Issue 2026-04-16
Stories
- Washington Convenes First Israel-Lebanon Direct Meeting Since 1993 Amid Rumoured One-Week Ceasefire
- Centre Tables 131st Amendment & Delimitation Bills to Expand Lok Sabha to 850 Seats
- 34-State Lawsuit Wins Antitrust Verdict Against Live Nation–Ticketmaster Monopoly
- Viva Geelong Gasoline Unit Blaze Cuts Output During Middle-East Supply Crunch
- IMF Spring-2026 Outlook Slashes Growth Forecasts After Iran War Oil Shock
- Super Typhoon Sinlaku’s 150-mph Landfall Stalls Over Saipan and Tinian
- EU Moves to Order Meta to Restore Rival AI Assistants on WhatsApp
- EU Debuts Privacy-Preserving Age-Verification App for Minors’ Online Access
At a Glance
- On 14 April 2026 Israel’s and Lebanon’s ambassadors sat face-to-face in Washington for the first time in three decade...
- On 16 April 2026, the Modi government introduced linked constitutional and delimitation bills during a three-day spec...
- On 15 April 2026 a Manhattan federal jury ruled that Live Nation and Ticketmaster illegally monopolized U.S. concert...
- An equipment-failure fire on 15–16 Apr 2026 shut the motor-gasoline section of Viva Energy’s 120,000 b/d Geelong refi...
- On 14 April 2026 the IMF trimmed its 2026 world-GDP forecast to 3.1 % and issued country-specific downgrades—blaming...
- On 15 April 2026, Sinlaku hit the Northern Mariana Islands as a Category-4 super typhoon, parking over Saipan and Tin...