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Webb Telescope Finds a 15-Jupiter-Mass World That Formed Like a Planet, Not a Star

NASA's JWST directly imaged exoplanet 29 Cygni b and found chemical evidence that it formed through accretion in a disk, not gravitational collapse. The finding redraws the boundary between planets and stars.

WorldApr 14

Colombia to Cull Up to 80 of Pablo Escobar's Hippos After Seven Countries Refuse Them

Colombia's Environment Ministry authorized the euthanasia of up to half of the country's 200+ hippo population, descended from four animals Pablo Escobar imported in the 1980s. Seven countries refused to accept the invasive animals.

WorldApr 14

Gunman Wounds 16 at Turkish High School After Posting Threats on Instagram

A former student opened fire with a shotgun at a vocational high school in southeastern Turkey, wounding 16 including 10 students and four teachers. He had posted threats on the school's Instagram page days before the attack.

WorldApr 14

Germany and Ukraine Sign Strategic Partnership as Merz Pledges Weapons With 'No Range Restrictions'

Chancellor Friedrich Merz and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a strategic partnership declaration in Berlin, with Germany committing 11.5 billion euros for Ukraine in 2026 and pledging weapons development with no range restrictions -- though Taurus cruise missiles remain off the table.

EnergyApr 14

Von der Leyen: Middle East Crisis Has Cost the EU 22 Billion Euros in 44 Days

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has increased the EU's fossil fuel import bill by over 22 billion euros in 44 days, announcing emergency energy measures and calling for restored freedom of navigation.

MoneyApr 14

Evergrande Founder Pleads Guilty to Fraud in $335 Billion Collapse

Xu Jiayin, who built China Evergrande into the world's most indebted property developer before its 2021 default, pleaded guilty to eight criminal charges including fund-raising fraud and embezzlement at a Shenzhen court.

WorldApr 14

Southport Inquiry: Attack on Children's Dance Class 'Could Have Been and Should Have Been Prevented'

A 763-page UK public inquiry found that five systemic failures across police, counter-terrorism, and social services left a known violent individual free to carry out the July 2024 mass stabbing that killed three children.

WorldApr 14

Netanyahu Expels Spain From US-Led Gaza Coordination Center: 'I Will Not Tolerate This Hypocrisy'

Israel removed Spain from the Civil-Military Coordination Centre in Kiryat Gat after Prime Minister Netanyahu accused Madrid of waging a "diplomatic war" against Israel. The expulsion came days after Spanish PM Sanchez called Israeli conduct an intolerable "contempt for life and international law."

WorldApr 14

Lufthansa Pilots Walk Out for Third Time in a Month, Grounding Most of Europe's Largest Airline

The Vereinigung Cockpit union called a 48-hour strike at Lufthansa, Lufthansa CityLine, and Eurowings over failed pension negotiations, leaving only a third of short-haul and half of long-haul flights operating. It is the third strike action at the airline in April.

WorldApr 14

Philippines Says Lab Tests Confirm Cyanide in Bottles Seized From Chinese Boats at Second Thomas Shoal

The Philippine National Security Council accused Chinese fishermen of deliberate "sabotage" after laboratory analysis confirmed cyanide in bottles seized near Manila's outpost in the disputed South China Sea. China's foreign ministry dismissed the charge as a "stunt."

WorldApr 14

Burkina Faso's Military Ruler Tells Citizens to 'Forget Democracy': 'It Is Not for Us'

Captain Ibrahim Traore, who seized power in a 2022 coup, declared on state television that democracy is "not for us" and compared democratic governance to slavery -- two months after dissolving every political party in the country by decree.

WorldApr 14

FBI and Indonesian Police Dismantle W3LL, the Phishing Platform Behind $20 Million in Fraud

In the first joint US-Indonesia operation targeting a cybercrime toolkit developer, authorities seized the W3LL phishing marketplace and detained its alleged creator after the platform was linked to more than 17,000 victims worldwide.