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Russia and North Korea signed a long-term military cooperation agreement during a high-level visit by Russia's defense minister and Duma chair to Pyongyang. The visit included the inauguration of a memorial to North Korean soldiers who died fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine.

4/26/2026, 5:25:00 PM

Suspected guerrillas killed 19 people in a bomb attack on the Pan-American Highway in southwest Colombia, the latest in a wave of violence striking the region in the days before Colombia's presidential election. The attacks have raised serious concerns about security ahead of the vote.

4/26/2026, 3:54:00 PM

Forty years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, its lasting scars on Ukraine and the surrounding region remain deeply felt. The anniversary prompts reflection on the long-term consequences of the worst nuclear accident in history.

4/26/2026, 3:15:11 PM

Ukraine commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster as the world fears that the ongoing Russian war could once again threaten the safety of the plant and surrounding region. The anniversary underscores how nuclear risk has returned to Ukrainian territory amid the conflict.

4/26/2026, 3:01:48 PM

France held its National Day of Remembrance for Deportation Victims, featuring testimony from Evelyn Askolovitch, a survivor of the Bergen-Belsen Nazi concentration camp. The ceremony honors the memory of French citizens deported during World War II, the vast majority of whom perished in the camps.

4/26/2026, 2:57:32 PM