Something broke in the markets on Thursday, and it wasn't just another bout of volatility. Stocks fell. Bonds fell. Oil rebounded sharply. Commodities tightened across the board.
An Israeli airstrike has killed the son of Hamas' chief negotiator in U.S.-mediated talks over Gaza's future, a senior Hamas official said on Thursday, as leaders of the militant group held talks in Cairo aimed at safeguarding their truce with Israel.
Sudan's armed forces blamed a drone attack on Monday that targeted Khartoum airport on the United Arab Emirates and Ethiopia, the latest in a barrage of assaults in recent days that has shattered months of relative calm in Sudan's capital, three years into its civil war.
There are gestures that speak louder than policy papers. Pedro Sánchez made one on Thursday.
In most democracies, a centre-left politician forming an electoral alliance with a right-wing nationalist would require some explanation.
America has to stop lying to itself about Iran. The United States is not being dragged into a war because of Israel.
The French president's accusation that Israel harbours "territorial ambitions" in Lebanon is not only factually questionable, it reveals Paris's diminishing diplomatic relevance in a conflict being shaped in Washington.
Under a sweeping new directive, 50% of UAE government operations will run on Agentic AI within two years, a move that would make the Emirates the first country in history to govern at this scale through autonomous systems.
The Turkish parliament has passed a landmark law restricting minors' access to social platforms, joining a growing global movement to protect children online.
Dubai Taxi Company (DTC) and Chinese tech giant Baidu have officially launched commercial driverless taxi services in Dubai through the Apollo Go platform, a deployment that positions the emirate at the cutting edge of next-generation mobility.
Dubai chef Shaw Lash at Mexican restaurant Lila Molino flies in her avocados and tomatillos, small, tart green fruits native to Central America that are a staple of Mexican cuisine and key for her colourful and spicy dishes.
Six artists explore sound, migration and identity in a pavilion that opens to the public on 9 May.
Art Paris runs through Sunday at the Grand Palais (Paris), gathering dozens of international galleries and hundreds of artists under one roof, from established names to emerging voices, from every corner of the world.
The United Arab Emirates' withdrawal from OPEC weakens the group's control over global oil markets and potentially risks widening a rift with Gulf neighbour Saudi Arabia, the de facto leader of the crude producers' organisation.
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