The Gulf accounts for around 23% of global, non-China aluminum production, most of which is sold overseas.

Gulf aluminum output tumbles on Iran war

By Jemima Denham and George Abbott April 2 (Reuters) - Three paintings by French masters Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne and Henri Matisse stolen from ‌a museum in northern Italy last week were probably not ‌insured, according to market sources. One fine art underwriter told the Reuters publication The Insurer that ​the paintings, estimated to be worth around $10 million, had previously failed to secure insurance cover due to the cost.

Stolen Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse were probably uninsured, market sources say

The conflict with Iran has slowed but not stopped progress on autonomous transport in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Riyadh.

Gulf countries roll out more autonomous taxis

Government forces in Burkina Faso killed over twice as many civilians as militant jihadist groups over a two-year period, according to a study by Human Rights Watch, which accused both sides of war crimes and crimes against humanity.  According to the report, of the 1,837 civilians killed in the country between January 2023 and August 2025, more than 1,200 were the result of government forces.  Over 2 million people are estimated to have been displaced since the conflict began, according to the

Burkina Faso forces killed twice as many civilians as jihadists, rights group says

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A24 released the trailer for "Backrooms," a horror movie about a seemingly endless space beyond the walls of a furniture store.

A24's 'Backrooms' trailer shows endless fluorescent-lit spaces and terrifying mannequins melting into the floor

The craze for collecting ants takes Kenya by surprise as smugglers zone in to make a profit.

One ant for $220: the new frontier of wildlife trafficking

Ultra-Orthodox populations must join not just the military but the workforce if Israel wants to have a sustainable economic future, Liberman said at the Ogen Conference. Israel’s current economic and social trajectory is unsustainable without more integration into the workforce, MK Avigdor Liberman said at the Ogen Conference in Tel Aviv on Tuesday.

Equality requires universal draft, participation in economy and workforce, MK Liberman says

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has ordered a halt to the transit of natural gas through his country into Ukraine from July, according to a decree published overnight. The decree follows Orbán's stated aim of pressuring the neighbouring country to restore the flow of oil through the Druzhba pipeline, which was damaged in a Russian strike.

Orbán orders stop to gas deliveries to Ukraine via Hungary from July

For each of the past several years, scientists, analysts and officials have been hoping that it would be the year when emissions from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas would stop going up.  For the second straight year, emissions from fossil fuels rose 1.1% in 2025, scientists reported Wednesday at United Nations climate negotiations.  “It’s disappointing that we haven’t brought down carbon dioxide emissions,” said University of Exeter scientist Stephen Sitch, a member of the Global Carbo

Relentless rise in carbon pollution from fossil fuels slightly dampens climate-fighting hopes

This year's flu season is shaping up to be particularly brutal. Here's what to know this week, including cases taking a downturn.

Is relief in sight? Flu season still brutal but cases are declining.

Jessica Simpson was a pop sweetheart. Nick Lachey was the boy band heartthrob. Together, they gave the world "Newlyweds" — and a breakup that still echoes 20 years later.

It's been 20 years since MTV's golden couple split. These producers saw it all unravel.

Our 2026 skywatching guide includes a total solar eclipse, a "blood moon" and a festive supermoon. Here are the dates you need to know.

15 skywatching events you won't want to miss in 2026

The closer to Earth a satellite flies, the clearer a picture it can take of the surface. But low-flying satellites also have to deal with atmospheric drag.

The next frontier in space is closer than you think – welcome to the world of very low Earth orbit satellites

Thousands of ultra-Orthodox individuals have demonstrated against their conscription into the Israeli military, according to media reports. Leading rabbis called for the protest in Jerusalem, the Times of Israel reported on Tuesday.

Thousands of ultra-orthodox protest in Jerusalem against conscription

King Charles III says that his cancer treatment will be reduced in the new year because of early diagnosis, effective intervention and adherence to doctor's orders.

Early diagnosis leads King Charles to scale back cancer treatment in the new year

US businesses are adding workers at the weakest pace in 15 years, excluding the onset of the pandemic, new data showed Tuesday, a sign that there was an even deeper chill cutting through the labor market before the Middle East conflict threatened to shake the US economy.

The pace of hiring just fell to the lowest since 2011, outside of the pandemic

AAA estimates 122.4 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home for Christmas and New Year's, up more than 2% from last year.

