Oil prices plunge as Iran says Strait 'open'

17. Apr. 2026, 21:41

Brent crude sinks by a tenth after Iran says the key waterway is open for commercial ships for the rest of the ceasefire.

Kanye West concert in Poland cancelled over antisemitic comments

17. Apr. 2026, 18:19

The UK government blocked the rapper from entering the country over his history of making pro-Nazi and racist statements.

Irish fugitive and suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan arrested in Dubai

17. Apr. 2026, 17:48

Kinahan, in his 40s, was arrested in Dubai on foot of an arrest warrant issued by the Irish courts.

Japan reveals new name for 40C-and-hotter days after blistering summer

17. Apr. 2026, 18:19

The term - kokushobi - translates to "cruelly hot", "brutally hot" or "severely hot", and comes after Japan's hottest summer on record.

Ceasefire with Israel brings respite to Lebanon, but obstacles to peace remain

17. Apr. 2026, 14:31

The halt to weeks of fighting is being celebrated in Lebanon, but it will be difficult to ensure it lasts.

Thousands celebrate open-air Mass with Pope Leo in Cameroon - in pictures

17. Apr. 2026, 18:25

Pope Leo XIV is on his third day in Cameroon before he heads to Angola on Saturday.

Mugabe's son pleads guilty to pointing a gun in South Africa

17. Apr. 2026, 16:17

Bellarmine Mugabe was arrested in February following the shooting of a 23-year-old man at his home in Johannesburg.

'Mum is finally free!' Pensioner detained by ICE in US returns to France

17. Apr. 2026, 17:14

Marie-Thérèse had moved to the US after reuniting with her long-lost love, an American man who died in January.