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History’s biggest census: Why India’s new population count is controversial 

01 April 2026

India has begun counting its population in the world’s largest census, which will include caste enumeration for the fi...

‘This is an apartheid regime’: Critics decry Israel’s new death penalty law 

01 April 2026

When Israel passed a death penalty law that solely targets Palestinians, it was to be expected that the country’s far ...

Russia to continue helping Cuba after first oil shipment arrives: diplomat 

01 April 2026

News|Oil and Gas Russia says it will continue to provide assistance to Cuba, a day after a Russian-flagged tanker provid...

UK to host meeting of 35 countries on reopening Strait of Hormuz 

01 April 2026

News|US-Israel war on Iran The United Kingdom will convene talks with dozens of countries on reopening the Strait of Hor...

Ali Zafar wins defamation case against Meesha Shafi: Why it matters 

01 April 2026

A Lahore court has ruled in favour of Pakistani singer Ali Zafar in his defamation case against fellow singer Meesha Sha...

Iran denies Trump’s claim Iranian president requested ceasefire 

01 April 2026

A senior Iranian official has denied US President Donald Trump’s claim that Iran’s “new regime president” has as...

Iran War: What a Marine Expeditionary Unit is – and other US military terms 

01 April 2026

The United States is continuing to build its military presence in the Gulf as its war with Iran enters its second month....

Russia claims to take full control of Ukraine’s Luhansk region 

01 April 2026

Russia’s ⁠Ministry of Defence says its forces have taken full control of the Luhansk region in ⁠eastern Ukraine, s...

UK finds pro-Palestine protest organisers guilty of breaching police rules 

01 April 2026

Two civil society leaders have been found guilty of breaching protest guidelines in the United Kingdom during a pro-Pale...

Minerals for aid: Are new US health deals ‘exploiting’ African countries? 

01 April 2026

In late 2025 after the United States shocked the world by suspending global health aid and experts said it would lead to...