London: Gold prices fell for the third consecutive session on Wednesday as inflation concerns linked to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East overshadowed monetary policy expectations. Spot gold fell 1 percent to $4,550.39 per ounce, after hitting its lowest level in a month. US gold futures also»»»

Since returning to office, Donald Trump has plastered his name, likeness and signature across a series of US government buildings and documents. In the latest on this list, the US State Department announced that to mark the USA’s 250th birthday, it was unveiling a limited-edition “patriot passport”»»»

A team of Iranian football officials left Canada before the start of this week's FIFA Congress due to the "inappropriate behaviour" of immigration officials at Toronto airport, Iranian media reported Wednesday. The Iranian federation's president is a former member of Iran's Revolutionary Guard»»»

Tunis, April 29 (TAP) - The proceedings of a trilateral ministerial meeting between Tunisia, Libya and Algeria, held in the Libyan capital Tripoli, concluded with the signing of the basic statute for a permanent consultation mechanism on shared...»»»

Tom Kopke broke the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to solve a rotating puzzle cube while in freefall. Photo courtesy of Guinness World Records April 29 (UPI) -- A 23-year-old German YouTuber jumped out of a plane to break the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to solve a rotatin»»»

Workers arrive at the Samsung SDI factory in God, Hungary. File. Photo by Marton Monus / EPA April 28 (Asia Today) -- Samsung SDI is on the verge of securing a major battery supply agreement with Amazon for data centers, in a deal estimated to be worth up to 1 trillion won ($700 million-$1 billion)»»»

DAMACUS: Syria’s interior minister on Wednesday said it detained an Assad-era general accused of involvement in the 2013 Ghouta chemical attack.In a post on X, Anas Khattab said that “Adnan Abboud Hilweh, one of the most prominent officers responsible for the chemical massacre in Eastern Ghouta in »»»

JEDDAH: Saudi girls’ youth football reached a landmark moment this week as Jeddah United were crowned champions of the U-17 First Division League in its first season. The 2025-26 inaugural edition concluded with the final at King Abdulaziz University Stadium, which saw Jeddah United overcome Najmat»»»

Vladimir Putin and ​Donald Trump held a phone call on Wednesday ​in which the Russian leader put forward ideas on resolving the conflict over Iran's nuclear programme, a Kremlin aide ​said. Putin ‌also proposed a repeat of ⁠a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine to mark the anniversary of the end ‌of Wor»»»

HONG KONG: World shares were mixed on Wednesday following losses on Wall Street, while oil prices gained more than 3 percent on uncertainties over when the war in Iran will end. The futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged less than 0.1 percent higher. The Federal Reserve »»»

SINGAPORE: The Asian Development Bank on Wednesday cut its economic growth forecast for the region to 4.7 percent this year and 4.8 percent next year, down from earlier projections of 5.1 percent for both years, due to the war in the Middle East. It also raised its inflation forecast for Asia and t»»»

The LEGO-style videos making fun of Donald Trump over his war in Iran have racked up millions of views on social media. FRANCE 24's Tehran correspondent spoke to the content creator blurring the line between entertainment and propaganda.»»»

Last year, the Election Commission of India launched a "Special Intensive Revision", or SIR, describing it as an exercise to eliminate duplicate or deceased voters. So far, 13 states and federally administered territories have completed the task, leading to the deletion of over 55 million voters fr»»»

There are those who want the US and Iran to settle and those who want regime change. Among the latter, there’s Israel of course and then there’s the United Arab Emirates who’ve signaled OPEC’s cautious response as a reason for quitting the cartel. The end of OPEC? How will its biggest producer Saud»»»

DOHA: Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani crowned the winners of the Al Hail and Al Zamoul open rounds of the Annual Purebred Arabian Camel Racing Festival for the Sword of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad A»»»

April 29 (UPI) -- Two people are dead and 10 are injured after a small plane crashed into a hangar Wednesday at an airport in Adelaide, South Australia. News.com.au reported that the two people killed were in a Diamond DA42 two-engine plane, while one person who'd been in the hangar sustained life-»»»

