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Oil falls further on Mideast deal, but Fed outlook knocks equities

Mexico, Korea eye World Cup knockout berths

Range raises $8.3M Series A to unify treasury, risk and compliance across stablecoins and fiat

IAEA ready to help define 'concrete steps' to implement US-Iran deal

Ibrahima Konate signs four-year deal with Real Madrid

Hegseth tells NATO US will review force presence in Europe

Innovations on show at Paris Vivatech fest

Ukraine sets Moscow refinery ablaze in biggest attack in years

Bird flu kills 13,000 seal pups on remote Australian island

Oil prices sink further as Trump signs deal to reopen Hormuz

South Korean lawmakers launch probe into ballot paper shortages

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

Art, maths and killing: Ukraine drone chief's formula to stop Russia

Robert "Madyar" Brovdi's underground command post features walls of blinking screens playing footage of Ukrainian drones attacking Russian troops, frontline maps, and scoreboards of destroyed targets.

Tech leads Asia losses, oil rises as rollercoaster week rumbles on

Stocks fell Wednesday to extend a rollercoaster week for markets, with tech firms once again bearing the brunt of the selling as investors fret over elevated prices and possible US interest rate hikes.

Messi set to return as Somali referee says World Cup dream over

Lionel Messi was set to feature Tuesday as reigning champions Argentina played their final warm-up game for a World Cup overshadowed by off-field distractions, as the Somali referee refused entry to the United States said his dream was over.

Former Wallabies skipper Wright signs for Welsh club Ospreys

Former Australia captain Liam Wright has signed for Welsh club Ospreys, with the flanker saying on Wednesday it was a chance to test himself in a different environment.

Pope to bless Barcelona's Sagrada Familia, world's tallest church

Pope Leo XIV will bless the giant new tower of the famed Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona on Wednesday and celebrate mass inside what is now the world's tallest church.

Emotional World Cup return to Mexico for South Africa coach Broos

Forty years after playing for Belgium against hosts Mexico in the 1986 World Cup opener, Hugo Broos makes an emotional return to the Estadio Azteca on Thursday, this time as coach of South Africa.

Bill Gates faces questioning in US Congress over Epstein ties

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates was set to face questioning Wednesday from US lawmakers over his relationship with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, whose network of wealthy and powerful associates has fueled years of scrutiny and conspiracy theories.

'The Donald of Dubai': property tycoon seeks to become data king

A UAE real estate magnate close to Donald Trump is pumping billions of dollars into data centres, hoping to cash in on the AI boom and become the global leader in the field.

PGA Tour to co-sanction Australian Open in global push

Golf Australia chief James Sutherland said Wednesday he envisages the Australian Open becoming one of the world's top tournaments after the PGA Tour agreed to co-sanction the event.

Elon Musk, after DOGE and politics, bets on SpaceX IPO

Elon Musk has become the most powerful, prolific and bewildering human on earth and is about to become the world's first trillionaire if his latest brainchild -- the IPO of his rocket and AI company SpaceX -- goes as planned.

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Saudis in World Cup spotlight after $2bn spending spree