Oil prices jump as Wall Street slips before jobs data

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Accell bike maker files for insolvency in Netherlands

Accell, the Dutch bicycle maker behind Batavus, Babboe and Raleigh, said Thursday it had Read full story →

EasyJet confirms £5.7bn Apollo takeover

British budget airline EasyJet confirmed on Thursday a recommended £5.7 billion, or $7.7 billion, cash takeover by Read full story →

Rheinmetall sees €300m hit from cancelled frigate plan

German weapons maker Rheinmetall said on August 6 that it expects a roughly 300 million euro, or $346 million, Read full story →

US stocks little changed before July jobs report

US stocks were little changed early Thursday as investors watched talks over reopening the Read full story →

Paramount's $110bn Warner takeover wins UK approval

Britain approved Paramount Skydance's $110 Read full story →

Diageo plans $1bn cost cuts after profit falls 26%

Diageo said Thursday it will cut costs by $1 billion over three Read full story →

Commerzbank profit nearly doubles as UniCredit nears 48%

Commerzbank said its net profit nearly doubled in the second quarter as Read full story →

Baltic defence startups target Russia deterrence

Baltic defence startups are building drone and battlefield technologies as Lithuania, Latvia Read full story →

Siemens shares fall after AI-led outlook raise disappoints

Siemens shares fell six percent in early Frankfurt trading on Thursday after the German industrial group raised its annual Read full story →

SoftBank logs $8.4bn Intel investment gain

SoftBank reported a 1.3 trillion yen ($8.4 billion) return on its investment in Intel on Thursday, saying the Read full story →

Nintendo profit jumps 53.5% despite slower Switch 2 sales

Nintendo said its net profit rose 53.5% year on year to 147.4 billion yen, or $930 million, in the April-June Read full story →

Swiss Re says first-half profit rose 9%

Swiss Re said Thursday that its net profit rose nine percent in the first half of the year Read full story →

Dow hits third record as markets weigh Hormuz deal

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a third straight record on Wednesday, even as other major Wall Read full story →

Electronic Arts $55bn buyout joins gaming merger wave

Electronic Arts confirmed on August 4 an agreement to be bought by investment partners including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Read full story →

Disney profit falls to $2.6bn as parks grow

Disney reported third-quarter profit of $2.6 billion on Wednesday, about half the year-earlier level, while Read full story →

Glencore plans Australian secondary listing

Glencore said Wednesday it plans a secondary listing on the Australian Securities Exchange to broaden Read full story →

Air India names Tewolde Gebremariam as CEO

Air India appointed former Ethiopian Airlines Group head Tewolde Gebremariam as chief executive Read full story →

KNDS denies Franco-German nationalisation talks

Franco-German tank maker KNDS denied reports on Wednesday that France and Germany were discussing Read full story →

US stocks rise as SpaceX falls 12.5%

US stocks opened higher Wednesday, extending recent gains as mostly strong corporate earnings Read full story →

SpaceX shares fall 12.5% on AI spending worries

SpaceX shares fell 12.5% after the company reported second-quarter results, Read full story →

Disney TikTok deal lets users add film extracts

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Cathay Pacific profit jumps 71% to $795m

Cathay Pacific reported net profit of HK$6.2 billion, or US$795 million, for the first half of the year, up Read full story →

Siemens Energy core profit triples on AI power demand

Siemens Energy said its core profit tripled as rising electricity demand Read full story →

Heineken profit rises 10.2% before CEO change

Heineken said net profit rose 10.2% on a like-for-like basis in the first half of the year to 1.26 Read full story →

UAE's first licensed casino expected in Sept 2027, Wynn says

Wynn Resorts now expects the United Arab Emirates' first licensed casino to open to the public Read full story →

Hormuz deal hopes send oil prices down over 6%

Hopes for a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz sent oil prices down more than Read full story →

Oil prices fall as Hormuz hopes push stocks to records

Oil prices fell Tuesday after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a deal with Tehran could be reached soon to Read full story →

Novo Nordisk raises 2026 forecast on Wegovy pill

Novo Nordisk raised its full-year 2026 forecast on Tuesday and reported higher second-quarter Read full story →

