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Iran's supreme leader says Tehran will protect its nuclear and missile capabilities
Apr 30, 2026 - World 
Iran's supreme leader says the Islamic Republic will protect its nuclear and missile capabilities as a national asset
With mass evacuation warnings, Israel upends lives and reshapes south Lebanon
Apr 30, 2026 - World
The warnings to flee come suddenly: Texts pinging thousands of phones, automated calls from strange numbers, hard-to-read maps shared on social media
Germany faces new threat about reduced US military presence in Europe
Apr 30, 2026 - World
President Donald Trump has floated a new threat that the United States could reduce its military presence in Germany, a key NATO ally and the European Union’s largest economy
Jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai wins free speech award in Germany
Apr 30, 2026 - World 
Media tycoon honoured in absentia as critics decry his 20-year sentence under national security lawThe jailed media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai has been awarded Deutsche Welle’s freedom of speech award for his contribution to Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement.The German public broadcaster said on Thursday that Lai would be presented in absentia with the 12th iteration of the award on 23 June at the DW Global Media Forum in Bonn. Continue reading...
Bank of England expected to hold interest rates as it weighs the impact of Iran war
Apr 30, 2026 - World
The Bank of England is keeping its main interest rate on hold at 3.75% as policymakers assess the economic impact of the Iran war and Tehran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s crude passes
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