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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the war would be over in a matter of weeks as he left a Group of 7 meeting in France. Tehran moved to assert control over the Strait of Hormuz.

The Tehran home of the acclaimed Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami was damaged in strikes this week. His son Ahmad pushed back on efforts by the government to seize on his legacy.

Fertilizer prices are climbing as a result of disruptions in the Middle East, putting global food supplies at risk.

Investigators said the government of President Ahmed al-Sharaa had done little to address the extrajudicial killings and torture of Druse civilians in July 2025.

The name of Mr. Lee, a former police inspector, had long incited fear and hatred in the country.

Noelia Castillo Ramos, 25, who was in chronic physical and psychological pain, had sought an assisted death since 2024, but her father sued to prevent it.

Collien Fernandes said her spouse had posted deepfakes of her. The account, disputed by her husband, spurred outrage, protests and parliamentary debates in Germany.

The Trump administration is weighing declaring Brazil’s two largest drug gangs terrorist groups, after lobbying by the sons of jailed former President Jair Bolsonaro.

Juries in two big cases have affirmed what research is finding: The design of social media platforms is particularly compelling and hard to resist for kids. There are growing calls to change it.

It takes a lot of fuel to produce this delicate fruit, which can be a sensitive barometer as oil costs rise.

Mrs. Kennedy was wearing the suit when her husband was assassinated in Dallas in November 1963, and it was soaked in his blood.

Never before has America arrived at the threshold of a quagmire so quickly.

Fertilizer prices are climbing as a result of disruptions in the Middle East, putting global food supplies at risk.

The bill passed Friday by the Idaho legislature would make it a crime punishable by up to a year in prison to use a gender-designated bathroom that does not conform to a person’s sex at birth.

For 20 years, Tim O’Harrow has asked lawmakers to acknowledge that America’s food supply depends on immigrants. Politics went in the other direction.

Noelia Castillo Ramos, 25, who was in chronic physical and psychological pain, had sought an assisted death since 2024, but her father sued to prevent it.

NBC said that she would return as an anchor of the show on April 6, a little more than two months after the disappearance of her mother.

Diesel has climbed faster than gasoline this month, directly hitting businesses, from brewers to trucking companies. Those higher costs are likely to make their way into consumer prices.

The investigations are the latest moves by the Trump administration to force prisons to house transgender women with male inmates.

The Trump administration is weighing declaring Brazil’s two largest drug gangs terrorist groups, after lobbying by the sons of jailed former President Jair Bolsonaro.

School food has suffered at the hands of politics and economics for almost 50 yearsAlmost a generation has passed since Jamie Oliver’s four-part Channel 4 documentary series Jamie’s School Dinners exposed the unhealthy reality of the food served to pupils at lunchtime, including – notoriously – fat-heavy, meat-light Turkey Twizzlers. It proved a shaming and effective intervention. His ensuing Feed Me Better campaign led the then prime minister, Tony Blair, to pledge to make school lunches more nutritious and hand schools more money to do that, given the average lunch at that time cost just 45p to make.Problem solved? Unfortunately not. Continue reading...

Speaker Mike Johnson called the Senate’s compromise deal ‘a joke’ and says Trump supports House Republicans’ decision; TSA workers have not been paid since mid-FebruarySign up for the Breaking US News emailsPeter Ticktin, an 80-year-old Florida lawyer who has various ties to Donald Trump and represents some 2020 election deniers, has become an outspoken advocate for an emergency executive order on US elections that would overhaul voting rules and rights by ending machine and mail-in voting.The exact nature and extent of Ticktin’s contact and influence with Trump and other administration officials is not clear. But election experts and analysts see Ticktin’s push for an executive order as worrying, and part of a broader drive by fellow election conspiracists who are now promoting similar and legally dubious emergency order plans to revamp voting rules this year in order to boost Republican fortunes in the fall elections. Continue reading...

Man was arrested in connection with plan to assassinate Nerdeen Kiswani, following sting by undercover NYPD officerSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxLaw enforcement officers foiled a plot to assassinate New York-based Palestinian American activist Nerdeen Kiswani and arrested a 26-year old man in connection with the plan.Kiswani wrote in post on X that late on Thursday, the FBI joint terrorism taskforce informed her that a plot against her life was “about to” take place, and that agents had conducted an operation in Hoboken, New Jersey, in connection to it. Continue reading...

US secretary of state, meeting G7 foreign ministers, also says Iran could set up a toll system for the strait of HormuzMore now on India slashing taxes on diesel and petrol amid the global disruption in energy supplies: finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the move would “provide protection to consumers from rise in prices”.The country is one of the world’s largest crude oil importers and relies on foreign suppliers for more than 85% of its oil needs, with Russia being the biggest supplier. Continue reading...

