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European farmers have been hit by higher fertiliser costs caused by the Middle East war

EU under pressure as fertiliser costs soar on Middle East war

Israeli defence systems kicked in to repel attacks over Tel Aviv

Localized warnings

Israel using AI to fine-tune air raid alert system

Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing (C) visits a polling station during the third and final phase of Myanmar's general election in Mandalay in January 2026

Received 429 votes of 584

Myanmar junta chief elected president by pro-military MPs

Emmanuel Gregoire, a Socialist elected last month, says he too suffered sexual abuse as a primary school pupil

Following recent scandals

New Paris mayor pledges to prevent sexual violence in schools

The vessel belongs to CMA CGM, a French container transportation and shipping company

A first since March 1

Container ship declaring French ownership passes through Hormuz strait

The B1 bridge, southwest of Tehran, is shown on April 3, 2026, a day after it was struck

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Penitents prostrate themselves as companions flagellate their backs in front of crosses prior to the annual crucifixion ritual in the Philippines

Display of religious fervour

Braving high fuel costs, Filipinos flock to crucifixion spectacle

Thailand's Navy said a Thai ship was attacked in the Hormuz Strait

Human remains found on Thai ship attacked in Hormuz strait: firm

Cambodia's Senate approved a new law targeting fraudsters running cyberscam operations in the country

Hotspot for online scams

Cambodian lawmakers approve anti-cybercrime law

Nils Nielsen was not offered a new contract after leading Japan to the Women's Asian Cup title

Despite Asian Cup win

Culture clash spelt shock end for Japan women's first foreign coach

On average in 2025, Chinese households spent more than 3,000 yuan ($435) on each dog and more than 2,000 yuan on each cat

Streaming channel for pets launched in China

Hungary's opposition's on-the-ground network appears to have loosened the ruling party's grip on small towns

'Revolution of the entrepreneurs'

Hungary's opposition surfs grassroots wave ahead of key election

A hillside wildfire is seen from a road in Chiang Mai which is seeing haze that even hardened locals say is exceptional

'It's suffocating'

Blood clots, burning eyes: pollution chokes north Thailand

This illustration photograph shows shows "Fruit Love Island", an AI-generated TikTok micro-series based on the television hit "Love Island" -- except all the participants are sexy human-like fruit, in Tokyo on April 3, 2026

Episode 15 viewed 39 million times

AI-generated 'Fruit Love Island' takes TikTok by storm

Irish landscape artist Kieran Guckian says having a basic income would free him up to focus on his art

'Basic Income for the Arts' initiative

Irish income scheme throws artists unique lifeline

The head of the UN's migration agency said there was an 'alarming' displacement risk in Lebanon, where Israel and Hezbollah are at war

As strikes continue

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Microsoft's Vice Chair and President Brad Smith (4th L) and (L-R) Sakura Internet Inc President and CEO Kunihiro Tanaka, SoftBank Corp. President and CEO Junichi Miyakawa, Microsoft Japan President Miki Tsusaka, hold a meeitng with Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd R) and Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Toshiro Ino (R) at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on April 3, 2026

Over the next four years

Microsoft to invest $10 bn for Japan AI data centres

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

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