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April 9, 2026 25 visible stories Cyber & Technology

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April 9, 2026

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Cybersecurity, telecoms, chips, AI, and digital infrastructure.

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Melania Trump Denies Epstein Links, Says Claims About It Are Defaming Her
NDTV World 1m ago

Melania Trump Denies Epstein Links, Says Claims About It Are Defaming Her

Melania Trump Denies Epstein Links, Says Claims About It Are Defaming Her

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India
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'Moving To New Stage In Managing Strait of Hormuz': Mojtaba Khamenei
NDTV World 1m ago

'Moving To New Stage In Managing Strait of Hormuz': Mojtaba Khamenei

'Moving To New Stage In Managing Strait of Hormuz': Mojtaba Khamenei

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India
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US led ‘historic’ foreign aid decline in 2025 amid Trump cuts: OECD
Al Jazeera English 1m ago

US led ‘historic’ foreign aid decline in 2025 amid Trump cuts: OECD

A forum of top economies in Europe and Americas says aid from members declined 23 percent as humanitarian needs grow.

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Global News
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Melania Trump says she never had a relationship with Epstein
The Hindu International 1m ago

Melania Trump says she never had a relationship with Epstein

First Lady ‌Melania Trump said she ‌had never had ​a relationship with Epstein or his associate ⁠Ghislaine Maxwell, with whom she said ‌she had only a casual correspondence

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India World
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"We Don't Trust Pak": Israel Envoy Says US Also Sees Country Only As Middleman
NDTV World 1m ago

"We Don't Trust Pak": Israel Envoy Says US Also Sees Country Only As Middleman

Speaking to NDTV, Azar said, "We don't trust the Pakistanis. And I think that, you know, don't get over-enthusiastic to the degree that the Americans trust them. It's a facilitation role, not more than that."

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India
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Five wickets in 5 balls, 9 in match: Brazil bowler breaks cricket records
Al Jazeera English 1m ago

Brazil bowler Cardoso takes 9 Lesotho wickets in record-breaking T20 win

Brazil's Laura Cardoso takes record nine-wicket haul in 189 win against Lesotho to claim best bowling figures in a T20I.

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Global Sport
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BBC World

Public broadcaster

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

BBC Asia

Regional desk

Live
Asia 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

Al Jazeera English

International broadcaster

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Lean Left -2

The Guardian World

Newspaper

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Left -3

The New York Times World

Newspaper

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Left -3

NPR World

Public radio

Live
US 3 items

Live

Lean Left -2

CNN World

Cable network

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Lean Left -2

Fox News World

Cable network

Live
US 3 items

Live

Right +3

New York Post World

Tabloid

Live
US 3 items

Live

Right +4

The Diplomat

Asia-Pacific magazine

Live
Asia-Pacific 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

SCMP Asia

Metropolitan daily

Live
Asia 3 items

Live

Lean Right +1

The Japan Times

National daily

Live
Japan 3 items

Live

Center 0

The Straits Times Asia

Regional newspaper

Live
Southeast Asia 3 items

Live

Center 0

Channel NewsAsia

Regional broadcaster

Live
Southeast Asia 3 items

Live

Center 0

Dawn

National daily

Live
Pakistan 3 items

Live

Center 0

The Hindu International

National daily

Live
India 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

Times of India World

National daily

Live
India 3 items

Live

Lean Right +1

NDTV World

Broadcaster

Live
India 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

Rappler

Digital newsroom

Live
Philippines 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

China Daily World

State-backed daily

Live
China 3 items

Live

Lean Right +2

Radio Free Asia

Public-interest broadcaster

Live
Asia 3 items

Live

Lean Right +1

France 24 Asia-Pacific

Public broadcaster

Live
Asia-Pacific 3 items

Live

Center 0

Nikkei Asia

Business daily

Live
Asia 0 items

No parsable items

Lean Right +1

The Korea Herald

National daily

Live
Korea 0 items

No parsable items

Center 0

Taiwan News

Digital daily

Live
Taiwan 0 items

No parsable items

Center 0

Deutsche Welle Asia

Public broadcaster

Live
Asia 0 items

No parsable items

Lean Left -1

Reuters World

Wire service

Retrying
Global 0 items

Connection failed

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Reuters Business

Wire service

Retrying
Global 0 items

Connection failed

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The Jakarta Post

National daily

Retrying
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HTTP 404

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Euronews World

Broadcast network

Retrying
Global 0 items

HTTP 404

Center 0