukashenko 37 /wiki/alexander%20lukashenko Belarus 2 /wiki/belarus Belarusian President 14 /wiki/president%20of%20belarus Belarus–United States relations 1 /wiki/belarus-united%20states%20relations Marco Rubio 116 /wiki/marco%20rubio U.S. Secretary of State 71 /wiki/united%20states%20secretary%20of%20state Alexander Lukashenko Belarus Belarusian President Belarus–United States relations Marco Rubio U.S. Secretary of State Belarus–United States relations /feed/2025/04/30/an-american-citizen-detained-in-belarus-after-being-accused-of-being-part-of-a-us-backed-coup-to-oust-belarusian-preside KCRA 30 a81fd981288650230a3a0c45e566faf61c976f30 4 https://www.kcra.com/article/american-detainee-belarus-freed/64635602 2025 An American citizen detained in Belarus after being accused of being part of a US-backed coup to oust Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is released from the country. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirms the release. 2025-04-30 5a229992f58802b99ed147f22f0ffeb6b959c10a 11 Charles Ong'ondo 36 /wiki/charles%20were Kenyan parliament 1 /wiki/parliament%20of%20kenya Nairobi 70 /wiki/nairobi assassination 115 /wiki/assassination member 13 /wiki/member%20of%20parliament%20(kenya) Charles Ong'ondo Kenyan parliament Nairobi assassination member Kenyan parliament /feed/2025/04/30/kenyan-parliament-member-charles-ong-ondo-is-shot-to-death-in-nairobi-by-unknown-gunmen-on-a-motorcycle-in-an-apparent-a BBC News 30 5ef0c7449389f3e3bd14773256dba6be2d619691 4 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/creq4gz0grzo 2025 Kenyan parliament member Charles Ong'ondo is shot to death in Nairobi by unknown gunmen on a motorcycle in an apparent assassination. 2025-04-30 17b5762a6fa56c4a2c9e5628726f882d53b04fe7 10 2025 Israel fires 1 /wiki/2025%20israel%20fires Israel 14 /wiki/israel Israeli government 71 /wiki/cabinet%20of%20israel Jerusalem 239 /wiki/jerusalem West Bank 37 /wiki/west%20bank Wildfire 2 /wiki/wildfire evacuations 172 /wiki/emergency%20evacuation state of emergency 116 /wiki/state%20of%20emergency 2025 Israel fires Israel Israeli government Jerusalem West Bank Wildfire evacuations state of emergency 2025 Israel fires /feed/2025/04/30/wildfires-rage-out-of-control-in-at-least-100-different-locations-throughout-israel-and-the-west-bank-prompting-the-isr CNN 30 471190477f4a774462eaaff1a63bc4aff8afc77c 4 https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/30/middleeast/israel-wildfires-jerusalem-intl/index.html 2025 Wildfires rage out of control in at least 100 different locations throughout Israel and the West Bank, prompting the Israeli government to declare a state of emergency and forcing evacuations near Jerusalem. At least 40 people are reportedly injured due to the fires. 2025-04-30 aaecec3f3e94dbe55f54d6471910cf449268ce59 9 Ukraine–United States Mineral Resources Agreement 37 /wiki/ukraine-united%20states%20mineral%20resources%20agreement Ukraine–United States relations 1 /wiki/ukraine-united%20states%20relations Ukrainian 14 /wiki/ukraine United States 2 /wiki/united%20states energy reserves 116 /wiki/world%20energy%20resources mineral 71 /wiki/mineral%20resource%20classification Ukraine–United States Mineral Resources Agreement Ukraine–United States relations Ukrainian United States energy reserves mineral Ukraine–United States relations /feed/2025/04/30/the-united-states-and-ukraine-sign-the-ukraine-united-states-mineral-resources-agreement-to-share-profits-from-the-futur BBC News 30 dd766f54a07c6228c2b47721d05ae5ad1dcbe310 4 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ypw7pn9q3o 2025 The United States and Ukraine sign the Ukraine–United States Mineral Resources Agreement to share profits from the future sales of Ukraine's mineral and energy reserves. 