2026-04-27 29d0e7a9fb6a1ec956616f95ea67d0b100b53eae 28 Ali al-Zaidi 70 /wiki/ali%20al-zaidi Coordination Framework 171 /wiki/coordination%20framework Iraq 1 /wiki/iraq Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani 316 /wiki/mohammed%20shia'%20al-sudani Nizar Amidi 36 /wiki/nizar%20amidi Nouri al-Maliki 238 /wiki/nouri%20al-maliki president 13 /wiki/president%20of%20iraq prime minister-designate 115 /wiki/prime%20minister%20of%20iraq Ali al-Zaidi Coordination Framework Iraq Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani Nizar Amidi Nouri al-Maliki president prime minister-designate Iraq /feed/2026/04/27/iraqi-president-nizar-amidi-names-ali-al-zaidi-as-prime-minister-designate-from-the-coordination-framework-after-two-ot Al Jazeera 27 049ce87c57abae79a808da6a7dac2121fd9fe9e4 4 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/27/iraqi-president-names-shia-bloc-candidate-ali-al-zaidi-as-pm-designate 2026 Reuters 27 5776ec4df2baa37fb6d4a3ce281993f98a4339a9 4 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iraqs-shiite-alliance-names-ali-al-zaidi-pm-nominee-2026-04-27/ 2026 Iraqi president Nizar Amidi names Ali al-Zaidi as prime minister-designate from the Coordination Framework, after two other contenders, former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki and the incumbent Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani, withdrew their candidacies. 2026-04-27 85db2d9b7ce93f98680b24249a66c33e4251d353 27 2026 Maltese general election 1 /wiki/2026%20maltese%20general%20election Maltese 2 /wiki/malta Myriam Spiteri Debono 37 /wiki/myriam%20spiteri%20debono Robert Abela 172 /wiki/robert%20abela parliament 71 /wiki/parliament%20of%20malta president 14 /wiki/president%20of%20malta prime minister 116 /wiki/prime%20minister%20of%20malta 2026 Maltese general election Maltese Myriam Spiteri Debono Robert Abela parliament president prime minister 2026 Maltese general election /feed/2026/04/27/maltese-president-myriam-spiteri-debono-dissolves-parliament-on-the-advice-of-prime-minister-robert-abela-after-the-lat TVM+'' 1 27 295cffe85050e05597bb9b0843c9c16fad90e7ec 4 https://tvmnews.mt/en/news/pm-calls-general-election-for-30-may-2026/ 2026 TVM+'' 2 27 7a8051c728189d35ed32ed1436e41e6968e5563b 4 https://tvmnews.mt/en/news/parliament-dissolved-as-president-issues-proclamation-on-pms-advice/ 2026 Maltese president Myriam Spiteri Debono dissolves parliament on the advice of prime minister Robert Abela, after the latter calls for general elections on 30 May. 2026-04-27 3b25990e4365c662078489a2c9d80bf873ec2123 26 TSMC 36 /wiki/tsmc Taiwan 1 /wiki/taiwan Tokyo Electron 115 /wiki/tokyo%20electron court 13 /wiki/judicial%20yuan trade secret 70 /wiki/trade%20secret TSMC Taiwan Tokyo Electron court trade secret Taiwan /feed/2026/04/27/a-taiwanese-court-sentences-a-former-tsmc-employee-to-10-years-in-prison-for-stealing-trade-secrets-to-benefit-tokyo-ele AFP via ''The Manila Times 27 a28fb6c10a8b8bd32a0224700ff797ac0ea83a4e 4 https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/28/world/asia-oceania/taiwan-jails-ex-tsmc-engineer-in-trade-secrets-case/2329090 2026 A Taiwanese court sentences a former TSMC employee to 10 years in prison for stealing trade secrets to benefit Tokyo Electron, while also imposing prison terms on accomplices and financial penalties on Tokyo Electron Taiwan. 2026-04-27 42f6180f40c0641ebbb72383129f799fce71810c 25 Jalisco New Generation Cartel 2 /wiki/jalisco%20new%20generation%20cartel Mexican drug war 1 /wiki/mexican%20drug%20war Mexico 37 /wiki/mexico Nayarit 14 /wiki/nayarit Jalisco New Generation Cartel Mexican drug war Mexico Nayarit Mexican drug war /feed/2026/04/27/audias-flores-silva-the-leader-of-the-jalisco-new-generation-cartel-is-taken-into-custody-during-a-raid-in-nayarit-me Reuters 27 a37dd09332753b249e099a083bbc1c2c4fe14b40 4 https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/top-jalisco-cartel-leader-el-jardinero-arrested-mexico-minister-says-2026-04-27/ 2026 Audias Flores Silva, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, is taken into custody during a raid in Nayarit, Mexico. 