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Israel passes controversial death penalty law

Israel has passed a law which will make the death penalty by hanging the default punishment for West Bank Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis.

G7 ready to take ‘necessary measures’ to ensure energy market stability

Jitters in G7 nations as higher energy prices threaten to drive up inflation, damage purchasing power and stunt growth.

Fire contained after missile attack on oil refinery in Israel’s Haifa

Attack marks second time Oil Refineries facility in northern Israel targeted during US-Israeli war on Iran.

Nasdaq paves the way for SpaceX and OpenAI to quickly join a premier index after IPOs

A new “fast entry” rule would make it far easier for new megacap stocks to join the Nasdaq-100 soon after going public.

Egypt’s president urges Trump to stop war on Iran

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has called on Trump to end the war on Iran.

Qatar-backed US LNG plant starts production as Iran war hits global supply

Golden Pass plant owned by QatarEnergy and ExxonMobil may help replace shortages hit by Hormuz crisis

FIFA World Cup will be held amid ‘human rights crisis’ in the US: Amnesty

Rights group says football tournament in Canada, Mexico and US poses risks for fans from local communities and abroad.

‘It’s time to buy Meta.’ Why Morgan Stanley sees 45% upside for the stock.

There’s a “tactical buying opportunity” as concerns about AI and regulatory matters lead Meta’s stock to trade at an unusually large discount to its historical average.

Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ all desalination plants in Iran

Legal expert says targeting civilian sites would be 'collective punishment', which is prohibited under laws of war.

Inside Nasa's moon spacesuit lab ahead of Artemis launch

The Artemis II spacesuits are designed to protect the astronauts during launch and landing, as well as possible emergency scenarios.

CAA Signs ‘Outer Banks’ Jonathan Daviss, Next Up As Young Snoop Dogg In Universal Biopic

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has emerged from a signing scrum and has landed Jonathan Daviss as a client in all areas. Daviss had hit breakout turn as Pope Heyward in the Netflix series Outer…

Apple will hide your email address from apps and websites, but not cops

Demands for Apple customer records by federal agents in recent months underscore the privacy limitations of email.

Passan: The best -- and worst -- automated balls-and-strikes challenges of MLB opening weekend

Baseball's new ABS system is the talk of the sport. We hand out awards after the first weekend of the rule.

Spain closes airspace to US aircraft involved in Iran war

It follows a decision by the Spanish government to deny the US use of the two jointly run military bases in Andalusia.

Oil prices set for record monthly surge as Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ Iran’s power plants, oil wells and Kharg Island if no deal reached

Crude prices jumped Monday as uncertainty over an endgame for the war increases

Ezekiel Lewis Named Epic Records Chairman-CEO

Sony Music has appointed Ezekiel “Zeke” Lewis as chairman and CEO of Epic Records, the company announced Monday. Lewis had served as Epic’s president since 2023,…

Okta’s CEO is betting big on AI agent identity

Today, I’m talking with Todd McKinnon, who is co-founder and CEO of Okta, a platform that lets big companies manage security and identity across all the apps and services their…

Fuel rations and free buses: How countries are responding to rising oil prices

Governments around the world have introduced measures to limit the impact of price increases.

The best deals we’ve found from Amazon’s Big Spring Sale (so far)

Amazon loves to manufacture an event. March is historically a dry spell for deals; however, with Amazon’s third annual Big Spring Sale, which runs through tomorrow, March 31st,…

‘The White Lotus’ Adds Heather Graham, Rosie Perez, Ben Schnetzer, Tobias Santelmann, Frida Gustavsson & Laura Smet For Season 4

EXCLUSIVE: Once again, Mike White is assembling an eclectic ensemble cast for The White Lotus comprised by big stars, journeyman actors primed for a career resurgence, fresh faces…

These stocks are surging as the next hot play on the Iran war

Alcoa’s stock rallied Monday after Iranian missile strikes on two large Middle East aluminum sites sent prices of the industrial metal higher.

UK government on verge of full nationalisation of British Steel

Talks with Chinese owner Jingye continue while losses mount

Mantis Biotech is making ‘digital twins’ of humans to help solve medicine’s data availability problem

Mantis takes disparate sources of data to make synthetic datasets that can be used to build so-called "digital twins" of the human body, representing anatomy, physiology and…

Iranian strike on Kuwaiti power and water plant stokes infrastructure fears

Attack at electricity and desalination facility marks latest escalation in Gulf war launched by US and Israel

Rubio tells Al Jazeera that Strait of Hormuz to reopen ‘one way or another’

In an exclusive interview, top US diplomat says Trump seeks diplomacy and demands Iran end nuclear, missile programme.

