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Oil prices fell on Monday afternoon to their lowest level of the year after the OPEC oil cartel and its allies affirmed plans to gradually increase crude production beginning in April. Opening the taps in countries such as Saudi Arabia and Russia, which have voluntarily throttled supply to prop up prices, increases the risk that … Read more
Video captured from the ground shows a FedEx cargo plane returning to Newark Airport in New Jersey to make an emergency landing. According to a statement from the FAA, the plane took off from Newark en route to Indianapolis when it struck a bird, damaging one of the engine’s on the Boeing 767. The plane … Read more
When Jennifer Trebb first pulled into her driveway two years ago with her sleek Tesla Model Y, it was — as she put it — “kind of like a ‘Back to the Future’ moment.” She was helping the environment, she said, but driving a Tesla also had cachet. “It was definitely a little bit of … Read more
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie says the writer’s block she experienced after becoming pregnant with her first child was “terrifying”. “It’s a really frightening place to be, because writing is the thing that gives me meaning,” the acclaimed Nigerian author, 47, tells the BBC’s Emma Barnett. “I’m not sure that it was just entirely physiological but something … Read more
Reuters/Israel Defense Forces Israeli soldier Liri Albag was reunited with her family on 25 January after being freed in the second hostage release of the ceasefire A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has been under way since January, but its future is uncertain. The deal involves exchanging hostages held by Hamas in Gaza for Palestinian … Read more
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake has hit Hollywood as some of the globe’s top stars began celebrating after the Oscars. The earthquake’s epicentre was measured in North Hollywood, just miles from where the awards ceremony was hosted at the Dolby Theatre. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake struck shortly after 22:00 … Read more
Ana Faguy & Max Matza BBC News BBC The shocking blow-up between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky continues to ripple across the globe, including though American voters who expressed frustration at one or both leaders for their role in the dispute. The extraordinary scene in Washington DC saw Vice President JD … Read more
Pope Francis is alert after suffering two episodes of “acute respiratory failure” on Monday afternoon, the Vatican has said. Doctors were forced to intervene to clear mucus from the Pope’s lungs, an update from the Holy See said, though it said he was alert throughout. The 88-year-old pontiff has resumed the use of an oxygen … Read more
The mother of a six-year-old girl who disappeared more than a year ago in South Africa has gone on trial accused of organising her kidnapping. Kelly Smith, her boyfriend Jacquen Appollis and their friend Steveno van Rhyn were arrested after Smith’s daughter, Joshlin, went missing from outside her home in Saldanha Bay, near Cape Town, … Read more
Cherylann Mollan BBC News, Mumbai Getty Images Transgender people in India are often unable to receive affordable medical care India’s first medical clinic for transgender people has shut operations in three cities after US President Donald Trump stopped foreign aid to it. Mitr (friend) Clinic, which was started in 2021 in the southern city of … Read more