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Month: April 2026
Wireless Festival cancelled after Kanye West blocked from coming to UKWireless Festival cancelled after Kanye West blocked from coming to UK
West was due to headline the festival in July but drew criticism over past antisemitic comments. ...
One gunman killed and two injured in shooting at Israeli consulate in IstanbulOne gunman killed and two injured in shooting at Israeli consulate in Istanbul
No Israeli diplomats are currently in Turkey and the Istanbul consulate has been empty for the past two-and-a-half years. ...
Dubai’s property market starts to crackDubai’s property market starts to crack
The News Dubai’s yearslong property boom was always expected to deflate eventually. Iranian strikes on the city now appear to be puncturing the cycle, putting pressure on residential and commercial property prices — and on the people whose jobs depend on them. Last year, more than 270,000 properties worth 917 ...
Somalia’s first offshore drilling project underwaySomalia’s first offshore drilling project underway
Somalia prepared its first offshore drilling operation, which it hopes will unlock a major new income stream and make Somalia a regional energy player. A Turkish drilling ship is in the Arabian sea as part of an energy cooperation deal signed by Ankara and Mogadishu in 2024. Somalia joins other ...
US plastics industry is rare winner of Iran warUS plastics industry is rare winner of Iran war
The US plastics industry has emerged as one of the few winners of the Iran war. Oil is the key raw material for plastics, and production has been scaled back in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, sending prices soaring. US chemical companies have stepped up their own output and ...
Allies remain reliant on the US, even is distrust is growingAllies remain reliant on the US, even is distrust is growing
Nations in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East remain reliant on a Washington they no longer trust. Many “wonder if they are even allies anymore,” The Wall Street Journal’s chief foreign affairs correspondent reported, as US President Donald Trump insults their leaders, withdraws from international institutions, and presses on with ...
Global stocks edge higher, bucking wartime trendGlobal stocks edge higher, bucking wartime trend
Oil prices rose to around $111 a barrel after the US and Iran rejected a ceasefire deal, but stocks also edged higher, breaking with the “oil up, stocks down” trend. Though there was a “noticeable uptick” in traffic through the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, most ships remained blocked, ...
‘Oh my God, did someone accuse me of killing my mom?’‘Oh my God, did someone accuse me of killing my mom?’
Rachel Waters gave morphine to her dying mother to ease her in her final hours. Then came the murder charge Rachel Waters was in her apartment in Queens, watching food reviews on YouTube, when a nurse called: her mother was dying. She needed to get to the memory care facility ...
From ‘stink bugs’ to ‘enemies of the people’: how Viktor Orbán blazed a trail for Trump’s media assaults | Amrit SinghFrom ‘stink bugs’ to ‘enemies of the people’: how Viktor Orbán blazed a trail for Trump’s media assaults | Amrit Singh
Hungary’s prime minister has conducted a systematic attack on independent media. The parallels with the US are chilling During his state of the nation address earlier this year, Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, outlined a chilling vision of the country’s future. Signalling a new level of aggression in his campaign ...