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Oil, stocks fall as traders weigh outlook after Trump extends truce
Virginia backs new voting map in redistricting fight with Trump
Virginia backs new voting map in redistricting fight with Trump

Virginians voted Tuesday to back a new electoral map that could hand Democrats four more seats in the US House of Representatives, turning President Donald Trump's redistricting push into a potential liability for Republicans in upcoming midterm elections.

April 22, 2026

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India strangles final Maoist bastion as mining looms
India strangles final Maoist bastion as mining looms

The Maoist rebellion that once held sway over nearly a third of India is being bulldozed into submission in its final forest fortress.

April 22, 2026

AI-powered robots offer new hope to German factories
AI-powered robots offer new hope to German factories

A blue-eyed humanoid robot carefully opens a box and places a tool inside as a crowd of visitors watch the demonstration of "physical AI" skills at a major industrial trade fair in Germany.

April 22, 2026

Indonesia orangutan forest cleared for 'carbon-neutral' packaging firm
Indonesia orangutan forest cleared for 'carbon-neutral' packaging firm

Vast tracts of Indonesian rainforest home to endangered orangutans have been cleared for plantations supplying a maker of "carbon-neutral" packaging, an investigation by AFP and The Gecko Project has found.

April 22, 2026

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US tells Afghans to choose Taliban home or DR Congo: activist
US tells Afghans to choose Taliban home or DR Congo: activist

The United States is looking to give former Afghan allies stuck in Qatar a choice between emigrating to the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo or returning to their Taliban-ruled homeland, an activist said Tuesday.

April 22, 2026

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SpaceX partners with AI startup Cursor, may buy it for $60 bn
SpaceX partners with AI startup Cursor, may buy it for $60 bn

SpaceX on Tuesday announced a partnership with AI coding company Cursor, saying the alliance comes with an option to buy the startup for $60 billion later this year.

April 21, 2026