McDonald's US sales growth slows to 0.8%

McDonald's said US comparable sales grew 0.8 percent in the second quarter, down from Read full story →

Spotify reaches 777m users as growth warning hits shares

Spotify said Tuesday it had 777 million monthly active users at the end of June, up Read full story →

Oil prices fall as Brent drops below $80

Oil prices fell Tuesday after a top US official said Washington could soon reach a Read full story →

BP profit more than doubles to $3.91bn as shares fall

BP said its profit after tax more than doubled to $3.91 billion in the April-June quarter as oil Read full story →

Pfizer posts $248 million loss on clinical setbacks

Pfizer reported a second-quarter loss of $248 million on Tuesday after Read full story →

Manchester United signs reported £20m Betway training deal

Manchester United announced a new training kit sponsorship deal with Betway on Read full story →

Lufthansa shares fall 11% after outlook cut

Lufthansa shares fell more than 11% in Frankfurt on Tuesday after the German aviation group Read full story →

HSBC resumes up to $1bn buyback as profit jumps

HSBC said Tuesday it would resume share repurchases with a buyback of up to Read full story →

Aramco profit jumps 44% as war lifts oil prices

Saudi Aramco reported a 44% rise in second-quarter net profit on Tuesday as higher energy Read full story →

Bayer returns to profit as legal costs fall

German agrichemical group Bayer said Tuesday it returned to profit in the Read full story →

Toyota raises profit forecast, plans 1tn yen buyback

Toyota raised its full-year profit forecast on Tuesday and announced a one-trillion yen share buyback, saying currency Read full story →

Aramco CEO says Houthi attacks had no material impact

Saudi Aramco chief Read full story →

HSBC plans $1 billion buy-back and dividend

HSBC said on Tuesday that it plans a share buy-back of up to $1 billion Read full story →

Spider-Man breaks domestic box office debut record

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” broke the all-time domestic box office debut record after updated figures for Read full story →

TotalEnergies agrees Shell Europe renewables deal

TotalEnergies said Monday it had signed a deal to buy Shell's Read full story →

Amazon tops $3tn market value for first time

Amazon's market value rose above $3 trillion Read full story →

AstraZeneca, BMS weigh $400bn merger, FT says

British pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca has held talks with US rival Bristol Myers Squibb Read full story →

Whey protein boom reshapes US dairy industry

Rising demand for whey protein is changing the US dairy business Read full story →

Baltic startup hubs now count 17 unicorns

The Baltic states now have 17 startup unicorns as Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania Read full story →

Gianni Infantino faces CONCACAF call for reckoning

Gianni Infantino faced new pressure on August 1 after CONCACAF called for “a comprehensive reckoning with this presidency” and Read full story →

Kospi surges 18% as tech rebound lifts markets

South Korea's Kospi closed up 17.9% on Friday as technology shares rebounded and global Read full story →

Amazon shares rise 11% while Apple falls 8%

Amazon shares rose 11 percent as US trading opened Friday, after growth in Read full story →

Commerzbank agrees to UniCredit talks after standoff

Commerzbank CEO Bettina Orlopp has called for talks with UniCredit about the German Read full story →

ExxonMobil, Chevron profits jump on oil shock

ExxonMobil and Chevron reported large second-quarter profit increases on Friday as higher oil prices and Read full story →

EDF profit falls 4.4% as heatwaves hit output

French electricity group EDF forecast lower profitability in 2026, citing lower prices and the effect of Read full story →

Saint-Gobain profit falls 13% in first half

Saint-Gobain reported a 13 percent fall in first-half 2026 net profit to 1.42 billion, Read full story →

Engie raises 2026 profit outlook after UK Power deal

French energy company Engie raised its 2026 profit forecast on Friday after reporting higher Read full story →

British Airways owner IAG profit falls 35%

IAG, the parent group of British Airways and Spanish carrier Iberia, said Friday that second-quarter net profit Read full story →

Kioxia profit rises 45-fold on AI demand

Japanese chipmaker Kioxia said Friday its April-June net profit rose more than 45 times from a year Read full story →

