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Charity races to raise millions to buy historic English estate

Energy transition threatens to wipe Dutch village from map

Residents of Moerdijk, a small Dutch port village that survived WWII bombing and subsequent flooding, are facing a new existential challenge: the threat of being bulldozed in the name of clean energy. Much of the 1,150-strong...

Lionel Messi's father Jorge dies aged 68

Jorge Messi, the father and agent of Lionel Messi, has died aged 68, the eighttime Ballon d'or winner's childhood club Newell's Old Boys announced on Saturday. Argentine media reported Jorge Messi had passed away on Friday in a...

Rybakina advances while Andreeva exits at Toronto

Reigning Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina advanced to the fourth round of the WTA Toronto Masters on Friday while French Open winner Mirra Andreeva was eliminated by Canada's Leylah Fernandez. World number two Rybakina...

Four dead, 15 injured in Thailand school shooting: deputy minister

New Australia coach Kiss gives Japan starts to Ross, Amatosero

Les Kiss handed lock Miles Amatosero and prop Aidan Ross their first starts for Australia as the new coach named his first team Thursday since taking over from Joe Schmidt. Australia face Japan in sweltering Osaka on Saturday with the...

Cathay Pacific's profit soars 71% despite Iran war driving up fuel costs

Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific said Wednesday that net profit surged 71 percent in the first half of the year, as demand from passengers avoiding the Middle East offset a near doubling of fuel costs caused by the Iran war. "Our...

Rockets, Starlink, AI: Spacex faces its first Wall Street grilling

Trump attorney general pick says has reached deal with senators after standoff

Trump says US, Israel to hold off on Iran strikes

Warsaw and Kyiv exhume Volyn victims at centre of diplomatic quarrel

World Cup must be kept out of private hands: Chelsea manager Alonso

Stranded boats, out-of-work fishermen as Danube hits record lows

UBS says second-quarter net profit up 17% to $2.8 billion

Swiss banking giant UBS reported Wednesday that net profit rose 17 percent to $2.8 billion in the second quarter, driven by its investment banking arm. Analysts surveyed by the Swiss agency AWP had on average been expecting a...

France and Spain race to contain fires before new heatwave

Firefighters in France and Spain rushed to contain the worst wildfires in living memory Tuesday, seizing crucial hours before the arrival of another wave of searing temperatures. Blazes have ripped through vast swathes of woodland...

Chinese chipmaker CXMT soars 500% on debut as AI fuels shortages

US holds fire against Iran as reports emerge of stockpile concerns

Iran passed another night without US airstrikes on Sunday, as Washington paused a war nearing its fifth month and reports emerged that concerns over dwindling munitions were restraining plans for further escalation. The lull has...

Houthis say hit Saudi Arabia as Trump weighs harder Iran strikes

India protest leaders to meet govt after Modi vows action

Modi vows punishment for exam fraud fuelling India protests

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed on Thursday "stringent punishment" for those involved in exam fraud that has fuelled student anger, in his first direct comments tied to major protests challenging his government. The...

In Bulgarian mountains, local doctor still on call at 90

Doctor Kiril Apostolov shows no sign of being short of breath as he climbs a steep street in the mountain village of Skrat in southwestern Bulgaria, medical briefcase in hand, despite his advanced age. Apostolov turned 90 in May but...

India's 'Cockroach' movement vows to protest until education minister resigns

India's "Cockroach" party movement vowed Tuesday to press ahead with their campaign until the education minister resigns, a day after at least 180 people were injured in protests in New Delhi. Thousands of protesters gathered in...

New Mideast fighting keeps eurozone rate-setters on edge

Fresh fighting in the Middle East and renewed energy price rises have thrown a curveball at the European Central Bank as policymakers mull whether to hike interest rates again this week. The ECB lifted borrowing costs in June for...

Sindhu wins Japan Open to end title drought

Indian badminton star Pusarla Venkata Sindhu ended a title drought of almost two years at the Japan Open on Sunday and said winning would give her "a lot of confidence". Sindhu, a world champion in 2019 and Olympic silver medallist...