Trump wants to ‘take Iran’s oil’: Can he, and what would that mean?

Donald Trump says US forces could seize Iran's oil export hub at Kharg Island as the war enters its second month.

Tuchel not angry over England withdrawals

England manager Thomas Tuchel says he is not disappointed with the players who have pulled out of the squad for Tuesday's friendly against Japan.

War on Iran disrupts Asia’s used-car exports to the Middle East

The US-Israel war on Iran has lead to disruptions in Asia’s used-car exporting industry.

2026 World Cup playoffs: Predicting who will claim the final six places

The last six World Cup berths will be decided on Tuesday in six winner-take-all games. Which teams will complete the lineup for this summer's finals?

AI chip startup Rebellions raises $400 million at $2.3B valuation in pre-IPO round

The startup, which is planning to go public later this year, designs chips specifically for AI inference, another challenger to Nvidia's dominance.

Qodo raises $70M for code verification as AI coding scales

As AI floods software development with code, Qodo is betting the real challenge is making sure it actually works.

Eagles GM offers same reply to every Brown query

Eagles general manager Howie Roseman had a stock answer for every question about receiver A.J. Brown that he fielded from the local media at the league meetings Sunday, opting for…

48-hour curfew imposed after attack on bar in Nigerian city

The raid led to revenge attacks in Jos, with 22 reported dead so far in one of the most volatile parts of the country.

My PayPal account received money from the Philippines with two phone numbers listed. I called them. Big mistake.

“I know my information is on the dark web, and I have taken steps to be cautious.”

Don’t speak to UK diplomats, Russians told

Britain denounces ‘campaign of harassment’ after Moscow expels diplomat who met bankers and economists

Apple II Forever!

When you think of Apple, you probably think of the iPhone, or maybe the Mac, or perhaps you've got fond memories of the iPod. But Apple's 50-year run of creating tech products…

The market’s wobble amid Iran war has left world-beating U.S. stocks ‘extremely cheap,’ says Bill Ackman

Ignore the bears, says the hedge-fund billionaire

Iran could emerge from the war stronger and more dangerous

The Islamic republic aims to set up a toll booth on the Strait of Hormuz. It may succeed

Russell Brand’s Rape Trial Delayed to October

Russell Brand’s trial on rape and sexual assault charges has been delayed until October. The comedian and actor was originally set to stand trial at London’s Southwark…

Beirut apartment damaged in Israeli strike

An Israeli air strike has heavily damaged a residential building in Beirut’s southern suburbs.

AI satellite start-ups gain traction with investors ahead of SpaceX IPO

Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos’s commitment to putting data centres in space boosts fortunes of smaller players

Starcloud raises $170 million Series A to build data centers in space

Starcloud becomes the fastest Y Combinator startup to reach unicorn status, just 17 months after demo day.

Steve Jobs and the greatest run of products in tech history

"I'm pleased to report to you that Apple's back on track." It was May of 1998, and Steve Jobs was about 10 months into his second stint leading the company he'd cofounded more…

Tatreez in Madrid: Stitching culture and resistance

A Palestinian refugee is teaching traditional ‘tatreez’ embroidery in Madrid, helping preserve cultural heritage.

German arms manufacturer in damage control mode after PR disaster and stock slump

Rheinmetall’s CEO has been criticized after making derisive remarks about Ukraine’s low-cost and highly efficient drone technology.

Céline Dion To Confirm Paris Concerts With Eiffel Tower Birthday Announcement – Media Reports

Rumors have hit fever pitch in France that Céline Dion will this evening confirm a series of fall performances in Paris, in her first major concert program since being forced to…

Taiwan’s 9m88 on Acting, Songwriting and the Space Between: ‘Both Fall Under Performing Arts, but in Many Ways They Feel Almost Contradictory’

For 9m88, the stage and the screen are not opposing territories – even if, as she readily admits, they can feel almost contradictory. The Taiwanese singer-songwriter, whose music…

Greg Peters Journeys To Poland To Open New Netflix Hub

Netflix Co-CEO Greg Peters is in Poland this week as the streamer opens a new hub. The Warsaw office includes Netflix’s only technology hub outside of the U.S., it said. Bringing…

Iraq risks Arab ties as Iran-aligned groups strike Gulf nations

Joint Arab condemnation of cross-border attacks exposes Baghdad's failure to control armed proxies on its soil.

Oil prices head towards highest close in four years as Iran conflict shows no sign of ending

Crude prices are climbing Monday amid rising uncertainty over when the war in Iran may end.