On Thursday (23 April), Donald Trump stated on his Truth Social account that he had instructed the United States Navy to use force against vessels suspected of laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz. According to his post, this includes firing upon and destroying any boat—“even small boats”—if they are observed attempting to place mines […]

A second round of talks between Israel and Lebanon is scheduled to take place today, Thursday 23 April, in Washington, United States. The discussions are being held with the objective of extending an ongoing 10-day ceasefire agreement between the two sides. According to a report by the BBC, the negotiations come as part of continued […]

The campaign for the first phase of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections concluded on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m., in accordance with the Election Commission’s scheduled guidelines. Polling for this phase will be held on Thursday. In this initial phase, voting will take place across 152 constituencies spanning 16 districts of both northern and southern […]

Turkish doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk of Tufts University has completed her PhD and returned to Turkey following a prolonged legal dispute with the United States authorities, which arose after she co-authored an opinion article concerning the Israel–Palestine conflict. According to a report published on Wednesday (22 April) by The Guardian, the case originated in March […]