Cuba has suffered three nationwide blackouts in March 2026 alone, leaving millions without power as an effective oil blockade chokes the island's ageing energy infrastructure.
Centrica CEO Chris O'Shea warns that rising energy bills are 'inescapable' as wholesale gas prices more than double due to the Iran conflict, with the July 2026 price cap forecast to hit £1,973 and longer-term system costs set to push electricity prices beyond 2022 crisis peaks by 2030.
Flamengo midfielder Jorginho's viral Instagram post alleges Chappell Roan's security guard reduced his 11-year-old stepdaughter to tears at a Sao Paulo hotel during Lollapalooza Brazil, sparking a celebrity row that even drew in the Mayor of Rio de Janeiro.
Fallon Sherrock ended Beau Greaves' record-breaking 114-match winning streak on the PDC Women's Series with a 4-1 victory, averaging 102.12. Greaves bounced back to win Event 6 the same day.
UK Housing Secretary Steve Reed insists there is no assessment Iran could strike London, following an IDF claim and Iran's attempted missile strike on Diego Garcia at nearly double its previously stated range.
Japan has secured the release of a national detained in Iran since June 2025, but NHK journalist Shinnosuke Kawashima remains imprisoned in Evin Prison following his arrest by the IRGC in January 2026.
Trump has threatened to deploy ICE agents to US airports unless Democrats agree to fund the Department of Homeland Security. Nearly 50,000 TSA workers remain unpaid after five weeks, with hundreds quitting and airport wait times soaring.
Iran's missile strike on Diego Garcia demonstrates a 4,000 km range that edges towards European capitals, while US lawmakers demand Sarah Ferguson testify over her Epstein connections as her whereabouts remain unknown.
BTS reunited at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul for a free comeback concert after nearly four years apart, with their new album Arirang selling 3.98 million copies in its first day and an 82-date world tour on the horizon.
Iranian ballistic missiles struck near Israel's Dimona nuclear research centre and the city of Arad, wounding over 100 people. Israel's air defence interceptors failed to stop them, marking a dangerous new chapter in the three-week-old conflict.
Disney pulled The Bachelorette Season 22 just three days before its premiere after disturbing footage emerged of its star Taylor Frankie Paul. The TikTok sensation's casting was a franchise first that backfired spectacularly.
Movsar Evloev secured a controversial majority decision over Lerone Murphy at UFC London, extending his unbeaten record to 20-0 and positioning himself as the next challenger for Alexander Volkanovski's featherweight title.