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LONDON, April 9 - Russian human rights group Memorial was designated as an \"extremist\" movement on Thursday at a closed-door hearing of the Supreme Court, state news agency TASS said.

Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz was one of Tehran’s conditions for the ceasefire.

The Kremlin said demand for Russian energy is high amid the crisis.

Airline chief executives are having to rethink expansion plans and plane orders.

April 9 - NASA's Artemis II mission, the world's first astronaut voyage to the moon in over half a century, has captivated Americans young and old across political divides, bringing unity of wonder, hope and pride to a nation torn by partisan rancor and war.

A state funeral has yet to take place for the late leader due to the Middle East war.

They were handed to a Kurdish-Iraqi group that arranged for them to reach Britain via small boats.

CHICAGO, April 9 - A coalition of white, college-educated Democrats and Latino voters delivered Texas state Representative James Talarico the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate last month. But his chance of winning the seat in November may hinge on a group that he did not capture much support from: Black voters.

BUDAPEST, April 9 - Viktor Orban, uniquely endorsed by both U.S. President Donald Trump and the Kremlin, could lose his 16-year iron grip on power on Sunday, opinion polls indicate, in an election many Hungarians believe will decide their country's fate in Europe.

GENEVA, April 9 - More than a million Sudanese refugees face drastic cuts in life-saving aid such as food and water unless donors fill a funding shortfall of over $400 million, two U.N. agencies said on Thursday.

MOSCOW, April 9 - The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia had the right to defend itself from what it called piracy after Britain's Telegraph newspaper reported that a Russian navy frigate had escorted UK‑sanctioned tankers through the English Channel.

Climate change is expected to halve the emperor penguin population by the 2080s.

An embassy official declined to say whether the envoy is expected to arrive in Islamabad on April 9.

ROME, April 9 - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday that restoring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz was of vital interest for her country and the European Union, as she pledged to work with partners to achieve that aim.

NAIROBI, April 9 - Kenya has disputed a U.N. report saying an investigation had found substantiated allegations of sexual abuse involving members of a U.N.-backed anti-gang force in Haiti that is staffed mostly by Kenyan police officers.

A source said the carrier had decided to extend the suspensions before the ceasefire was announced.

DAKAR, April 9 - The West African affiliates of al Qaeda and Islamic State have clashed in Niger for the first time, according to a statement from one of the groups, a development that analysts said signals an intensification of their years-long rivalry.

Her government is preparing to cut its GDP growth estimates for 2026.

MOSCOW, April 9 - Russia's Federal Security Service said on Thursday that it had detained a former Radio Free Europe freelance journalist on suspicion of treason for passing information to Ukrainian intelligence.

The Pope is expecting to travel nearly 18,000km to visit 11 cities.