Holiday travel: Best days to hit the road as 110 million Americans expected to drive over Christmas and New Year's

A genuine Holden Commodore VL Turbo BT1 police interceptor highlights Australia’s 1980s pursuit car era and Nissan-powered performance shift.

Holden Commodore Turbo BT1 Police Interceptor Offered for Sale in Australia

At 35, Balen Shah becomes Nepal’s first Madhesi prime minister, representing the southern plains bordering India.

Nepal’s youngest premier sworn in after releasing new rap song about unity

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This recall affects America’s most prescribed drug. It’s the latest in a series of concerning manufacturing issues that have come to light over the past few years.

Atorvastatin recall may affect hundreds of thousands of patients – and reflects FDA’s troubles inspecting medicines manufactured overseas

"The family appreciates all prayers at this time," according to a statement.

Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson hospitalized, family requests prayers

Alex Yang details founding an AI startup with other high schoolers worldwide to improve Alzheimer's diagnostics.

I'm 18 and founded an AI startup. I have to wake up at 3 a.m. to work on it before school, but it's worth every sleepless night.

Every morning, as the sun creeps into the great beyond, an armada of trucks gears up, loaded down with the basics that


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Faith and community leaders gathered Wednesday evening at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church for an interfaith forum exploring the historical and spiritual connections between the Black experience and the Palestinian struggle.  The event, "The Black Experience: Leadership, Palestine and Truth Telling," drew panelists from across Charlotte's religious community, including Jibril Hough, of the Islamic Center of Charlotte and founder of Ansar Justice Foundation, Wake Forest University Professor o

Charlotte faith leaders hold interfaith forum on Black and Palestinian solidarity

There are courtroom dramas, and then there are courtroom dramas involving two of Germany’s most powerful automotive names. This one falls firmly into the latter category. In a case that tried to fast-track the end ... Read more

Activists Took BMW and Mercedes to Court Over Gas Cars. It Didn’t Stick

A heavily mutated variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 appears to be affecting primarily children, scientists say, though it’s not causing more severe disease – in kids or in adults.

Kids may be more likely to get the new ‘Cicada’ variant of Covid-19, scientists say. Here’s what to know about BA.3.2

By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, April 2 (Reuters) - NASA sent four astronauts on the world's first crewed lunar mission in half a century on Wednesday, in preparation for a first-ever manned landing on

Factbox-China's crewed lunar programme eyes astronaut landing by 2030

The deepening energy crisis triggered by the US-Israel war with Iran has thrust energy security back onto the political stage in European countries.

Energy security rifts widen in Europe

Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates emphasized the "urgent need to refrain from measures" that risk further inflaming tensions on the ground. Eight Muslim-majority countries "strongly condemned" Israel's move to pass a law making death by hanging a default sentence for Palestinian terrorists convicted in military courts, a joint statement released by Pakistan said on Thursday.

Eight Muslim nations condemn Israel's 'dangerous' new death penalty law

The Israeli military said on Thursday it has killed more than 40 members of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon in the last 24 hours. Sources within Hezbollah also reported that dozens of fighters had been killed in close combat with Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon.

Israel says 40 Hezbollah members killed as forces advance in Lebanon

Li Xiong, 41, the former chairman of Huione Group and a core member of what Chinese authorities call the Chen Zhi criminal syndicate, was escorted off a China Southern Airlines flight in Beijing on April 1 – shaven-headed, handcuffed, flanked by officers from China’s Ministry of Public Security. The real ...

Alleged Huione Group Money Laundering Boss Extradited to China

Germany is setting up a council to oversee the return of cultural property and human remains taken from former colonies.View on euronews

Germany to create restitution council to return colonia-era acquired cultural artefacts

Several Muslim countries have strongly criticized Israel's new death penalty law passed by parliament earlier this week. The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Qatar, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates strongly condemn "the imposition of the death penalty in the occupied West Bank and its de facto application against Palestinians," according to a joint statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on Thursday.

Muslim nations condemn new Israeli death penalty law

While writing "Like, Follow, Subscribe: Influencer Kids and the Cost of a Childhood Online," Fortesa Latifi learned a lot about parent and child influencers. Like, a lot.

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Human Rights Watch says Capt Traoré, other military leaders and jihadists "may be liable" for the killings.

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