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UK probes Ryanair over fees for parents to sit with children

Small, efficient and revolutionary: The IPOP electric car from Alsace

Solomon Islands says China security pact to remain secret

Tharp, 20, breaks 110m hurdles world record at NCAA championships

Thailand sentences Chinese Uyghurs to death in 2015 shrine bombing case

'Victory' or 'peace': Russian Orthodox believers question Church's war stance

Ukrainian mother's agony highlights abuse and weaponisation of draft

Swiss to vote on stricter rules for conscientious objection

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

Suspense surrounds Swiss anti-immigration vote

Rising costs and competition threaten GoPro

Unexpected economic twist

AI and the Future of Wealth

Beijing's new Taiwan playbook

Russia’s dollar pivot

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

Fentanyl trade unravels

Israel riled by US-Iran pact

Hundreds flee as South Africa anti-migrant mobs go door-to-door

Hundreds of foreigners fearing for their lives have taken shelter in community halls on South Africa's south coast, saying mobs of locals were going door-to-door telling them to leave the country.

Storm Jangmi dumps torrential rain on Tokyo

A severe tropical storm brought torrential rain to Tokyo on Wednesday, swelling rivers, grounding flights and sparking calls to evacuate for hundreds of thousands of people across wide swathes of Japan.

Drone strikes close Kuwait airport as Iran and US clash in Gulf

A drone strike on a passenger terminal in Kuwait's international airport wounded several people Wednesday and forced air traffic to be suspended, as Iranian and US forces traded attacks in the Gulf.

Ukraine drones hit Saint Petersburg as flagship economic forum opens

Ukrainian drones hit energy and military sites in Saint Petersburg early Wednesday morning as officials gathered for a flagship economic forum in the city, Russian and Ukrainian authorities said.

Iran World Cup squad to reach Mexico early Sunday

Iran's World Cup squad will arrive early on Sunday in Mexico where they will be based for the duration of the global football tournament, a team statement said Wednesday.

Indian stars push to end elephants in Bollywood

Bollywood stars are campaigning to end the use of elephants in Indian films, saying that life-size robot replicas and AI-generated images do the job without cruelty.

OECD cuts 2026 global growth forecasts over Mideast war fallout

The war in the Middle East has dented economic growth prospects worldwide, with a more severe shock likely if no effective ceasefire is agreed before 2027, the OECD warned Wednesday.

Oil prices rise on Iran peace worries, Asian stocks build on tech rally

Oil prices extended gains Wednesday as Middle East peace talks stuttered, though stocks mostly rose on the back of continued demand for all things linked to artificial intelligence.

'Blind spots': drone alert lays bare Lithuania poor shelter access

When a drone threat alert blared out in Lithuania's capital Vilnius urging residents to seek shelter, Ruta Gaskauskaite hurried down to the nearest one, only to discover it was locked.