Hungary's ​incoming leader Peter Magyar on Wednesday said he had a "highly constructive" meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on frozen EU funds ​that he ‌said would soon start arriving in Budapest. Incoming Hungarian leader Peter Magyar vowed Wednesday that fro»»»

Russia ​will hold a scaled-back version of its Victory Day parade marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. For the first time in nearly two decades, the annual parade on Moscow's Red Square will not feature a military hardware display. The Kremlin»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he believes NASA has “a good shot” at returning astronauts to the Moon’s surface before he leaves the White House. Asked if he thought the US space agency would achieve the goal before his second term ends in early 2029, Trump said, “we don’t »»»

LONDON: On the first day of April, as Brazilian mill operators began the new harvest season, the numbers on their trading screens had little to do with sugar. Crude oil was trading above $119 a barrel, ethanol margins were climbing, and the Strait of Hormuz had effectively closed to commercial ship»»»

Dubai: UAE motorists are unlikely to see a sharp drop in fuel prices for May, with rates set to be announced later today, even as global oil markets surge again. Crude has jumped sharply—adding fresh upward pressure, but too late to significantly alter May fuel prices. Brent crude has surged to $11»»»

US president Donald Trump imposed a naval blockage on the Strait of Hormuz to block the exit of Iranian oil and said that the storage would “explode” on April 29 after Iran’s storage tanks were filled to brim. That day came and went and nothing happened. Digging a little deeper and Iran has a lot m»»»

US president Donald Trump imposed a naval blockage on the Strait of Hormuz to block the exit of Iranian oil and said that the storage would “explode” on April 29 after Iran’s storage tanks were filled to brim. That day came and went and nothing happened. Digging a little deeper and Iran has a lot m»»»

US president Donald Trump imposed a naval blockage on the Strait of Hormuz to block the exit of Iranian oil and said that the storage would “explode” on April 29 after Iran’s storage tanks were filled to brim. That day came and went and nothing happened. Digging a little deeper and Iran has a lot m»»»

US president Donald Trump imposed a naval blockage on the Strait of Hormuz to block the exit of Iranian oil and said that the storage would “explode” on April 29 after Iran’s storage tanks were filled to brim. That day came and went and nothing happened. Digging a little deeper and Iran has a lot m»»»

US president Donald Trump imposed a naval blockage on the Strait of Hormuz to block the exit of Iranian oil and said that the storage would “explode” on April 29 after Iran’s storage tanks were filled to brim. That day came and went and nothing happened. Digging a little deeper and Iran has a lot m»»»

US president Donald Trump imposed a naval blockage on the Strait of Hormuz to block the exit of Iranian oil and said that the storage would “explode” on April 29 after Iran’s storage tanks were filled to brim. That day came and went and nothing happened. Digging a little deeper and Iran has a lot m»»»

US president Donald Trump imposed a naval blockage on the Strait of Hormuz to block the exit of Iranian oil and said that the storage would “explode” on April 29 after Iran’s storage tanks were filled to brim. That day came and went and nothing happened. Digging a little deeper and Iran has a lot m»»»

US president Donald Trump imposed a naval blockage on the Strait of Hormuz to block the exit of Iranian oil and said that the storage would “explode” on April 29 after Iran’s storage tanks were filled to brim. That day came and went and nothing happened. Digging a little deeper and Iran has a lot m»»»

US president Donald Trump imposed a naval blockage on the Strait of Hormuz to block the exit of Iranian oil and said that the storage would “explode” on April 29 after Iran’s storage tanks were filled to brim. That day came and went and nothing happened. Digging a little deeper and Iran has a lot m»»»

US president Donald Trump imposed a naval blockage on the Strait of Hormuz to block the exit of Iranian oil and said that the storage would “explode” on April 29 after Iran’s storage tanks were filled to brim. That day came and went and nothing happened. Digging a little deeper and Iran has a lot m»»»

US president Donald Trump imposed a naval blockage on the Strait of Hormuz to block the exit of Iranian oil and said that the storage would “explode” on April 29 after Iran’s storage tanks were filled to brim. That day came and went and nothing happened. Digging a little deeper and Iran has a lot m»»»

