UK petrol and diesel prices fall after weeks of rises

Drivers have seen weeks of increases as the US-Israeli war with Iran pushed up wholesale oil prices.

Surface-draped fiber captured plane's flight details at Nevada airfield

Originally deployed to record re-entry signals of the OSIRIS-REx return capsule, a T-shaped fiber optic cable draped across the ground at a Nevada airfield also captured unique aspects of a Cessna 172's speed and maneuvering.

A week of bustling diplomacy in Beijing as world leaders look to China for stability

The visits come amid energy shocks from the Iran war and the unpredictability of the Trump administration.

I've found a Dark Messiah-inspired action sandbox where you can make banana spike traps and possess enemies to walk off cliffs, and I need it now

Dark Messiah, Dishonored, and Hitman smushed together with a touch of Minecraft's charming cubes.

Explainer-What's in the Lebanon ceasefire deal and will it hold?

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, April 17 (Reuters) - Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a U.S.-backed ceasefire in fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah, a deal meant to enable broader U.S.-Iran negotiations but one that will see Israeli forces maintain positions deep inside

The Mandalorian and Grogu was inspired by The French Connection's iconic chase scene

Jon Favreau reveals how William Friedkin's Oscar-winning neo-noir thriller inspired a scene from The Mandalorian and Grogu.

3 Battered Software Stocks Poised for a Strong Rebound After the AI-Driven Selloff

Voluntarily disclosing incarceration may help job prospects, study shows

New research led by the University of Houston suggests that formerly incarcerated people are more likely to receive job search assistance if they voluntarily disclose their past while highlighting accomplishments earned during their sentence.

If a violent downturn strikes the market, new ETF strategies may be vulnerable. Here's why

Innovation in the exchange-traded fund industry could come at a cost to investors during extreme volatility.

J-Hope: ‘This Is Why There Are Seven of Us’

The BTS rapper goes deep on living up to his stage name, making Arirang , writing about romance, and more

Here’s how Wall Street is betting Trump’s battle over the Fed will pan out

The president hates being dissed by anyone – including and especially a two-term senator.

China calls passage of Japanese warship through Taiwan Strait a 'provocation'

BEIJING, April 17 - A Japanese Self-Defense Forces vessel entered the Taiwan Strait, China's foreign ministry said on Friday, calling the move \"a deliberate provocation\" as Beijing's ties with Tokyo remain fraught.

An oldie but a goodie: John Carmack once told us Quake Arena 'was my favourite id Software game… always the one that I looked at as a pure game'

The game just "stands the test of time."

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

In this edition: the jaws of history; war and piece(s); the last day of camp; stay a while; picture me rollin’.

Ubisoft union workers agree settlement, legal advice for game devs, and is Xbox Game Pass too expensive? - Patch Notes #48

Plus: Among Us tops 1 billion downloads on Google Play and Epic is betting big on Disney.

Meta is raising the price of the Quest 3 and Quest 3S due to memory price rises made worse by Meta

"We’re making this change because the cost of building high-performance VR hardware has risen significantly."

The desperation trap: How I stopped rushing the hiring process

Think a bad hire is better than an empty seat? Think again.

Intel launches Wildcat Lake Core Series 3 processors: Kitten-sized chips for the business and budget markets only

Wildcat Lake has all of Panther Lake's goodies, except for its big iGPU.

A new, forceful Pope Leo steps onto the world stage

By Joshua McElwee YAOUNDE, April 17 (Reuters) - Pope Leo has debuted a new, forceful speaking style on his four-nation Africa tour this week, issuing sharp denunciations of war and inequality that have sparked repeated attacks on the pontiff from U.S. President Donald Trump.

Rights groups in Sweden slam government 'honest living' proposal for migrants

The Swedish Refugee Law Centre, an organisation that provides legal assistance to asylum seekers, says the proposals will make the process for residence permits unpredictable.

Chinese president Xi welcomes slew of world leaders as Trump fights allies

Mr Xi has been positioning his nation as a source of stability and bulwark of respect for international rules.

European far-right faces uncertainty after Orbán’s setback ahead of Milan rally

The European far-right Patriots for Europe are facing uncertainty after Viktor Orbán’s electoral setback in Hungary raised questions about his future role in the party he helped create. A rally in Milan on Saturday will serve as an early test of the party's cohesion and

Chinese travellers hit by wave of Southeast Asia flight cancellations, Singapore routes affected amid fuel crisis

Chinese holidaymakers heading abroad for the Labour Day break in May are scrambling to rebook plans as several airlines cancel flights to Southeast Asia amid a fuel crisis driven by the Iran war.

China hits food delivery platforms with $671 million fine for ‘ghost’ deliveries

The legal representatives of the companies were also fined a total of 19.7 million yuan, the market regulator said.

Did Apple remove Lebanon’s villages from its maps? It says they were never there

Claims that the US tech giant, Apple, intentionally erased settlement names in southern Lebanon recently went viral. The tech giant says they were never included.

After Hungary, will the Budapest effect spread to Bulgaria as the country prepares to vote Sunday?

Polling suggests former President Rumen Radev’s new outfit Progressive Bulgaria could secure first place. His rise has fueled comparisons to Hungary and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Yet the parallel cuts both ways.

Displaced stream back to south Lebanon as uncertain ceasefire takes hold

Even amid uncertainty over whether Hezbollah would uphold the truce, Lebanese residents expressed relief at the prospect of quiet, and aid groups were mobilizing help.