Claimants say lost documents hide scale of alleged unlawful information gathering at publisher of the Daily MailThe amount of lost or destroyed documents relating to the Daily Mail publisher’s use of private investigators is “stark in the extreme”, the high court has heard.However, the thin surviving evidence of payments to private investigators contains “conspicuous and often shocking evidence”, according to lawyers for a group of claimants accusing the publisher of using unlawful techniques. Continue reading...

Party announces Corey Edwards’ decision to quit Senedd election campaign on grounds of mental healthA Reform UK candidate for the Welsh Senedd elections in May has announced he is standing down because of his mental health, after a photograph emerged of him apparently making a Nazi salute as an imitation of Adolf Hitler.The announcement by Reform comes a day after Nigel Farage defended Corey Edwards, its lead candidate for the Pen-y-bont Bro Morgannwg constituency, saying he may have instead been impersonating the John Cleese character Basil Fawlty. Continue reading...

Christopher Trybus is charged with manslaughter and two counts of rape and coercive and controlling behaviour A man accused of subjecting his wife to a campaign of “physical and sexual violence” said finding out she had died by hanging was the “worst day of my life”.Tarryn Baird, 34, was found dead at her home in Swindon, Wiltshire, on 28 November 2017. Christopher Trybus, 43, is charged with his wife’s manslaughter as well as with two counts of rape and coercive and controlling behaviour. He denies all the charges.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...

Study backed by Jamie Oliver finds pupils are foregoing sit-down meals for often less healthy, convenient optionsPupils in England are routinely eating pizza slices, sausage rolls and paninis for lunch as school canteens become dominated by a “grab-and-go” culture of unhealthy food.Convenience foods eaten on the move are ousting sit-down meals as the main way secondary pupils in England refuel during lunch breaks, a report backed by the TV chef Jamie Oliver found. Continue reading...

Ministers said earlier this week that sanctioned vessels can now be boarded by UK armed forces.

A hacker group shares Patel's purported resume and photos of him on its website along with a statement that says, "This is just our beginning."

Motorists are facing higher fuel prices ahead of Easter break due to the conflict in the Middle East, the RAC says.

How do you manage screen time, does it have a bad impact and what steps can you take to mitigate the problem?

Dow tumbles 600 points, enters correction territory as Trump's Iran extension fails to soothe markets: Live updates  CNBCStocks set for weekly loss as Iran war and inflation cloud outlook for markets | CNN Business  CNNStock Market Today: Dow Slips 500 Points as Brent Crude Climbs — Live Updates  WSJNasdaq confirms correction, Wall Street slumps on Middle East uncertainty  ReutersDow on verge of correction as Iran war and inflation cloud outlook for markets  Channel 3000

Rubio tells allies Iran war will continue 2-4 more weeks  AxiosLive updates: Israel vows to ‘escalate’ strikes on Iran  CNNRubio Meets Today With Countries That Haven’t Sent Warships to Strait  The New York TimesG7 meets on the Iran war as Rubio tries to sell US strategy to skeptical allies insulted by Trump  AP NewsUS diplomat Marco Rubio denounces settler violence, tolls in Hormuz strait  aljazeera.com

House Republicans rebel against Senate-passed DHS bill, eye separate funding vote  NBC NewsTrump Live Updates: House Republicans Reject DHS Funding Measure Passed by Senate  The New York Times'Not a done deal': Johnson stays mum as House GOP steams over DHS deal  PoliticoTSA funding update: House GOP bristles at Senate DHS funding proposal, potentially extending shutdown  CNBCFurious House Republicans reject DHS funding bill, upending shutdown deal  USA Today

Farmers have been hit hard by the president’s tariff policies and rising fuel and fertilizer prices

The $50,000 Sprout can dance the Twist or the Floss, grab a toy block or teddy bear

The Israeli military said it struck a heavy water plant and uranium enrichment facility in central Iran on Friday

Internet trailblazer Yahoo is exploring technology’s next frontier with Scout

Experts say it is too early to know if the walkout will impact beef prices for shoppers

Past wars have taught us that America’s threat to send a few thousand ground troops to Iran is an empty and dangerous fantasy, says world affairs editor Sam Kiley

One month after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, the Middle Eastern conflict continues to spiral with no clear end in sight. James C. Reynolds reports on the mounting costs

Researchers found changes in metabolic markers in some sharks showing signs of having contaminated blood

Oil prices traded higher after U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran had allowed 10 oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

Many filers are facing tax refund delays amid the IRS push to phase out paper checks. Here's what to know if you receive a CP53E notice.

A lawsuit filed in Northern California alleges that Google's AI features generated contact information for Epstein victims.

The US has a 15-point plan to end the war on Iran, but what does the military reality show?

The findings appear to be the most comprehensive estimates yet of the growing toll of dead and wounded civilians in the month-long war.