Disney is expected to lay off as many as 1,000 employees through role eliminations in the coming months, Variety has learned. Many of the cuts are expected to come from the media giant’s marketing department. Disney declined to comment. The decision to cut from the company’s
[African Union] NAIROBI, 8 April 2026 Africa's most consequential gathering on housing and urban development, Africa Urban Forum 2 (AUF 2), opened today in Nairobi, as African leaders and policymakers called for urgent, coordinated action to transform the continent's rapidly
With its glowing neon signs, retro diners and restored motels, Route 66 continues to attract travellers wanting to experience one of the world’s most iconic road trips.
In Washington, every war eventually produces its “Mission Accomplished” moment — that triumphant declaration, banner unfurled or truth-social post composed, that allows policymakers to declare victory and head for the exits before reality reasserts itself. The two-week
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this April 9th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
The chronic condition could cost OECD countries billions per year, with the total comparable to the annual health budgets of the Netherlands or Spain, a new report shows.
US President Donald Trump said late Wednesday that US forces deployed near Iran would remain stationed in the area until a "real agreement" is reached, as Washington enters a fragile two-week ceasefire with Tehran. The truce reached Tuesday showed signs of unravelling, with
The report also found that some climate technology could actually make microplastic exposure worse.
TAIPEI, April 9 - Birds not missiles should fly in the skies, Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun said on Thursday in Shanghai, citing a World War One poem on the need to promote peace, even as China keeps up its daily military activities around the island
The Michigan Wolverines are the 2026 NCAA national men’s basketball champions after a hard-fought 69-63 win over the University of Connecticut Huskies Monday night in the March Madness final. Now, Michigan national championship merch has arrived online, with Nike selling
Former Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has rejected the accusation of corruption in a statement on social media.
“Beef” creator Lee Sung Jin didn’t think twice before agreeing to work on the latest script for the upcoming “X-Men” reboot. “No matter how much you got going on, you have to say yes,” he told me Wednesday night at the Season 2 premiere of “Beef” in Hollywood. Jake Schreier,
BEIJING, April 9 - Vietnam's top leader To Lam will visit China next week, Chinese state news agency Xinhua said on Thursday, as ties between the two nations continue to warm.
[UN News] At least 326 humanitarians were killed in the line of duty across 21 countries during 2025, bringing the total killed over three years to over 1,010. The International Red Cross warned the Security Council on Wednesday that "we are losing our humanity in war."
[The Conversation Africa] Birds have, for centuries, been captured from the wild to be kept in cages - valued for their looks, songs and ability to imitate sounds. Data compiled by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), the global agreement that
[The Conversation Africa] The rating agency S&P Global's Africa Credit Rating Trends 2025 reviews the past year's rating activities and analyses the continent's prospects for 2026. It is an important document because it interprets underlying drivers of creditworthiness. It
[The Conversation Africa] Some developing country governments spend years making the reforms that international financial institutions want - only to find that their efforts are not rewarded.
Quan, a three-time Olympic gold medallist, has previously spoken out about toxic comments over her weight and the intense pressure she's faced to diet.
The Cabinet list approved on April 9 signals a business as usual approach by President Min Aung Hlaing.
April 9 - Myanmar's parliament approved a list of 30 ministers to serve in the cabinet of junta chief Min Aung Hlaing on Thursday following his appointment as president last week, with the military still holding a dominant role.
Under the plan, free travel would apply to 109 subsidised routes and 26 non-subsidised routes.
For decades, the rules-based international order provided an often-functional “guarantee” that the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints would remain open, navigable and shielded from the friction of great power competition. That era is now over. In the span of a single
The holidays on April 9 and April 10 apply only to the Islamabad Capital Territory.
The BBC’s Science Editor Rebecca Morelle has spoken to the Artemis II crew ahead of their likely splashdown on Saturday.
