China preparing weapons shipment to Iran

11 April 2026

Good morning!

1. US & Canada

1. Trump’s vision: What the Arc de Triomphe in Washington should look like (swedenherald.com)

2. Ontario and Quebec police probing cyber network that hacked millions of household devices (thestar.com)

3. US rocket scientist Monica Reza vanishes without trace as secret military patent emerges (indiatoday.in)

2. Europe

1. Partial paralysis at German airports: Hundreds of flights cancelled due to Lufthansa pilots’ strike (voiceofemirates.com)

2. She chooses Orbán so her sons won’t have to go to war (swedenherald.com)

3. UK shelves Chagos Islands handover after Trump opposition (trtworld.com)

3. Middle East & Arab World

1. Iran’s new supreme leader has severe and disfiguring wounds, sources say (en.apa.az)

2. China preparing weapons shipment to Iran (telegraphindia.com)

3. Iran: US troops describe Kuwait base attack slam Pentagon falsehood - India Today (indiatoday.in)

4. Russia & Its Sphere

1. Russia and Ukraine set to begin Easter truce (hurriyetdailynews.com)

2. The evolution of Russian information warfare (defence24.com)

3. Extending authoritarianism through dynasty in Azerbaijan (globalvoices.org)

5. China & East Asia

1. Kim Jong Un vows support for China ‘realizing’ territorial policy on Taiwan (nknews.org)

2. New Zealand braces for Cyclone Vaianu, flooding possible for Auckland (straitstimes.com)

3. South Korea president clashes with Israel on rights, disinfo claims (hurriyetdailynews.com)

6. India & South Asia

1. Pakistan: Tense situation in Islamabad (voiceofemirates.com)

2. Pakistan ambassador speaks to Al Jazeera on eve of US-Iran talks (aljazeera.com)

3. At least 10 dead after boat hits bridge in India (straitstimes.com)

7. Latin America & the Carribean

1. Haiti’s freefall demands urgent global action as millions face hunger and violence (ungeneva.org)

2. Argentina and AI: The Real Costs of Development (pulitzercenter.org)

3. Colombia responds to Ecuador’s tariff hike with 100-percent import tax (aljazeera.com)

8. Africa

1. Nigerian court convicts more than 300 in mass terrorism trial (abcnews.com)

2. Djibouti President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh wins sixth term in power (france24.com)

3. Falana asks Nigerian university to suspend honour for Tanzanian president over rights concerns (premiumtimesng.com)

9. World

1. Artemis II mission | Artemis II crew returns to Earth after first lunar voyage in over 50 years (telegraphindia.com)

2. Unprecedented escalation between Madrid and Tel Aviv (voiceofemirates.com)

3. US-Iran: More Than Four Decades of Enmity (english.aawsat.com)