Magic’s Secrets of Strixhaven makes D&D’s Strixhaven book better than ever

Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos may not work well as a narrative adventure, but the world-building and character options are sublime.

Kacey Musgraves Takes Coachella to the ‘Middle of Nowhere’ with First Set in Seven Years

The country queen live debuted her singles "Dry Spell," the title track, and two more from her forthcoming LP

‘In the Quarry’ Follow-Up ‘Matarifes,’ Buzzy ‘Poor Daniel’ and the Next From Gabriel Mariño Make the Cut at Guadalajara Construye

“Matarifes,” picked up for worldwide sales by Germany’s Picture Tree, features at this year’s Guadalajara Construye, one of the industry centerpieces at Latin America’s biggest film festival. It is joined by the next from “Yesterday Wonder I Was” director Gabriel Marino and

This retro Indiana Jones game sparked my lifelong love of adventure gaming

Indiana Jones and His Desktop Adventures is not a good piece of media, but it taught me to love puzzles and adventure games

Forecasting coasts may improve by combining AI, physics, and real-world data

Coastal landscapes are constantly being reshaped by natural forces, and as climate change causes more frequent storms and sea level rise, that change will only intensify. Because these areas are densely populated with homes, tourist destinations, and industries, understanding

Spain's Sánchez urges EU to break Association Agreement with Israel within 48 hours

During a Socialist Workers' Party rally in Gibraleón under the slogan 'Defend Public Services', on Sunday, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Socialist candidate María Jesús Montero confirmed they would ask the EU to end its Association Agreement with Israel.

From AI shopping to video, Alibaba is making the investments analysts want to see

The Chinese tech company's shares are on track for their best month since January.

Iranian armed forces remain ‘ready’ despite peace talks with US: Iranian parliament speaker

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of the Iranian parliament, said Saturday that the country’s armed forces remain “ready” amid peace talks with the U.S. "It is not the case that we think just because we are negotiating, the armed forces are not ready," he told state-owned

UK Jews facing campaign of violence, chief rabbi says after another attack

By Michael Holden LONDON, April 19 (Reuters) - Britain's chief rabbi said on Sunday a sustained campaign of violence against the Jewish community was gathering momentum after a synagogue in north London became the latest target in a spate of arson attacks. UK counter-terrorism

UK PM says 'appalled' by arson attacks against Jewish sites in London

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed Sunday to bring perpetrators of recent arson attacks on Jewish sites in London to justice as Britain's chief rabbi said "a sustained campaign of violence and intimidation" against Jews was accelerating. Starmer said he was "appalled" by

Turkey 'optimistic' Middle East ceasefire will be extended

Turkey said on Sunday it remained "optimistic" that a two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States that expires on Wednesday, would be extended, allowing more time for talks between the sides. Pakistan is leading preparations for more high-level US-Iran peace talks

Iran entrepreneurs angered by months-long internet blackout

Mahla, an interior designer in Tehran, says she has been forced to sell her valuables and gold to pay employees as Iran's internet shutdown, imposed at the start of the Middle East war, tanks her business. The internet blackout, which was put in place soon after the US and

The 10 most perfect sci-fi movies of the last 5 years

They say there's no such thing as perfection, but these science fiction films beg to differ.

There's a range of magic angles to study superconductivity in a twisted 2D semiconductor

Last year, tungsten diselenide (WSe2) had its magic moment. Two independent research groups discovered "magic angles" at which two atom-thin layers of the unique semiconductor, when twisted relative to one another into what's known as a moire pattern, can superconduct

Why game theory could be critical in a nuclear war

Military strategists use game theory to evaluate possible strategies—but there are limits to what this approach to decision-making can achieve

Trump’s profane crusade is taking America down a dark path

What makes Trump’s rhetoric unique — and uniquely dangerous — is not just the frequency and ferocity with which he uses profanity. It is the mutually reinforcing way he combines it with Christian nationalism and racial and religious insults to signal that the only “real”

Ukraine targeted with over 230 Russian drones, Zelenskyy blasts US green light for Russian oil

Ukrainian Defence Forces targeted drone manufacturing plants in Russia and on occupied Ukrainian territory.

Three dead after shooting in Malaysia restaurant; 71-year-old suspect arrested

Pope Leo decries ramp-up in Ukraine war, calls for 'weapons to fall silent'

LUANDA, April 19 - Pope Leo on Sunday decried the intensification of the war in Ukraine, calling "for the weapons to fall silent and for the path of dialogue to be followed." The pope made the appeal after a Mass outside Angola's capital Luanda that drew roughly 100,000 people.

This hugely impressive Minecraft mod lets you build all manner of functioning vehicles, including planes, combine harvesters, and even airships

Create Aeronautics lets you travel across Minecraft's world in style.

Rat poison found in HiPP baby food jar in Austria, police say

The band warned on Saturday that consuming the purées many be potentially "life-threatening".

Watch: Obama and Mamdani sing with children in New York

The former US president and New York City mayor meet for the first time at a child care centre in the Bronx.

