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Renault's new electric Twingo fits easily into the French carmaker's portfolio. It is a modern mini passenger car meant for urban European drivers, but it also tells a story about changes in the broader auto industry.   Renault developed the new Twingo over a breakneck 21 months in Shanghai, following an initial design phase in France.  The car is now in production in Slovenia, arriving this month at dealers with a

Skip next section Qatar warns against 'frozen conflict' in Gulf April 28, 2026 Qatar warns against 'frozen conflict' in Gulf Qatar has warned against the risk of a prolonged "frozen conflict" as US-Iran peace talks stall. Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said Doha does not want to see tensions repeatedly flare. "We do not want

Late-night show host Jimmy Kimmel on Monday defended a joke he made about US First Lady Melania Trump, saying it had been "misconstrued" and was not a "call to assassinate" the US President. "It was a very light ⁠roast ⁠joke about the fact that he's almost 80 and she's younger than I am," Kimmel said

Skip next section Anant Ambani offers home to Escobar hippos facing cull in Colombia April 28, 2026 Anant Ambani offers home to Escobar hippos facing cull in Colombia The Colombian government has authorized plans to cull up to 80 free-roaming hippopotamuses that scientists say are threatening local communities and ecosystems [FILE PHOTO: February 16, 2022]Image:

For Alex Ootoowak, watching the speckled gray narwhals migrate in the icy waters of the Arctic during hunting season is a cherished childhood memory. "It felt like a never-ending, looped-over scene of whales just constantly swimming past you all in the same direction, all migrating throughout the day, sometimes more than a day," said Ootoowak

Mexico's most powerful organized crime enterprise, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (JNGC), suffered another blow on Monday when the Mexican military captured one of its top commanders, Audias Flores Silva. Known as "El Jardinero," or The Gardener, Flores was seen as the possible successor to the leader of the cartel, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also know as

Skip next section German intelligence warns of potential attacks by pro-Iranian group April 28, 2026 German intelligence warns of potential attacks by pro-Iranian group German intelligence authorities have said they believe a pro-Iranian group intends to carry out more attacks in Europe, and of a more violent nature than previously.  The little-known group, called Harakat

A fatal train collision occurred outside Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, late Monday, killing at least 14 people, the state-owned KAI rail company said on Tuesday. It added that another 84 people received hospital treatment. What do we know about the crash A long-distance train crashed into the rear car of a stopped commuter train at

Five Maliangarrison towns — Kati, Bamako, Sevare, Gao and Kidal — were targeted simultaneously over the weekend. The al-Qaeda-linked jihadis of the Group for theSupport of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) in coordination with the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), mainly composed of Tuareg rebel independence movements, claimed responsibility. Nina Wilen, director for the Africa program at Egmont Royal Institute for International Relations in

China blocked US tech giant Meta from acquiring the AI firm Manus on Monday. China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said in a one-line statement that it would "prohibit foreign investment in Manus in accordance with laws and regulations, and requires the parties involved to withdraw the acquisition transaction." The announcement will force Meta