Australia to charge Big Tech companies 2% levy unless they strike local news deals
- 28-Apr-2026
SYDNEY: The Australian government said on Tuesday that Meta, Alphabet’s Google, and TikTok could face multimillion-dollar charges if they did not negotiate deals to pay local media outlets for news on their platforms. A proposed News Bargaining Incentive would tax the three big tech companies at 2.25% of their local revenues unless they struck agreements, […]
Indonesia train crash toll rises to 14 as rescuers complete evacuation
- 28-Apr-2026
JAKARTA: The death toll from a train collision near the Indonesian capital Jakarta has risen to 14 with another 84 injured, the train operator said on Tuesday, as rescuers completed work to extract survivors still trapped in the wreckage. The collision between a commuter train and a long-distance train happened late on Monday in Bekasi, […]
Top Jalisco cartel leader 'El Jardinero' arrested in Mexico
- 28-Apr-2026
MONTERREY: Mexican special forces have arrested Audias Flores, known as “El Jardinero” and one of the top commanders of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), in the western state of Nayarit, security minister Omar Garcia Harfuch said on Monday. Flores, a regional commander in control of swathes of CJNG territory along Mexico’s Pacific coast […]
UK retail sales tumble by most in over 40 years
- 28-Apr-2026
UK retailers reported the broadest year-on-year decline in sales in more than 40 years as the Iran war raised households’ inflation fears, a survey from the Confederation of UK Industry showed on Monday. The CBI’s monthly retail sales volume measure dropped to -68 in April from -52 in March, its lowest reading since the series […]
UK PM Starmer faces vote on possible parliamentary probe over Mandelson
- 28-Apr-2026
UK’s parliament will vote on Tuesday on a possible inquiry into Prime Minister Keir Starmer, looking at whether he misled the House of Commons over the appointment of former US ambassador Peter Mandelson. Any such inquiry could have serious implications for Starmer’s future. He has so far resisted pressure to quit over his decision to […]
Nobody better than PSG, says Luis Enrique ahead of Bayern semi
- 28-Apr-2026
Holders Paris St Germain take on Bayern Munich in a Champions League semi-final clash of two of the top attacking teams in Europe, and while Luis Enrique says the German club are the most consistent, no team is better than his side. Three of the last four teams, PSG, Bayern and Arsenal, are top of […]
Croatia midfielder Modric to undergo surgery on cheek fracture
- 28-Apr-2026
Croatia midfielder Luka Modric will undergo surgery for a fractured left cheekbone, his Serie A club AC Milan said on Monday, weeks before the 40-year-old is due to participate in his fifth World Cup. Luka Modric suffered the injury in a clash of heads with Juventus midfielder Manuel Locatelli in Sunday’s 0-0 draw at the […]
Sun Pharma to buy US drugmaker Organon for $11.75 billion
- 28-Apr-2026
Sun Pharma Industries will buy US drugmaker Organon & Co, in an all-cash deal valued at about $11.75 billion including debt, for the largest overseas acquisition by an Indian pharmaceutical company. The move comes as Sun, India’s biggest drugmaker by market value, steps up a push into higher-margin specialty medicines with a sharper focus on […]
American Airlines to raise $1.14 billion through aircraft-backed securities
- 28-Apr-2026
American Airlines is raising a combined $1.14 billion through the sale of aircraft-backed securities, and plans to use the proceeds to fund new planes, refinance existing aircraft and support general corporate needs, according to securities filings on Monday. The decision comes at a time when US airlines are cutting capacity and slashing profit forecasts as […]
Putin pledges support for Iran in talks with Araqchi in Russia, says he wants peace soon
- 28-Apr-2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in St. Petersburg on Monday and told him he hoped the Iranian people would weather what he described as a “difficult period” and that peace would soon prevail. Russia has offered to mediate to try to help restore calm to the Middle East […]