Sony raises outlook as quarterly profit rises 32%

Sony raised its annual profit forecast on Friday after stronger earnings Read full story →

India AI suppliers cash in on data centre boom

Indian manufacturers are benefiting from the global artificial intelligence infrastructure buildout by Read full story →

Apple shares fall after forecast cites supply limits

Apple shares fell by as much as eight percent in after-hours trading on Thursday after the Read full story →

13 Svalbard reindeer deaths called highly unusual

Norwegian authorities said Thursday that 13 recently dead reindeer had been found in Read full story →

Slovakia sets 42.2C heat record, agency says

Slovakia recorded 42.2C in the southern village of Dolne Plachtince on Thursday, setting an all-time Read full story →

Switzerland's 2030 climate target at risk, minister says

Switzerland may struggle to meet its 2030 climate target because of Read full story →

Climate change doubled Canada fire weather odds, study says

Human-caused climate change made the extreme fire conditions behind this year's Canadian wildfires Read full story →

Lake Baringo rise pushes crocodiles toward Kenyan homes

Rising waters in Kenya's Rift Valley have pushed Lake Baringo closer to homes, schools and tourist sites, increasing Read full story →

Brazil Michelin restaurant lets rain decide its menu

Tuju, a three-Michelin-star restaurant in Sao Paulo, changes the timing of Read full story →

Oman oil leak threatens marine reserve, NGOs warn

An oil leak from a stranded tanker near an Omani nature reserve Read full story →

Austria and Slovakia set all-time heat records

Austria and Slovakia set national temperature records on Wednesday as a Read full story →

Mountain lions tied to 76% fewer deer crashes, study says

Mountain lions are linked to far fewer deer-vehicle crashes in parts of Washington state's Olympic Peninsula, with collisions falling by Read full story →

Butterflies shift habitats as climate changes, study says

Butterfly species are moving into new areas and retreating from some traditional habitats as climate change Read full story →

Danube record lows strand boats across Europe

Record-low water levels on the Danube are disrupting shipping, fishing, power generation and tourism Read full story →

France had hottest month on record, Meteo-France says

July was France's hottest month since measurements began in 1900 Read full story →

Royal Mint turns e-waste gold into jewellery

The Royal Mint is recovering gold from electronic waste at a plant Read full story →

England and Wales record driest July, Met Office says

England and Wales had their driest July on record, the UK Met Office Read full story →

Guga Hunt banned this year over gannet concerns

Scotland's natural heritage agency has banned this year's Guga Hunt, a centuries-old annual hunt Read full story →

Italy red heat alert covers most of country

Most of Italy was under a red heat alert on Read full story →

Seoul gets first severe heatwave warning

South Korea's weather agency issued a severe heatwave warning for Seoul on Monday, the Read full story →

World Cosplay Summit moves to November over Japan heat

The World Cosplay Summit in Nagoya will move its three-day event to November from next year because of summer Read full story →

Italy puts 25 major cities on top heat alert

Italy will place 25 of its 27 major cities under the highest heat alert Read full story →

Wine harvests in France and Italy start early in heat

Wine harvests in parts of France and Italy have started unusually early after Read full story →

Rhine water levels near record lows in Germany

Rhine water levels in Germany are nearing or reaching record lows as low Read full story →

PFAS pesticides: Trump EPA approvals raise concern

President Donald Trump's administration has approved five new pesticides that many scientists and environmental advocates say are Read full story →

Central Europe heatwave raises fire and water risks

A heatwave across Central Europe prompted fire bans, cooling centres and energy-saving measures Read full story →

Asmara water shortages leave residents rationing water

Chronic water shortages in Eritrea's capital, Asmara, have left residents Read full story →

David Owori killed in suspected Kampala robbery

Uganda paid tribute on Thursday to SC Villa captain David Owori, Read full story →

Italy arrests eight over Sardinia migrant smuggling ring

Italian police said Thursday they arrested eight people accused of belonging to a Read full story →

Athens suitcase death: man held over UK woman's murder

A 36-year-old man has been remanded in custody in Greece on suspicion of murdering Read full story →

