Williamson signs new Arsenal contract
Leah Williamson has signed a new contract with Arsenal Women.
Notable Events Around the World on - 2026-04-30
Exposed Data Illustrates the Nightmare Scenario for a Stalkerware Victim
Extremely sensitive personal data from a European celebrity that appears to have been compiled using spyware was publicly accessible until a researcher flagged the exposure.
wired.com
Environmental disaster fears grip Russia as Ukraine targets oil refineries
Ukrainian forces have hammered one of Russia's largest sites in Tuapse, causing oil spills and black rain.
aljazeera.com
Israel Intercepts Aid Flotilla Headed to Gaza
Boats carrying activists and humanitarian aid bound for Gaza, as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, in Barcelona, Spain, this month.
nytimes.com
How the War in Iran is Affecting Africa’s Economy and Fuel Supply
A girl using a solar-powered light to study during electricity rationing in Juba, South Sudan, last month.
nytimes.com
England captain Williamson signs new Arsenal deal
Leah Williamson is the fourth player to commit her future to the club in recent weeks, with Kim Little, Stina Blackstenius, and Steph Catley also signing new deals.
bbc.com
‘What we’re doing is real justice’: how one New York gym built a pipeline away from prison
Debra Granik’s five-hour documentary shows a former drug dealer turned entrepreneur striving to beat a system that continues to punish those that have served timeOver a decade ago, in a more afford...
theguardian.com
Iceland’s Pools and Hot Tubs Are Now UNESCO-Recognized. Some Locals Aren’t Thrilled.
Iceland’s swimming pools and hot tubs serve as hubs of social life, a cultural distinction recently honored by UNESCO. Some Icelanders aren’t so thrilled.
nytimes.com
Reid Hoffman Thinks Doctors Should Ask AI for a Second Opinion
The LinkedIn cofounder now has an AI drug discovery startup—and thinks not asking chatbots for medical advice is “bordering on committing malpractice.”
wired.com
Antisemitism 'a national security emergency', government terror adviser says
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says the issue is being treated as an "absolute priority" but does not agree it constitutes a national emergency.
bbc.com
Masterpieces by Klimt, Matisse and Freud set for London’s most valuable auction
Sotheby’s said collection of billionaire Spurs’ owner Joe Lewis and daughter Vivienne expected to fetch more than £150m in June saleA major group of masterpieces by some of modern art’s biggest nam...
theguardian.com
Forbidden Solitaire review – cards flip into delirious trip back to 90s horror
PC; Grey Alien Games, Night Signal Entertainment An innocent-looking charity shop find draws you into a compulsive world of demons, ogres and retro delightsFor a while in the mid-1990s, meta horror...
theguardian.com
Myanmar’s blanket prison term reduction trims Aung San Suu Kyi’s sentence
The deposed elected leader has been granted two amnesties this month, but her remaining sentence remains unclear.
aljazeera.com
Local election campaigning enters final week as forecaster warns Labour could lose 1,850 English seats –UK politics live
Robert Hayward predicts Reform will be big winner, taking seats from both Labour and the ConservativesGood morning. We are now into the final week of campaigning for the Scottish parliament, Welsh...
theguardian.com
Hey, Good Morning, How Are You? by Martina Hefter review – a hit in Germany that falls flat in English
The premise of this novel about a ballet dancer who baits love scammers into conversation is great – but the story feels overwritten and underfeltMartina Hefter’s Hey, Good Morning, How Are You? ha...
theguardian.com
‘I craved excitement!’ Japan’s Kyotographie festival
Highlights of this year’s international photography festival in Kyoto include Linder Sterling’s exclamatory collages, a retrospective of groundbreaking Daido Moriyama and a journey though apartheid...
theguardian.com
Di’Anno - Iron Maiden’s Lost Singer review – metal act’s original singer is a tough act to follow
This entertaining profile of Paul Di’Anno – the heavy metal band’s lead vocalist from 1978 to 1981 – is dragged down by its subject’s irascible natureThis respectful but (to its credit) not entirel...
theguardian.com
Iran war: What’s happening on day 62 as Trump asks Iran to ‘give up’?
Trump says the US blockade of Iranian ports is working, urging Tehran to 'give up' amid tensions.
aljazeera.com
European stocks and government bonds fall as oil price surges
Energy shock intensifies fears that global economy faces prolonged period of higher inflation
ft.com
England's Burns signs new Bristol contract
England second row Delaney Burns signs a new contract with Bristol Bears.
bbc.com
Could the US-Iran war become a protracted ‘frozen’ conflict?
In the absence of a permanent deal, the war between the US and Iran is becoming one of attrition despite huge costs.
aljazeera.com
Weekly sports quiz: How many tries did England score?
