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26 April 2024

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A crude oil tanker

Oil tanker damaged in Houthi missile strike

The Yemeni rebel group says its latest attack targeted the Andromeda Star.

Two women take part in a demonstration against plans to open a battery factory in Debrecen

Hungary opens up to Chinese tech despite protests

Hungary is attempting to be a world power in manufacturing electric vehicle batteries, despite locals' reservations.

People line up to vote in the South Africa township of Soweto reading a paper with the headline "Freedom in our lifetime" - 27 April 1994

Has South Africa's 'get-out-of-jail' vote lived up to the hype?

Thirty years after Nelson Mandela's election and apartheid's end, South Africans reflect on democracy.

A man takes a photograph of the city of Athens from Tourkovounia hill, as southerly winds carry waves of Saharan dust to the city, in Athens, on April 23, 2024.

Dancing, Daleks and Saharan Dust: Photos of the week

A selection of striking images from around the world, taken over the past seven days.

Weddell seal looking up out of the water, Antarctica

Why Antarctic wildlife is being ‘sunburnt’

A wildfire-fuelled ozone hole leaves Antarctic wildlife exposed to potentially damaging levels of UV.

Neel Acharya

Indian students have died in the US – the community wants answers

A spate of unconnected deaths of Indian students in the US has set off safety concerns within the community.

The headline in the Telegraph reads, "The return of the King", while the headline in the Guardian reads, "Scale of teacher shortage crisis in schools revealed".

'Return of the King' and 'teacher shortage crisis'

The King's return to public duties, a report on the lack of teachers in schools, and chicken 'megafarms' lead the papers.

Inside the home of a modern-day Leonardo da Vinci

Inside the largest private gothic palace in Venice

Discreetly located in a sleepy Venetian square, Palazzo Fortuny surprises whomever ventures in.

O'Higgins v Unión Española

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from O'Higgins vs Unión Española in the Chile Primera

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