Japan’s Narita airport partially reopens upgraded Terminal 1 with footbath deck, tatami area
The renovation project involved the fifth floor of the Central Building of Narita airport's Terminal 1.
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Crimson Desert lets you watch NPCs build statues and bridges in real-time which Kingdom Come: Deliverance director thinks is 'absolutely insane'
The videogame equivalent of watching paint dry.
After a Redditor said there's a 'zero percent chance' of porting macOS to a Wii, one developer went and did it anyway
The things that are possible with spite.
Did Cannes Just Confirm Hollywood Studios’ Growing Fear of Film Festivals?
"When the studios are less present in Cannes, they are less present full stop," said Cannes director Thierry Fremaux at the top of the lineup announcement on Thursday.
Whoopsie: Microsoft has been shipping Xbox controllers without batteries and is now compensating customers with rechargeable kits
If yours was missing batteries, Microsoft will send you a freebie.
Scientists discover hidden gut trigger behind ALS and dementia
A new study reveals that gut bacteria may play a key role in triggering ALS and frontotemporal dementia. Harmful sugars produced by these microbes can spark immune responses that damage the brain. This breakthrough explains why some genetically at-risk people develop the
Israel military says Al Jazeera journalist killed in Gaza was Hamas militant
The Israeli military said on Thursday that an Al Jazeera journalist killed a day earlier in an Israeli strike in Gaza was a Hamas militant who had "operated under the guise of a journalist". On Wednesday, the Qatar-based broadcaster said in a statement that it strongly
Eight arrested as Vietnam-UK migrant smuggling network dismantled, Europol says
AMSTERDAM, April 9 - European police forces in recent weeks have dismantled a migrant smuggling network that brought people from Vietnam across the EU to Britain, earning itself up to 3 million euros in recent years, EU law enforcement cooperation agency Europol said on Thursday.
Scientists turned penguins into ‘toxicologists’ and found forever chemicals in this remote region
‘Newer PFAS, despite being designed as safer alternatives, are still persistent enough to spread globally and pose exposure risks to wildlife’.
Trump says U.S. military to stay around Iran until Tehran complies with deal
Trump's latest post followed the largest coordinated strike of the war by Israel on Wednesday that killed at least 203 people in Lebanon, prompting a warning from Iran's lead negotiator that Israel's attacks could jeopardize talks to forge a permanent peace deal
Artemis crew's families enthralled by messages from space
A week after astronaut Jeremy Hansen blasted off on the historic Artemis II mission to the moon, his wife Catherine recalled the anxiety and thrill of witnessing the journey from afar.
AI glasses, robot concerts: G-dragon’s agency eyes launch of entertainment tech in K-pop experiment
Fans would be able to hear artists’ speeches translated in real time, the company said.
Trapped miner rescued from flooded Mexican tunnel after 14 days
The 42-year-old gold miner was standing in waist-high water when rescuers found him in a flooded tunnel.
Travelling at the speed of light
A mind-bending trip into the cosmos aboard a speculative (yet theoretically possible) spacecraft near the speed of light - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
Bitten by snakes 200 times – on purpose: US man’s quest to help deliver new antivenom
Tim Friede put his ‘ass on the line’ to help stop snakebite deaths – whose numbers appear to be rising amid the climate crisis As we overheat and degrade our planet, more people are set to come into contact, sometimes fatally, with venomous snakes. One man hopes to provide an
Jasper Johns Marks Time
John Yau takes on the art world giant, the man behind an archive of censored mass media, Wifredo Lam in New York, and more Epstein art world ties.
Star Wars Maul team has a cult favorite character it wants back for the cartoons
If you were left wanting more Zam Wesell after Star Wars prequel film Attack of the Clones ended, then you weren't the only one.
Latest news bulletin | April 9th, 2026 – Midday
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.
Why Artemis II’s reentry may be the moon mission’s greatest challenge yet
Before NASA’s moon mission launched, experts sounded the alarm over the Orion capsule’s heat shield and reentry. Now splashdown is just one day away
White-collar sweatshops
How did law firms and other professional workplaces become places of such crushing and soulless work? - by Dylan Gottlieb Read on Aeon
War in the Gulf could tilt the cloud race toward China
Strikes on U.S. data centers highlight the risks of concentration and the growing role of geopolitics in cloud competition.
Trump’s War May Have Further Empowered Iran
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . You can read a transcript here . Iran and the United States reached a ceasefire this week. It came after Trump threatened a “whole civilization will die tonight” as
Transcript: Trump’s War May Have Further Empowered Iran
This is a lightly edited transcript of the April 8 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon. You can watch the video here or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . Perry Bacon: So now we have this two-week ceasefire. Talk about your immediate reactions to it. Ishaan
The Memory Maker
OpenAI's Sora allowed you to deepfake yourself. Users started to remember things that never happened.
