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Energy majors have profited from their trades as oil and gas futures swung between big gains and losses on the war's latest headlines

Shell profit jumps as Mideast war fuels oil prices

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India remains "steadfast as ever"

Remains 'steadfast as ever'

India vows to crush terror 'ecosystem', a year after Pakistan conflict

Dafra Circus aims to convey the horrors Burkina Faso's jihadist conflict inflicts on the country's children

Despair, innocence and resistance

Circus tackles jihadist nightmares of Burkina Faso's children

The US-Israeli war with Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have sent aviation fuel prices soaring and raised the spectre of shortages during Europe's peak travel season

Readying for the worst

EU weighs options as summer jet fuel threat looms

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Lebanese village of Kfar Tibnit on Wednesday

'The Blockade will remain in full force'

Iran denies ship attack as Trump warns of renewed bombing, eyes deal

The sapu-sapu was introduced to Indonesia from South America, brought in to keep aquariums algae free but chucked into rivers as they outgrew their tanks

Adept at living in polluted water

Troubled waters: Jakarta battles deadly, invasive suckerfish

Fallou (L) and Bara (R), who lost their mother in 2024 when her pirogue capsized, watch TV at their home in Mbour, Senegal in March 2026

Long-lasting torment of grief

Senegal's children mourn in silence when migrant parents disappear

Japan fired Type-88 missiles during military exercises in the Philippines

Shift in defence policy

Japan fires missiles during drills, drawing China rebuke

An LNG tanker berthed at the Karratha gas plant loading terminal in Western Australia.

To stave off energy shortages

Australia to force gas giants to reserve fuel for domestic use

Kyiv said Russia attacked eastern and southern Ukraine with more than 100 drones overnight

Rejecting efforts to halt fighting

Russia warns diplomats in Kyiv to evacuate in case of strike

Australian Socceroos fans have been accused of unruly behaviour at previous watch parties in Melbourne's Federation Square

Following outcry

Australian state overturns Melbourne ban on World Cup watch party

South Korea has hired hundreds of staff to track and counter manipulated content ahead of local elections

Fighting an uphill battle

AI disinfo tests South Korean laws ahead of local elections

Former fishermen have opted to revive Colombia's coral reefs instead of destroying them

'For me, a coral is life now'

Colombian ex-fisherman swaps trade for saving Caribbean coral

The Lobito Corridor is meant to move minerals vital to the energy transition

Global race for critical minerals

Lobito Corridor: Africa's mega-project facing delivery test

Lobito Atlantic Railway CEO Nicholas Fournier says business takes precedence over geopolitics

Focus on copper trade

Africa's Lobito Corridor chief tells AFP business, not geopolitics, drives strategy

In this handout picture released by Mexico's presidencial press office, some 50,000 fans of South Korea's K-pop band BTS came to see the band at the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City

Over 135,000 tickets snapped up in minutes

K-pop stars BTS draw 50,000-strong crowd in Mexico

ASEAN leaders are set to discuss economic issues tied to the Middle East war in its summit in Cebu

Focus on economic issues tied to Middle East war

Wars in Middle East, backyard loom over ASEAN summit

Epstein was found dead in his cell in August 2019 as he awaited trial for new sex trafficking charges

Letter sealed for years

US court releases purported Epstein suicide note

Brazilian national Thiago Avila were among dozens of activists aboard a flotilla intercepted in international waters off the coast of Greece

'Unlawful and unreasonable'

Israeli court rejects flotilla activists' appeal challenging detention

International women's movement FEMEN and Pussy Riot activists stage a protest against the participation of Russia in the Venice Biennale art show, in front of Russian pavilion on May 6, 2026 in Venice.

Following jury resignation

Protests as Venice Biennale opens in turmoil over Russian presence

The MV Hondius cruise ship anchored off Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, following a hantavirus outbreak on board

'One doctor wasn't enough'

Hantavirus ship passenger: 'They didn't take it seriously enough'

A lawsuit against Boeing alleges the aviation giant was negligent and its aircraft were unsafe, leading to the 2019 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines flight that killed 157 people

Claimed 157 lives

Victim's lawyer alleges Boeing was 'negligent' in 2019 Ethiopian crash

Paris Saint-Germain are through to their second straight Champions League final, where they will face Arsenal

Holders PSG edge Bayern Munich to reach Champions League final

A public listing would open SpaceX to a broader and more diverse pool of investors, including individual buyers, while giving existing shareholders an easier path to cash out and realize substantial capital gains

Massive AI expansion

Musk's SpaceX strikes data center deal with Anthropic

A convoy of ambulances believed to be carrying passengers evacuated from the cruise ship is escorted by Dutch police on motorcycles as it arrives at Leiden University Medical Center

Two confirmed cases

Virus-hit cruise ship heads for Spain as evacuees land in Europe

Paris Saint-Germain are through to their second straight Champions League final, where they will face Arsenal

6-5 aggregate victory

Holders PSG edge Bayern Munich to reach Champions League final

The MV Hondius cruise ship anchored off Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, following a hantavirus outbreak on board

WHO team on board

First hantavirus infection could not have been during cruise: WHO expert

The Charles de Gaulle and its escorts were on Wednesday transiting through the Suez Canal

To restore navigation

French aircraft carrier pre-positions for possible Hormuz mission

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