2025-04-30 961da7b32892fd623f3b53e2c9dcec159c515c0c 8 Colombia 2 /wiki/colombia Colombian conflict 1 /wiki/colombian%20conflict Gulf Clan 116 /wiki/gulf%20clan armed groups 239 /wiki/organised%20crime%20in%20colombia cartel 172 /wiki/drug%20cartel government 14 /wiki/government%20of%20colombia police officers 37 /wiki/national%20police%20of%20colombia soldiers 71 /wiki/military%20forces%20of%20colombia Colombia Colombian conflict Gulf Clan armed groups cartel government police officers soldiers Colombian conflict /feed/2025/04/30/the-colombian-government-says-fifteen-police-officers-and-twelve-soldiers-have-been-killed-over-the-past-two-weeks-in-ta BBC News 30 fbc378918a16b14905de4b5a8bceb931c011dfc4 4 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czx1e0x762lo 2025 The Colombian government says fifteen police officers and twelve soldiers have been killed over the past two weeks in targeted attacks by the Gulf Clan cartel and other armed groups. 2025-04-30 2080571ab6f9af4fac637ad155dbdd4a7ca20d77 7 North Korea 37 /wiki/north%20korea Russian invasion of Ukraine 1 /wiki/russian%20invasion%20of%20ukraine South Korea 2 /wiki/south%20korea drone 71 /wiki/drone intelligence 14 /wiki/national%20intelligence%20service%20(south%20korea) North Korea Russian invasion of Ukraine South Korea drone intelligence Russian invasion of Ukraine /feed/2025/04/30/south-korean-intelligence-claims-north-korean-troops-have-suffered-around-4700-casualties-including-about-600-fataliti CBC News 30 367ea869c7d45715ac30e70e7c063a7af02faedb 4 https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/north-korean-soldiers-ukraine-1.7522405 2025 South Korean intelligence claims North Korean troops have suffered around 4,700 casualties, including about 600 fatalities among 15,000 soldiers. Their combat capability has also significantly improved, with increasing proficiency in new weapons such as drones. 2025-04-30 d1a94db21cfed72f3e092c6bbf262108a3c146e3 5 Las Anod 172 /wiki/las%20anod Puntland 2 /wiki/puntland Puntland–Somaliland dispute 1 /wiki/puntland-somaliland%20dispute Somaliland 37 /wiki/somaliland Sool region 71 /wiki/sool%20region prisoner exchange 116 /wiki/prisoner%20exchange prisoners of war 14 /wiki/prisoners%20of%20war Las Anod Puntland Puntland–Somaliland dispute Somaliland Sool region prisoner exchange prisoners of war Puntland–Somaliland dispute /feed/2025/04/30/puntland-releases-fifteen-prisoners-of-war-in-exchange-for-somaliland-releasing-eleven-combatants-captured-during-the-co Hiiraan Online 30 6872c5788e1833d0e17fc2c03ee50e01efd83d44 4 https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2025/Apr/201344/puntland_and_somaliland_exchange_prisoners_captured_during_las_anod_conflict.aspx 2025 Horn Observer 30 053267bc20cc7d04066ca92ec4c14ff1117747c9 4 https://hornobserver.com/articles/3308/Puntland-and-Somaliland-Set-to-Exchange-Prisoners-in-Landmark-Agreement 2025 Puntland releases fifteen prisoners of war in exchange for Somaliland releasing eleven combatants captured during the conflict in the contested Sool region. This is the second prisoner exchange of prisoners captured during the conflict in Las Anod. 2025-04-30 1476383a69afca7b91c8e803c689d467e200d9b1 2 Houthis 37 /wiki/houthis Red Sea crisis 1 /wiki/red%20sea%20crisis Royal Air Force 2 /wiki/royal%20air%20force Sanaa 116 /wiki/sanaa Yemen 172 /wiki/yemen airstrike 14 /wiki/airstrike drone 71 /wiki/unmanned%20aerial%20vehicle Houthis Red Sea crisis Royal Air Force Sanaa Yemen airstrike drone Red Sea crisis /feed/2025/04/30/the-royal-air-force-launches-airstrikes-on-buildings-they-claimed-were-used-by-the-houthis-to-manufacture-drones-south-o CTV News 30 043373c7aa6c6db0862d0af3e9cd91f638ecc359 4 https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/uk-military-launches-airstrikes-with-us-targeting-yemens-houthi-rebels/ 2025 The Royal Air Force launches airstrikes on buildings they claimed were used by the Houthis to manufacture drones south of Sanaa, Yemen.