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Putin finally admits on 16 April that Russia's economy is in trouble and grasps for answers, after warnings about a financial crisis have been piling up — 18 April 2026 (LINK)
White House 'discussing' FBI chief Patel's future after bombshell report that Patel exhibits excessive drinking and paranoid behaviour, causing alarm among agency officials — 18 April 2026 (LINK)
— Patel has vehemently denied the allegations, characterising the article as a "hit piece" and "fake news", and has threatened legal action against The Atlantic and reporter. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt praised Patel's leadership, crediting him and President Trump for a significant drop in crime rates.
Motley Fool: A potential worst-case scenario is setting up for the stock market on May 15 — and there's no sweeping this under the rug: — 18 April 2026 (LINK)
— Friday, May 15, marks the final day of Jerome Powell's second term as Fed chair. President Donald Trump and Powell have feuded over interest rates over the last year. On Jan. 30, Trump officially nominated Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell. His voting record and vocal critiques of the central bank's actions raise red flags for Wall Street. Warsh's voting record and commentary show that he placed greater emphasis on one aspect of the Fed's dual mandate (stabilizing prices) than the other (maximizing employment).
Swiss greenhouse-gas emissions down by 27% since 1990 — 17 April 2026 (LINK)
— The steepest decline has come from buildings, where emissions are down by 47% over the period, largely reflecting the rapid spread of heat pumps. Industry has also cut emissions substantially, to 8.9m tonnes—around a third below 1990 levels. For the first time, Switzerland has included negative emissions in its official inventory, albeit on a tiny scale—just 705 tonnes of CO2. Switzerland appears to be the first country to include negative emissions under the Paris Agreement.
2026 United Nations Chinese Language Day celebrated at Palais des Nations in Geneva — 17 April 2026 (LINK)
— The event drew some 400 participants, notably officials from international organizations and diplomats from over 30 countries such as Georgia, Laos, Mexico, Pakistan, Thailand, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.
Artemis 2's heat shield seems to have aced its trial by fire — 17 April 2026 (LINK)
— Astronauts: "We leaned under and looked at the bottom of that thing, and for four humans just looking at the heat shield, it looked wonderful to us."
US: Judge blocks Trump administration's pre-emptive lawsuit against Hawaii — 17 April 2026 (LINK)
— The state had said it planned to sue fossil fuel companies over climate change impacts.
indy 100: Trump, 79, called 'delusional' by Internauts after making bizarre claim about his age: "Of course, I’m not a senior" — 17 April 2026 (LINK)
Axios: Inside the historic U.S.-Cuba negotiations in Havana — 17 April 2026 (LINK)
South African opposition figure Julius Malema sentenced to five years in prison for firing a gun — 16 April 2026 (LINK)
— The charges related to an incident in 2018 when a video emerged showing Malema using a semi-automatic rifle to fire several shots in the air during his party's fifth anniversary celebrations held in the country's Eastern Cape province. During the trial in KuGompo City, which is the new name for East London, Malema told the court that the firearm was not his and that he had fired the shots to rouse the crowd, South African news site SowetanLIVE reported at the time.
NPR roundup: Jet fuel prices double, leading airlines to increase baggage fees, raise fares — 16 April 2026 (LINK)
— The top three global exporters of jet fuel are China, South Korea and Kuwait. China has banned exports of jet fuel and South Korea has had to cut back on production, in both cases because they can't get enough crude to make it. And Kuwait can make jet fuel just fine — but can't send it anywhere.
Roundup: 168 children killed in Lebanon as Israeli strikes hit homes far from front lines of war with Hezbollah — (LINK) ground.news: 20 media reports — 15 April 2026 (LINK)
Trump posts a picture of Jesus hugging him days after his AI-deity image drew widespread anger — 15 April 2026 (LINK)
— Trump posted the picture to his Truth Social social media platform Wednesday morning with the message: 'The Radical Left Lunatics might not like this, but I think it is quite nice!!! President DJT'
Live Nation and Ticketmaster illegally monopolized big concert venues, jury rules — 15 April 2026 (LINK)
— Live Nation reached a deal with the Department of Justice in March to pay $280 million to states that sued the company over its practices. However, a coalition of more than 30 states rejected the federal settlement and vowed to move forward with litigation, with New York Attorney General Letitia James describing the suit as an effort to "restore fair competition to the live entertainment industry."
