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Iran war drives oil prices to $100 per barrel as Tehran strikes ships

Spain endured hottest summer on record: weather agency

Pakistan collapse to 100-7 against England in 3rd Test

'A celebration': Amsterdam museum unveils Kusama show weeks after death

Workers, migrants focus of documentaries by Oscar winners at Venice

IC Markets Australia Wins People's Choice Forex Broker Innovation Award at the 2026 Finder Innovation Awards

Nepal seeks survivors two weeks after deadly floods

Brent oil tops $100 on Mideast flare-up, fanning inflation fears

Bangladesh measles crisis kills more than 1,000 children

EU wants to edge out China in public contracts

Pakistan collapse to 26-4 against England in 3rd Test

Google unveils 13 bn euro AI expansion in Finland

EU helps cities tighten screws on Airbnb, holiday rentals

Singapore's hefty ministerial pay hikes draw mixed feelings

Israel's new army chief says mission against Hamas 'not accomplished'

Israel's newly appointed military chief Eyal Zamir said Wednesday that his country's mission to defeat Hamas was not yet accomplished, with his inauguration coming at a precarious moment for the fragile truce in Gaza.

IS militant behind Kabul airport attack arrested: US

An Islamic State operative who allegedly planned the 2021 suicide bombing outside Kabul airport during the chaotic US military withdrawal has been arrested, President Donald Trump has said.

Monkey business: Sri Lanka to count crop-raiding nuisance wildlife

Sri Lanka will launch a nationwide census of nuisance wildlife, including monkeys and peacocks, as part of an effort to tackle the increasing threat to agriculture, the government said Wednesday.

Newcastle striker Isak lost car and cash in home raid, court hears

Newcastle striker Alexander Isak's home was raided by a "professional group of travelling burglars" who stole his car and jewellery worth £68,000 ($87,000), a court heard on Wednesday.

France warns against weight loss supplements using Garcinia plant

France warned Wednesday against dietary supplements promising weight loss that use the tropical plant Garcinia cambogia after a range of rare but serious side effects including one death were reported.

Germany set for massive rearmament as divide with US widens

Germany is set to rearm in a way not seen since World War II after the likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said his government would vastly increase defence spending.

Pope's illness spreads doubt at Vatican

St Peter's Square is bustling, but behind the Vatican's walls, activities have slowed as the Catholic Church grapples with the uncertainty caused by the absence of Pope Francis.

Greenland rejects Trump pledge to make the island American

Greenland's prime minister on Wednesday hit back at President Donald Trump's pledge to take the Arctic territory "one way or the other", insisting that islanders did not see their future with the United States or even Denmark.

Mind the wage gap: China's subway farmers highlight inequality

Elderly Chinese farmers carrying enormous baskets of vegetables squeezed into a subway station as its doors opened before dawn on Wednesday, on the outskirts of megacity Chongqing.

Stocks rally on tariff relief hopes, German spending plan

Stock markets rallied Wednesday, buoyed by Germany's plan to massively boost spending on defence, signals that US President Donald Trump could ease huge tariffs and China's economic targets.

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