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BUSINESS

Crude prices plunge, stocks surge as US and Iran agree ceasefire

AFP, Published on 08/04/2026

» HONG KONG — Oil prices plunged on Wednesday while stocks rallied after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire that will see Tehran temporarily reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz.

LIFE

Wave of nostalgia as 2000s TV makes a comeback

AFP, Published on 08/04/2026

» NEW YORK - In the early 2000s, television viewers first discovered "Malcolm in the Middle," the hilarious tale of a teenager trying to survive the antics of his dysfunctional family.

WORLD

Pakistan makes last-minute bid to avert Trump threat to destroy Iran

AFP, Published on 08/04/2026

» TEHRAN - Pakistan made a last-minute proposal Tuesday to avert catastrophic US attacks on Iran, hours ahead of a deadline set by President Donald Trump who warned a "whole civilization will die tonight".

WORLD

Trump warns 'whole civilisation will die' in Iran if ultimatum expires

AFP, Published on 07/04/2026

» WASHINGTON - United States President Donald Trump warned that "a whole civilisation will die" in Iran on Tuesday if the country does not heed his ultimatum to accept US war demands.

LIFE

UK government blocks Kanye West from London music fest

AFP, Published on 07/04/2026

» LONDON - The government of the United Kingdom (UK) on Tuesday blocked American rapper Kanye West from visiting the country to headline a music festival due to his past antisemitic outbursts, forcing organisers to cancel the event.

WORLD

Australian soldier arrested for alleged war crimes in Afghanistan

AFP, Published on 07/04/2026

» SYDNEY — One of Australia's most-decorated soldiers was arrested Tuesday for allegedly murdering unarmed prisoners while serving in Afghanistan, police and local media said following a sweeping war crimes probe.

SPORTS

Sputtering Arsenal face test of character in Sporting clash

AFP, Published on 06/04/2026

» LONDON - Mikel Arteta has urged shell-shocked Arsenal to embrace a major test of their character as they seek to recover from a pair of devastating defeats in Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final at Sporting Lisbon.

LIFE

Major sponsors drop Kanye West London gigs as PM voices concern

AFP, Published on 06/04/2026

» LONDON - Drinks giants Pepsi and Diageo on Sunday pulled out of sponsoring a music festival in London headlined by US rapper Kanye West, who has a history of antisemitic outbursts.

WORLD

In El Salvador's mass trials, 'the innocent pay for the guilty'

AFP, Published on 06/04/2026

» SOYAPANGO, El Salvador - Wearing white uniforms, their heads shaved, rows of bewildered-looking men are beamed by video link from prisons across El Salvador into a courtroom conducting a mass trial of alleged gang members.

WORLD

What we know about the race to rescue downed US airman in Iran

AFP, Published on 06/04/2026

» PARIS (FRANCE) - US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday the dramatic rescue of a downed airman whose fighter jet crashed over Iran, but Tehran claimed the mission was "foiled".