Oil prices have risen sharply and European stock markets have fallen, after the US seizure of an Iranian vessel hit hopes for a peace deal. Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, rose by as much as 5% on Monday to $95.50 (£70.75) a barrel. European stock markets dropped, with the UK’s blue-chip FTSE…
Welcome to unemployment TikTok—where young, recently laid-off professionals post about life after losing their 9-to-5s. Karlee Rea had a gut feeling she was going to get laid off.
Tina Ghavari’s Virginia Woolf’s Night and Day will world premiere at SXSW London this June as the opening film with the director and key cast in attendance. It is among a second wave of feature films unveiled on Monday for the Screen Program, a key pole of the UK SXSW spin-off, which will unfold in…
Baby food brand HiPP recalls products after Austrian police say a tampered jar contained rodent poison. Published On 20 Apr 202620 Apr 2026 Baby food manufacturer HiPP has issued a product recall in Austria after authorities reported the presence of rat poison in one of the company’s jars. HiPP said on Sunday that it had…
Prime Minister Keir Starmer will address British lawmakers on Monday after it emerged that Peter Mandelson, his onetime ambassador to the United States, was rejected for top security clearances.
Myanmar’s military regime is expanding its ban on the distribution of period products, claiming they are being used to treat wounded resistance fighters, according to local activists. The south-east Asian country has been locked in civil war since 2021, when the military usurped the democratic government and launched a violent crackdown on dissidents. Artillery fire,…
Borussia Mönchengladbach have opened talks with Union Berlin midfielder Rani Khedira over a potential transfer, according to Sky Germany. However, Die Fohlen have yet to make contact with Union Berlin regarding the 32-year-old, the report adds. Advertisement Khedira’s current deal runs until the summer of 2027, and the Berlin club would prefer to keep him…
A president who relishes attacking the news media is set to break his boycott of an event celebrating the news media. What could go wrong?
Heat-related illnesses cause 12 runners to fall during the race near South Korea’s Demilitarized Zone. Published On 20 Apr 202620 Apr 2026 Eight runners were taken to hospital with heat-related illnesses after a marathon near South Korea’s Demilitarized Zone with North Korea took place amid record temperatures, local authorities said. Temperatures approached 30C (86F) for…
A high-energy laser weapon and quarrels between federal agencies brought a night of hassles to the city.
