Alex RossThursday April 30, 2026 Screen grab from body worn camera of police officers confronting and arresting a 45-year-old man who remains in custody, they have said, following two people being stabbed in Golders Green (Metropolitan Police/PA)Metropolitan Police A victim of the suspected terror attack in Golders Green has condemned the government for “not doing its job” after recalling the moment he was stabbed in the chest. Shilome Rand, 34, was wounded alongside 76-year-old Moshe Ben Baila, known locally as Moshe Shine,…

BY MARK VANCLEAVE AND ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, ASSOCIATED PRESSWednesday April 29, 2026 Federal investigators swept through multiple locations in Minnesota on Tuesday, carrying out searches and removing boxes of records and other material in what authorities described as an ongoing fraud probe into publicly funded programs for children. State and federal agents were seen at childcare centers in the Minneapolis area, though officials released no information about the suspected crimes. KSTP-TV reported that one team arrived with…

Oil prices climb past $106 as Hormuz standstill chokes global energy flows Oil prices extended gains at the start of the week as markets saw little prospect of a swift end to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint that typically carries about one-fifth of the world’s oil. Brent crude, the global benchmark, rose as much as 3% on Sunday to top $106 a barrel before easing slightly. It traded at $104.63 as of 04:30 GMT Monday, up nearly 1.5%. Brent crude: $104.63 at 04:30 GMT, after briefly topping $106…

MOGADISHU, Somalia — In the shadow of sandbagged checkpoints and concrete blast walls, the National Theater sits like a survivor. Years after a suicide bomber tore through its auditorium, the stage still glows under hard light. On a recent morning, Hassan Barre stepped forward to offer a different emblem of Somalia: poetry. “Somalis must be aware of their responsibility to their country and each other,” he recited, his cadence steady and unhurried. The 70-year-old cut a somber figure at the podium, his voice carrying over a…