
US deports eight people ‘of African origin’ to Uganda
The Uganda Law Society criticises the deportation, saying it was illegal and “dehumanising”.
SATURDAY, 11 APRIL 2026, 10:49

The Uganda Law Society criticises the deportation, saying it was illegal and “dehumanising”.

The president’s new budget would cut non-defence spending by 10%, partly by slashing domestic programmes.

A U.S. official confirmed the Iranian state media report and added that a search is underway by U.S. forces.

Ma Xingrui is a member of the party’s Central Committee and served as party secretary of the Xinjiang region in China’s northwest from 2021-2025.

President Trump announced yesterday that Pam Bondi is out as Attorney General. And, NASA’s Artemis II has left Earth’s orbit and is heading toward the moon.

Iranian officials said one of the longest bridges linking Tehran to the city of Karaj was destroyed overnight, while Iranian missiles and drones hit Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait’s largest oil refinery, setting some units on fire.

Troops and their families have been pushed back to the United States after their bases in the Middle East were threatened by Iranian counterattacks. Community groups are scrambling to react.

Iran has introduced a new toll system for ships it allows to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, asserting its control over the key waterway.

NPR’s A Martinez asks the Atlantic Council’s Olga Khakova how China and Russia could potentially benefit from the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

Foreign ministers from more than 40 countries meet virtually to discuss President Trump’s request for help in ensuring shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

NPR’s A Martinez asks Dan Baer, former U.S. ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, about the Trump administration’s recent rhetoric around NATO.

The blockade in the Strait of Hormuz is affecting not only oil, but the global helium supply.

Pakistan confirmed it was holding peace talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban government in China, where Beijing is trying to broker a lasting ceasefire after weeks of fighting.

The Cuban government said the pardons were a “humanitarian gesture” in connection with Holy Week and didn’t mention mounting pressures with the U.S.

Makers of plastic and glass bottles are struggling to access raw materials as the war squeezes supplies.

Gen Randy George was nominated for the role in 2023 by former President Joe Biden.

General Min Aung is set to be chosen as the next president by the newly-elected parliament.

Israeli settlers have increased their attacks on Palestinians, while the military suspends a battalion that assaulted a CNN reporting team.

The former prosecutor has a long-standing relationship with President Trump, having represented him in the criminal hush-money case.

The judge dismissed all but three claims against Baldoni weeks before a trial date.

Foreign ministers from more than 40 countries are meeting virtually to discuss President Trump’s request for help in ensuring shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.