Palestinians in West Bank and some in Gaza vote in local elections
Palestinians are voting in local elections on Saturday, including the first poll of any kind to be held in Gaza since 2006.
· Sean Seddon
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Polls open in Gaza area in first municipal election in 20 years
Palestinians in central Gaza and the occupied West Bank have begun voting in municipal elections, the first local vote held since the start of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.
· Al Jazeera
Dragons go from bad to worse and are the NRL’s new laughing stock
The hopes and prayers of the Dragons hierarchy that Monday’s messy split with coach Shane Flanagan – and the hastily convened press conference that followed – wouldn’t be the most shambolic episode of their week were not answered on Saturday afternoon.
· Tom Decent
Probable cause exists to impeach Sara, says veteran lawyer
MANILA, Philippines — Lawyer Lorna Kapunan said she believed that the House of Representatives Committee on Justice has seen and heard enough – from the discrepancies in Vice President Sara Duterte's declared net worth to the flagged bank transactions – to find probable cause to impeach her.
· PNA
Flood of small parcels from China pushes Belgian airport’s capacity to limit
Belgium’s top customs official says main problem is that many products do not meet EU standards
· Xiaofei Xu
Flood of small parcels from China pushes Belgian airport’s capacity to limit
Belgium’s top customs official says main problem is that many products do not meet EU standards
· Xiaofei Xu
Voting underway in West Bank, parts of Gaza
Palestinians in the West Bank and parts of the Gaza Strip began voting in municipal elections, the first since the war that began in October 2023.
· Middleeasteye
From Iran to Paris weather: Alleged prediction market violations start stacking up
Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi are quickly becoming an economic and political force, accruing multi-billion dollar valuations and drawing support from key officials in the Trump administration.
· Gregory Svirnovskiy
Arrests reported amid Israeli operations in West Bank
Israeli forces carried out raids across the occupied West Bank, arresting several Palestinians, including three in Nablus, according to Wafa.
· Middleeasteye
Palestinians vote in local elections in the West Bank and part of Gaza
A voter prepares his ballot at a polling station during municipal elections in the West Bank city of Ramallah, March 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File)
· Sam Metz
Hong Kong Aberdeen marina project attracting local and overseas interest
Experts call for infrastructure upgrades and clearer premium tourism positioning as Singaporean operator and leading local yacht club declare interest
· Edith Lin
Hong Kong Aberdeen marina project attracting local and overseas interest
Experts call for infrastructure upgrades and clearer premium tourism positioning as Singaporean operator and leading local yacht club declare interest
· Edith Lin
Israeli court uncovers covert Hamas funding network, key figures sentenced
A recent ruling by the Central District Court has unveiled a covert financial network designed to funnel money to Hamas, thereby supporting the terror group's efforts in the Israel-Gaza conflict.
· HODAYA RAN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Uzbekistan pushes digital, aiming to formalize shadow economy
Tashkent's market traders tend to transact in cash. (Photo by Alina Vozniuk)
· Staff Writer
Default in our stars: China’s banks use satellites to track assets with sky-high scrutiny
Analysts say orbital monitoring of sites, property and other assets provides vital data on borrowers
· Ralph Jennings
Default in our stars: China’s banks use satellites to track assets with sky-high scrutiny
Analysts say orbital monitoring of sites, property and other assets provides vital data on borrowers
· Ralph Jennings
Horticultural production losses reach $25 million after cyclone
Carnarvon growers are dealing with the financial and mental toll of enduring four natural disasters in four months. (ABC News: Andrew Chounding)
· Georgia Hargreaves
Are ice baths good for you? What you need to know before taking the plunge
Ice baths and cold plunges are springing up across Hong Kong, but will traditional Chinese medicine ideas freeze them out of the market?
· Chloe Loung
Are ice baths good for you? What you need to know before taking the plunge
Ice baths and cold plunges are springing up across Hong Kong, but will traditional Chinese medicine ideas freeze them out of the market?
