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The seafront promenade at Montgat beach north of Barcelona on February 26, 2026

Swathes of Spanish coast wiped out each winter

Spain rethinks how to turn tide against beach erosion

Iran virtually closed the strategic Strait of Hormuz through which one-fifth of the world's oil passes, sending global energy prices soaring

No new date given

UN Security Council delays vote on authorizing force to protect Hormuz

The Artemis 2 lunar mission lifts off from Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on April 1, 2026

'We're headed right at it'

'Breathtaking': Artemis astronauts blast towards Moon

En bicicletas, motocicletas y triciclos eléctricos, los manifestantes recorrieron la avenida frente a la sede diplomática estadounidense portando banderas cubanas y carteles donde se leía: "Abajo el bloqueo".

'Humanitarian' gesture during Holy Week

Cuba pardons 2,010 prisoners amid US pressure

Geishas and apprentices called maikos have been donning elaborate costumes and fluttering fans since the Miyako Odori -- or "capital city dance" -- first started in 1872

Centuries-old performance

Geisha spectacle in Japan's Kyoto celebrates arrival of spring

Captain Ibrahim Traore took over Burkina Faso in a September 2022 coup after toppling another junta

'Democracy isn't for us'

Burkina junta chief says country must 'forget' democracy

Streets of the district wer "brimming with the joy and excitement of citizens who greeted the auspicious event of moving into new houses," Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency said

Accompanied by his daughter

North Korea's Kim pets puppies, kittens at Pyongyang pet shop

Engineers in the city of Fukuoka and their private partners have opened what is only the world's second osmotic power plant

Renewable energy

Waste water to clean energy: Japanese engineers harness the power of osmosis

Luigi Mangione faces charges, which he denies, in both New York state court and US federal court

Turnaround too tight

Mangione federal trial over CEO murder delayed to January

With drones a key facet of modern warfare, Airbus is looking to double production by 2027

'Key focus area'

Airbus bets on copter capability for tomorrow's war drones

Smelter workers process copper at the Glogow plant in southwestern Poland, owned by KGHM

'Metals of the future': copper and silver flow beneath Poland's surface

Israeli director Nadav Lapid says he wants his new film 'Yes' to give people a jolt

Hits US theaters Friday

Israeli director Nadav Lapid wants new satire to 'shake souls'

Iranian women hold portraits of Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei (R) and Iran’s slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (L) while gathering in front of Tehran's Mellat park on April 2, 2026

Objectives 'nearing completion'

Iran vows 'crushing' attacks as strikes hit regional infrastructure

Mohamed Salah faces Manchester City for the final time as a Liverpool player

What to look out for

Man City host Liverpool, Arsenal chase treble in FA Cup quarter-finals

German artist Jacques Tilly's previous carnival designs include a float featuring Russia's President Vladimir Putin bathing in blood

Sentenced in absentia to jail time

Russian court convicts German carnival float artist: reports

Pope Leo XIV is presiding over Holy Week celebrations for the first time as pontiff

In ritual dear to Francis, Pope Leo washes feet of 12 priests in Rome

Thursday marked the 13th and final day of the Persian new year festivities

Final day of Persian new year holidays

Music and barbecues in Tehran despite Trump threats

Tiger Woods is driven from the Martin County Jail after being arrested for driving under the influence after a car crash

Disgraced sporting legend

Woods told cops he spoke with 'the President' before arrest: bodycam footage

Experts say US President Donald would not likely face near term consequences if he carried out attacks against civilian infrastructure in Iran that would be considered potential war crimes

Shattering precedent

Trump gloats on possible war crimes in Iran, but punishment distant

Donald Trump has cited the need for the ballroom to host state dinners for visiting dignitaries

Needs congressional approval

Trump ballroom approved by panel, remains stalled by judge

Oil prices surged and stocks sank after Donald Trump's address to the nation

Wednesday night prime-time addres

Oil surges, stocks mixed as Trump dashes hopes of quick end of war

US President Donald Trump speaking to journalists in the Oval Office on Tuesday

Trump orders new pharma tariff, reshapes metal duties

Racists are 'out in the open', said Bagayoko

'More overt and almost completely unchecked'

French mayor denounces 'increasingly racist society'

People queue to refuel their vehicles at a filling station in the Pakistani city of Lahore in March 2026 -- prices are now set to rise significantly

42.7% and 54.9% respectively

Pakistan hikes petrol, diesel prices due to Middle East war

A small selection of knives seized by the Metropolitan Police on the streets of London in 2024

Often sold to children

UK police set up national hub to cut illegal knife sales

Abhishek Sharma helped Sunrisers get off to a flying start against Kolkata

First win of season

Head, Abhishek help Hyderabad thump Kolkata in IPL

Déi fréier Procureure générale aus Florida, d'Pam Bondi, soll elo nächst Justizministesch ginn. Si war och schonn Deel vum Donald Trump senger juristescher Verdeedegungsekipp.

Announced in social media post

Trump sacks Bondi, appoints ex-personal attorney to head justice dept

Abhishek Sharma helped Sunrisers get off to a flying start against Kolkata

Full of explosive knocks

Head, Abhishek help Hyderabad thump Kolkata in IPL

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