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Wars pose a test as India hosts BRICS summit with Russia, Iran leaders

Zamanat Targets GCC’s $250 Billion SME Financing Gap With Up to $100 Million Tokenized Private Credit Fund

Alessio Vinassa Unveils an Emerging Technology Investment Approach Shaped by Financial Challenges

Sri Lanka court revokes monk's pardon, orders return to prison

Stocks drop as oil spike fans inflation and interest rate fears

'Hopeless, stuck, afraid': US deportees in limbo in Cameroon

Portugal harvests grapes at night to beat the heat

Mount Fuji ends hiking season with landslide, two rescues

Philippine ferry fire kills 5, dozens missing

Seahawks beat Patriots again in NFL opener

Oil prices flare as Iran tightens grip on Hormuz

Asian Games begin with Qatar basketball win, nine days before opening ceremony

Trump promises Americans $5,000 if Republicans win Congress

Japan gymnasts under injury cloud for home Asian Games

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.

Ligue 1 strugglers Reims sack coach Elsner

Luka Elsner has been sacked as coach of Ligue 1 strugglers Reims, the French club announced on Monday.

Ex-Milan captain Calabria loaned to Bologna after coach row

Deposed AC Milan captain Davide Calabria has been loaned to Bologna until the end of the season after an on-pitch row with coach Sergio Conceicao a week ago.

Stock markets sink, dollar rallies on Trump tariffs

Stock markets tumbled while the dollar rallied and oil prices rose Monday over concerns about the global economy after US President Donald Trump launched trade wars with Canada, China and Mexico.

The role of minerals and tech firms in the DR Congo conflict

The conflict between Rwanda-backed forces and the DR Congo is often presented as a struggle to control the valuable minerals that power global electronics.

World ski chief working to 'minimise and mitigate' racing dangers

The France men's team would have been top of any alpine skiing pundit's list to be among the leaders of the medals table at the World Ski Championships in Saalbach.

Embattled French PM gets boost from Socialists over budget

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will Monday force through France's budget without a vote, a move set to prompt a no-confidence motion from the left in the bitterly divided parliament.

Greek PM calls for calm amid 'very intense' Santorini tremors

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appealed for calm Monday after a wave of seismic tremors hit the tourist island of Santorini, prompting concern among locals and hundreds of departures.

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French director gets two years with electronic bracelet for abusing child actor