Two-week trial of longer Sunday trading hours begins in Belfast
A two-week trial of longer Sunday trading hours begins in Belfast.
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View sectionKeiko Fujimori is sworn in as President of Peru after winning the general election in June
Keiko Fujimori is sworn in as President of Peru after winning the general election in June.
In Australia, Victorian premier Jacinta Allan resigns, triggering a leadership spill.
In Australia, Victorian premier Jacinta Allan resigns, triggering a leadership spill. Ben Carroll is elected unanimously as the new Premier and Victorian Labor Party leader.
Bishop of Aberdeen in Scotland declares the sedevacantist Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer religious institute, an order associated with the Society of Saint Pius X
For the ninth consecutive day, thousands continue to protest in Kyiv, Ukraine, demanding Mykhailo Fedorov's reinstatement as Minister of Defence
United States House of Representatives votes 214–208 to approve war powers legislation attempting to require the president of the United States to halt military action…
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Search the archiveNine people are killed and eight others injured after a minibus collides with a truck between and Nechayane, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine
Three people are killed when a Royal Navy AgustaWestland AW101 crashes into a field in Sourton, Devon, England
Truck carrying Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan overturns on a highway in Laghman Province, Afghanistan, killing 22 people and injuring 36 others
Synagogue in North London, England, is targeted in a firebombing attack, which is suspected to be an act of terrorism
United States president Donald Trump says that negotiations with Iran will be held in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 20,
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MoreCompetition and Markets Authority of the United Kingdom clears Paramount Skydance's US$110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.
The Competition and Markets Authority of the United Kingdom clears Paramount Skydance's US$110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, while culture secretary Lisa Nandy declines a public-interest review after receiving commitments on editorial independence.
Spokesperson for Canadian infrastructure minister Gregor Robertson announces that Canada has cancelled a joint opening ceremony for the Gordie Howe International Bridge…
U.S. president Donald Trump signs another executive order imposing 50% tariffs on many Canadian goods, including USMCA-covered products,
Belgium approves an import ban on goods from Israeli settlements
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MoreUkrainian Premier League's FC Chornomorets Odesa announces on Telegram that its match against FC Kolos Kovalivka is postponed
The Ukrainian Premier League's FC Chornomorets Odesa announces on Telegram that its match against FC Kolos Kovalivka is postponed after its home stadium was hit by a Russian strike.