Covent Garden stabbing: woman charged after four wounded

A 47-year-old woman has been charged after four men were stabbed in Covent Read full story →

Nigeria says 308 kidnap victims rescued

Nigeria's government said Wednesday that security forces rescued 308 citizens who Read full story →

Leipzig-Halle explosive drone was hybrid threat: minister

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said Wednesday that an explosive drone found at Leipzig-Halle airport Read full story →

Trump golf course suspect faces federal gun charge

Federal prosecutors have charged Jeanine John Taele, 38, with possessing an unregistered short-barreled rifle after his arrest at President Read full story →

Cesar Gastelum death may be tied to cartel posts, Mexico says

Mexican authorities said the shooting death of influencer Cesar Gastelum may Read full story →

Covent Garden stabbing: two men remain in hospital

Two men remained in hospital on Wednesday after four men were stabbed in Covent Read full story →

Uganda boxers unaccounted for after Commonwealth Games

Members of Uganda’s boxing team were unaccounted for after competing at Read full story →

Greek man arrested after father's body found in freezer

A 55-year-old Greek man was arrested in Mystras in the Peloponnese after police Read full story →

Portugal seizes five tonnes of cocaine at sea

Portuguese police said Wednesday they seized about five tonnes of cocaine from Read full story →

Leipzig-Halle airport drone had explosive device: police

Police and prosecutors in Germany said Wednesday that a drone found overnight near Read full story →

South Korean students detained over Osan Air Base entry bid

Eight South Korean student protesters were detained after trying to unlawfully enter Osan Read full story →

Mexico dismantles four clandestine oil refineries

Mexican federal prosecutors said on August 4 that authorities dismantled four clandestine oil refineries Read full story →

Brazil police probe Telegram election attack plot

Brazilian police are investigating eight suspects accused of plotting attacks in Brasilia during the October Read full story →

UK woman and daughters buried in Zimbabwe after killings

Around 2,000 people attended the funeral in Zimbabwe on Tuesday for a woman and her two Read full story →

Indonesia arrests second Malaysian in days over drugs

Indonesian authorities have arrested a 22-year-old Malaysian on suspicion of smuggling methamphetamine and Read full story →

Greece arrests crew of Italian boat over €800,000 coral

Greek authorities have arrested the crew of an Italian leisure boat after it was intercepted off Read full story →

Sevastopol shooting: soldier killed four, governor says

Mikhail Razvozhayev, Sevastopol's Moscow-installed governor, said Tuesday that an unidentified soldier Read full story →

Swiss man, CAR soldier killed near Bangui

A Swiss man carrying out a mining survey and a Central African Republic soldier assigned as Read full story →

Pregnant woman dies in Turkey balcony fall, husband held

A 35-year-old woman who was eight months pregnant died after falling from a fourth-floor flat Read full story →

Nigerian judge freed after kidnapping, police say

Nigerian High Court judge Faruku Hassan Bunza has been freed after being Read full story →

British woman found in suitcase: Greece arrests suspect

Greek police said Sunday they had arrested a 26-year-old suspect in the homicide investigation of a Read full story →

Sri Lanka prison riot kills inmate as troops deploy

Sri Lanka deployed hundreds of troops and Special Task Force commandos on Sunday after a Read full story →

Idaho In-N-Out shooting leaves fatalities, gunman dead

A gunman opened fire at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in Twin Falls, Read full story →

Brazil factory stabbing kills three, police say

Police in Brazil said a 33-year-old man stabbed Read full story →

Colombia truck bomb wounds 14 before inauguration

A truck bomb exploded near a police station in Cucuta, close to Colombia's border with Venezuela, wounding Read full story →

Moscow restaurant bombing kills 3, wounds 21, Russia says

Russia's national anti-terrorism committee said a homemade explosive device blew up at a restaurant in Moscow's Read full story →

Savannah Guthrie appeals for help over missing mother

US television journalist Savannah Guthrie appealed for public help Saturday, six months Read full story →

Malaysian pilot risks death over 70,000 ecstasy pills

A Malaysian pilot arrested in Indonesia with more than 70,000 ecstasy tablets in his suitcase Read full story →

