# NuseReal

Nuse for internationalists

Eight arrested in UK over foiled arson attack on Jewish community in London — 21 April 2026 (LINK)

— Police said that since the March 23 arson attack in the Golders Green neighbourhood of London, in which several ambulances belonging to a Jewish volunteer rescue organization were set on fire outside a synagogue, a total of eight people have been charged with arson-related offences and 13 people remain in police custody or on bail under investigation.

JPMorgan Chase said Tuesday it will expand its $1.5 trillion Security and Resiliency Initiative into Europe, extending a programme originally launched in the U.S. to finance and invest in industries critical to national security and economic resilience — 21 April 2026 (LINK)

UK moves to ban smoking for everyone born after 2008. Only the king's signature remains for it to become law — 20 April 2026 (LINK)

— DW: Only one other country, the Maldives, currently has a similar "generational smoking ban" in place. The very first country to do so, New Zealand, swiftly overturned the law following a change in government in 2023.

Mexico’s President Sheinbaum demands explanation after US officials die after IS-Mexico anti-drug operation in Chihuahua — 20 April 2026 (LINK)

US: Virginia approves redistricting, giving Democrats edge in midterms — 19 April 2026 (LINK)

— Democrats in Virginia currently hold six out of the state's 11 seats, and the updated map could allow them to hold up to 10.