GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Like lots of games, Minecraft is celebrating April Fools' Day with a good, old-fashioned joke. But rather than simply making a silly social media post ...

Minecraft players can use seeds to create worlds with unique villages, which offer trade and shelter for anyone preparing for future adventures.

Part of Minecraft's charm has always been its simple, blocky, pixelated aesthetic. With more items than ever and some retextures over the years, vanilla Minecraft looks slightly less grassroots than ...

The Java Edition of Minecraft is sometimes thought to not have as many seeds for custom worlds as the Bedrock version of the game. Since Java is only available to limited PC users, adventures may ...

I cannot say with 100% certainty that nineteen-year-old Justin Jin is not pulling an elaborate prank on me. In my defense, Jin’s company Giggles — which he describes as “putting a trading app and ...

As leaders are killed and replaced, Iranian negotiators may not know what their government is willing to concede in any negotiations. By Julian E. Barnes Adam Goldman and Ronen Bergman Julian Barnes ...

REDMOND, Wash., and PARIS — April 8, 2026 — Ten years after co-creating Marcel, an innovative AI platform, Microsoft and Publicis Groupe announce the expansion of their strategic partnership to build ...

U.S. forces launched more than 90 “restrikes” on Kharg Island, Iran’s oil export hub, early on Tuesday but have avoided hitting oil infrastructure. By Helene Cooper Julian E. Barnes and Eric Schmitt ...

A US-sanctioned tanker with links to China, the Rich Starry, has transited the Strait of Hormuz, despite the US blockade of the waterway. According to the respected maritime news and intelligence ...

Iran is requiring ships to obtain its permission to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, the CEO of the United Arab Emirates' state-owned oil company said. "The Strait of Hormuz is not open," Sultan ...

• New strikes after ceasefire announcement: Missile attacks were reported across the Gulf region and Israel shortly after President Donald Trump announced he’d agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran ...

The roadmap contains concrete measures with timelines across five areas: simplifying rules, a more integrated single market, championing strong trade, reducing energy prices and decarbonising and ...