Consumers who have been waiting for borrowing costs to drop will have to keep waiting: With inflation elevated, the Federal Reserve is expected to keep interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, a stance it has held since December. “The Fed is in wait-and-see mode, and that likely means no immediate rate cuts,” said Matt Schulz, chief…
Israel and Hezbollah are still fighting in Lebanon despite a US-brokered ceasefire deal that took effect on 17 April, pausing six weeks of full-scale war. The agreement allows Israel to “take all necessary measures in self-defence, at any time, against planned, imminent, or ongoing attacks”. It was not Hezbollah which signed the ceasefire deal with…
Published on 29/04/2026 – 8:58 GMT+2 This year’s Eurovision backlash continues. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Protesters gathered outside the Serbian state RTS broadcaster yesterday to demand that the Balkan country pull out of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest because of Israel’s participation. The protesters in central Belgrade waved Palestinian flags and accused Israel of genocide. They called…
Researchers at MIT have identified an unexpected effect in optical physics that could lead to a faster and more detailed way to image living tissue. Under specific conditions, what normally looks like a scattered and disordered laser signal can reorganize itself into a narrow, highly focused “pencil beam.” With this self-formed beam, the team produced…
Brent crude rises more than 1 percent despite Tehran’s offer to reopen waterway in exchange for deferral of nuclear talks. Published On 28 Apr 202628 Apr 2026 Oil prices are continuing to climb despite Iran’s proposal to end its effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for deferring nuclear negotiations with the United States. Brent…
Local elections are one of the few ways for Palestinians to exercise their democratic rights. But this weekend’s vote appears to have diluted that. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list No ballots were cast in Ramallah and Nablus because there weren’t enough candidates. Turnout was 25 percent in Deir el-Balah, the only area…
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah declared on Monday that it would not lay down its weapons, a day after the authorities in Lebanon said 14 people were killed in Israeli attacks on Sunday, one of the deadliest days since a truce was declared this month. Naim Qassem, the leader of Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed group, said…
We explore why water infrastructure is increasingly being targeted in the midst of war and conflict. Water sustains life, but what happens when it is weaponised? In the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran, desalination plants supplying millions in the Gulf have become targets. This reflects a growing pattern: water infrastructure is increasingly vulnerable as global…
Italian Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli will not attend the opening of the 61st Venice Biennale in protest at the presence of the Russian pavilion at the event. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Ministry of Culture announced in a note: “Minister Alessandro Giuli will not travel to Venice on the pre-opening days of the 61st Venice Biennale Art…
Donald Trump has survived two attempts on his life in three years, one of them an extremely close call when a bullet grazed his ear. On Saturday, a gunman appears to have targeted him again. The attack has put the spotlight back on a worrying rise in political violence in the United States. The gunman…