Liberia sacks 12 officials after cocaine busts

Liberian President Joseph Boakai has dismissed 12 government officials after Read full story →

Mohamed Al-Fayed abuse probe: UK police question two

London's Metropolitan Police said Friday it had questioned two people suspected of helping late Harrods owner Mohamed Read full story →

Winnipeg mosque shooting denounced by Carney

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney denounced a shooting at the Rahma Islamic Centre in Winnipeg Read full story →

Jeddah summit set with Erdogan, Sharif, Saudi source says

A source close to the Saudi government said Saudi, Pakistani and Turkish Read full story →

Israel refuses wider south Lebanon withdrawal, source says

Israel refused at talks on August 6 to withdraw from more areas of south Lebanon unless the Read full story →

China missile test to dominate Pacific Islands Forum talks

China's recent test of a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile is expected to dominate talks when Read full story →

Uganda approves Gaza troop deployment under ISF plan

Uganda's parliament has backed President Yoweri Museveni's decision to deploy Ugandan soldiers to the Gaza Strip as Read full story →

US sanctions target Cuban military entities, officials

The United States targeted a new group of Cuban military entities and defence officials Read full story →

US sanctions Cuban armed forces minister, arms network

The United States announced sanctions on Thursday targeting Cuban Armed Forces Minister General Alvaro Lopez Miera, seven Read full story →

Zelensky to make first Serbia trip Saturday, official says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit Serbia on Saturday in his first Read full story →

Min Aung Hlaing meets Thai PM in Bangkok

Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar's former junta chief and current president, met Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul at Read full story →

Min Aung Hlaing meets Thai PM in Bangkok

Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing met Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul in Bangkok on Thursday, his Read full story →

Hormuz agreement could restart Iran-US talks, Pakistan hopes

Pakistan, which is mediating, said it hoped a Hormuz agreement would lead Read full story →

Pakistan PM, army chief to visit Saudi Arabia

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Asim Munir will visit Saudi Read full story →

Nicaragua opposition ban plan draws US OAS meeting call

The United States and allies urged the Organization of American States on Wednesday to call an extraordinary meeting before Read full story →

Pope Leo XIV to visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru

Pope Leo XIV will visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru from November 6 to 17, the Vatican said Read full story →

Brazil-US tensions deepen as Lula rebukes visa move

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticised the United States after Washington revoked the visa of Brazil's ambassador Read full story →

Brazil-Argentina ties stay downgraded over Milei

Brazil’s diplomatic relations with Argentina will remain downgraded as long as President Javier Milei’s “attacks” Read full story →

Fly Baghdad sanctions lifted by US Treasury

The US Treasury lifted sanctions on Iraq's Fly Baghdad airline and two of its aircraft on Wednesday, Read full story →

Israel foreign minister heads to Ecuador, Colombia

Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar left on Wednesday, August 5, for Ecuador Read full story →

Poland in talks on permanent US military base, minister says

Poland is in talks with Washington about whether to establish a permanent US Read full story →

Ukraine to get €1.4bn from Russian asset profits, EU says

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday that the EU will make €1.4 billion Read full story →

Hormuz deal could come Wednesday, Trump says

US President Donald Trump said a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could be reached as soon Read full story →

US and Paraguay sign civil nuclear agreement

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Paraguayan Foreign Minister Ruben Ramirez Read full story →

Hezbollah's Naim Qassem open to Syria leadership meeting

Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said Tuesday that he had no objection to a public meeting with Syria's Read full story →

Ukraine will never join NATO, Zaluzhny says

Ukraine's former army chief Valery Zaluzhny has said the country will "never" join NATO, Read full story →

Zelensky sacks Ukraine's US ambassador Olga Stefanishyna

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Ukraine's ambassador to the United States, Olga Stefanishyna, by decree Read full story →

Syria Kurds deal discussed in Barzani Damascus visit

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa met Nechirvan Barzani, leader of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, in Damascus on Monday Read full story →

Venezuela, Dominican Republic move to restore ties

Venezuela and the Dominican Republic have agreed on a road map for talks on gradually normalising diplomatic ties, Read full story →

