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President Donald Trump and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer attend a business roundtable at Chequers near Aylesbury, England. AP/PTI(AP09_18_2025_000277B) There’s a recurring gag in Yes, Minister (and Yes, Prime Minister) which usually involves the premier of Great Britain discovering, with mounting irritation, that he is not quite as sovereign as he believed. At some point, the joke lands: for all the rhetoric of independence, Britain still depends on America to protect it from external threats. The humour lies in the gap between posture and reality. The country that once ran an empire now waits, politely, for Washington to pick up the phone.The gag recently resurfaced in a sketch imagining Keir Starmer hyperventilating before a call with Donald Trump, as if the “special relationship” were less a partnership and more a performance review. The joke is simply a resemblance of the real nature of the Albion’s relationship with Uncle Sam. Watch Starmer Blames Trump & Putin For En..

A sudden job loss turned into a swift comeback for the mother of an Indian-origin tech executive, after a single LinkedIn message helped her secure a new role within days.Ashalesh Tilawat, who is based in Austin, Texas, recently shared the experience on X. His post described how his mother, who had been laid off just three days earlier, managed to quickly find a new opportunity due to his 'connections.'According to Tilawat, the turnaround was fast. After sending just one message on LinkedIn, his mother was able to connect with the right contact. An interview was arranged the following day, and she received a job offer soon after.“1 LinkedIn message. Interview the next day. Offer the day after. Your network is everything,” he wrote on X.The story went viral, particularly at a time when layoffs continue to affect workers across industries, including companies like Amazon and Oracle, which have laid off thousands of employees, often without prior notice. The rise of the AI era i..

AdvertisementScienceChinaScienceChinese crystal ‘paves way’ for GPS-free thorium clock navigationWorld-first crystal tunes laser light to power ultra-precise, compact nuclear clocks which could guide submarines and deep-space probes
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenLing Xinin OhioPublished: 10:00pm, 11 Apr 2026Scientists in Xinjiang have created the world’s first crystal that can produce the ultraviolet light needed for future thorium nuclear clocks, which could one day guide submarines and deep-space probes without GPS.The fluorinated borate compound could push laser light to a record 145.2 nanometres (nm) – a wavelength short enough to meet a key requirement for these ultra-precise, portable clocks being developed in the United States, China and elsewhere, the team reported in Advanced Materials in January.
The result surpassed previous benchmarks set by potassium beryllium fluoroborate, a crystal developed in China in the 1990s that has long dominated the field but can only reach about 150nm –..

AdvertisementUkraine warWorldRussia and Ukraine begin 32-hour ceasefire for Orthodox EasterKyiv says it will reciprocate the Kremlin-ordered truce from Saturday afternoon until the end of Sunday
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenAgence France-PressePublished: 9:25pm, 11 Apr 2026A temporary truce between Russia and Ukraine entered into force on Saturday, with Kyiv warning it would respond “immediately” if Russia violated it.
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the ceasefire on Thursday to coincide with Orthodox Easter, more than a week after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky first made the proposal.
Both sides have agreed to observe it.
AdvertisementThe ceasefire is due to last for 32 hours, from 4.00pm on Saturday until the end of the day on Sunday, according to the Kremlin.
“Ukraine will adhere to the ceasefire and respond strictly in kind. The absence of Russian strikes in the air, on land, and at sea will mean no response from our side,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in ..

TABASCO, MEXICO — April 10, 2026 (15:00 local time) An industrial accident occurred Friday afternoon at the Hokchi offshore oil…

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Four British nationals were arrested by the US Border Patrol after they entered the US in a remote part of Maine from Canada. They claimed to be hikers and told the police they were not aware that they entered the US. The incident took place on April 3, and now all of them have been charged with one count each of Entry without Inspection, a misdemeanor offense that carries a maximum sentence of six months in federal prison and a $5,000 fine. All four have pleaded not guilty.The names of the four British nationals triggered a major online debate as none of Ali Mohammed Ali Abdullah, Hameed Mohammed Nagi, Ibrahim Ayyub Khan and Mohammed Sultan Saleh is originally British. “Britain really needs to sort this issue out because the fact that these guys have British passports is an absolute catastrophe for national security in the West,” commentator Drew Pavlou wrote.GoPro footage shows them celebrating as they entered USContrary to..

An NRI couple living in the US is reportedly set to come back to India due to being victims of job loss; recently, there have been layoffs by Oracle Corporation. This move has highlighted the issue of visa restrictions and employment flexibility challenges faced by foreigners working in the US tech industry. As reported through a Reddit post by the wife, her husband was laid off from his position at Oracle in such a way that there will be a 60-day grace period from 11 April 2026. She herself has been laid off as far back as October 2025, with her having not found work ever since. Due to their lack of sponsorship through PERM or I-140, the only option left for the couple was to go back to India in July 2026.NRI couple prepares for India return as Oracle layoffs trigger strict 60-day visa window
The husband was reportedly impacted during a wider Oracle restructuring exercise that affected thousands of employees globally. His 60-day grace period is now the key deadline shaping their next ..

AdvertisementCrimeWorldEurope‘Ruthlessly’ abusive man jailed after wife died jumping from Scotland bridgeLee Milne also grabbed Kimberley by the neck, choked her, dragged her around, punched her and knocked her unconscious
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenAssociated PressPublished: 10:03pm, 10 Apr 2026Kimberley Milne jumped to her death in Scotland in July 2023, but prosecutors in a landmark case said on Friday that she was driven to do it by her husband’s physical abuse.
Lee Milne, 40, was sentenced to eight years in prison following his conviction in Glasgow’s High Court for culpable homicide and engaging in abusive behaviour. It was the first case in which Scottish prosecutors asked jurors to find an abusive spouse responsible for the death of a victim who takes their own life.
“Lee Milne physically and psychologically abused Kimberly,” prosecutor Laura Buchan said. “He deliberately and ruthlessly exploited Kimberly’s vulnerabilities, which makes him culpable for her decision to end her own li..

AdvertisementHong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedyHong KongSocietyTai Po blaze: no fire risk checks done for HK$336 million estate renovationAuthorities did not pay special attention to fire hazards at residential estates undergoing large-scale maintenance before deadly fire, official says
3-MIN READ3-MIN ListenBrian WongandMatthew ChengPublished: 9:43pm, 10 Apr 2026Updated: 10:02pm, 10 Apr 2026Hong Kong authorities did not conduct a fire risk assessment of a HK$336 million (US$42.9 million) renovation project at Wang Fuk Court before the city’s deadliest blaze in decades engulfed the housing estate, a public inquiry has heard.
Sam Keung Sai-ming, an assistant director of the Fire Services Department’s licensing and certification branch, said on Friday that authorities did not pay special attention to fire hazards at residential estates undergoing large-scale maintenance before the blaze last November.
Keung, the first government official to testify before a judge-led independent committee i..

The United Kingdom has issued a strong warning to Russia after detecting what it described as a covert submarine operation targeting vital undersea cables and pipelines in the North Atlantic. Defence Secretary John Healey said British forces had successfully tracked multiple Russian vessels operating near sensitive infrastructure, stressing that any attempt to cause damage would trigger serious consequences.According to officials, the activity involved an Akula-class nuclear-powered attack submarine accompanied by two specialist deep-sea vessels believed to be part of Russia’s underwater surveillance programme.Clear message to MoscowAddressing Russian President Vladimir Putin directly, Healey said: “We see your activity over our cables and our pipelines, and you should know that any attempt to damage them will not be tolerated and will have serious consequences.”The operation unfolded in waters north of the UK.UK forces respond with full surveillance operationIn response, the Royal Nav..