US president Donald Trump imposed a naval blockage on the Strait of Hormuz to block the exit of Iranian oil and said that the storage would “explode” on April 29 after Iran’s storage tanks were filled to brim. That day came and went and nothing happened. Digging a little deeper and Iran has a lot m»»»

Located in Alkhobar, Ten Degrees Cafe offers a calm, spacious setting that leans more toward a quiet retreat than a typical busy cafe. The interior is warm and minimal, with wide seating areas that make it ideal for long stays, whether for work or casual catch-ups. It is the kind of place that feel»»»

NEW YORK CITY: A number of independent UN experts on Wednesday warned that reconstruction efforts in Gaza will not succeed unless the root causes of the destruction, including the Israeli occupation and systemic discrimination against Palestinians, are addressed. Their comments followed the publica»»»

SANYA: President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani crowned the winners of the 3x3 basketball competition at the 6th Asian Beach Games Sanya 2026, currently taking place in Sanya, People's Republic of China. Qatar's national team claimed the gold medal, while Th»»»

UK police were Wednesday investigating the stabbings of two Jewish men in north London as a "terrorist incident", the knifing following a series of arson attacks targeting Jewish sites. King Charles III and Prime Minister Keir Starmer led the condemnation of the "appalling" late morning assaults in»»»

Memes, humour, and trolling of American politicians: This is how a handful of Iranian embassies have become superstars on “X”, attracting millions of views. But how did the old-fashioned and largely ignored accounts of Iran’s diplomats in South Africa, Thailand, and the United Kingdom suddenly turn»»»

Ahead of the first-ever EU–Armenia summit, France 24’s François Picard sits down with Armenia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ararat Mirzoyan, at the country’s newly inaugurated embassy in Paris. He presents a country at a pivotal juncture: one defined by the simultaneous consolidation of peace»»»

1 of 3 | Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the Department of Defense's proposed fiscal year 2027 budget request at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday. The Pentagon gave its first estimate of the cost of the U.S. conflict with Iran a»»»

Russian forces must withdraw from "all of Mali" and the ruling junta will "fall sooner or later", a spokesman for Tuareg rebels told AFP, after Islamist insurgents and separatists launched attacks destabilising the west African country. FRANCE 24's Juliette Brown reports.»»»

A spokesperson for Mali's Tuareg rebel group Azawad Liberation Front pledged on Wednesday that the country's ruling junta "will fall" and said the group wanted to see Russian forces withdraw "from all of Mali" after weekend attacks by Islamist insurgents and Tuareg separatists targeting major »»»

Elon Musk faced fiery questioning Wednesday in his court showdown with OpenAI, as he insisted that the maker of ChatGPT had fooled him by turning what was an altruistic pursuit into a profit-making juggernaut. His second day of testimony in federal court in Oakland, California grew testy at times, »»»

1 of 3 | Kevin Warsh speaks April 21 during a Senate committee on his nomination in the Dirksen Senate Office Building near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. His nominee passed the committee Wednesday and will go to the full Senate. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo April 29 (UPI) -- Kevi»»»

1 of 4 | NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, Artemis II pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch, commander Reid Wiseman and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen (L to R) meet with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House Wednesday. Photo by Graeme Sloan/UPI | License P»»»

PARIS: France has released a detailed “roadmap” to wean the country from planet-heating oil, gas and coal by 2050, an important signal at a moment when nations are reassessing their reliance on fossil fuels. The plan, presented at a global climate conference, does not unveil any new pledges but bri»»»

Ships transit the Panama Canal in Panama City, Panama, The United States and five countries in Latin America and the Caribbean backed Panama in a joint statement, warning that economic pressure from China against Panama-flagged vessels could affect regional maritime trade. Photo by Carlos Lemos/EPA»»»

LONDON: Palestinian Vice President Hussein Al-Sheikh met on Wednesday with Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa at the People’s Palace in Damascus to discuss the latest regional developments. He reaffirmed Palestinian support for Syria’s territorial unity and discussed with Al-Sharaa the developments i»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump has told Israel's Channel 12 that he is working on preventing the collapse of the Lebanon-Israel ceasefire over the next two weeks and beyond. "I told (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu that he needs to act in Lebanon in a more surgical manner, not to knock down»»»