The FA have handed Mudryk a 4-year ban!

Mudryk's 4-year FA ban is for an anti-doping violation. He tested positive for meldonium (a WADA-prohibited substance since 2016) in a routine urine sample taken in late 2024. The FA charged him in June 2025; after investigation and hearing, they imposed the full ban for the presence of the banned substance. He is appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

JUST IN: 🇨🇳 Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng to start large-scale production of flying cars in 2027.

Xpeng just confirmed large-scale production of flying cars kicks off in 2027 , and their Guangzhou factory — the world’s first intelligent flying car facility — is already up and running, capable of 10,000 units a year. 

Science fiction is officially becoming your morning commute

Israel confirms image of soldier striking Jesus statue with sledgehammer

Israel’s army said Monday it had determined that an image circulating on social media showing one of its soldiers in south Lebanon hitting a statue of Jesus Christ is authentic.

The image appears to show an Israeli soldier using a sledgehammer to strike the head on a statue of a crucified Jesus that had fallen off a cross. 

NEWS: Europe is running out of people.

EU’s population is projected to collapse by 50+ million this century as birth rates hit record lows.

• Fertility is ~1.4–1.6 children per woman, far below replacement

• Deaths outnumber births in many countries

JUST IN: 🇫🇷🇪🇺 France says European countries can clear mines placed by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz.

Naval mines are underwater explosives Iran deployed in the Strait of Hormuz during the 2026 conflict. Using small boats, they laid contact and influence mines (magnetic/acoustic) to threaten oil tankers and disrupt ~20% of global oil flow.

France and European allies (UK, Netherlands, etc.) say they have mine-clearing ships and divers ready for a defensive operation to reopen the strait safely—without US or Israeli involvement. The images show classic sea mines and the narrow waterway.

China🇨🇳 is set to commission and launch 7 nuclear reactors this year 🚀

China🇨🇳 is set to commission and launch 7 nuclear reactors this year 🚀

Currently, 60 commercial nuclear reactors are already operational across the country🇨🇳.

An additional 36 reactors are under construction, including 2 new projects started this year 🏗️

This marks the largest nuclear power expansion program in the world 🌍

China is targeting 110 GW of installed nuclear capacity by 2030 — a massive +76% increase from last year ⚡📈

JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇨🇳 US President Trump says China has agreed to not send weapons to Iran.

US President Donald Trump announced today that China has agreed not to send weapons to Iran, according to the Washington Post. 

Beijing has not confirmed the agreement. The statement comes as the US accuses China of secretly providing military support to Iran and Chinese concerns that its vessels could be affected by American actions restricting access to Iranian ports.

JUST IN: 🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran moves 20 million barrels of oil through offshore network to bypass the US port blockade.

They're using indirect offshore networks and ship-to-ship transfers in a "dark fleet" hub offshore Malaysia. Per maritime intel firm Windward AI, as of April 13, 11 tankers holding ~20M barrels of Iranian oil are positioned there for offloading/onward movement to Asian buyers, bypassing the US port blockade and Strait of Hormuz restrictions.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 President Trump says "someone please tell Pope Leo that Iran has killed at least 42,000 innocent, completely unarmed, protesters in the last two months."

JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇮🇷 President Trump says "someone please tell Pope Leo that Iran has killed at least 42,000 innocent, completely unarmed, protesters in the last two months."

"For Iran to have a nuclear bomb is absolutely unacceptable."

BREAKING NEWS: In Norway, a patient has been completely cured of HIV thanks to a stem cell transplant from their sibling for Leukemia treatment.

Yes, it's true! 

This is the "Oslo patient"—a 63-year-old Norwegian man who achieved long-term HIV remission (effectively a cure in these cases) after a stem cell transplant from his brother. The sibling carried the rare CCR5Δ32/Δ32 mutation that blocks HIV. The transplant treated his myelodysplastic syndrome (a blood cancer), and he's now HIV-free 4+ years later, off ART. 

Rare but real breakthrough—7th such case worldwide. Great news for science!

President Trump says the United Kingdom refuses to open the North Sea Oil field.

The North Sea oil field (a major offshore province with fields like Brent and Ekofisk) lies in the North Sea between the UK, Norway, Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands—mostly in UK and Norwegian waters. It's one of the world's greatest due to vast reserves (over 40 billion barrels produced since the 1970s), advanced tech for harsh conditions, and its huge boost to European energy security and economies.

JUST IN: 🇵🇰🇸🇦 Pakistan deploys 13,000 troops and fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, as US and Iran fail to make a deal.

Yes, it's true. Saudi Arabia's Defense Ministry confirmed today that Pakistan deployed ~13,000 troops and 10-18 fighter jets (with support aircraft) to King Abdulaziz Air Base under their 2025 mutual defense pact. Pakistani officials echoed this. It aligns with the timing of failed US-Iran ceasefire talks hosted in Islamabad, amid regional tensions. Sources: Reuters, WSJ, The Hindu, Bloomberg.

JUST IN: 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia fully restores East-West oil pipeline, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz and pumping 7,000,000 barrels per day.

Three days ago on April 9, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy reported that Iranian attacks cut their East-West pipeline throughput by ~700,000 barrels per day.

They also mentioned production cuts totaling 600k barrels per day at the Manifa and Khurais fields.

Today they announced that the East-West pipeline and energy facilities damaged in recent attacks have restored full operational capacity and the pipeline is now pumping ~7 million barrels per day.

Manifa field production also recovered its lost volume of about 300,000 barrels per day.

The East-West pipeline carries crude from eastern fields to the Red Sea port of Yanbu, allowing Saudi Aramco to bypass the Strait of Hormuz (due to the ongoing war in Iran).

Repairs at the Khurais field are still ongoing and the ministry said it will issue a separate announcement once Khurais returns to full production.