Oil prices rise after reported Iran attack
A sailor observes the oil tanker HELGA, which is moored at one of Iraq’s southern offshore oil terminals near Basra, as it prepares to load crude oil, becoming the second vessel to arrive since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, April 24, 2026.…
Explosions rock Damascus on second day of Macron’s visit to Syria
Explosions rocked Damascus on Tuesday as France’s President Emmanuel Macron met with his Syrian counterpart President Ahmad al-Sharaa in a landmark visit. Macron had entered the presidential palace to meet al-Sharaa when the explosions happened near the…
Ukraine: Russian attack leaves gaping hole in Kyiv building
The Ukrainian Air Force says a shortage of interceptor missiles meant none of the 23 ballistic missiles fired by Russia at Kyiv on Sunday night were shot down. At the scene of a blast in Ukraine’s capital – that left a large hole in a…
Daymé Arocena: ‘Concierto íntimo’
Daymé interpretará al piano parte de su repertorio, acompañada por voces y algunos instrumentos acústicos. / Facebook Miami/Daymé Arocena llega a Miami con un concierto íntimo en la Sala Catarsis del Teatro Trail presentado por Díktuon. Arocena…
From Hormuz to Malacca: The toll risk hanging over oil markets
A view of Belawan Port in the waters of the Malacca Strait, Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia on April 28, 2026. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Iran’s push for control over the Strait of Hormuz has prompted some energy market participants to worry…
Trump casts Democrats as red ‘menace’ with McCarthyist rhetoric ahead of US midterms
US President Donald Trump is reviving Cold War-style warnings about communism, casting the Democratic Party as a red «menace» as Republicans hunt for a midterm message to hold their narrow grip on Congress. The rhetoric, echoing the anti-communist…
Ayodhya, Ram Mandir: India’s landmark temple overhauls board after alleged theft of donations
The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust – an independent trust which manages the shrine – held its first meeting on Monday after allegations of donation thefts surfaced last month. The trust had earlier denied any wrongdoing. But the…
Crónicas de La Habana: Cuba vuelve a quedarse sin internet
La Habana/El parque de Galiano y San Rafael está lleno este lunes de gente mirando la pantalla de sus móviles. «Me puse de suerte», digo con alivio después de pasar por varias zonas wifi donde no queda ni señal ni antena alguna. Pero la alegría dura poco…
Google backs Proxima Fusion in $468 million round
Google has backed Germany-based Proxima Fusion, which is looking to build Europe’s first commercial fusion power plant, in a 411 million euros ($468 million) round, the company announced on Tuesday. Nuclear fusion is the process of combining two…
Oil tanker hit by ‘unknown projectile’ off Omani coast near Strait of Hormuz
An «unknown projectile» struck and caused a fire on an oil tanker off the coast of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, British maritime security agency UKMTO said. The incident occurred near one of the world’s most important energy shipping…