2026-04-27 d89a10aeef6eae32eae0dd561229e1449adfb10c 24 Bahrain 2 /wiki/bahrain Bahrain–Iran relations 1 /wiki/bahrain-iran%20relations Iran 37 /wiki/iran citizenship 14 /wiki/bahraini%20nationality%20law the conflict 71 /wiki/2026%20iran%20war Bahrain Bahrain–Iran relations Iran citizenship the conflict Bahrain–Iran relations /feed/2026/04/27/bahrain-revokes-the-citizenship-of-69-people-for-expressing-support-for-iran-during-the-conflict Reuters 27 9e81572418280f2844e0d5fd519d80b41a5d1d7f 4 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/bahrain-revokes-citizenship-69-people-over-support-iranian-attacks-2026-04-27/ 2026 Bahrain revokes the citizenship of 69 people for "expressing support" for Iran during the conflict. 2026-04-27 a5fc191f4b42bd041f69245b007c9e30f3435fc3 22 2026 Bekasi train crash 1 /wiki/2026%20bekasi%20train%20crash Argo Bromo Anggrek 2 /wiki/argo%20bromo%20anggrek Bekasi Timur Station 37 /wiki/bekasi%20timur%20railway%20station Indonesia 116 /wiki/indonesia KRL Commuterline 14 /wiki/krl%20commuterline West Java 71 /wiki/west%20java 2026 Bekasi train crash Argo Bromo Anggrek Bekasi Timur Station Indonesia KRL Commuterline West Java 2026 Bekasi train crash /feed/2026/04/27/fourteen-people-are-killed-and-84-others-are-injured-after-an-argo-bromo-anggrek-train-collides-with-a-krl-commuterline AFP via CNA 27 99da512e2e6f967e09c05d756af99dd9f3caa7cb 4 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/train-collision-indonesia-jakarta-bekasi-casualties-6084381 2026 Fourteen people are killed and 84 others are injured after an Argo Bromo Anggrek train collides with a KRL Commuterline train near Bekasi Timur Station in West Java, Indonesia, prompting evacuations. 2026-04-27 4186e7d9d72bc992fa7b1e4b53540dd6faba9c44 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artificial intelligence 115 /wiki/artificial%20intelligence%20industry%20in%20china Manus 171 /wiki/manus%20(ai%20agent) Meta 70 /wiki/meta%20platforms National Development and Reform Commission 13 /wiki/national%20development%20and%20reform%20commission American technology China Chinese artificial intelligence Manus Meta National Development and Reform Commission China /feed/2026/04/27/china-s-national-development-and-reform-commission-announces-the-decision-to-block-american-technology-company-meta-s-pl AFP via CNA 27 039f6b6cccb2a26cf62126e2ddc2c816da798e5d 4 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/china-blocks-meta-acquisition-manus-startup-ai-national-security-6083326 2026 China's National Development and Reform Commission announces the decision to block American technology company Meta's planned acquisition of Chinese artificial intelligence startup Manus. 2026-04-27 d87c5746443015d034b941dbe65f6a565146867b 19 Claire's 13 /wiki/claire's Ireland 36 /wiki/republic%20of%20ireland United Kingdom 70 /wiki/united%20kingdom administration 115 /wiki/administration%20(law) retailer 1 /wiki/retail Claire's Ireland United Kingdom administration retailer Retailer /feed/2026/04/27/american-fashion-retailer-claire-s-closes-all-of-its-154-stores-in-ireland-and-the-united-kingdom-with-the-loss-of-1300 BBC News 27 c9867219c4c94cd447c230984b0b22136e03d6f9 4 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg4047qnpk2o 2026 American fashion retailer Claire's closes all of its 154 stores in Ireland and the United Kingdom with the loss of 1,300 jobs after collapsing into administration for a second time in a year. 2026-04-27 9a0bb6a2004ede0ee29fde36542d5c729c77aa9d 18 Islamic State 1 /wiki/islamic%20state Nigeria 36 /wiki/nigeria mass shooting 13 /wiki/mass%20shooting Islamic State Nigeria mass shooting Islamic State /feed/2026/04/27/twenty-nine-people-are-killed-and-several-structures-are-destroyed-by-islamic-state-gunmen-during-a-mass-shooting-in-guy Al Jazeera 27 6e6584ea1470f16f601088a0a4f9a8eb8e4e6aec 4 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/28/gunmen-kill-at-least-29-in-nigerias-northeast-adamawa-state 2026 Twenty-nine people are killed and several structures are destroyed by Islamic State gunmen during a mass shooting in Guyaku, Nigeria. 