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Latest US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in eastern Pacific

WASHINGTON, April 27, 2026 (AP) — The latest U.S. military strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed three people Sunday, according to a social media post by U.S. Southern Command. The Trump administration’s campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters has gone on since early September and killed at least 186 people in total. Other strikes have taken place in the Caribbean Sea. The military has not provided evidence that any of the vessels were carrying drugs. After Sunday’s attack, Southern Command posted a video on X showing a

Paradox of video games: between glorification of violence, emergence of moral conscience

Bordeaux (France), Apr 27 (The Conversation) Since the first violent games of the 1970s, the debate on the impact of video games has been divisive: do they corrupt or educate? Our research shows that the key lies less in the violence itself than in the way that games, through their design and storytelling, evoke emotions in players – between indifference and moral awareness. On February 5, 2026, during an interview, the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, expressed the fact that “  [T]he violence that is taking hold in society among the youngest […] is also linked to the fact

Stock markets bounce back after three days of decline

A screen displays an image of U.S. President Donald Trump at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai, India. (Photo: Reuters

Mumbai, Apr 27 (PTI) Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Monday after three days of decline, tracking a rally in Sun Pharma and a positive trend in global equity markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 546.64 points to 77,210.85 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 169.55 points to 24,067.50. From the 30-Sensex firms, Sun Pharma climbed over 4 per cent after the company said it will acquire US-based Organon & Co in an all-cash deal at an enterprise valuation of USD 11.75 billion. Adani Ports, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tata Steel and Mahindra & Mahindra

Rupee falls 11 paise to 94.27 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Apr 27 (PTI) The rupee depreciated 11 paise to 94.27 against US dollar in early trade on Monday driven by persistent dollar demand and a broader shift toward safe-haven assets. Forex traders said the Indian rupee has hit a rough patch, falling for five consecutive sessions, weighed down by a combination of factors such as the RBI loosening its grip on currency rules and rising oil prices caused by global tensions. Moreover, investors are becoming cautious again, with foreign institutions pulling money out of the market after a brief period of buying amid rising geopolitical uncertainty. At the interbank

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