YouTube Premium subscription prices in the United States have quietly increased again, with the changes taking effect on April 10, 2026, reportedly without any official announcement from the company.

Qatar Airways has announced that due to a higher-than-usual volume of service requests, processing times for refunds and other requests may take slightly longer than normal.

Apple is expected to launch the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max this fall, and new reports suggest the devices will feature three notable design updates alongside a range of new features.

The European Court of Justice ruled that national laws preventing people from changing gender information on identity documents are incompatible with EU law.

Consumer goods companies worldwide are seeing a surge in leadership changes as they navigate tariff pressures and volatile consumer spending.

Russia's top diplomat, Sergey Lavrov, met with his Syrian counterpart in Moscow on Thursday, marking the first official visit by a member of Syria's new government since the ousting of former president Bashar al-Assad in a rebel offensive last year. This meeting underscores Russia's continued backing of the Syrian government despite the significant political changes in Syria.

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The recently announced changes to Telegram's privacy policy are not large-scale; the messenger's management could have disclosed IP addresses and phone numbers of criminals to the authorities upon official request, the messenger's founder Pavel Durov reported on his channel.