China Shock 2.0 jolts global economy as Trump does Xi’s work

TOKYO — On top of the tariffs, wars and inflation upending the global economy, US chieftains are grappling with a new question: which tech companies might get “BYD-ed” next? The reference here is to the Chinese electric-vehicle juggernaut that’s zoomed past Elon Musk’s Tesla

Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister resigns over coal import graft allegations

His resignation comes after he faced a no-confidence motion, which was defeated in Parliament last week.

Indonesia repatriates 45 in 3rd evacuation wave from Iran as fragile truce holds

Following the latest repatriations, the authorities said that 236 Indonesians remain in Iran.

Israel-Syria talks hindered by Israeli presence in Syria, al-Sharaa says

In an interview with Turkish Anadolu News, President Ahmad al-Sharaa said Syria is seeking Israeli withdrawal from positions in southern Syria, where previous U.S.-mediated talks have explored restoring parts of a 1974 border framework

Venice is threatened by rising sea levels. Will the city be forced to relocate?

Scientists warn that no adaptation measure can sustain Venice as rising sea levels threaten to swallow the city.

LACMA Got a Makeover

Photos from the revamped LA museum, impressions from MoMA PS1's “Greater New York,” Artnet and Artsy lay off dozens of workers, and a Lebanese artist’s balm for collective wounds.

Podcast| Will Péter Magyar be able to break with Orbán’s legacy?

Péter Magyar’s conservative Tisza party secured a two-thirds majority in Hungary’s parliamentary elections last Sunday. What does his victory mean for Hungary and the European Union?

Lebanese civilians head home as truce with Israel takes effect

Thousands of displaced Lebanese civilians took to the road on Friday, hoping that a 10-day ceasefire with Israel would allow them to return to their homes in southern Beirut and the country's war-torn south. Minutes before the ceasefire came into effect at midnight, a series of

Latest news bulletin | April 17th, 2026 – Midday

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this April 17th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Why birds were the only dinosaurs to survive Earth’s worst day

How a few unique traits helped modern-style birds—the last living dinosaurs—survive the asteroid apocalypse that took out T. rex and other mighty beasts

Trump’s Turning Point USA stop to bolster young voters

President Trump is set to be the main speaker at Turning Point USA’s event in Arizona on Friday to bolster Republican turnout for the upcoming midterms. The “Build the Red Wall” event that will take place at a church in Arizona comes at a time where support among young voters

Trump Is Quietly Showing His True Feelings About Gig Workers

On Monday, in the vain hope that Americans might forget about his economically disastrous war against Iran, President Trump attempted a symbiotic stunt with DoorDash in which he summoned Sharon Simmons, a 58-year-old who lives in Arkansas and works for the company, to deliver

The invention of the soul

Humans weren’t given souls by God or genes. We made them ourselves with language – turning sentience into something sacred - by Nicholas Humphrey Read on Aeon

The Financial Product That Blew Up the Global Economy Is Back

For anyone alive and aware in 2008, this weekend’s economic news probably sent them to the drug store to buy some Pepto Bismol. First, the Federal Reserve demanded that the nation’s biggest banks detail their exposure to the opaque, multitrillion-dollar private credit market.

Strait of Hormuz blockade hurts Iran's economy, threatens to spike energy prices

The U.S. blockade on the Strait of Hormuz has effectively shut down trade to and from Iran's ports, cutting off an estimated 90 percent of the Middle Eastern country's economy as the Trump administration looks to get Tehran back to the negotiating table, according to military

Senate GOP losing patience with Speaker Johnson as DHS faces crisis

Senate Republicans are growing increasingly frustrated with Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) decision not to put a Senate-passed bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on the House floor for a vote as they fear the White House could soon run out of money

Mamdani’s city-run grocery plan draws pushback from local bodegas, supermarkets

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s (D) plan to open a city-owned grocery store in East Harlem is drawing pushback from critics who question its feasibility and warn of its economic impact on local businesses. At a rally Sunday marking his first 100 days as mayor, the

Count ’Em on One Hand: Trump’s Global Friends Are Disappearing Fast

Pope Leo XIV may be the most prominent and respected figure abroad who is increasingly critical of President Trump. But he’s far from alone. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva this week mocked Trump for his unpopularity with voters abroad, telling reporters it would

Clarence Thomas Can’t Get American History Right

This year marks the 250th anniversary of the nation’s independence. Justice Clarence Thomas, the senior-most member of the Supreme Court, sought to honor that historic milestone this week by denouncing millions of his fellow Americans and claiming that their views were

False prophet: Did Pete Hegseth really quote a fake Bible verse from Tarantino’s 'Pulp Fiction'?

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth mistakenly presented the made-up scripture as genuine Bible verse - and he's being trolled for quoting the gospel of Quentin Tarantino.

AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB review (Asus Prime)

Yes, it's cheap—but there's still a cost.

Three charged over attempted arson on Persian-language TV channel, UK police say

Iran International is one of several Persian‑language outlets critical of Iran's clerical leadership operating from abroad.

Africa: Africa's Future Depends On Innovation, Data, and Frontier Technologies

[IPS] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- Across the continent, GDP has risen on the back of more workers, more capital and a commodity super-cycle, rather than through genuine gains in productivity and innovation. Too little labour has moved out of subsistence agriculture into