How much attention have you paid to what's happened in the world of sport over the past seven days?
bbc.com
Man on Fire review – some of this action show’s scenes are so dark they’ll make you wince
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is formidable in Netflix’s take on the thriller novel Denzel Washington turned into a noughties action movie. But it’s a great lesson in why shows don’t normally have a glum h...
theguardian.com
Why is Britain’s economy so stuck? It’s the tension between what voters want and what the bond markets allow | Larry Elliott
There is no such thing as the Bond Dealers party, but there might as well be – the people who trade in UK debt exert a stranglehold over our politicsThe days of two-party politics are over. When vo...
theguardian.com
‘My God, it’s a panic attack to watch’: Giffords Circus on its most dangerous show yet
The Gloucestershire-based troupe, created 26 years ago by the late Nell Gifford and her husband Toti, is back with a new performance blending traditional skills with cutting-edge theatrics … and th...
theguardian.com
Kane aiming for Irish Cup glory after missing out in 2018
Coleraine captain Lyndon Kane tells BBC Sport NI about missing the 2018 Irish Cup final which the Bannsiders won 3-1 against Cliftonville through injury and his hopes to be on the pitch to lift the...
bbc.com
In plane sight: how the gilded elite live – in pictures
From golf tournaments to shooting parties, these images of photographer Will Vogt’s social circle offer us an intimate glimpse of a world that feels out of reach Continue reading...
theguardian.com
Why is India turning to crocodiles and snakes to ‘fence’ Bangladesh border?
India wants to the border with Bangladesh badly — even if it takes venomous snakes or crocodiles.
aljazeera.com
Anger at FA over football brain injury claim
Campaigners are disgusted the FA has apparently denied a link between heading the ball and brain injuries.
bbc.com
Police say they believe abducted child was murdered as body found in Outback
The five-year-old girl was last seen on Saturday at an Aboriginal town camp near Alice Springs.
bbc.com
Labour is facing wipeout in its final stronghold. Why? It’s housing, housing, housing | Aditya Chakrabortty
In the 1980s, Labour-controlled London built 52,000 council homes. During the Tony Blair decade, just 280. It’s brought this local-election catastrophe on itselfOver the week to come, journalists w...
theguardian.com
Could the warming North Sea attract great white sharks?
With record temperatures bringing increased numbers of seals and dolphins, scientists say large predators could return to UK watersLast year water temperatures in the North Sea reached record level...
theguardian.com
Crack and crime to confident and qualified: is the future about to change for Rhyl’s youth?
The Welsh seaside resort has already seen a fall in offending and drug use, now a £20m investment and a fresh approach to building job skills is bringing new opportunities for under-25sKilling time...
theguardian.com
Jarvis Cocker and Kim Sion to curate art exhibition at Hepworth Wakefield
Musician and his wife, a creative consultant, hope the Hodge Podge can expand ideas of creativity and communityA new exhibition curated by Jarvis Cocker and his wife, the creative consultant Kim Si...
theguardian.com
Supreme Court paves the way for largest-ever drop in Black representation in Congress
By weakening Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting, the Supreme Court has paved the way for the largest-ever drop in representation by Black members of Congress.
npr.org
New Zealand court denies bid by mosque mass shooter to appeal conviction
Brenton Tarrant shot dead 51 Muslim worshippers, including children, at two Christchurch mosques in 2019.
aljazeera.com
Florida lawmakers pass voting map that could help Republicans flip 4 House seats
Florida lawmakers passed a new voting map that could give Republicans an edge in flipping four House seats now held by Democrats. It aids President Trump's national redistricting push.
npr.org
Marathon record breaker Sabastian Sawe returns to hero’s welcome in Kenya
Sabastian Sawe returned home to a hero’s welcome in Kenya after being the first to run a marathon in under two hours.
aljazeera.com
Supreme Court paves the way for largest-ever drop in Black representation in Congress
By weakening Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting, the Supreme Court has paved the way for the largest-ever drop in representation by Black members of Congress.
npr.org
London police release bodycam of arrest after two Jewish men stabbed
Police in the UK have released bodycam footage showing the arrest of a suspect after two Jewish men were stabbed.
aljazeera.com
J. Craig Venter, Scientist Who Decoded the Human Genome, Dies at 79
J. Craig Venter, next to Algae growth in his greenhouse in La Jolla, Calif., competed with a rival team of scientists in assembling the first human genome.
nytimes.com
Video emerges of heavy firefight in Mali
Video has been published by Russian mercenaries showing a heavy gun battle between Mali’s military and rebels.
aljazeera.com
Oil prices hit new highs on fears of fresh US military action against Iran
Brent crude rises 4.5 per cent above $123 a barrel in Asian trading to highest level since conflict began
ft.com
Christchurch mass killer loses bid to overturn conviction
White supremacist Brenton Tarrant's appeal is "utterly devoid of merit", a New Zealand court has ruled.
bbc.com
Oil jumps to highest price since 2022 after report Trump to be briefed on new Iran options
Axios reported that US Central Command has prepared a plan for a wave of "short and powerful" strikes on Iran.