The Historian Who Wants to Imagine an Alternative to Capitalism
On November 5, 2008—the nadir of that year’s eponymous financial crisis—Queen Elizabeth II visited the London School of Economics to celebrate the opening of a new building. In a moment that made headlines around the world, she asked her hosts about the market crash: “Why did
Silicon Valley turns to new media to sell AI
Silicon Valley is embracing nontraditional media to sell its vision of technology as concerns mount over artificial intelligence’s impact on the workforce, economy and environment. Tech and business leaders are turning to everything from podcasts to Substack blogs to avoid the
Sam Altman Is Giving OpenAI a Makeover to Woo Democrats
OpenAI has a New Deal to sell you. On Monday, the embattled tech company released an “industrial policy” blueprint that lays out a series of progressive-sounding policy proposals meant to ease a supposedly inevitable “transition” toward something called superintelligence. The
Pentagon turf war ramps up between Hegseth and Driscoll
A simmering battle for influence between Pete Hegseth and the Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has reached new heights with the Defense secretary’s purge of senior Army officials last week. Tensions flared when Driscoll was picked last year by President Trump to negotiate with
More New Yorkers back Mamdani but say city on wrong track: Poll
A plurality of New York voters approve of the job Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) is doing in office, but nearly 60 percent say their city is on the wrong track, according to a new poll released Thursday. In the survey, conducted by Emerson College Polling and PIX11, 43 percent of the
Johnson faces rocky weeks of lassoing frustrated House Republicans for major bills
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) faces a tough task in the coming weeks in trying to lasso House Republicans to pass two high-stakes bills that are dividing and enraging the conference. Johnson will aim to pass a "clean" reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Iran Exposes How Trump and Hegseth Have Debased Our Military Standards
We now have a ceasefire in Iran, at least for the moment , and President Trump will apparently not blow the country to kingdom come. But the volatility of the situation, and of Trump’s temperament, means we may be back to hostilities next week or tomorrow. The ceasefire is
How an Alito Retirement Could Allow Trump to Reshape the Supreme Court
Will there be a Supreme Court vacancy in 2026? The November midterms are inching closer—and with them, the slim but growing prospect of a Democratic Senate majority next January. If any conservative justices want to guarantee that a conservative president nominates their
GOP lawmakers praise Trump Iran deal but caution about path forward
Republicans are hailing President Trump’s two-week ceasefire deal with Iran, but many caution the temporary and fragile truce is only a first step and that the U.S. needs to do more to secure American interests and advance lasting peace. Trump sent shock waves across the nation
Cherry XTRFY K5 Pro TMR Compact review
It ticks all of the right boxes, but I was left wanting just a little more.
A Ridiculous New Book Says We Don’t Love the Rich Enough
“Ye have the poor always with you,” says Jesus in Matthew 26:11, a statement that’s often said to express fatalism about the problem of poverty. Biblical scholars say that interpretation misses the point , but you can’t deny its predictive value: Two thousand years later, the
Watch: Orbán vs Magyar — where do Hungary's rivals really stand on Europe?
If there is one thing everyone is keeping an eye on in Brussels right now, it is the Hungarian elections happening this Sunday. But when it comes to the biggest European issues, whose side are Viktor Orbán and Péter Magyar actually on?
Heading home: Artemis II crew share their most precious thoughts after moon mission
Still beaming after their historic lunar flyby, the crew of NASA's Artemis II have been sharing their thoughts about their landmark voyage into space, their view of our 'fragile' planet and what they're most looking forward to as the record- breaking trip nears its head.
German Bundestag chief visits Baltic states to discuss cyber defence on NATO's eastern flank
Klöckner will also visit the German Bundeswehr brigade in Lithuania on Thursday. Around 5,000 German soldiers are to be deployed to Lithuania by 2027 to support the local military.
'Devastated': Police corporal tells court how he shot dead Ulu Tiram attacker after seeing colleagues killed
Johor police officer Mohd Khairul Azhar Abbi Paisa was testifying as the first prosecution witness on the opening day of the trial of five family members of the alleged attacker Radin Luqman Radin Imran, who was also killed in the pre-dawn incident on May 17, 2024.
Australian couple moves house from wrong plot of land
The couple moved their house about 100m by truck to the right plot.
The best European cities to visit for food and drink in 2026
This year, five cities in Europe were named among the best destinations for foodies around the world.
US-Iran truce should extend to Lebanon, EU's top diplomat says
BRUSSELS, April 9 (Reuters) - The ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran should extend to Lebanon, EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said on Thursday, adding that Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah must disarm. "Israeli actions are putting the U.S.-Iran ceasefire
More than 3,000 Iranians killed during war, medical body says
DUBAI, April 9 (Reuters) - More than 3,000 people were killed throughout Iran during the war that began on February 28, Iran's forensic chief told state media on Thursday, adding that 40% of the dead needed forensic work to be identified and returned to families. (Reporting by
Italy working to restore freedom of navigation in Hormuz, Meloni says
By Angelo Amante and Giuseppe Fonte ROME, April 9 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday that restoring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz was of vital interest for her country and the European Union, as she pledged to work with partners
Artemis II astronauts follow Apollo tradition of naming lunar features after loved ones
Lunar love knows no bounds. Now hurtling home from the moon, the Artemis II astronauts took a poignant page from Apollo 8 earlier this week, proposing deeply personal names for a pair of lunar craters.
China drills for US nuclear attack in a Taiwan war
China’s latest nuclear-response drills in the Taiwan Strait suggest a Taiwan conflict could escalate into a limited but dangerously uncontrollable nuclear war in Asia. This month, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that China’s Eastern Theater Command conducted a
In war-torn Lebanon, migrants and LGBTQ+ people face hard path to safety
Those who are able head for second homes, move in with family or stay in hotels. Those who aren’t crowd into cramped shelters, stadiums or parking lots, or worse.
Vietnam braces itself for extreme heat as forecasters warn of worsening conditions
Temperatures have climbed above 40 deg C in parts of the central region.
Shallow Indonesian quake damages houses, injures residents
A shallow 4.9-magitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia overnight, damaging dozens of homes and injuring multiple people, an official said Thursday.