Trump threatens to increase Canada tariffs over wildfire smoke pollution

US, Iran exchange blows in rekindled Mideast war

The United States struck Iran and Tehran hit back at US allies in the Gulf on Thursday, as the foes battled over the vital Strait of Hormuz in the renewed Middle East war. The key oil and gas artery, which Iran insists it controls, is...

'We don't have time': Montenegro's bird haven fading

Families claim bodies as Bangkok fire toll rises to 30

Grieving relatives of the victims of a huge Bangkok bar fire claimed their bodies Tuesday as the death toll rose to 30, even as others held out hope that missing loved ones were alive. Flames tore through the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao bar and...

Mulling ban, EU gets expert verdict on social media for children

To ban or not to ban children from all social media? That is the big question facing the European Union in its bid to protect minors from harmful content. To help the EU answer it, an expert panel made up of doctors, academics, youth...

England, Argentina set up World Cup showdown after quarter-final wins

England battle Norway as Argentina face Swiss in World Cup last eight

Bayeux Tapestry arrives in London after epic journey from France

Japan winger Mitoma 'apologetic' after hitting cyclist with car

Brighton winger Kaoru Mitoma hit a cyclist with his car while driving in Tokyo, his management company said, adding that the player was "feeling apologetic" after the incident. Mitoma missed the World Cup after suffering an injury...

Modi visits Australia for minerals talks and rockstar welcome

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi lands in Australia on Wednesday ahead of talks tipped to focus on defence ties, critical minerals and securing prized uranium. Modi is set to receive a rockstar welcome at a community rally...

As South Korean Buddhism woos Gen Z, how hip is too hip?

Experts urge caution as demand grows for AC in heatwave-hit UK

Revival hopes grow for long-closed Greek Orthodox seminary off Istanbul

Hopes are growing that a long-closed Greek Orthodox seminary on an island off Istanbul could reopen soon, with formulas for its new status under discussion, Bishop Aravissu Kassianos Nikolar told AFP. Located on Heybeliada,...

Dangerous heat wave roasts America's big birthday party

Belgium opens up Congo archives amid global minerals race

From century-old maps to meticulous field notes, Belgium is sitting on a trove of geological records on colonial-era Congo -- a coveted archive it is working to open up amid a global scramble for critical minerals.

Reviving Montenegro's 'ancient' olive tree

At the edge of rugged Montenegrin foothills, a years-long effort to save one of the country's oldest olive trees, which locals say dates back millennia, is finally bearing fruit -literally. The tree in the town of Bar was successfully...

The secret lives of Ukraine's deepstrike drone team

Morocco 'unstoppable' says coach after Netherlands thriller

'High-strung' camels race in Australian outback

Camels with "a bit of fire in them" raced in a remote Australian outback town this weekend at an annual event celebrating the desert beasts first imported in the mid-19th century. Hundreds of spectators descended on Marree, which...

US, Iran trade strikes putting new strain on Middle East truce

US lose 3-2 to Turkey after last-gasp strike

Violence feared as Kenya marks protest anniversary

Kenya prepared for possible violence on the streets Thursday as police shut down large parts of the capital in a bid to block protests marking two years since a landmark Gen Z uprising. Thousands of Kenyans protested in June 2024...

China premier urges AI governance to avoid 'losing control'

The world risks "losing control" of frontier technology such as artificial intelligence if governments are too slow to regulate it, China's premier warned attendees at "Summer Davos" on Wednesday. Fears are growing of AIdriven...

North Korea's Kim vows to accelerate military buildup

Trump-backed populist wins razortight Colombia vote, sparking protests

Valentin Diaz, with Joaquin Sarmiento in Cali and Alba Santana in Bogota A flamboyant Us-backed lawyer who has never held public office narrowly won Colombia's polarizing presidential runoff Sunday, swinging the country hard right...

Pakistan's mango exports shrink as Middle East war impacts linger

Beneath the scorching sun in Pakistan's southern mango belt, labourers balance on tree branches, working at a swift pace to throw the freshly picked fruit into sacks held ready by farmhands waiting below. Though mango season is well...

