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Madonna is offering a reward for the return of vintage costumes that went missing after her Coachella set with Sabrina Carpenter

'Part of my history'

Material girl: Madonna offers reward for missing clothes

The SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles will host eight matches at the 2026 World Cup, where the prospect of extreme heat at several venues is causing concern

New batch of World Cup tickets to go on sale

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was reportedly targeted with a slew of insults by a Russian TV presenter

'Nasty little woman'

Rome summons Russian ambassador over insults against Meloni

After the US withdrawal in 2021, evacuees from Afghanistan fled to escape the Taliban, seen here landing at Hamad International Airport in Qatar's capital Doha from Kabul

US tells Afghans to choose Taliban home or DR Congo: activist

Apple's annual developers conference set for June is expected to spotlight hardware team boss John Ternus taking over as chief executive

'Soul of an innovator'

John Ternus to lead Apple in the age of AI

Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's nominee for Federal Reserve chairman, was also considered for the position in the US leader's first administration

Nominated for fed chair

Kevin Warsh, a former Fed 'hawk' now in tune with Trump

Transit costs through the Panama Canal have risen due to the Middle East war and closing of the Strait of Hormuz

Strait of Hormuz blockade drives up costs at Panama Canal

Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet is one of four candidates to become the next UN secretary-general -- a position that has never been held by a woman

Former Chilean president

Michelle Bachelet hopes the world is ready for a female UN chief

The latest jump in crude oil prices means motorists are unlikely to see imminent relief at gasoline filling stations

Approaching end of ceasefire

Stocks fall, oil climbs amid uncertainty over US-Iran talks

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) fires a Tomahawk land attack missile, while underway, in support of Operation Epic Fury in March 2026

Military industrial complex

Iran war means more orders for US defense giants

Nominated to be the next Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh vowed to protect central bank independence at his confirmation hearing

Committed to fighting inflation

US Fed chair nominee says will not be controlled by Trump

Mexico's Teotihuacan archaeological site was the scene of a gun attack on Monday

One dead, 13 injured

Mexico pyramid shooting was planned attack, officials say

The White House has twice corrected comments by President Donald Trump this week

Trump's messaging on Iran grows increasingly erratic

Abhishek Sharma's majestic innings propelled Sunrisers Hyderabad to a commanding win over Delhi Capitals

Dominant display

Abhishek's 135 powers Hyderabad to third straight IPL win

Tourists watch the sunrise from Morro Dois Irmaos above the Vidigal favela

Clash between police and gangs

Tourists return to Rio viewpoint after shootout scare

Gianinna Maradona testified in the trial of Diego Maradona's seven-person medical team, which is accused of gross negligence over the death of the Argentine football legend at the age of 60

Trial around 2020 death

Maradona's daughter slams 'manipulation' of family by his doctors

Following EU meeting

FM Bettel warns of 'second Gaza' in Lebanon, calls on Israel to withdraw troops

Argentine director Luis Puenzo, maker of Argentina's first Oscar-winning feature, 'The Official Story', has died aged 80

Maker of Argentina's first Oscar-winning film, Luis Puenzo, dies at 80:

Former Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan Supreme Court during his retrial in New York City on April 14, 2026

Assistant District Attorney

Rape retrial hears Weinstein 'preyed' on aspiring US actress

Repression continued in Iran even amid the ceasefire

Arrests, hangings, blackout: Iran cranks up wartime repression

Outside her gutted home in southern Lebanon's Nabatieh, Zainab Farran keeps her clothes packed in a car in case the temporary truce between Hezbollah and Israel does not last

Amid fragile truce

In south Lebanon's Nabatieh, residents fear a return to war

President Lai Ching-te was due to visit Eswatini from April 22 to 26

'Intense pressure' from China

Taiwan leader postpones Eswatini trip after overflight permits revoked

Headed toward Singapore

US says it intercepted sanctioned oil vessel in Asia-Pacific

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (L) and former intelligence chief Alexandre Ramagem were both convicted for their roles in an attempted coup

Amid longstanding tensions

Lula warns will respond after US expels police attache

Education U-turn

Sweden replaces screens with paper textbooks and handwriting

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L) gestures next to Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro (C) and Brazil's First Lady Rosangela 'Janja' Lula da Silva on a visit to Portugal

'No trade preferences'

In Portugal, Lula urges return to multilateralism

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright, pictured at a speaking event in Washington on April 13 2026, acknowledged that he was "speculating"

Departing from Trump's tone

US official says gas prices have peaked despite Iran war

Pope Leo XIV was met by Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo

After three days in Angola

Pope calls for 'law and justice' on Equatorial Guinea visit

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