The Osmonds singer Alan Osmond dies aged 76
Alan Osmond, the oldest member of family pop group The Osmonds, one of the most successful groups of the 1970s has died, his family has
GitHub freezes new Copilot sign-ups as agentic AI breaks the economics of flat-rate developer subscriptions
Agentic coding workflows are now routinely generating costs that exceed what users pay per month. GitHub’s response, pausing new sign-ups for Pro, Pro+, and Student
Seapoint raises €7.5M and opens to all UK and Irish founders
The Dublin and London-based fintech, founded by ex-Stripe and ex-Tide engineers, has processed over 100,000 transactions and 40,000 invoices across 80+ early customers. Its €7.5M
Pakistan races against time to get Iran back to US talks as truce end nears
But a series of escalations by the US is complicating those efforts, say analysts.
EU credibility is on the line over Israel, says Spanish foreign minister
Spain warns EU credibility at risk without unified stance on Israel, urges consistency with its Russia policy.
Iran-US war: Four scenarios for what’s next as talks stumble
Between an expiring ceasefire and a possible deal lies a range of ways in which the war could proceed, analysts say.
Animal activists celebrate their first global ‘Sanctuary Day’
It’s been 40 years since animal advocates founded a sanctuary for farm animals in New York and California, and they say April 17 is their
Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed
The “landmark” legislation aims to stop anyone born after 1 January 2009 from taking up smoking to create a smoke-free generation.
How will Apple change under ‘product guy’ John Ternus?
As Tim Cook announces his departure from the top job at Apple, these are the key challenges for new boss John Ternus.
Nigeria charges six people with treason over Independence Day coup plot
Allegations of a coup plot first surfaced in October 2025 when an Independence Day parade was cancelled.
Mass trial for 486 alleged MS-13 gang leaders begins in El Salvador
The group are collectively accused of committing more than 47,000 crimes, including murder.
Unprecedented ruling finds Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ laws in breach of EU values
The EU’s top court finds that the reforms breached EU values on a number of levels and broke the founding values of the EU treaty.
SCOTUS conversion therapy decision “opens a dangerous can of worms”
“We are on a slippery slope now: For the first time, the Supreme Court has interpreted the First Amendment to bless a risk of therapeutic