· Chloe Loung
Xavier Becerra knows nothing — it’s the one thing he’s good at
Xavier Becerra drew criticism when he gave Gavin Newsom an “A for effort” on homelessness at the recent debate.
· CA Post Editorial Board
US special forces soldier accused of using secret intel to win $400K on Maduro raid unmasked as he’s granted bond
A U.S. special forces soldier was granted bond Friday on charges that he used classified information about the mission to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to win more than $400,000 on the prediction market Polymarket, a federal magistrate said Friday.
· Associated Press
The Pope's True Loyalty Is To Globalism, Not Christianity
Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us
· Tyler Durden
U.S. Unveils More Sanctions Targeting Iran’s Shadow Fleet
The United States rolled out a blitz of sanctions on Friday, targeting 40 shipping firms and vessels that it identified as being part of Iran’s so-called shadow fleet of oil tankers, as the Trump administration broadened its efforts to cripple the Iranian economy.
· Alan Rappeport
Nvidia stock closes at record, pushing market cap past $5 trillion
Nvidia shares closed at a record on Friday for the first time since October, pushing the company's market cap past $5 trillion, as investors piled into the AI chip trade ahead of earnings next week from tech's hyperscalers.
· Jordan Novet
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘New Bandits’ Season 2 On Prime Video, Where Ubaldo Gets More Embedded In His Family Of Bandits After His Father Is Killed
In the first season of the Brazilian thriller New Bandits, a banker and former army officer embeds himself in his birth family, who are a group of bank robbers. Over the course of that first season, he realized it would be better to be a part of that family’s legacy than to try to keep playing things straight. In th…
· Joel Keller
How major US stock indexes fared Friday 4/24/2026
A surge for Intel following a blowout profit report helped lead technology stocks higher, while oil prices keep swinging in the wait for what’s next with the Iran war.
· The Associated Press
Tech titan Peter Thiel bets on Argentina with $12M Buenos Aires mansion buy — and it’s no secret why
Peter Thiel has quietly dropped $12 million on one of Buenos Aires’ most storied mansions — and the city’s luxury real estate market may never be the same.
· Mary K. Jacob
Explosives stock seized at Kasagala Expressway exit
Police officers at the Kasagala Expressway exit arrested a man transporting a large cache of explosives yesterday (24). The suspect, a resident of Mulkirigala, Weeraketiya, was apprehended during a vehicle search as he left the expressway in a cab.
· damith
Dog breeders to downsize from Mosman mansion, listing it for $35m
Helen Goyen and her husband, Stuart, both registered breeders of golden retrievers, have put their Mosman mansion on the market with a price guide of $35 million, local sources have revealed.
· Kristy Johnson
Regeneron weighs overseas price for Otarmeni, gene therapy for rare type of hearing loss
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals will make its newly approved gene therapy for a rare, genetic form of hearing loss available for free in the U.S. The company hasn't yet decided how much it will charge in other countries, Regeneron CEO Leonard Schleifer told CNBC on Friday."We haven't set a price yet, but they should pay t…
· Angelica Peebles
Race To Refill U.S. Weapons Stockpiles Will Supercharge War Economy
The U.S. military's 55-day war with Iran has alarmingly drawn down several categories of high-end air-delivered munitions, forcing the Department of War to draw from critical stockpiles in Asia and Europe. The drawdown of these weapons only suggests a possible readiness problem and helps explain why President Trump'…
· Tyler Durden
Intel's stock soars more than 20% as chipmaker shows signs of a turnaround
Intel shares soared more than 20% on Friday as investors cheered signs of renewed growth due to mounting artificial intelligence demand.
· Samantha Subin, Katie Tarasov
The hidden costs that UAE investors miss when building their portfolios | The National
Attractive yields, zero income tax and a buoyant property market have long made the UAE a compelling destination for investors. But financial specialists caution that a significant portion of those returns is routinely consumed by compounding costs.
· Katy Gillett
Dubai property market dips but homes keep on selling | The National
Dubai residents who were priced out of the property market for years are using a dip to get on the ladder.
