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India's education minister resigns, end called to Delhi protests

Houthis target Saudi oil as new Middle East front

Devastating wildfires send 267,000 fleeing in France and Spain

Madeleine McCann's brother reaches Commonwealth Games final

Ipswich sign Japan forward Maeda from Celtic

Thousands sheltered in Bordeaux as France wildfires trigger exodus

Norris finds pace to edge Hamilton in last Hungarian practice

Houthis say hit Saudi Arabia as fighting spreads on new Middle East front

China evacuates 20,000 people as Typhoon Noul nears

Untamed wildfires in Spain, France force over 200,000 to flee

Man City's Khusanov signs new five-year contract

Mainoo signs new Man Utd contract

Kobbie Mainoo has signed a new contract at Manchester United that will keep him at the club until 2031, bringing an end to months of uncertainty over his future.

White House against Anthropic expanding Mythos model access: report

The White House is opposing Anthropic's plans to expand access to its new artificial intelligence model Mythos to 120 companies, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

Oil strikes 4-year peak, stocks diverge as central banks in focus

Oil prices struck a four-year high on Thursday on worries over a resumption of hostilities in the Middle East, while global stock markets diverged as investors turned to central bank decisions and corporate earnings.

Gaza flotilla organisers say 211 activists 'kidnapped' by Israel

Organisers of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla on Thursday said Israel's army had "kidnapped" 211 activists including a Paris city councillor in a raid in international waters off Greece.

Oil crisis fuels calls to speed up clean energy transition

The oil crisis triggered by the Middle East war has underscored the need for the world to accelerate the clean energy transition, the COP31 president-designate and the UN's climate chief said Thursday.

European rocket blasts off with Amazon internet satellites

Europe's most powerful rocket Ariane 6 launched on Thursday carrying a second batch of 32 satellites into space for Amazon's internet constellation, which is bidding to rival Elon Musk's giant Starlink.

Nigerian airlines avert shutdown as Mideast war hikes fuel prices

Nigerian airlines continued flying on Thursday despite threatening a shutdown over sky-high jet fuel prices roiling the industry in Africa's top crude producer and most populous nation.

Eurozone economy barely grows in first months of 2026

Eurozone economic growth dropped to near zero in the first three months of 2026 as surging energy costs triggered by the Middle East war pushed inflation sharply up in April, data showed on Thursday.

Press freedom at lowest level in 25 years: RSF

Press freedom has fallen to its lowest level in a quarter of a century, Reporters Without Borders warned on Thursday.

ArcelorMittal boosts sales but profits squeezed

Steel giant ArcelorMittal said Thursday that while first-quarter sales had risen, adverse exchange rates hit net profits, but added that it was well placed to benefit from European restrictions on imports.

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