A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon and news that Iran allegedly decided to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping sent risky assets surging anew on Friday. This surge extended a rally that pushed the S&P 500 to a fresh record and fueling its biggest monthly advance since 2020. Bloomberg TV Anchor…
A fourth suspect charged after four Jewish community ambulances were torched in north-west London has been remanded in custody. Judex Atshatshi, 18, a British national from Dagenham, east London, appeared at Westminster magistrates court on Saturday, charged with arson with intent to damage property and being reckless as to whether life would be endangered. During…
18 April 2026 Cher has filed for conservatorship of her son Elijah Blue Allman again. Cher files for conservatorship of son Elijah, 49 – Cher’s son with late rock musician Gregg Allman – is currently in a psychiatric hospital after being arrested in February and Cher filed a petition earlier this week in Los Angeles…
For Turkiye’s government, the Iran war has complicated efforts to turn around an economy still reeling from one of the worst financial crises in the country’s history. But even as the conflict has driven up Turkiye’s fuel prices and forced authorities to dip into their precious foreign currency reserves to defend the lira, it has…
American Eagle CMO Craig Brommers tells Fast Company why the brand is doubling down on Sydney Sweeney after last year’s controversial campaign. “What brand am I wearing?” Sydney Sweeney says, looking into the camera as the shutter snaps, revealing a rotation of summery denim looks. The mood suddenly calms, her eyes close, she takes a…
To survive in one of the harshest environments on Earth, the people who live and patrol Canada’s Arctic rely on lessons passed down through generations. The BBC joined the military’s Canadian Rangers on the final leg of a 5,200km (3,200 miles) Arctic patrol, where they shared the survival skills needed to endure freezing temperatures, navigate…
Recently, an Instagram handle put up a news that a sequel to Fighter (2024) is being made and that the film would go on floors this year. On this post, Fighter’s director and one of the producers, Siddharth Anand, commented with an evil eye emoticon. It was seen by many as a confirmation that the…
“How good and how wonderful it is when friends sit together,” reads a quote from the Psalms painted high on the wall inside Finchley Reform Synagogue (FRS). For the congregation gathering in a cheerful hubbub before its Shabbat service on Friday evening, that felt like an especially apt sentiment. Three days after the synagogue was…
NewsFeed A maritime agency reported that a tanker was fired on by gunboats in the Strait of Hormuz. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency says it received a report of a tanker being fired upon by what it said were two gunboats linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. The vessel and its crew were…
Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) concluded a weeklong round of negotiations on draft annex for Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) – a key component of the WHO Pandemic Agreement. The fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the WHO Pandemic Agreement (IGWG) – set up by the World Health Assembly…
