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April 14, 2026
Democracy Now! AMY GOODMAN: Ship traffic has halted again in the Strait of Hormuz after President Trump ordered the US military to begin a naval blockade of all Iranian ports and coastal areas starting on Monday. Iran denounced Trump’s move as an illegal act amounting to “piracy”. Iran has threatened to strike Gulf ports in ... <a title="Iran threatens retaliation over Gulf ‘piracy’ in Trump’s naval blockade" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/iran-threatens-retaliation-over-gulf-piracy-in-trumps-naval-blockade/" aria-label="Read more about Iran threatens retaliation over Gulf ‘piracy’ in Trump’s naval blockade">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Zomer, Research Fellow at the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, Deakin University As school holidays continue around Australia, many parents are looking for educational ways to keep their children entertained. If you own an Android device and have young children, you may find ... <a title="Google promotes ‘teacher approved’ apps for kids. Here’s what parents should know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/google-promotes-teacher-approved-apps-for-kids-heres-what-parents-should-know-278663/" aria-label="Read more about Google promotes ‘teacher approved’ apps for kids. Here’s what parents should know">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jess Carniel, Associate Professor in Humanities, University of Southern Queensland American Australian performer Joe Dolce’s 1980 one-hit wonder Shaddap You Face was recently inducted into the National Film and Sound Archive’s Sounds of Australia collection, which also named it Australia’s best novelty song. For its fans, the ... <a title="Is Shaddap You Face Australia’s best ever novelty song, or a poor ethnic stereotype?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/is-shaddap-you-face-australias-best-ever-novelty-song-or-a-poor-ethnic-stereotype-280352/" aria-label="Read more about Is Shaddap You Face Australia’s best ever novelty song, or a poor ethnic stereotype?">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phil Lester, Professor of Ecology and Entomology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Six months on from the discovery of a yellow-legged hornet queen in Auckland there are encouraging signs New Zealand’s eradication effort is gaining ground. Teams that have been searching intensively for the ... <a title="NZ may be winning the fight against the invasive yellow-legged hornet – but a crucial phase lies ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/nz-may-be-winning-the-fight-against-the-invasive-yellow-legged-hornet-but-a-crucial-phase-lies-ahead-280452/" aria-label="Read more about NZ may be winning the fight against the invasive yellow-legged hornet – but a crucial phase lies ahead">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Asia Pacific Report A group of 39 boats known as the Global Sumud Flotilla has set sail from Barcelona to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, with organisers saying more vessels are expected to join along the route — making this their largest mission so far, reports Al Jazeera. Israeli security forces illegally intercepted and detained ... <a title="Global Sumud Flotilla heads from Barcelona to break Gaza blockade" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/global-sumud-flotilla-heads-from-barcelona-to-break-gaza-blockade/" aria-label="Read more about Global Sumud Flotilla heads from Barcelona to break Gaza blockade">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University Roblox has announced significant changes to its gaming platform to enhance safety for children under 16. The announcement comes just days after a man in the United Kingdom was jailed for ... <a title="Roblox is boosting safety features for young people. It’s a step in the right direction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/roblox-is-boosting-safety-features-for-young-people-its-a-step-in-the-right-direction-280360/" aria-label="Read more about Roblox is boosting safety features for young people. It’s a step in the right direction">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk The Territorial Assembly of French Polynesia has for the first time shown a new configuration during its first administrative sitting on Friday, following a mass resignation of a group of young elected members of the ruling Tavini Huiraatira. This follows the mass resignation of a group ... <a title="French Polynesia’s legislature shows new shape, more divisions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/french-polynesias-legislature-shows-new-shape-more-divisions/" aria-label="Read more about French Polynesia’s legislature shows new shape, more divisions">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stan Karanasios, Professor in Information Systems, The University of Queensland New, more powerful artificial intelligence (AI) models are announced pretty regularly these days: the latest version of ChatGPT or Claude or Gemini always has new features and new capabilities that its makers are eager for customers to ... <a title="Claude Mythos and Project Glasswing: why an AI superhacker has the tech world on alert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/claude-mythos-and-project-glasswing-why-an-ai-superhacker-has-the-tech-world-on-alert-280374/" aria-label="Read more about Claude Mythos and Project Glasswing: why an AI superhacker has the tech world on alert">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Bonface Chisutia On the night of February 28, the Israel-US airstrike killed his father, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, his wife, his brother-in-law and sister-in-law. According to a recent report from Reuters, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei suffered life threatening injuries and apparently lost his leg and has a disfigured face. The report said ... <a title="What I would do if I was Mojtaba Khamenei – a Kenyan perspective" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/what-i-would-do-if-i-was-mojtaba-khamenei-a-kenyan-perspective/" aria-label="Read more about What I would do if I was Mojtaba Khamenei – a Kenyan perspective">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sanjoy Paul, Associate Professor in Operations and Supply Chain Management, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney For weeks now, the world economy has been on tenterhooks, waiting for one outcome: reopening the Strait of Hormuz. In response to war with Israel and the United States, Iran ... <a title="Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockade risks new costs for the global economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/trumps-strait-of-hormuz-blockade-risks-new-costs-for-the-global-economy-280448/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockade risks new costs for the global economy">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Art Cotterell, Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney The successful Artemis II trip around the Moon was a historic achievement – the first crewed lunar fly-by in more than 50 years, and the greatest distance yet travelled by humans from our “pale blue dot”. ... <a title="As Artemis II is celebrated, the world faces hard questions about US leadership in space" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/as-artemis-ii-is-celebrated-the-world-faces-hard-questions-about-us-leadership-in-space-280371/" aria-label="Read more about As Artemis II is celebrated, the world faces hard questions about US leadership in space">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Sussex, Associate Professor (Adj), Griffith Asia Institute; and Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University Hungary’s most consequential election in decades has just delivered an important victory for democracy and accountability. For Hungarians, opposition leader Péter Magyar’s emphatic defeat of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ... <a title="What Viktor Orbán’s election loss means for Putin, Trump and the rise of right-wing populism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/what-viktor-orbans-election-loss-means-for-putin-trump-and-the-rise-of-right-wing-populism-280447/" aria-label="Read more about What Viktor Orbán’s election loss means for Putin, Trump and the rise of right-wing populism">Read more</a>