Trump set to visit Ireland in September, media says

US President Donald Trump is expected to make a brief visit to Ireland in September, including a Read full story →

Tyla drops Lagos show amid Nigeria-South Africa row

South African singer-songwriter Tyla removed a planned Lagos show from her tour line-up Read full story →

Gaza ceasefire phase two talks set for Cairo, media says

Cairo is set to host a meeting soon of Gaza truce mediators to discuss Read full story →

Ceuta migrant death toll rises to 80

The death toll from the migrant rush into Spain's North African territory of Read full story →

French winemakers fear wildfire smoke will taint rosé

French winemakers in the Var region are waiting to learn whether smoke Read full story →

Balkan wildfires: man dies as heatwave nears 40C

Firefighters battled wildfires across the Balkans on Thursday, August 6, as a Read full story →

Philippines landslides kill at least 4, officials say

Landslides in the northern Philippines killed at least four people as Read full story →

Pablo Escobar baby hippo dies after Colombia rescue

A baby hippopotamus descended from Pablo Escobar's herd died Wednesday after Read full story →

Fuego volcano evacuees told safe to return in Guatemala

Evacuated residents near Guatemala's Fuego volcano have been told it is Read full story →

India monsoon floods, landslides kill over 100

Floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains have killed more than 100 people across Read full story →

Nirmal Purja's body taken to Broad Peak base camp

The body of British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja has been taken to Broad Peak base camp after an Read full story →

Plane hits unknown object, lands safely, Germany says

A plane collided with an unidentified object near Germany's Leipzig airport after aborting a Read full story →

Athens wildfire damage assessed after 14,000 hectares burn

Greek officials and residents west of Athens began assessing damage Wednesday after a wildfire Read full story →

South Korea baseball league cancels games over heatwave

South Korea's professional baseball league has cancelled all games scheduled for August 5 Read full story →

Philippines earthquake: no casualties reported after 6.3

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off Sarangani Island in the southern Philippines on Wednesday, the United Read full story →

Eaton Fire caused by SCE tower, officials say

The Eaton Fire that killed 19 people in Los Angeles County in January 2025 was caused by an electrical Read full story →

Italy earthquake areas get €100m in aid

Italy has released 100 million euros ($115 million) to help repair damage from the Read full story →

Mallorca migrant survivors say 17 died; 2 bodies found

Two North African men were rescued on Tuesday, August 4, after drifting for 15 Read full story →

Ceuta migrant death toll rises to 75 as EU backs Spain

The death toll from attempts to reach Ceuta rose to about 75 as European Union Read full story →

Nirmal Purja mourned at Nepal vigil after avalanche

Hundreds of people held a candlelight vigil in Kathmandu on Tuesday for 10 climbers killed by Read full story →

Netherlands forest fire hits 100 hectares near Oostrum

A forest fire in a nature reserve near Oostrum in the southeast of the Netherlands had Read full story →

Spokane fires burn 10,280 acres; arson suspect held

Three wildfires around Spokane, Washington, had burned 10,280 acres by Tuesday, August 4, while a Read full story →

South Korea heatwave deaths reach 19 as Seoul swelters

South Korea's heat-related summer death toll reached 19 on Tuesday as record-setting temperatures Read full story →

South Korea heat deaths rise to 19 in record heatwave

South Korea's summer heat has killed 19 people this year, the Korea Disease Control Read full story →

Indonesia ferry fire final count confirms five dead

An Indonesia passenger ferry fire killed five people, and all survivors have been Read full story →

Ethiopia landslide kills 14 at Amhara monastery

A landslide killed 14 worshippers at an Orthodox monastery in Ethiopia's Read full story →

Tokyo zoo lions: three die of suspected heatstroke

Three lionesses at Tama Zoological Park in Tokyo have died from suspected heatstroke, and several other Read full story →

France wildfire exposes 400 WWII munitions in Le Porge

A forest fire near Bordeaux has exposed around 400 World War II shells and ammunition pieces in the village Read full story →