April 8 (Reuters) - U.S President Donald Trump said all U.S. ships, aircraft, and military personnel would stay in place in and around Iran until it fully complied with a deal. "All U.S. Ships, Aircraft, and Military Personnel, with additional Ammunition, Weaponry, and anything
Marine Conservation Society warns that fish numbers have reached dangerous point of decline Consumers should “completely avoid” buying UK-caught cod, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has said, as it warned that populations have reached a dangerous point of decline despite
The absence of a signal could itself be a signal. This is the idea behind a new study published in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, which aims to redefine how we search for dark matter, showing that it may not be necessary to find the same "clues" everywhere
Few would stretch as far as calling “Under the Tuscan Sun” a classic, and yet that easy-breezy Diane Lane vehicle from 2003 has an enduring cultural presence of sorts: It still pops up with some regularity on TV schedules and in-flight menus, and in those more quaintly dated
Current guidelines have no provisions covering AI-generated characters.
Despite reports and rumours about its imminent release, the "V4" model is nowhere in sight.
"Families are losing their loved ones. Children have been incinerated," said the actor. "The world’s economy is on a knife’s edge"
US exhibition squad, the Harlem Globetrotters, met the pontiff in the Vatican, helping him to spin a basketball on the tip of his finger.
Thailand’s dependence on gas is coming under renewed scrutiny as rising costs and global disruptions expose economic and environmental risks embedded in its power system.
Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), who had a brief but notable stint in Congress in 2023, said he is becoming a parent for the first time. “So, we are having kids next year, and that's a big deal for us,” Santos said on Meghan McCain’s livestreamed show “Citizen McCain.”
While massively popular among young Chinese social media users, AI microdramas are fuelling concerns that the technology is eroding copyright - and potentially livelihoods.
The male wolf had escaped from a zoo at a theme park in Daejeon.
The semiconductor researcher was found dead after “hostile questioning” by US law enforcement.
Jenna Ortgea said during a recent appearance on Kid Cudi’s “Big Bro” podcast that she was seriously considering giving up acting until she landed the part of Ellie Alves on Netflix‘s “You.” “I didn’t know what else I was gonna do,” Ortega said. “I’ve never really considered
Tehran aims now not only to remove Trump's threat that the Iranian 'civilization will die' and to settle passage in the strait, but also to draw out a new map of regional control in a security agreement under which it preserves the status of a regional power
Oil prices climbed and stocks fell Thursday on fears over the nascent US-Iran ceasefire after Tehran threatened to resume hostilities after Israel launched a major bombardment of Lebanon. Equity markets across the globe soared and crude plunged Wednesday after US President
Australians don't need an economist to tell them they're hurting at the petrol pump. They feel it every time they pull into a service station, every time they rethink a planned holiday, or every time they've had to squeeze another household bill to fill the tank. But the cost
Senior colonel is the highest officer rank in China's Reserve Force.
“The Housemaid” author Freida McFadden said during a recent interview with USA Today that “it’s time” to unveil her true identity. She said her real name is Sara Cohen, and she works as a brain doctor when not writing books. “I’m at a point in my career when I’m tired of this
The Hormuz disruption is hammering Asian economies with surging energy costs and weakening currencies, but a repeat of the crisis three decades ago is unlikely.
The tech company becomes the latest to announce shocking number of layoffs, gutting nearly a quarter of its workforce.
President Trump went after the NATO alliance following a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte -- comments that came after the Trump administration had recently expressed frustration with members of the alliance. “NATO WASN’T THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM, AND THEY WON’T
While spring has officially begun, concerns about respiratory viruses are lingering longer than usual, with cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cropping up later than expected and a new COVID-19 variant spreading across much of the country. The Centers for Disease
Even before the war in sanctions-hit Iran, inflation was running at nearly 50 percent and anger over the economy had fuelled massive anti-government protests. After more than five weeks of conflict, problems have only mounted. Beyond the daily fear of attacks, the most