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Meteorologists are calling for superlatives, saying the arrival of a heat wave so intense and rare for this time of year that some areas could break April temperature records before the month even begins. This extreme event, made worse by human-induced climate change, brings summer-like temperatures during March from California to Texas and as far north as Montana. Heat warnings and other heat warnings have been issued for millions of people from San Francisco to Phoenix and are likely to expand over time. The event has just begun. By the end of next week, the weather will scorch much of…

Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc engaged in a thrilling battle for the podium at the Chinese Grand Prix, with the seven-time world champion calling it “the best race I’ve ever experienced in F1”.Hamilton and Leclerc showed the best performance of F1’s new regulations, overtaking and re-overtaking several times around the Shanghai International Circuit on Sunday, and were close in the sprint on Saturday. Remarkably, the pair only had one minor contact, a “kiss” according to Hamilton, who took the lead and secured his first podium as a Ferrari driver. “It was kind of like a go-kart, going back and forth,…

Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme Council for National Security, arrives in Beirut, Lebanon, on September 27, 2025, to attend the memorial service for Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Courtney Bonneau | AFP | Getty ImagesIsraeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz announced on Tuesday that Iranian security chief Ali Larijani was killed in an overnight airstrike.According to Reuters, Katz said in a statement that he had been informed by the military that both Larijani and Iranian Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani had been killed. Iran has not yet confirmed this report. A message purported to be from Larijani was published on social media…

An Amazon employee delivers an Amazon package on February 2, 2026 in San Francisco, California.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAmazon The company announced Tuesday that it will begin offering one- and three-hour delivery in parts of the U.S. as it continues to find ways to satisfy impatient consumers. The company says three-hour delivery is available in about 2,000 U.S. cities and towns, and one-hour delivery is available in hundreds of those areas.”Our customers are busier than ever and are looking for new ways to save time while running their homes,” Udit Madan, Amazon’s senior vice president of worldwide…

6 games, 4 losses, no wins. Every team in England has a task to complete if they are to qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals.Failing to win in either of the first legs, the Premier League’s place in the latter stages of Europe’s top competition is in jeopardy. Manchester City, Chelsea and Spurs all need to pull off a miracle to overturn a three-goal deficit against top-flight opposition. Liverpool must also complete a comeback at Anfield, but Arsenal and Newcastle cannot afford to lose the second leg. Sky Sports’ football writers consider what each team needs to do to gain…

Iranian and Russian naval forces simulate the rescue of a hijacked ship during a joint naval exercise at Bandar Abbas Port near the Strait of Hormuz in Hormozgan, Iran, February 19, 2026.Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty ImagesA new wave of attacks on the United Arab Emirates’ energy infrastructure has raised concerns about prolonged supply disruptions during the Iran war.The incident comes after a drone attack on the world’s largest super-acid gas development sparked a fire in the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Fujairah oil industry and another tanker was rammed near the strategic Strait of Hormuz.The UAE also reopened its airspace…

A panoramic view of Alibaba’s headquarters on the West Bund in Shanghai, China, on February 28, 2026. (Photo: Ying Tang/NurPhoto, Getty Images)Null Photo | Null Photo | Getty ImagesChinese technology giant Alibaba on Tuesday released Wukong, a new agent-based artificial intelligence tool, for enterprise customers as the company faces reorganization and increased competition.The company told CNBC in a statement that Wukong provides “enterprise-grade security infrastructure” while allowing businesses to manage multiple agents through a single interface.The platform, which is still in invite-only testing, will allow users to manage agents who handle tasks such as document editing, approvals, meeting transcription, and…

Israel announced that it had killed Iranian security chief Ali Larijani in an attack on Tehran, demonstrating Israel’s continued determination to pursue senior figures in the Iranian regime, including those seen as pragmatists like Larijani. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has criticized US allies for not helping secure the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively closed off following US and Israeli attacks. Here’s what you need to know on day 18. What are the main headings? Israel ‘eliminates’ Larijani: Israel says it killed Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani in an attack on Tehran on Monday night.…

Important pointsSemi-liquid private credit vehicles are holding back withdrawals as investors rush to withdraw their funds. A “robust and growing” secondary market could help ease pressure amid concerns about a liquidity squeeze.Private credit investors could face a potential “off-ramp” as pressure mounts to cash out money from the $3 trillion industry. Asset managers in the sector, where so-called semi-liquid funds have made inroads into the private wealth market, have scrambled in recent weeks to limit investor withdrawals over concerns that bad loans could cause soaring default rates and a “rush to cash” among investors. Sunaina Sinha Haldea, global head of…

This is the second part of Al Jazeera’s Blood Tech series, which looks at how governments around the world, including those critical of Israel, are still using the technology they experimented on Palestinians. The first part, which looks at how the UK exploited Israeli military spyware, can be read here.U.S. tech giant Palantir’s relationship with the British government has come under increased scrutiny following the arrest of former British ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson over his links to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listPalantir was a client of Mr. Mandelson’s…