Canada, U.K. and 8 other nations condemn killings of UN peacekeepers in Lebanon — (LINK) ground.news: 27 media reports — 14 April 2026 (LINK)
— Preliminary UN findings attributed one peacekeeper death to an Israeli tank projectile and two deaths to an improvised explosive device most likely placed by Hezbollah, clarifying responsibility for the killings.
Joint Statement — (LINK)
Iran war triggered 'most severe oil supply shock in history', International Energy Agency says — (LINK) ground.news: 34 media reports — 14 April 2026 (LINK)
Billionaire sugar daddy kicks Swalwell out of his mansion, wants $1M back after heinous sex allegations — 14 April 2026 (LINK)
Breaking news
Al Jazeera: Trump threatens to 'blow up whole country' if Irab deal fails — 19 April 2026 (LINK)
Al Jazeera: Trump says US negotiators to head to Pakistan for Iran talks, accuses Iran of violating ceasefire, warning Tehran of severe repercussions — 19 April 2026 (LINK)
Al Jazeera: Tehran says no date set for US talks, Hormuz Strait closed — 19 April 2026 (LINK)
AP: Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again over US blockade and fires on ships — 18 April 2026 (LINK)
Iran says Strait of Hormuz 'open' during ceasefire: oil prices plunge — 18 April 2026 (LINK)
Police in Trinidad and Tobago investigate after 56 bodies, mostly infants, are found dumped at a cemetery — (LINK) ground.news: 35 media reports — 18 April 2026 (LINK)
Swiss government wants to make it harder for foreigners to buy homes — 17 April 2026 (LINK)
Israel and Lebanon ceasefire in effect as Trump says US 'very close' to deal with Iran — 17 April 2026 (LINK)
US sanctions 3 people, 2 firms over allegedly recruiting Colombian mercenaries for the rebel Rapid Support Forces in Sudan — (LINK) ground.news: 20 media reports — 17 April 2026 (LINK)
Major news
Putin finally admits on 16 April that Russia's economy is in trouble and grasps for answers, after warnings about a financial crisis have been piling up — 18 April 2026 (LINK)
White House 'discussing' FBI chief Patel's future after bombshell report that Patel exhibits excessive drinking and paranoid behaviour, causing alarm among agency officials — 18 April 2026 (LINK)
Putin finally admits on 16 April that Russia's economy is in trouble and grasps for answers, after warnings about a financial crisis have been piling up — 18 April 2026 (LINK)
White House 'discussing' FBI chief Patel's future after bombshell report that Patel exhibits excessive drinking and paranoid behaviour, causing alarm among agency officials — 18 April 2026 (LINK)
— Patel has vehemently denied the allegations, characterising the article as a "hit piece" and "fake news", and has threatened legal action against The Atlantic and reporter. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt praised Patel's leadership, crediting him and President Trump for a significant drop in crime rates.
Motley Fool: A potential worst-case scenario is setting up for the stock market on May 15 — and there's no sweeping this under the rug: — 18 April 2026 (LINK)
— Friday, May 15, marks the final day of Jerome Powell's second term as Fed chair. President Donald Trump and Powell have feuded over interest rates over the last year. On Jan. 30, Trump officially nominated Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell. His voting record and vocal critiques of the central bank's actions raise red flags for Wall Street. Warsh's voting record and commentary show that he placed greater emphasis on one aspect of the Fed's dual mandate (stabilizing prices) than the other (maximizing employment).
Swiss greenhouse-gas emissions down by 27% since 1990 — 17 April 2026 (LINK)
— The steepest decline has come from buildings, where emissions are down by 47% over the period, largely reflecting the rapid spread of heat pumps. Industry has also cut emissions substantially, to 8.9m tonnes—around a third below 1990 levels. For the first time, Switzerland has included negative emissions in its official inventory, albeit on a tiny scale—just 705 tonnes of CO2. Switzerland appears to be the first country to include negative emissions under the Paris Agreement.
