World
Attempted assassination of Trump: an unknown man opened fire at an official event
On the evening of Saturday 25 April, an unknown individual opened fire with a shotgun near the venue, forcing the Secret Service to urgently evacuate Donald Trump and senior administration officials
So far, only one person in the US has received a 'Trump Gold Card'
US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick has stated that only one person has been approved to participate in Donald Trump’s ‘Gold Card’ visa programme, which grants foreigners the right to reside in the US in return for a fee of $1 million.
Trump criticised Prince Harry following his 'advice' on the war in Ukraine
US President Donald Trump has responded to a public appeal by Harry, the Duke of Sussex, for Washington to take decisive action regarding the war in Ukraine.
Singer Dua Lipa helped raise funds for a pickup truck for Ukrainian military medics
British singer Dua Lipa has joined the fundraising effort to buy a pickup truck for the First Separate Medical Battalion.
Poland has fined a luxury car dealer for illegally exporting vehicles to Russia
Poland has fined a local company 20 million zlotys ($5.5 million) for breaching EU sanctions by selling luxury cars to Russia.
SpaceX now has a rival: Blue Origin has reused a stage of its New Glenn rocket for the first time
Blue Origin has made a significant breakthrough in the development of reusable rocket boosters. During the third launch of New Glenn, it used a previously flown first stage for the first time and successfully recovered it onto a platform in the ocean.
Voice of Resistance: The role of Ukrainian art was discussed in Paris
A panel discussion on the transformation of Ukrainian culture in the context of the war took place at the prestigious Sciences Po Paris. The event was organised by the UArt community
Morning provocation: North Korea has fired ballistic missiles towards the East Sea
On Sunday, 19 April, Pyongyang carried out another launch of several short-range ballistic missiles. This came amid a series of tests of new weapons systems, with which Kim Jong-un is attempting to intimidate neighbouring countries and the US
Manhunt: Brussels to reveal the truth about the shelling of Kherson
On Tuesday, 21 April 2026, a special screening of the documentary film *Kherson: Human Safari* will take place in Brussels
The Pope has stated that the world is being ‘ravaged by a handful of tyrants’ who spend billions on wars
Leo XIV criticised leaders who use religious rhetoric to justify wars.
Scientists have put forward a new theory regarding the construction of the Pyramid of Cheops
A study has been published in the scientific journal *npj Heritage Science*, in which the author suggests that the Pyramid of Cheops may have been constructed using a hidden spiral ramp inside the structure’s outer shell. The model, based on computer simulations, aims to explain how ancient builders could have lifted the stone blocks without large-scale external ramps and completed the project within a timeframe that historians consider realistic.
In the first month of the war in the Middle East, Spain purchased a record amount of gas from Russia
In March, Spain purchased a record amount of gas from Russia — over 900 million cubic metres. This was due to the outbreak of war in the Middle East.
