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Oil surges, stocks sink as US reportedly eyes fresh Iran strikes

Thailand opens extradition process for reporter sought by China

Anne Carson: modern takes on Greek classics

France struggles to wean social housing off gas

Canada's Anne Carson wins Nobel literature prize

Germany lifts GDP forecast as economy withstands Iran war

Ethiopia drones hit Eritrean troops in Tigray

Sri Lanka appoints Kusal Mendis as Test captain

Russian strike on buses kills 30 in frontline Ukrainian city

Norris confident McLaren can shine in Singapore

Thailand begins extradition process against Chinese journalist

Alex Bodi pushes ahead with expansion: ALIX LASERS showroom planned for Bucharest

Quarantine, unease and rumours: Russian city grapples with plague scare

Fossil fuels off COP31 agenda as global output keeps rising

Stock markets sink on Trump tariffs

Stock markets slumped Monday over concerns about the global economy after US President Donald Trump threatened to launch trade wars with Canada, China and Mexico.

Neuer signs new Bayern contract to 2026

Bayern Munich said Monday they had extended the contract of their long-standing goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to the end of the 2025-26 season.

Chelsea striker Sam Kerr called police officer 'stupid and white', court told

Chelsea and Australia striker Sam Kerr called a British police officer "stupid and white" during an incident at a police station, a jury was told on Monday.

Musk takes control of US Treasury payments systems

Elon Musk's aides have taken control of the US Treasury Department's payments system -- which manages trillions of dollars of transactions each year -- sparking alarm among critics.

Trump pauses Mexico tariffs as last-ditch Canada talks continue

US President Donald Trump paused tariffs on Mexico for one month after last-minute talks Monday -- but there was no breakthrough yet in negotiations with Canada on an issue that has sparked fears of a global trade war.

Ex-Wimbledon champion Kvitova returns to tennis after giving birth

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova said Monday she was returning to the sport seven months after giving birth to a son.

French director avoids time in jail despite conviction for abusing child actor

A French court Monday ordered a filmmaker to wear an electronic bracelet for two years after finding him guilty of sexually assaulting an actor when she was a child, sparing him jail time in one of the key trials of France's #Metoo movement.

Musk says Trump 'shutting down' US aid agency

Elon Musk, the world's richest person and President Donald Trump's controversial close advisor, said Monday the giant USAID humanitarian agency will be "shutting down" as part of his radical -- and critics say unconstitutional -- drive to shrink the US government.

Israeli premier in Washington for Gaza ceasefire talks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to begin talks Monday on a second phase of the ceasefire with Hamas as he meets with the new Trump administration in Washington.