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Race for Paris mayor on knife's edge after first round

Denmark's election candidates bare all in sauna campaigning

Russia targets Kyiv at rush hour, kills 3 across Ukraine

Iran defiant as strikes hit Gulf transport, energy hubs

Frenchman jailed in Azerbaijan for 10 years for 'spying'

EU wants to tap citizens' savings. Easier said than done

Record breaker Duplantis ready for return to 'special' Torun

Italian bank UniCredit makes bid for Germany's Commerzbank

China says 'maintaining communication' with US over Trump visit

Oil rises further above $100, most Asian stocks fall as Iran war rages

Blasts rock Kyiv in rare daytime Russian attack: AFP

Is that Israel's final blow?

Iran lifts Dollar, sinks Euro

Israel presses Tehran

Iran and the holy War risk

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

Hormuz Shock Risk rising

Brazil's trade-war boom

South Africa pip Afghanistan in double super over T20 thriller

South Africa prevailed in a double super over thriller as Afghanistan came up agonisingly short of a famous victory after their T20 World Cup clash ended in a tie on Wednesday.

Three Ukrainian toddlers, father, killed in Russian drone attack

A Russian drone strike on a house in northeastern Ukraine killed three toddlers and their father and wounded their pregnant mother, officials said Wednesday.

Siemens Energy trebles profit as AI boosts power demand

German turbine maker Siemens Energy said Wednesday that its quarterly profits had almost tripled as the firm gains from surging demand for electricity driven by the artificial intelligence boom.

WTO must reform, 'status quo is not an option': chief

The World Trade Organization must urgently reform itself, its chief warned Wednesday, saying that "I don't think the status quo is an option".

European airlines warn of 'severe disruption' from new border checks

European airlines warned Wednesday that the new entry system for travellers into the Schengen open-borders zone will cause "severe disruption" over peak summer months, and called for action to resolve "critical issues" behind already existing delays.

French rape survivor Gisele Pelicot to reveal pain and courage in memoirs

Gisele Pelicot, the French woman who survived mass rapes organised by her husband at their home, is set to reveal intimate details about her marriage and her decision to go public in her upcoming book, according to extracts published in the media.

EU eyes tighter registration, no-fly zones to tackle drone threats

The EU on Wednesday said it wanted to tighten drone registration, create no-fly zones and ramp up detection at critical sites after a string of unexplained sightings rocked European countries last year.

Shooter kills 9 at Canadian school, residence

A shooter killed nine people and wounded dozens more at a secondary school and a residence in a remote part of western Canada on Tuesday, authorities said, in a rare mass shooting in the country.

Australia captain Marsh out of World Cup opener, Steve Smith to fly in

Australia captain Mitchell Marsh was ruled out of their opening T20 World Cup match against Ireland in Colombo on Wednesday after being struck in the groin during training, with Steve Smith jetting in as cover.

Spanish PM vows justice, defends rail safety after deadly accidents

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez vowed Wednesday that justice would be done following two train accidents that claimed 47 lives last month, and insisted the country's rail system "is safe".

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