2026-04-27 19b83f553820dbbf57c1a6c902b15b9c0a123ab2 17 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war 1 /wiki/2026%20afghanistan-pakistan%20war Afghanistan 14 /wiki/afghanistan Pakistan 2 /wiki/pakistan Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University 37 /wiki/sayed%20jamaluddin%20afghani%20university 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war Afghanistan Pakistan Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war /feed/2026/04/27/seven-people-are-killed-and-85-others-are-injured-in-pakistani-strikes-on-afghanistan-including-the-sayed-jamaluddin-af The Economic Times 27 00cd7a5c4c69840ea416e6a566093e37e6aafba7 4 https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/afghan-officials-say-pakistani-strikes-killed-7-wounded-85-in-first-attacks-since-peace-talks/articleshow/130567138.cms?from=mdr 2026 Seven people are killed and 85 others are injured in Pakistani strikes on Afghanistan, including the Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University. 2026-04-27 dc14a33483a7dee632c091d6d890cd2699c66a04 16 Russia 2 /wiki/russia Russo-Ukrainian war 1 /wiki/russo-ukrainian%20war Ukrainian 37 /wiki/armed%20forces%20of%20ukraine Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant 14 /wiki/zaporizhzhia%20nuclear%20power%20plant Russia Russo-Ukrainian war Ukrainian Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Russo-Ukrainian war /feed/2026/04/27/russia-installed-officials-at-the-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-power-plant-say-a-worker-has-been-killed-in-a-ukrainian-attack Al Jazeera 27 fb6096999e58302656aa53f2b32a0ea6a05250f0 4 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/27/russia-attacks-odesa-claims-ukraine-hit-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant 2026 Russia-installed officials at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant say a worker has been killed in a Ukrainian attack. 2026-04-27 389c0a1bbb2b620d3c1c656373a6b3d87d3d66a2 14 Kenya 172 /wiki/kenya Mogadishu 317 /wiki/mogadishu Puntland 116 /wiki/puntland Puntland maritime police 239 /wiki/puntland%20maritime%20police%20force Saint Kitts and Nevis 37 /wiki/saint%20kitts%20and%20nevis Somali 2 /wiki/somalis Somali Civil War 1 /wiki/somali%20civil%20war cargo ship 71 /wiki/cargo%20ship pirates 14 /wiki/piracy Kenya Mogadishu Puntland Puntland maritime police Saint Kitts and Nevis Somali Somali Civil War cargo ship pirates Somali Civil War /feed/2026/04/27/somali-pirates-storm-and-hijack-a-saint-kitts-and-nevis-flagged-cargo-ship-off-the-coast-of-puntland-that-was-en-route-t AP 27 f81244c224e697589c219de9dd4469cd5c3d8add 4 https://apnews.com/article/somalia-puntland-pirates-cement-vessel-hijack-cargo-ab118acd23935582a53a72a994e31bfa 2026 Somali pirates storm and hijack a Saint Kitts and Nevis-flagged cargo ship off the coast of Puntland that was en route to Kenya. Puntland maritime police say nine gunmen boarded the vessel and are currently in control of the vessel and are heading towards Mogadishu. The status of the crew is not known. 2026-04-27 0ff118d4ec8866140ba21c51d172300d36d73c5c 12 Islamist 2 /wiki/islamism Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin 14 /wiki/jama'at%20nusrat%20al-islam%20wal-muslimin Kidal Region 172 /wiki/kidal%20region Mali 37 /wiki/mali Mali War 1 /wiki/mali%20war Tessalit 116 /wiki/tessalit military 71 /wiki/malian%20armed%20forces Islamist Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin Kidal Region Mali Mali War Tessalit military Mali War /feed/2026/04/27/islamist-militant-group-jama-at-nusrat-al-islam-wal-muslimin-jnim-says-the-malian-military-has-begun-to-withdraw-from Reuters 27 1b44f0cbeaac88709bda141ab9c713cb1f578a7d 4 https://www.reuters.com/world/al-qaeda-linked-group-says-mali-army-withdraws-town-north-2026-04-27/ 2026 Islamist militant group Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) says the Malian military has begun to withdraw from Tessalit, Kidal Region, with the soldiers agreeing to hand over their weapons in exchange for a safe passage from the town. 2026-04-27 