Indian guru urges broader view of yoga

Indian yoga expert and teacher Varun Veer said ahead of International Yoga Day on Sunday that its Western form is often reduced to the physical dimension, but the millennia-old practice is also mental and spiritual. "In the...

AI museum brings sights, sounds and smells of the rainforest

The squawks of macaws, the smell of wet earth after rain and a swirl of colors will transport visitors from a Los Angeles museum to the heart of the Amazon rainforest -- or rather, an AI version of it. Data collected from those...

New wave of ANTI-LGBTQ laws sweeps Africa

A string of west African countries have outlawed same-sex relations in recent months, further eroding LGBTQ rights on a continent where they were already under attack. Of Africa's 54 countries, only about 20 do not currently...

World Cup goals record 'just a number', says Messi

Lionel Messi savoured a "beautiful moment" after becoming the World Cup's joint all-time leading goalscorer on Tuesday but said "ultimately, it is just a statistic, nothing more". The 38-year-old Argentina captain etched another...

Iran 'most oppressed team in whole World Cup' - coach

Coach Amir Ghalenoei said Iran is the "most oppressed team in the World Cup" after his players were suddenly informed they must travel back to Mexico immediately after their opening game ended in Los Angeles late Monday.

Kyrgyzstan bets on reality TV to tackle obesity crisis

Mcginn eyes 'uncharted territory' after Scotland end wait for World Cup win

US says downed multiple Iran drones as both insist deal closer

US submarine group to arrive in Australia this year: minister

The United States Navy will deploy a nuclearpowered submarine squadron to a strategic Australian navy port this year, Canberra's defence minister said on Friday. Under the AUKUS agreement, the four UScommanded submarines will...

'Resilient' Knicks on brink of NBA title after record rally

Suthar takes six wickets as India bowl out Afghanistan for 152

Debutant spinner Manav Suthar took six wickets as India bowled out Afghanistan for 152 and enforced the follow-on, the hosts leading by 412 runs on day three of the one-off Test on Monday. Starting the day on 113-5 in response to India's...

Vegas edge wild Stanley Cup Final thriller as records tumble

Shea Theodore scored the winning goal 5:38 into the second overtime period on Saturday to give Vegas a 54 victory over Carolina in one of the wildest games in Stanley Cup Final history. The Golden Knights seized a 2-1 edge in the...

India tightens security ahead of 'Cockroach Party' protest

Rescued orphaned elephant highlights Nigeria's conservation fight

As dawn breaks over Nigeria's Okomu National Park, an exhausted wildlife caretaker prepares milk formula for Agbaibor, a months-old orphaned forest elephant rescued after wandering out of the rainforest alone. "The baby...

South Africa's closed white enclave attracting Afrikaner youth

German alleged rape victim battles time limit on abuse cases

Indie horror flicks 'Obsession' and 'Backrooms' draw Gen Z to cinema

US, Iran exchange fire as negotiations stall

The United States and Iran said Monday they had again traded strikes, straining an already fragile ceasefire as negotiations between the two sides have stalled. Weeks of complicated talks marked by sharp rhetoric and occasional...

Japan defence chief takes swipe at China at security meet

Japan's defence minister took a veiled swipe at China on Sunday, pledging to keep strengthening the military despite Beijing's criticism of Tokyo's increasingly muscular security stance. Under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi,...

Hegseth seems to rebut Navy official's comments on Taiwan arms sales

'Robots need clothes': humanoids hit catwalk in Seoul

US investigating Trump accuser for perjury in assault case: reports

The US Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the former columnist whom President Donald Trump was found liable for sexually assaulting, according to media reports late...

Tibet-in-exile government leader sworn in

Starbucks Korea reveals series of mishaps leading to 'Tank Day' campaign

Starbucks Korea revealed on Tuesday a series of mishaps leading to its heavily criticised "Tank Day" promotion, including the use of AI to develop the campaign, which it said lacked "social and historical sensitivity". The...

Huawei touts new chipmaking technology to sidestep US restrictions