2026 United Nations Chinese Language Day celebrated at Palais des Nations in Geneva — 17 April 2026 (LINK)
— The event drew some 400 participants, notably officials from international organizations and diplomats from over 30 countries such as Georgia, Laos, Mexico, Pakistan, Thailand, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.
Artemis 2's heat shield seems to have aced its trial by fire — 17 April 2026 (LINK)
— Astronauts: "We leaned under and looked at the bottom of that thing, and for four humans just looking at the heat shield, it looked wonderful to us."
US: Judge blocks Trump administration's pre-emptive lawsuit against Hawaii — 17 April 2026 (LINK)
— The state had said it planned to sue fossil fuel companies over climate change impacts.
indy 100: Trump, 79, called 'delusional' by Internauts after making bizarre claim about his age: "Of course, I’m not a senior" — 17 April 2026 (LINK)
Axios: Inside the historic U.S.-Cuba negotiations in Havana — 17 April 2026 (LINK)
South African opposition figure Julius Malema sentenced to five years in prison for firing a gun — 16 April 2026 (LINK)
— The charges related to an incident in 2018 when a video emerged showing Malema using a semi-automatic rifle to fire several shots in the air during his party's fifth anniversary celebrations held in the country's Eastern Cape province. During the trial in KuGompo City, which is the new name for East London, Malema told the court that the firearm was not his and that he had fired the shots to rouse the crowd, South African news site SowetanLIVE reported at the time.
NPR roundup: Jet fuel prices double, leading airlines to increase baggage fees, raise fares — 16 April 2026 (LINK)
— The top three global exporters of jet fuel are China, South Korea and Kuwait. China has banned exports of jet fuel and South Korea has had to cut back on production, in both cases because they can't get enough crude to make it. And Kuwait can make jet fuel just fine — but can't send it anywhere.
Roundup: 168 children killed in Lebanon as Israeli strikes hit homes far from front lines of war with Hezbollah — (LINK) ground.news: 20 media reports — 15 April 2026 (LINK)
Trump posts a picture of Jesus hugging him days after his AI-deity image drew widespread anger — 15 April 2026 (LINK)
— Trump posted the picture to his Truth Social social media platform Wednesday morning with the message: 'The Radical Left Lunatics might not like this, but I think it is quite nice!!! President DJT'
Live Nation and Ticketmaster illegally monopolized big concert venues, jury rules — 15 April 2026 (LINK)
— Live Nation reached a deal with the Department of Justice in March to pay $280 million to states that sued the company over its practices. However, a coalition of more than 30 states rejected the federal settlement and vowed to move forward with litigation, with New York Attorney General Letitia James describing the suit as an effort to "restore fair competition to the live entertainment industry."
Canada, U.K. and 8 other nations condemn killings of UN peacekeepers in Lebanon — (LINK) ground.news: 27 media reports — 14 April 2026 (LINK)
— Preliminary UN findings attributed one peacekeeper death to an Israeli tank projectile and two deaths to an improvised explosive device most likely placed by Hezbollah, clarifying responsibility for the killings.
Joint Statement — (LINK)
Iran war triggered 'most severe oil supply shock in history', International Energy Agency says — (LINK) ground.news: 34 media reports — 14 April 2026 (LINK)
Billionaire sugar daddy kicks Swalwell out of his mansion, wants $1M back after heinous sex allegations — 14 April 2026 (LINK)
Miscellaneous
'Oscar of science' awarded to US team behind gene therapy that restores lost vision — 19 April 2026 (LINK)
8 children between the ages of 1 and 14 are dead after a mass shooting in Louisiana, police say: gunman killed eight children in domestic-related shootings at different homes early Sunday, said Shreveport police chief. A total of 10 people were shot. The gunman later died after a chase with officers who fired at the suspect — 19 April 2026 (LINK)
Watches & Wonders 2026: The winners and losers from from Geneva's biggest watch fair — 19 April 2026 (LINK)
— Four days on the ground in Geneva, hundreds of novelties across the halls, and more space-travel storytelling than a NASA documentary. Who brought it and who didn't.