bbc.com
Rising Fuel Prices Could Force Excruciating Choices on Economic Policies
A gas station in Paris. The war in Iran had an almost immediate impact on European inflation, increasing gasoline prices as well as airfares and other fuel-intensive activities.
nytimes.com
AI companies are just companies
As we leap into a new technological age, the old rules of capitalism still apply
ft.com
Does trade cause peace? Ask an economist
Researchers have been trawling history to measure the pacifying effects of moving goods around
ft.com
UAE withdrawal from Opec reopens rift with Saudi Arabia
After putting on a united front during the Iran war, the Gulf’s most consequential rivalry has burst into the open again
ft.com
Prices in Iran climb as war rattles economy
Inflation has hit 50% during conflict while many expect Strait of Hormuz stand-off to exacerbate stagnation
ft.com
Simply divine: the extraordinary supernatural visions of Francisco de Zurbarán
He painted sea battles, the labours of Hercules and breathtaking still lifes. But, as a major new exhibition makes clear, it was in his thrilling depictions of the spiritual that the Spanish master...
theguardian.com
Half of ‘long shot’ Polymarket bets on military action are successful
High rate of winning wagers likely to add to concerns that sensitive information can leak on prediction markets
ft.com
Return of Aparicio painting to Prado exemplifies trajectory of human taste
Once the Madrid museum’s biggest draw, The Year of the Famine in Madrid fell out of favour for political and aesthetic reasonsNo trip to the Prado these days is complete without a visit to room 12...
theguardian.com
Winter’s End Is Written in the Clouds
As winter turned to spring, the skies over the Gulf of Alaska displayed textbook examples of numerous cloud formations.
nasa.gov
SoftBank is creating a robotics company that builds data centers — and already eyeing a $100B IPO
You need infrastructure to build AI a and robots, but apparently you also need AI and robots to build infrastructure.
techcrunch.com
When Wrexham's first Hollywood season ended in final-game tears
As Wrexham aim for the Championship play-offs, ex-player Paul Rutherford recalls it hasn't all been promotion success for Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac.
bbc.com
This AI knew the answers but didn’t understand the questions
For decades, psychologists have debated whether the human mind can be explained by one unified theory or must be broken into separate parts like memory and attention. A recent AI model called Centa...
sciencedaily.com
Google outpaces Big Tech rivals as AI spending plans rise to $725bn
Meta stock drops on capex increase while Alphabet’s cloud business grows faster than rivals Amazon and Microsoft
ft.com
Israel seizes Global Sumud Flotilla boats 1,000km away from Gaza
Israeli forces have intercepted around a dozen Gaza-bound aid boats from the Global Sumud Flotilla.
aljazeera.com
A photon was teleported across 270 meters in stunning quantum breakthrough
Scientists have pulled off a first: teleporting a photon’s state between two separate quantum dots. This was done over a 270-meter open-air link, proving quantum information can travel between inde...
sciencedaily.com
Joy as record-breaking runner Sawe returns home
BBC reports from Kenya, home to Sabastian Sawe, the first man to run a marathon in under two hours.
bbc.com
Pro-government rally in Tehran demands end to US threats
Hundreds of Iranians have rallied in Tehran to demand an end to US threats and the ongoing blockade of Iranian ports.
aljazeera.com
Hundreds of Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest Israel’s military draft
Hundreds of Ultra-Orthodox Jews blocked a main road, as part of protests against Israel’s mandatory military service.
aljazeera.com
British Royals Crisscross Manhattan in Brief Visit Packed With Photo Ops
Michael Bloomberg, left, King Charles III and Queen Camilla laid flowers at the 9/11 memorial on Wednesday morning, the first of several stops during the royal couple’s visit to New York City.
nytimes.com
The King and Queen in the Big Apple: What the royals did on their third day in the US
After visiting the 9/11 Memorial, Queen Camilla read to children at the New York Public Library and King Charles visited a community organisation in Harlem.
bbc.com
First-ever 3D view shows how killer T cells destroy cancer
The body’s “killer” T cells don’t just attack—they strike with astonishing precision, forming a tiny, highly organized contact zone that lets them destroy dangerous cells without harming their neig...
sciencedaily.com
Sources: Anthropic could raise a new $50B round at a valuation of $900B
The maker of Claude has received multiple pre-emptive offers at valuations in the $850 billion to $900 billion range, according to sources familiar with the matter.
techcrunch.com
Iran war live: Trump urges Tehran to ‘just give up’ as oil prices surge
Standoff in Strait of Hormuz pushes global oil prices above $120 per barrel.
aljazeera.com
The New Resource Curse
Critical minerals will scramble geopolitics.
foreignaffairs.com
What Drove Down America’s Fentanyl Deaths?
China might have—but wouldn’t want Washington to know.