· Alexander Christou
Why US military might and Israeli 'magical thinking' have battered, but not broken, Iran | The National
Eight weeks into the Iran war and with the global economy on a knife-edge, the end game to the conflict has yet to play out. But what is clear is that, in military terms, it has not matched preconceptions.
· Thomas Harding
Moroccan capital welcomes $700M Mohammed VI Tower
A view of Mohammed VI tower, the tallest tower in Morocco and one of the tallest in Africa, after its opening, in Sale, near Rabat, Morocco, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo)
· Akram Oubachir
Bessent defends U.S. dollar swap lines as Iran war harms global finances
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday defended the possibility of the U.S. participating in currency swaps with allies in the Persian Gulf and Asia who are seeking financial backstops due to the Iran war.
· Kevin Breuninger
Jane Street Made A Record $40 Billion In Trading Revenue Last Year, More Than All Wall Street Banks
The 10am slam in bitcoin, which we documented virtually every days since 2024 may have ended once Jane Street got busted for insider trading in the Terraform collapse, but that doesn't mean that the Wall Street HFT trading giant slowed down. On the contrary: according to Bloomberg, Jane Street Group reeled in a Wall…
· Tyler Durden
Want to be superrich? Ask Sara how
ANTI-MONEY Laundering Council (AMLC) Executive Director Ronel Buenaventura told the House Justice Committee on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, that Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband Mans Carpio made bank transactions in the amount of P6.77 billion in 20 years. The AMLC disclosure stacks another pile of dung at …
· Ingming Aberia
Cava's Lone Bear Analyst Flags Weak Foot Traffic After Stock's 123% Surge
Northcoast Research analyst Jim Sanderson has emerged as Cava Group's lone bear on Wall Street, warning in an interview with Bloomberg that the stock's 123% rally has gone too far.
· Tyler Durden
Iran war impact seeps ever deeper into global economy
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· Reuters
ADB spouses serve a Filipino fest of culture
The Asian Development Bank headquarters came alive with music, dance and Filipino flavors during “Flavors and Rhythms of the Philippines,” a fundraising event organized by Filipino spouses of ADB staff. Hi Society attended the event at the invitation of dear friend Irene Wicklein, wife of ADB Director General Winfri…
· Becky Garcia
Israeli settlers attack homes in Qusra near Nablus
Israeli settlers have attacked Palestinian homes in the town of Qusra, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
· Middleeasteye
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust partners with US fund on alternative investments
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank aims to develop expertise in alternative investments, a relatively small asset class in Japan that is expected to grow. © Reuters
· Staff Writer
Prudential 'still very committed' to Japan market: CEO
Prudential's Japanese operation is the second largest for the group after the U.S. (Photo by Kaisuke Ohta)
· Staff Writer
AMD shares soar 12% on no company news. Here's what has investors so excited
Intel's latest earnings report showed big demand for central processing units, or CPUs, as companies rush to build out their artificial intelligence capabilities, sending its stock surging. The numbers led investors to scoop up shares of another major chipmaker: Advanced Micro Devices.
· Tobias Burns
Trump DOJ dropping criminal probe of Fed Chair Jerome Powell over central bank renovations
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice is dropping its criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over costly building renovations at its headquarters in the nation’s capital.
· Josh Christenson
Justice Department drops criminal probe of Fed chair Powell
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell leaves after the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) meeting during the World Bank/IMF spring meetings at the IMF headquarters in Washington, Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
· Christopher Rugaber
Post investigation reveals NYC DOE has spent $5B-plus on rent to private landlords — including buildings with no commercial value
The New York City Department of Education has wasted over a staggering $5 billion in taxpayer funds on rent to private landlords — often paying above-market prices to house flailing schools, a Post investigation found.
· Mary K. Jacob
Staggering amount Eric Swalwell paid lawyer to fight sex assault claims
Eric Swalwell paid a hotshot Los Angeles lawyer $40,000 in campaign funds to defend him on television against sexual assault allegations that ultimately unraveled his political career, according to a recent financial disclosure.
· Ross O'Keefe