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Sexual violence victim-survivors are being offered alternative ways to report incidents, with one state launching a campaign to give back choice and control.

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said on Sunday (Apr 13) an attempt to intercept an incoming missile launched from Yemen was likely successful after air raid sirens sounded across Israel. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Sirens could be heard in Jerusalem around 6.16 pm local time (11.16 pm, Singapore time). The military had initially said two missiles were believed to have been launched from Yemen but shortly afterwards said only one had been fired. Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi movement has launched missiles and drones at Israel since the current war in Gaza began in 2023, saying it was acting in support of Palestinians. The Houthis had paused their…

A predawn Israeli strike on al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, the last major hospital providing critical healthcare in northern Gaza, has sparked condemnation in Palestine and across the world as Israel continues to attack healthcare facilities. Israel on Sunday claimed it struck a Hamas command and control centre at the hospital, without providing evidence, while Hamas denied the allegations. The Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, which runs al-Ahli Hospital, condemned the attack, saying it occurred on “Palm Sunday, the start of the Holy Week, the most sacred week of the Christian year.” It said the twin strikes demolished the hospital’s two-storey…

Videos of President Donald Trump appearing to snub actress Cheryl Hines, who is married to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., at a UFC match on Saturday evening are spreading like wildfire on social media, but don’t show the entire story. “This is clickbait. He went back to her,” former senior RFK Jr. advisor Link Lauren posted to X, showing a photo of Trump chatting with his HHS secretary and Cheryl Hines during the UFC match. Trump joined the UFC match in Miami on Saturday night alongside members of his Cabinet, and was seen shaking Kennedy’s hand after entering…

Fresh housing policies from both the major parties may end up pushing up house prices, a prominent economist has warned.

WASHINGTON: US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Sunday (Apr 13) that smartphones, computers and some other electronics, just exempted from steep tariffs on imports from China, would face separate new duties along with semiconductors within the next two months. Lutnick’s comments on ABC’s “This Week” flagging the coming levies on critical technology products mark the latest twist in President Donald Trump’s tariff plans, which have upended the global trading order and roiled financial markets since they were announced on what he branded “Liberation Day” on Apr 2. Late on Friday the Trump administration granted exclusions from the steep reciprocal…

Gabon’s military leader Brice Oligui Nguema has won the country’s presidential election by an apparent landslide, according to provisional results. The Interior Ministry said on Sunday that Nguema, who led a 2023 military coup, had secured about 90 percent of the vote. His main rival, Alain Claude Bilie-By-Nze, had won some three percent of Saturday’s vote, according to the initial results. Nguema, who had been instrumental in ending 55 years of dynastic rule of the Bongo family, was widely expected to win the eight-candidate race. On election day, Bilie-By-Nze had warned about “potential” problems during the counting, but Nguema said…

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Jackson Jobe, one of the Detroit Tigers’ top prospects and son of a Masters golfer, picked up the first major league win of his career on Saturday against the Minnesota Twins.Jobe is the son of Brandt Jobe, who appeared in three Masters competitions and finished tied for 14th in 1999. Jackson Jobe went six innings and struck out two batters and allowed two hits as the Tigers won the game 4-0. It was his third start of the season. Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Jackson Jobe delivers against the Minnesota Twins, Saturday, April 12, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)He explained his…

Remember when the school holidays were nothing more than a couple of weeks to sleep in, muck around and complain about being bored? Now they are booked, busy and sometimes not even a break.