Iran Eases Internet Curbs for Businesses as Blackout Enters Third Month

DUBAI, April 28 (Reuters) – Iran’s top security body has approved a ⁠temporary ⁠scheme for businesses to access the global ⁠internet with fewer restrictions, a government spokesperson told Iranian media on Tuesday, after the ​authorities had imposed a blackout since the start of the war against the U.S. and Israel. Most Iranians have been unable …

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UK PM’s Former Chief of Staff Says He Was Wrong to Encourage Mandelson Appointment

LONDON, April 28 (Reuters) – British ⁠Prime ⁠Minister Keir ⁠Starmer’s former chief of staff, ​Morgan McSweeney, said on Tuesday he ‌had been wrong to ‌propose the appointment of ⁠Peter ⁠Mandelson as U.S. ambassador but he had ​not circumvented the hiring process. McSweeney told parliament he had thought Mandelson, a ​Labour veteran, would help Britain to …

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Adopted Kids Confined in For-Profit Institutions

An Associated Press investigation finds that a business known for tough-love boarding schools for rebellious, rich teenagers set its sights on a different demographic: adopted kids. Adoptees are vastly overrepresented in what some call the “troubled teen industry,” a sprawling network of loosely regulated, for-profit residential treatment centers, wilderness programs and boarding schools. Experts say …

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Gulf Leaders to Meet in Saudi Arabia to Discuss Response to Iranian Strikes

April 28 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will host an ⁠exceptional ⁠meeting of the Gulf ⁠Cooperation Council in Jeddah on Tuesday, the first in-person ​meeting of Gulf leaders since their states became a front in the Iran war ‌two months ago. A Gulf official, ‌speaking on condition of anonymity, said the meeting aimed to craft ⁠a …

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Ukraine Says It Shot Down 33,000 Russian Drones in March, a Monthly Record

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine used interceptor systems to shoot down more than 33,000 Russian drones of various types in March, a record monthly figure since Moscow launched its all-out invasion more than four years ago, Ukraine’s defense minister claimed. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s domestically developed long-range attack drones struck a Russian oil refinery and terminal on …

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Swiss Court Discontinues Karimova Trial

ZURICH, April 28 (Reuters) – Switzerland’s Federal ⁠Criminal ⁠Court has discontinued ⁠a money laundering trial against Gulnara Karimova, ​a daughter of Uzbekistan’s former president, on the grounds ‌that she is not ‌allowed to leave her country in ⁠time. The court ⁠said no judgment could be reached before the ​statute of limitations expires on the alleged …

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Trump administration fires independent board overseeing National Science Foundation

The Trump administration has fired members of an independent board that oversees the National Science Foundation. Members of the National Science Board received an email on Friday sent from the Presidential Personnel Office “on behalf of President Donald J. Trump” stating that their position was “terminated, effective immediately.” “I wasn’t entirely surprised, to be honest,” …

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Iran war and Strait of Hormuz stuck in limbo as Trump mulls latest Iranian offer

The head of Israel’s Mossad has praised the spy agency’s “groundbreaking” operations in the war against Iran and Hezbollah, saying it acquired intelligence “from the heart of the enemy’s secrets.” “In the campaigns against Iran and Hezbollah, we worked shoulder-to-shoulder with the IDF, on both defense and offense,” David Barnea said, referring to the Israeli …

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