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Maybach: Between Glory and a Turning Point

Iran, Israel trade strikes as diplomats work behind the scenes

German business morale falls as war puts recovery on ice: survey

Labubu maker Pop Mart's shares fall 23% despite surging earnings

ECB won't be 'paralysed' in face of energy shock: Lagarde

Iran hits targets across Middle East after Trump signals talks progress

McEvoy says best is to come after breaking long-standing swim record

Japan PM asks IEA to prepare additional 'coordinated release' of oil

Goat vs gecko: A tiny Caribbean island faces wildlife showdown

Japan PM asks IEA chief to prepare additional 'coordinated release' of oil

Hungary's hard-pressed LGBTQ people say Orban exit is only half battle

Oil prices jump despite strategic reserve release

A record release of oil from strategic reserves by IEA nations failed to ease concerns about the impact from the Middle East war, with crude prices pushing further higher and stocks sliding.

Earth's ice is melting: where and how fast?

Melting glaciers and ice sheets are raising sea levels while the Arctic is poised to log one of its worst winters on record.

Arctic sea ice among lowest on record: AFP review of US data

Arctic sea ice is headed for one of its smallest winter peaks on record, an AFP review of US data showed Wednesday, as climate change shrinks the region's frozen cover and heightens geopolitical tensions.

Man set himself alight in fatal Swiss bus fire: prosecutor

An inferno on a Swiss bus that killed six people was seemingly started by a "disturbed" man on board who set himself alight, the investigating prosecutor said Wednesday.

Kneecap rapper wins fresh court victory over UK government

An Irish-language singer from punk-rap group Kneecap will not face a terrorism charge after UK prosecutors lost a High Court challenge Wednesday against a judge's decision to dismiss the case.

'This is me, very pretty': inside a Cambodian cyberscam site

Multilingual scripts, images of young women and timed toilet breaks: a police tour of a newly busted cyberscam operation in Cambodia on Wednesday revealed how fraudsters ensnare foreign victims online.

Spain to deploy tool to track social media hate speech

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday announced the creation of a tool to track hate speech on social media and hold them accountable, in his latest measure targeting tech giants.

Death toll from Ukrainian attack on Russia's Bryansk rises to 7: governor

The death toll from a Ukrainian missile strike on the western Russian city of Bryansk rose to seven people on Wednesday, the region's governor said.

'Legendary' Barbra Streisand to receive Honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes

Hollywood and Broadway legend Barbra Streisand will be awarded an Honorary Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival, organisers announced Wednesday, honouring a career that has spanned more than six decades.

Devine, Mooney top women's Hundred auction

New Zealand's Sophie Devine and Beth Mooney of Australia topped the bidding in the inaugural auction for English cricket's women's Hundred on Wednesday, each securing deals worth £210,000 ($282,000)

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