The 27 best watches from Watches and Wonders 2026 — (LINK)
Motley Fool: A potential worst-case scenario is setting up for the stock market on May 15 — and there's no sweeping this under the rug: — 18 April 2026 (LINK)
— Friday, May 15, marks the final day of Jerome Powell's second term as Fed chair. President Donald Trump and Powell have feuded over interest rates over the last year. On Jan. 30, Trump officially nominated Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell. His voting record and vocal critiques of the central bank's actions raise red flags for Wall Street. Warsh's voting record and commentary show that he placed greater emphasis on one aspect of the Fed's dual mandate (stabilizing prices) than the other (maximizing employment).
Janhvi Kapoor, newly appointed face of luxury watchmaker Baume & Mercier, owns Geneva's watch fair dressed in old Hollywood glam — 18 April 2026 (LINK)
Netflix shares fall 10% on Q2 guidance miss; co-founder Hastings to exit — 16 April 2026 (LINK)
Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax kills his wife and then himself, police say — 16 April 2026 (LINK)
— The shooting stemmed from an ongoing domestic dispute surrounding “what seems to be a complicated or messy divorce,” police chief said.
21 million BTC visualized in oil painting debuting at Bitcoin 2026 — 16 April 2026 (LINK)
NASA selects Voyager for seventh private mission to ISS, targeted to launch no earlier than 2028 from Florida: first selection for a private astronaut mission to the orbiting laboratory — 15 April 2026 (LINK)
— The mission, named VOYG-1, is expected to spend as many as 14 days aboard the space station. A specific launch date will depend on overall spacecraft traffic at the orbital outpost and other planning considerations. Voyager will submit four proposed crew members to NASA and its international partners for review. Once approved and confirmed, they will train with NASA, international partners, and the launch provider for their flight. The company will purchase mission services from NASA, including crew consumables, cargo delivery, storage, and other in-orbit resources for daily use. NASA will purchase the capability to return scientific samples that must remain cold during transit back to Earth.
A $1 million Picasso has sold for just $117 in raffle to raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Research Foundation: winner Ari Hodara is an art lover from Paris who works selling software: the raffle had 120,000 tickets, suggesting total raised could be $14 million — 15 April 2026 (LINK)
Scientists revived a 24,000-year-old animal frozen in Siberia. The rotifer woke up and started reproducing — 16 April 2026 (LINK)
— Indian Defence Review: This finding pushes the known limits of cryptobiosis, a state in which organisms suspend metabolism to survive extreme environments. While similar behaviour has been observed in single-celled organisms and some simple animals, this case stands out because rotifers possess more complex internal structures, including digestive systems.
Five new Patek Philippe releases from Watches and Wonders Geneva that deserve your full attention — 50th Nautilus anniversary or not — 15 April 2026 (LINK) requires signup
Scientists now think they know how Egypt's Great Pyramid was built by moving 2.3 million stones without modern machines: internal ramps system — 15 April 2026 (LINK)
Vicious Cycle Index (VCI): this indicator has called every recession over the last 80 years: the U.S. economy could be starting a vicious cycle if this indicator is right — 14 April 2026 (LINK)
— Smart moves for investors include buying recession-resistant stocks and increasing their cash positions.
AI search is changing which crypto brands get discovered: i.e. the ones whose coverage appears in the right places, in the right format, with consistent language across sources — 14 April 2026 (LINK)
— Less than 15% of crypto projects have taken meaningful steps to appear in AI-generated answers, and the gap between who AI recommends and who deserves to be recommended widens every quarter.
10 best AI crypto and stock trading bots (2026): a beginner's guide — 14 April 2026 (LINK)
Catchup: Travellers stranded at Istanbul Airport, Turkey as 192 flights are delayed and 2 cancelled — 13 April 2026 (LINK)
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