France and Greece to renew defence pact for another five years

ATHENS, April 19 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Greece next week to renew a security pact between the two countries against the backdrop of the war in Iran, a Greek government official said on Sunday. France and Greece, long-standing NATO allies,

Analysis-Allies fear a rushed US–Iran framework deal could backfire, leaving technical deadlock

By John Irish and Parisa Hafezi PARIS/DUBAI, April 19 (Reuters) - European allies fear an inexperienced U.S. negotiating team is pushing for a swift, headline‑grabbing framework deal with Iran that could entrench rather than resolve deeper problems, diplomats with past

V: ‘I Gave My All to Create This Album’

The BTS vocalist talks about future solo work, being the strongest member of BTS, managing group egos, and more

How a Renaissance gambling dispute spawned probability theory

A dispute over how to divvy up the pot in an interrupted game of chance led early mathematicians to invent modern risk assessment

Bulgaria votes in eighth election in five years

Bulgarians headed to the polls on Sunday in their eighth election in five years, with former president Rumen Radev's anti-corruption bloc leading in polls.

Allies fear a rushed US–Iran framework deal could backfire, leaving technical deadlock

PARIS/DUBAI, April 19 - European allies fear an inexperienced U.S. negotiating team is pushing for a swift, headline‑grabbing framework deal with Iran that could entrench rather than resolve deeper problems, diplomats with past experience dealing with Tehran said.

Female minister share rises globally while Japan declines: Study

Japan's share of women among Cabinet ministers fell to 10 per cent in 2025, from 12.5 per cent in 2005.

Iran replenishes launchers at higher rate than pre-war, guards commander says

DUBAI, April 19 - Iran now updates and replenishes its missile and drone launchers at a higher speed than it did prior to the war with the U.S. and Israel, the Revolutionary Guards Aerospace Force commander said on Sunday, according to Nournews.

Hormuz standoff reignites as the IRGC appears to now shape Iran’s decisions

The Strait of Hormuz is blocked again by Iran as the IRGC’s hardline position appears to prevail in Tehran, setting the stage for the 3-day countdown towards the end of the ceasefire, with no new talks in sight.

EU and Magyar agreed to work together for release of EU cash after weekend talks

Ursula von der Leyen's right-hand man sent to Budapest to begin work for the release of €10 billion as Magyar races to unfreeze the cash in exchange of reforms. According to sources involved in the negotiations, the release of funds is not connected to Ukraine.

Why your AI assistant is suddenly selling to you

Sponsored chats are changing the way digital advertising works

War in the Middle East: latest developments

The latest developments in the Middle East war: - Lebanon reopens bridge - Lebanon's military said it has reopened a road and bridge damaged by Israeli strikes in the country's south, as a fragile 10-day truce holds between Israel and Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. In a

Latest news bulletin | April 19th, 2026 – Midday

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this April 19th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Young adults struggle to break into housing market as Congress seeks solution

Young adults are struggling to break into the housing market, facing historically high barriers to homeownership and falling behind previous generations. A survey released by real estate brokerage Redfin in January found that 38.3 percent of 28-year-olds owned their home last

Trump and FIFA Have Already Broken the 2026 World Cup

Take a random moment from Trump’s second term—his inauguration, a state visit to the Middle East, a meeting of the preposterous “Board of Peace,” even just a random day when cameras are allowed into the Oval Office—and there is a decent chance that Gianni Infantino will be

National Science Foundation’s future in limbo as Trump eyes cuts

The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) future is in limbo as President Trump pushes for more budget cuts and his nominee to helm the research agency awaits Senate confirmation. Since Trump’s return to the White House, the administration has canceled or suspended nearly 1,400

Critics of Education Department changes see difficult path to restore agency after program closures

Another office at the Department of Education is on the chopping block after a year of efforts to dismantle the federal agency, pushing the hope of restoration for certain programs further out of reach for opponents. The Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA), used to

Zelensky condemns US extension of Russian sanctions waiver

The US argues that the waiver is meant to ease the energy supply crunch sparked by the US-Israel war with Iran.

Israel could spend as much as $6.4 billion a year maintaining a buffer zone in southern Lebanon

Holding the zone would require an additional 40,000 reserve troops, an Israeli defense official said, and could cost as much as 19 billion shekels ($6.4 billion) annually, The Marker calculated. The rise of West Bank Jewish terror is also driving costs

Marathon's most popular shotgun is getting nerfed a second time, as Bungie worries it is 'eclipsing a lot of the other short range options that exist in the game'

"We're gonna take a shot at bringing the WSTR more in line."

71-year-old arrested over fatal Kota Tinggi shooting

Two local men and a foreign woman were killed in the incident.

The Petrillo complications

80 years ago, the most important person in the music business was James Petrillo. It’s difficult to imagine the head of the musician’s union on the cover of Time magazine, but there he was. Petrillo saw how technology was changing an industry and pushed for changes in the flow

In Angola, love for an American pope but not for an American president

In Luanda, Catholics expressed love and admiration for Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, but not so much for President Trump because of the war in Iran.

Sezzle: Positive Growth Momentum And An Improved Valuation

Watch: Runners v robots at China half marathon

Robots competed in a half marathon race in Beijing on Sunday, with the winning machine leaving its human rivals for dust.

Argentina: Buenos Aires mixes faith and techno in tribute to Pope Francis

Argentina marked one year since Pope Francis’s death on Friday 18 April 2026 with a large open air tribute in Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires. A DJ priest led the tribute, mixing electronic music with messages of peace. The gathering drew large crowds.