How a huge wave of Israeli strikes brought chaos to LebanonAt 14:15 local time on 8 April 2026, Israel launched a massive wave of strikes against Lebanon - just hours after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran to pause fighting in the Gulf region.Israel said it struck 100 targets in 10 minutes, dashing hopes in Lebanon that the pause in fighting in...

Woman and child jumped off roof to escape deadly Louisiana shootingGetty ImagesA woman and a child jumped from a rooftop to escape a mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, where authorities say a father fatally shot eight children, including seven of his own.Officials said they were first alerted to the gun attack in an emergency phone call at 05:55CDT (11:55GMT) on Sunday. The caller reported...

Samsung Needs to Learn a Big Lesson From XiaomiIn the last week, both Samsung and Xiaomi have taken the wraps off their latest superphones, but only one of them has properly impressed me. I've spent weeks testing the Leica Leitzphone by Xiaomi ahead of its launch at MWC 2026 and I concluded that it's the best camera phone I've ever used. I even gave it a CNET Editors' Choice award because it...

Fusion startup Helion hits blistering temps as it races toward 2028 deadline The Everett, Washington-based fusion energy startup Helion announced Friday that it has hit a key milestone in its quest for fusion power. Plasmas inside the company’s Polaris prototype reactor have reached 150 million degrees Celsius, three-quarters of the way toward what the company thinks it will need to operate a...

Cuba says it will release 51 prisoners in the coming daysGetty ImagesDíaz-Canel said Cuba's electricity grid was increasingly "unstable".Cuba will release 51 prisoners in the coming days as a demonstration of "goodwill" following talks with the Vatican, Havana's government has said.It did not specify whether they included political prisoners, but it said they had all "served a significant...