4e309d49e6958ad59dcfb6c6cf1205aecf2d224a 10 Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons 2 /wiki/treaty%20on%20the%20non-proliferation%20of%20nuclear%20weapons United Nations 14 /wiki/united%20nations Middle Eastern crisis Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons United Nations Middle Eastern crisis /feed/2026/04/27/iran-and-the-us-dispute-at-a-review-conference-of-the-treaty-on-the-non-proliferation-of-nuclear-weapons-at-the-united AP 27 79d0a868d6334fbb6417405d65e36045f2e49a08 4 https://apnews.com/article/iran-un-nuclear-nonproliferation-treaty-us-2dee996cbaec872604baabc4cbd3f4df 2026 Iran and the U.S. dispute at a review conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the United Nations, amid disagreement over Iran's election as a vice president of the meeting and its compliance with treaty obligations. 2026-04-27 f088e5f864895c9fe0c473cada5cfab01e7d9027 8 Donald Trump 71 /wiki/donald%20trump Marco Rubio 14 /wiki/marco%20rubio Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis U.S. Secretary of State 2 /wiki/united%20states%20secretary%20of%20state U.S. president 37 /wiki/president%20of%20the%20united%20states national security advisers 116 /wiki/united%20states%20national%20security%20council Donald Trump Marco Rubio Middle Eastern crisis U.S. Secretary of State U.S. president national security advisers Middle Eastern crisis /feed/2026/04/27/us-secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-states-that-iran-s-position-on-access-to-the-strait-does-not-meet-us-requirements AFP via CNA 27 0ec3c9de5f2078a55ace69c2136d42a2092f33d7 4 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/us-will-not-tolerate-iranian-control-or-tolls-in-strait-hormuz-rubio-6085011 2026 U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio states that Iran's position on access to the strait does not meet U.S. requirements, while U.S. president Donald Trump discusses a reported Iranian proposal on reopening the route with his national security advisers. 2026-04-27 454df569c8f8687a91b971bee2cfa8ad5d61bf29 7 Associated Press 2 /wiki/associated%20press Axios 14 /wiki/axios%20(website) Iran 37 /wiki/iran Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis Strait of Hormuz 71 /wiki/strait%20of%20hormuz United States 116 /wiki/united%20states its blockade 172 /wiki/2026%20united%20states%20naval%20blockade%20of%20iran Associated Press Axios Iran Middle Eastern crisis Strait of Hormuz United States its blockade Middle Eastern crisis /feed/2026/04/27/the-associated-press-and-axios-report-that-iran-has-offered-to-reopen-the-strait-of-hormuz-if-the-united-states-lifts AP 27 30d7712a24f9e694ebd1a0c73d3c078d8807a5f5 4 https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-04-27-2026 2026 Axios 27 ae96d1dc7bb70b0b63ddc4470602a23ec64d488f 4 https://www.axios.com/2026/04/27/iran-us-hormuz-strait-nuclear-talks-proposal-pakistan 2026 CNBC 27 1e9ad5698f827bff4c79420db68b19f62cc9639e 4 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/27/trump-iran-war-strait-of-hormuz-rubio.html 2026 The Associated Press and "Axios" report that Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the United States lifts its blockade and if the war ends. 2026-04-27 7a1c821d743af7327ab98c58fa3014de1614f8ab 4 Hezbollah 2 /wiki/hezbollah Israel 71 /wiki/israel Lebanon 116 /wiki/lebanon Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis Naim Qassem 37 /wiki/naim%20qassem secretary-general 14 /wiki/secretary-general%20of%20hezbollah the resistance 172 /wiki/axis%20of%20resistance Hezbollah Israel Lebanon Middle Eastern crisis Naim Qassem secretary-general the resistance Middle Eastern crisis /feed/2026/04/27/hezbollah-secretary-general-naim-qassem-says-that-he-categorically-rejects-negotiations-between-israel-and-lebanon-an MENA via ''The New Arab 27 6531d3ef763c3798226ca46053b71b1a519e32d8 4 https://www.newarab.com/news/aoun-defends-israel-lebanon-talks-amid-hezbollah-criticism 2026 Hezbollah secretary-general Naim Qassem says that he "categorically rejects" negotiations between Israel and Lebanon, and that "the resistance" will continue.