World - Sunday, April 19, 2026

The android won a half-marathon for robots (and humans) on Sunday in Beijing, achieving a technological milestone while finishing faster than any person in history.

Meanwhile ACT independent David Pocock is calling for a 25% tax on gas exports to fund welfare and housing. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Chalmers warns of ‘big risks’ to inflation and growth as global oil price jumps again The global oil price jumped by as much as 7.9% this morning as traders responded to fading hopes of a new peace deal that could end the US-Israel war on Iran and reopen the strait of Hormuz. The big risks here are to inflation and to growth, and the key factors which will determine whether we get a bit more inflation or a lot more inflation, a bit less growth or a lot less growth, will be how long the war continues, how long it takes to reopen the Strait in an enduring way, and how long it takes for the global economy to get back to something which looks a bit a little bit more like normal. For markets, the weekend’s developments highlight that the path to the end of hostilities and a sustained ceasefire in the Middle East may not be straightforward. Over the next few weeks, and subject to plant inspection, the company expects to be in a position to … lift the production of diesel, jet fuel, and petrol to over 90% of capacity. Continue reading...

Without better last-mile connectivity and affordable fares, metro use is unlikely to improve quickly, say experts.

Two U.S. Embassy personnel were killed in an "accident" in Mexico, according to U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ronald Johnson. Details remain unclear.

President Trump said a Navy destroyer had attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged vessel in the Gulf of Oman. The White House said it is dispatching a high-level delegation, including Vice President JD Vance, to Pakistan for negotiations.

Trump says US navy ship fired on vessel that tried to get past blockade; Iran has pledged to keep strait of Hormuz closed until blockade is lifted Full report: Iran closes strait of Hormuz again ‘until US lifts blockade’ UN secretary-general António Guterres has strongly condemned the killing of a French peacekeeper and the wounding of three others in an attack in southern Lebanon , spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said in a statement to the Associated Press. The UN peacekeeping force came under attack with small-arms fire on Saturday morning, with two of the injured hurt seriously, France’s president and the force known as UNIFIL said. Continue reading...

A DNA and legal project has identified the fathers of 20 children born near a military base in Kenya.

President Trump said the United States attacked an Iranian ship that tried to get past the U.S. blockade, hours after Iran said the blockade was a war crime that violated the cease-fire.

A French soldier was killed in a southern Lebanon ambush allegedly carried out by Hezbollah, straining the 10-day Israel-Lebanon ceasefire agreement.

Shreveport police say suspect Shamar Elkins, who was fatally shot, killed seven of his children and injured their mother in a ‘domestic violence incident’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox At least eight children were killed, and two adults were wounded in a mass shooting in the Louisiana city of Shreveport, in what police called a “domestic violence incident”. Chris Bordelon, the Shreveport police department spokesperson, said on Sunday evening that the suspect, Shamar Elkins, killed seven of his own children and wounded their mother, as well as killing another child. Continue reading...