Daily News Summary – 2026-05-01 – en

The UK raised its national terrorism threat level from 'substantial' to 'severe' following a stabbing attack on two Jewish men outside a synagogue in Golders Green, north London, on 29 April 2026.

In what archaeologists are calling a once-in-a-career discovery, the largest Viking coin hoard ever found in Norway has been unearthed near the village of Rena in Innlandet County.

In a dramatic policy reversal, Belgium has announced plans to nationalize all seven of its nuclear reactors from French energy giant Engie, suspending all decommissioning activities and aiming to restart previously closed units.

President Donald Trump has threatened to reduce the number of US troops stationed in Germany, escalating a bitter feud with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the US-led war in Iran.

James Holder, the 54-year-old co-founder of the global fashion brand Superdry, has been found guilty of rape by a jury at Gloucester Crown Court in England.

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that the United States will raise import tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union to 25%, effective next week.

A possible suicide note handwritten by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been locked away in a New York courthouse for nearly seven years, hidden from the public and federal investigators alike.

The rising use of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy is creating an unexpected winner in the confectionery world: mint and gum sales.

Under India's 2026 chairmanship, the BRICS bloc is advancing a multipronged strategy to reduce dollar dependence not through a single common currency, but via interoperable central bank digital currency (CBDC) corridors.

The global race for rare earth elements and critical minerals has entered a new phase of strategic urgency.

Global trade in 2026 is not deglobalizing — it is reglobalizing along geopolitical fault lines, creating a paradox that challenges decades of economic orthodoxy.