Spokane wildfires force 65,000 to evacuate

Wildfires in the Spokane area of Washington state forced up to 65,000 people to evacuate and Read full story →

France wildfire: Ukrainian firefighters join battle

Ukrainian firefighters joined operations Monday to fully extinguish a wildfire in France's Gironde region after a 52-hour Read full story →

Europe wildfires: Australia experts urge preparation

Australian fire experts say European countries facing intense wildfires can learn from Australia's Black Summer Read full story →

Egypt earthquake: one injury reported after 5.6 quake

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck about 40 kilometres north of the Egyptian city of Suez early Monday, Read full story →

Peru probes Nazca Lines plane crash that killed 13

Peruvian authorities are investigating why a small tourist plane crashed after taking off from Pisco Read full story →

Algeria bus crash driver was on drugs, prosecutors say

Algerian prosecutors said preliminary findings showed the driver of a bus that crashed into a ravine near Boumerdes Read full story →

Greece fires: 2 killed in helicopter collision

Two crew members were killed when two hired Bell firefighting helicopters collided while tackling a wildfire Read full story →

Iraq ammunition depot fire blamed on heat

Iraqi authorities said high temperatures caused a fire at an ammunition depot Read full story →

France waste fire keeps 30,000 indoors

An industrial waste warehouse fire in northeastern France briefly forced authorities to urge about 30,000 Read full story →

Ozora Festival cut short after two deaths in Hungary

The Ozora Festival in central Hungary will end its music programmes Read full story →

Chile storm leaves two dead, more than 2,000 stranded

A violent storm has battered central and southern Chile, causing flooding, leaving at Read full story →

China flash flood death toll rises to 25, state media says

Chinese state media reported Sunday that the death toll from a flash Read full story →

France fires under control, PM Lecornu says

France's wildfires are now under control, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Saturday, more than Read full story →

Naples quake: 26 injured, about 300 evacuated, officials say

A 4.7-magnitude earthquake in the Campi Flegrei area west of Naples injured Read full story →

Greece wildfires force evacuations near Athens

Greece ordered a partial evacuation near Athens on Friday as new Read full story →

El Abuelo tree survives Avila wildfire after local effort

El Abuelo, a centuries-old chestnut tree in Spain's Avila province, survived a recent wildfire Read full story →

Athens suburb partly evacuated as wildfire burns

Greek Civil Protection ordered the partial evacuation of part of Haidari, a suburb west Read full story →

Turkey wildfire near Bodrum still raging as others contained

Hundreds of firefighters were battling strong winds on Friday to control a wildfire in southwestern Read full story →

Pakistan coal mine blast kills at least 34, agency says

A coal mine blast in southern Pakistan killed at least 34 workers, Balochistan's Read full story →

Polysilicon products face 15% US tariff

US President Donald Trump signed an order on August 6 setting a 15 percent Read full story →

Rhine low water pushes Germany to weigh truck ban lift

Low water on the Rhine is restricting cargo through Germany’s industrial heartland, raising freight costs Read full story →

Syria says wheat self-sufficient for first time since 2010

Syria says it will not need wheat imports this season after Read full story →

Iran inflation hits 66% as war squeezes households

Iranian households are making sharper trade-offs over food, transport, classes and healthcare as five months of war Read full story →

German industrial orders rise 3.1% as risks mount

German industrial orders rose 3.1% in June from the previous month, the statistics office Destatis said Thursday, Read full story →

Romania faces EU’s highest inflation as prices bite

Romania is facing the European Union's highest inflation, with rising food, Read full story →

Trump tariff refunds reach about $100 billion

The US government has refunded about $100 billion to importers who paid Trump Read full story →

US suspends Michoacan avocado imports over security

The United States suspended avocado imports from Michoacan, Mexico's top-producing avocado state, Read full story →

US services activity edges up in July, ISM says

US services-sector activity rose slightly in July, with the Institute for Supply Management's Read full story →

US private hiring slows to 44,000 jobs in July

US private-sector employers added 44,000 jobs in July, payroll firm ADP said Wednesday, Read full story →

Indonesia GDP growth slows to 5.3% in second quarter

Indonesia's economy grew 5.3 percent in April-June, official data released Wednesday showed, slowing Read full story →

