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The truth about the satanic goat creature in Trump’s AI Jesus image

As conspiracists lose their mind over the deeper meaning of Trump’s now-deleted Jesus picture, Charlotte Cripps talks to religious art experts about some of the ‘symbolic’ details that look a little less divine

From divvy to dinlo: index of insults aims to record Britain’s diverse dialects

Academics from the University of Sheffield hope to create a ‘vivid, honest record’ of swearwords and other slights to stop them dying outAn idiot wandering the British Isles is sure to be greeted with a colourful volley of insults, each a signifier of the place in which he finds himself: “divvy” in Merseyside, “pillock” in Leeds or “dinlo” in Portsmouth.But with parochial phrases increasingly being lost to the homogenisation of the English language, experts are worried that soon, the wandering i...

شیرین عبادی و جعفر پناهی در فهرست ۱۰۰ چهره تاثیرگذار سال ۲۰۲۶

مجله تایم در تازه‌ترین فهرست سالانه خود از ۱۰۰ فرد تاثیرگذار جهان در سال ۲۰۲۶، نام شیرین عبادی، برنده نوبل صلح و جعفر پناهی، فیلمساز برنده نخل طلای کن، را نیز قرار داده است. در این فهرست نام افرادی از جمله دونالد ترامپ، بنیامین نتانیاهو و پاپ لئو نیز دیده می‌شود.

The mystery of WHO is bankrolling Ben Roberts-Smith's legal defence is solved... and the answer is truly surprising

The mystery of WHO is bankrolling Ben Roberts-Smith's legal defence is solved... and the answer is truly surprisingRoberts-Smith charged with five murders Allegedly killed prisoners in Afghanistan READ MORE: How the BRS case will tear Australia apart By STEPHEN GIBBS, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 15:34, 15 April 2026 | Updated: 15:34, 15 April 2026 e-mail

Ketu Gochar 2026: केतु 20 अप्रैल को बदलेगा चाल, 8 महीने मौज काटेंगे इन 3 राशियों के लोग

Ketu Gochar

Vaishakh Amavasya 2026 Date: Is it on April 16 or 17? Date, timings, and rituals

Vaishakh Amavasya Date Is it on April or Date timings and rituals

Do YOU have middle class furniture regret? The fixtures that cost the most and never live up to the hype - from white sofas to £10,000 bookcases

Do YOU have middle class furniture regret? The fixtures that cost the most and never live up to the hype - from white sofas to £10,000 bookcasesREAD MORE: How much we REALLY earn, from £15,000 to £1.25m: It's the great British taboo to ask. But now 25 workers - from a drug dealer and OnlyFans model to a nanny, lawyer, estate agent and therapist - reveal every detailBy JESSICA GREEN, ASSISTANT LIFESTYLE EDITOR Updated: 13:17, 15 April 2026 e-mail 23 shares

UK's first swear map as public asked to share favourite bad words

UK's first swear map as public asked to share favourite bad wordsA prestigious university is creating the first ever national swear word census and asking the public to help out.CommentsNewsLucy Thornton News Reporter13:06, 15 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesThe UK is getting the first ever swear word census to keep an. honest record of language(Image: Getty Images)The UK’s first ever national swear word census has been launched to capture an 'honest' picture of how people really speak.‌Word...

V&A Museum deleted maps and images deemed sensitive by Chinese censors

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Which is the largest desert of Asia?

Which is the largest desert of Asia

Sorry, Stephen Miller: Immigrant kids have a right to an education, too 

Taking aim at undocumented children flies in the face of legal precedent, existing law and common sense. It would be bad policy as well as bad politics for any state to target kids based on their immigration status.  

Beg your pardon! Swear words wanted to map regional dialects

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Bogus websites, staged protests and pretend atheists: Inside the fake asylum industry

Bogus websites, staged protests and pretend atheists: Inside the fake asylum industry5 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleBilly Kenber,Politics investigations correspondent,Phil Kemp,Politics reporterandSajid Iqbal,News reporterBBCLawyer Zahid Hasan Akhand was filmed by an undercover reporter From fake news websites to staged political protests and bogus medical conditions, asylum seekers and the advisers helping them are using an array of fabricated evidence to bolster their fake cla...

I’m a religious expert. Here’s what I think about Trump’s ‘Jesus’ image

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsI’m a religion expert. Here’s what I think about Trump’s ‘Jesus’ imageThe AI image was widely interpreted as blasphemous – including by conservative Catholic group CatholicVote.orgPhilip C. Almond The Conversation Wednesday 15 April 2026 10:45 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"s...

Vaishakh Amavasya 2026: 17 या 18 अप्रैल, कब है वैशाख अमावस्या? नोट करें सही तिथि

Vaishakh Amavasya

No one likes being discombobulated. How did the feeling get such a fun name?

No one likes being discombobulated. How did the feeling get such a fun name? April 15, 20265:00 AM ET By  Rachel Treisman The potentially discombobulating swirl of New York City's Times Square Leo Patrizi/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Leo Patrizi/Getty Images Feeling a little confused, concerned, off-kilter, out of sorts? Sounds like you're discombobulated. It's a fitting word for an unsettling feeling. It sounds formal, maybe even fancy. But it's actually the creation of some go...

740 dead in one afternoon: The 1944 Bombay Explosion that made Mumbai observe Fire Safety Week every April

The Mumbai Fire Brigade observes April 14 the day of the explosion as a week long fire safety drive focusing on fire safety drills, public awareness campaigns and training sessions aimed at improving emergency preparedness and preventing fire-related incidents across the city.

Fact check: Viral video of Pakistani envoy calling out Israel at UN is old, unlinked to ME conflict

Multiple users and journalists on social media platform X have been sharing a video since Tuesday, claiming that it shows Pakistani Ambassador Asim Iftikhar calling out Israel at a UN Security Council session amid the ongoing situation in the Middle East. However, the clip is old from September 2025. Pakistan stepped into the role of a mediator in the US-Israel war with Iran, successfully brokering a critical ceasefire between the warring sides on April 8, 2026. The South Asian country also hos...

Oil Market Taking 'Some Comfort' From Potential Talks, Analyst Says

Emily Ashford, head of energy research at Standard Chartered, discusses the outlook for oil prices as Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed and traders take stock of moves to arrange a second round of peace talks between the US and Iran. Ashford speaks on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)