April 17, 2024 Greece names a convicted politician from Albania’s ethnic Greek minority as candidate in EU election Greece has added Fredi Beleris, a convicted politician from Albania’s ethnic Greek minority, as a candidate for the European Parliament election; the move adds to the tension between the 2 countries.
April 17, 2024 Pakistani security forces kill 7 militants trying to enter country Pakistani security forces reportedly killed seven militants in the country's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province when they tried to enter from Afghanistan.
April 17, 2024 Milan's famous La Scala names new director of the opera house after months of controversy Fortunato Ortombina has been named as the new director of Milan's La Scala, one of the most historic and prestigious opera houses in the world; he will step into the role in September.
April 17, 2024 Sweden's parliament passes a law to make it easier for young people to legally change their gender The Swedish parliament has passed a law that lowers the required age to 16 years old for people to legally change their gender; a gender dysphoria diagnosis is no longer required.
April 17, 2024 USA Basketball's official roster for the Olympic men's team has been announced and its full of NBA all-stars Team USA has officially announced the men's basketball roster set to play at the Paris Olympics in France this summer and its full of the biggest names in the NBA.
April 17, 2024 Ukraine city hit with Russian missiles, killing at least 14 people and leaving many more civilians wounded At least 14 civilians have been killed in a recent Russian missile attack on the Ukraine. The attack came as the U.S. is in the process of approving a $60 billion aid package to Ukraine.
April 17, 2024 Canadian police say 9 people will be charged after $20 million worth of gold was stolen last year from airport Last year, 6,600 gold bars worth over 20 million Canadian dollars was stolen last year from the Toronto Pearson International airport and now 9 people will face charges.
April 17, 2024 European Union has requested details surrounding TikTok's newest app that has quietly been released in the EU The European Union has sent TikTok a "request for information" on the video sharing platform's newest app, TikTok Lite, under the Digital Services Act, with the aim to clean up social media.
April 17, 2024 Noah Eagle selected as play-by-play voice announcer for USA basketball games at Olympics Noah Eagle was selected to be the play-by-play voice for the USA Basketball men's and women's games and the medal rounds at the Paris Olympics in France.
April 17, 2024 Jerry Seinfeld's upcoming Netflix movie about Pop-Tarts to be featured in California's IndyCar race Jerry Seinfeld's upcoming Netflix comedy, "Unfrosted," is being promoted during this weekend's IndyCar race at Long Beach. The film will be released on May 3.
