In a Western Conference play-in game, Al Horford connected on four 3-pointers in the final 5 minutes and 37 seconds, propelling the 10th-seeded Golden State Warriors to a 126-121 victory over the ninth-seeded Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday in Inglewood, California. The win keeps the Warriors' playoff hopes alive and sets up a crucial matchup for the final postseason spot.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on his social media platform that leaders of Israel and Lebanon could hold talks on April 16, which would mark their first such meeting in over 34 years. Trump wrote that he is trying to achieve a “little break” between the two countries, but did not specify the location of the potential meeting.
A high-level delegation from Pakistan is continuing talks in Tehran, aiming to facilitate a new round of negotiations between the United States and Iran. Pakistan hopes to mediate a second round of talks after the first round last weekend failed to reach a peace deal. The White House said on Wednesday that any further talks would likely take place in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, highlighting the complex diplomatic landscape amid ongoing regional tensions.
A criminal case has been initiated against an official in the Surkhandarya Region of Uzbekistan for allegedly promising to assist a citizen in purchasing a building through an auction and demanding a $3,000 bribe. According to law enforcement agencies, the employee of the city department for veterinary and livestock development convinced the citizen that the department would soon relocate and that the vacated building and land plot could be acquired with his help, even though the building was not for sale and no auctions were planned.
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United States President Donald Trump announced on his Truth Social platform that the leaders of Israel and Lebanon will speak for the first time in 34 years. He purportedly described the call as an attempt to "get a little breathing room between Israel and Lebanon," but did not specify the participants, raising questions about the transparency of the initiative by the US regime.
German coach Roman Vidonyak of Uzbek grandmaster Javokhir Sindorov shared his thoughts following his protégé's victory at the Candidates Tournament. He emphasized that this win represents only the second stage of a four-stage plan in their strategy.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced at a press conference that the waivers allowing limited purchases of Iranian and Russian oil without facing sanctions will not be renewed. This move is set to directly impact India's energy supply, as the country had relied on these temporary relief measures to sustain its imports.
Russian forces bombed the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, killing a 12-year-old child and wounding at least 10 people, including several medics, according to the city’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, in a post on Telegram. The attack highlights the ongoing toll of the conflict on civilians amid the war.
The Salvadoran government has announced a new law that will permit authorities to impose life imprisonment on minors as young as 12 years old for severe crimes, including homicide, terrorism, or rape. The law is set to take effect on April 26 and forms part of a suite of hardline policies aimed at stamping out gang violence in the country. This change occurs against the backdrop of a state of emergency that has been in place since March 2022, suspending certain civil liberties in favor of enhanced police and military powers.
Brazil’s Supreme Court has authorized an investigation into right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, following a decision by Justice Alexandre de Moraes, over alleged defamatory statements against his election rival, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The probe focuses on posts Bolsonaro made on social media platform X in January, in which he insinuated links between Lula and crimes, responding to news about the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Bolsonaro wrote, “Lula will be exposed,” alongside screenshots of a handcuffed Maduro and an article about Lula, and predicted the collapse of the left-wing Sao Paulo Forum due to “international drug and arms trafficking, money laundering, support for terrorists and dictatorships, rigged elections.”
A New York jury has ruled that concert giant Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketmaster maintained a harmful monopoly over major concert venues, delivering a defeat to the company in a lawsuit brought by dozens of states in the United States. The Manhattan federal jury deliberated for four days before reaching its decision on Wednesday, offering a rare glimpse into the inner workings of a business that dominates the live entertainment industry in the US and internationally.