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Toyota hikes profit forecasts on strong demand, weak yen

Above a maze of tents in a crowded displacement camp in Gaza, homemade wind turbines made from scrap metal and salvaged debris spin in the sea breeze, bringing electricity to struggling Palestinians. In the southern Khan Yunis camp, Kamal Al-Dabary, a...

Will lame duck Trump cause a flap after the midterms?

Philips says reached deal 'in principle' with US over sleep machine recall

Dutch electronics and medical device manufacturer Philips said Tuesday it had reached a deal "in principle" with US authorities to settle a long-running case over faulty sleep machines.

Bangladesh garment workers clash with police protesting higher wages

Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers blocked a major highway and clashed with police on Monday, demanding a monthly minimum wage more than double current pay, as protests spread across industrial hubs.

Binance says resuming withdrawals after major hack

Russia's Diana Shnaider won her first title of the year on Sunday with a hard-fought 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 victory over Canada's Leylah Fernandez in the Pan Pacific Open final in Tokyo. World number 13 Shnaider looked to be cruising to...

Nations commit to get nature goals back on track

Nearly 200 nations struck hard-fought agreements Friday at a UN biodiversity summit, but the outcome was accompanied by disappointment over missed opportunities to address humanity's destructive toll on nature.

Fire pollution killed 3,560 people in Indonesia in September: report

Pollution from smoke emitted by months of wildfires across Indonesia caused an estimated 3,560 deaths in the vast Southeast Asian archipelago in September, according to a new study.

'My blood was spilled here': a year on, Tanzania unable to mourn election violence

A year after Tanzania's bloody election, many remain traumatised by the violence, while government critics live in fear of abduction and arbitrary arrest, or facing treason and terrorism charges.

India vows action after first cheetah shot dead

Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren have found they quite enjoy mob life, as they embody the dangerous and volatile criminal boss couple Conrad and Maeve Harrigan in "MobLand." The second season of the series finds the Harrigans...

Pakistan's last antique restorers give old treasures new life

The reelection of Brazilian leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva rattled markets on Monday as investors, who had expected a win for his conservative rival, worried about fiscal discipline. Sao Paulo's stock exchange, which had...

Senegal to host Youth Games, Africa's first ever Olympics

Signs across the Senegalese capital proclaim "Africa welcomes, Dakar celebrates" ahead of the Youth Olympic Games, which will mark the continent's first time to hold an Olympic event when they kick off on Saturday.

Last Motogp race at Phillip Island cancelled due to weather in Marquez setback

Typhoon Champi knocks out power to thousands in Taiwan

Russian strikes kill 7 in Ukraine after US envoy meets Putin

Rome hospital taps culture to help heal cancer patients

S. Korea warns of 'firm' response after North threatens fresh measures near border

Australia's new Ghost Shark submarines grow some 'teeth'

Vietnam signs free trade deal with four European nations

Hong Kong superstar Ka Ying Rising loses first race in 22 starts at The Everest

Fiji to deploy solar-powered Australian military drones at sea

California puts first US billionaire tax to the vote

IMF chief says Saudi attacks could have negative spillover 'everywhere'

Fiji appoint ex-springboks boss White as coach ahead of World Cup

Brewers edge Dodgers 2-1 in National League Championship Series opener

Indian court releases 'cockroach' movement leaders from detention

Taiwan's leader says increasing defence spending to 'deter war'

Malaysia closes schools in capital, parts of country due to haze

Tenzing Norgay's son says Himalayas sending climate warning

Indian central bank hikes rates for first time since 2023

Myanmar leader to visit Malaysia after migrant returns begin

Zuckerberg skewered again on screen in 'The Social Reckoning'

Myanmar migrants returned to wartorn nation from Malaysia

World powers gather in Pacific to chart climate battle

Israel PM hails Indian pilot of rerouted flight for averting disaster

Nagoya mayor says sorry for Asian Games 'inconveniences'

8.3 mn refugees at risk due to 'severe' funding cuts: UN

Nothing to seal here: NZ police help stranded pup home

Swiss vote on what it means to be neutral

Ukrainian fashion designer debuts art between air raids

In Kyiv's largest art museum, Arina Petrova and her father Serhii busily applied the final touches to their mannequins, anxious that a Russian drone attack could delay her long-awaited debut. The fashion-designing duo from...

Hong Kong unveils plan to align economy with China's goals

Just add fish: Scientists pursue more rice, less disease in Senegal paddies

In DR Congo streets, ex-hoods get tough on litter -- and locals

Crash and burn: Pakistan cricket at a new low after England humiliation

'A legend': Celine Dion poised for emotional comeback in Paris

Business booms as lobbyists push 'priorities' in EU capital

'Hopeless, stuck, afraid': US deportees in limbo in Cameroon

Ayana was deported to Cameroon from the United States where she had legally lived nearly all her life and now faces uncertainty, far from her family in an unfamiliar country. Born in a refugee camp in Sudan, she arrived in the US aged...

'Long live Chairman Mao': Supporters pay respects to founder of Communist China

Fifty years after his death, diehard fans of the Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong lined up Wednesday in his hometown to pay homage, holding portraits, flags and huge floral tributes. Chairman Mao, the founder of the People's...

Rubio launches Latin America tour to cement US influence

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives in Colombia on Tuesday, the first stop on a Latin American tour designed to bolster pro-us leaders and cement influence over the continent. The recent election of Colombian...

Malaysia cancels haze emergency, but warns problems remain

At last: Straight sets win over Tabilo puts Zverev in US Open last 16

Box office magnet Robert Pattinson appears in paedophile thriller

British star Robert Pattinson will look to extend his stellar 2026 box office run by playing a creepy paedophile-hunting TV presenter in "Primetime", which premieres at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday. Ahead of his appearance in...

German Afd's love for Simson mopeds dismays Jewish family behind brand

German far-right AFD politicians like to ride vintage Simson scooters that are icons of the former communist East Germany -- much to the dismay of the Jewish family whose name adorns the machines. Ulrich Siegmund, 35, the top...

Families descend on Nepal in search of missing tourists

US energy secretary arrives in Venezuela to discuss oil deal

US Energy Secretary Wright arrived in Venezuela on Tuesday to finalize an oil deal granting the United States control of about one-fifth of the country's reserves. Wright's visit comes after Venezuela's governmentdominated...

Carney's Liberals sweep Canada byelections as US trade war rages

Venice film preview: Clooney, Oasis and Musk

The missing in Nepal-tibet flash floods

From forced labour to living heritage: Sao Tome's colonial plantations

Nepal seeking to reach survivors in tunnel as risk of new floods rises

Japan's 'polka dot queen' artist Yayoi Kusama dies aged 97

Pakistan hospital fire kills 14 infants

A fire erupted in a hospital's maternity ward in Islamabad on Wednesday, killing 14 infants, Pakistani authorities said, with the prime minister calling for an investigation. The fire broke out on the third floor of the Mother...

Trees 'giving up': climate change hammers historic English gardens

'His feet are his pillars': Nepal para swimmer gives all for Asian glory

Starc bags 10 as Australia thrash Bangladesh in second Test