26-04-2026 NEW YORK: Meta is laying off about 8,000 workers, or about 10 percent of its workforce, the company has said as it continues to ramp up spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure and highly paid AI-expert hires. On Thursday, the company said it was making the cuts for the sake …

26-04-2026 BEIRUT: At a store in Beirut, a shopowner breaks into laughter. “No, I don’t want to comment on the negotiations,” he told Al Jazeera, referring to Thursday evening’s direct talks between Israel and Lebanon in Washington, DC. “If I say the wrong thing, someone might come hit me.” His …

26-04-2026 ROME: Pope Leo has criticized the world’s treatment of migrants and refugees, claiming that they are often viewed as “worse than house pets or animals”. Leo, who has previously attacked United States President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policies, called for better treatment of migrants as he flew back to …

25-04-2026 BEIRUT: Senior Iranian officials have blamed Washington for stalled peace negotiations due to the United States naval blockade of the country’s ports. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it captured two foreign vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and opened fire on a third ship for violating maritime regulations. Iran’s President …

25-04-2026 CONAKRY: Pope Leo has criticized the treatment of prisoners in Equatorial Guinea, ahead of a visit to a jail known for its dire conditions. He addressed the Central African nation on Wednesday at a Mass that drew some 100,000 people, including Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, the country’s leader and …

25-04-2026 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA: This year’s prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize has been awarded to six grassroots environmental activists from around the world for their efforts to fight climate change and save biodiversity. For the first time since the prize was created in 1989 by philanthropists Richard and Rhoda Goldman, all …

25-04-2026 TEHRAN: Iran says that the country’s institutions are fully prepared for its national football team’s participation in the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico. In a statement made to state broadcaster IRIB, government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said on Wednesday that the Ministry of Youth …

25-04-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: India’s central bank is in talks with global regulators, Indian lenders and government officials to understand the potential risks posed by Anthropic’s new artificial intelligence model Mythos, three sources said. The Reserve Bank of India’s preliminary assessment just like ‌that of global regulators suggests …

25-04-2026 WASHINGTON: The Trump family’s World Liberty crypto venture is being sued by one of its billionaire backers over allegations of extortion. Justin Sun has accused World Liberty of an “illegal scheme” to seize his WLFI tokens, a cryptocurrency issued by the company. Sun alleges the firm, co-founded by US …

25-04-2026 MEXICO CITY: The authorities in Mexico are still piecing together how a typical morning at the ancient pyramid complex of Teotihuacan, one of the country’s foremost tourist destinations, descended into terrifying gun violence on Monday. The video footage is disturbing. A gunman stands atop the imposing Pyramid of the …