China limits drone exports to US, blacklists six firms

China announced restrictions on drone exports to the United States and blacklisted six US businesses on Read full story →

Bangladesh garment factory closures reach 400, group says

Bangladesh's garment industry has seen about 400 of its roughly 4,000 apparel factories shut over the past Read full story →

IMF agrees technical assistance program for Syria

The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday it had agreed a wide-ranging technical assistance program for Syria, where Read full story →

Italian lottery ticket worth €1m found in trash

A €1 million lottery ticket was recovered from a garbage truck in Italy after Read full story →

US trade deficit narrows to $73.3bn in June

The US trade deficit narrowed to $73.3 billion in June, government data Read full story →

US factory activity hits four-year high in July

US manufacturing activity grew faster in July, with the Institute of Supply Management's manufacturing index reaching Read full story →

Taiwan economy grows 12.9% on AI demand

Taiwan's economy grew 12.9 percent from April to June, government data Read full story →

Hong Kong GDP growth slows to 4.3% despite AI exports

Hong Kong's economy grew 4.3% in the second quarter of 2026, official advanced data showed Friday, slowing Read full story →

Germany unemployment rises to 6.4% in July

Germany's unemployment rate rose to 6.4% in July, the federal employment agency Read full story →

Eurozone inflation rises to 2.9% in July

Eurozone inflation rose to 2.9% in July from 2.8% in June, Read full story →

France inflation rises to 2.1% in July

French consumer prices rose 2.1% year-on-year in July, up from 1.8% Read full story →

North Korea economy grew 3.5% in 2025, Seoul says

North Korea's economy grew 3.5 percent in 2025, South Korea's central bank Read full story →

China factory activity contracts as broader PMI falls

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India approves $2.5bn biogas scheme

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Trump says oil firms profit too much from Iran war

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World Bank backs $750m Indonesia small-business loans

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Measles exposure warning for Universal Studios California

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Chad cholera outbreak kills 13, ministry says

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Lebanon journalist killing 'apparent war crime': groups

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FIFA apologises, backs Infantino over World Cup plan

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UK antisemitic incidents rose 21%, Jewish charity says

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Iranian pilgrims cross into Iraq for wartime Arbaeen

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Germany jails far-right group members over attack plots

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Iceland orders 21 anti-whaling activists expelled

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Taiwan probes 17 China-funded firms over tech poaching

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Colombia tribunal charges 27 ex-guerrillas

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Bangladesh seeks death penalty for enforced disappearances

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Trump tariffs face lawsuit from 25 US states

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Alan Jones goes on trial in Australia sexual assault case

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Trump criticises prosecutor over Reflecting Pool case

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Riad Salameh transferred to prison after hospital stay

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Italy accuses 4 Romanians of exploiting farmworkers

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Morocco rapper Mehdi Black Wind granted bail

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Racak killings trial opens in Kosovo for 21 Serbs

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Ollanta Humala graft conviction quashed in Peru

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Lula's son faces Brazil police probe, source says

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Ceuta migrant children face abuse risk, aid groups warn

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Trump targets birth tourism in citizenship order

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Myanmar refugees get Thai IDs and legal work access

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African migrants deported from US seek Cameroon protection

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South Africa anti-migrant march injures three foreigners

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Malaysia says 5,000 Myanmar refugees won't be sent back if at risk

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UK returns 1,087 Channel migrants to France under deal

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Channel boat fire: 173 migrants rescued

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Ceuta migrant surge: Spain says Schengen not at risk

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Ceuta: Denmark backs Spain, seeks stronger EU borders

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Salvadoran man dies in ICE detention in New Jersey

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Ceuta influx: Spain rejects Morocco warning claim

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France says Reform UK Channel migrant plan would violate law

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Afghan migrants: 14 bodies found in desert

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Trump and European right cite Ceuta migrant surge

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Ceuta: Macron offers Spain help, orders more checks

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Greek island visas give Turkish tourists easier EU entry

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Argentina property bill protest turns to police clashes

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Bolivia's Rodrigo Paz defends economic plan

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