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Friend or pest? Humans domesticated pigeons to live alongside us, but now consider them filthy nuisances

Historic companions

'Their story is our story': Pigeons and humans, 3,500 years together

Billionaire Elon Musk would keep control of SpaceX under the filed IPO documents currently under consideration by federal regulators

Countdown to SPCX

Musk eyes Wall Street record with SpaceX IPO

Debuting on the stock market is a long process that can cost companies millions of dollars

Countdown to trading

Musk's SpaceX is about to go public. Here's how it works

SpaceX signage displayed outside a Space Exploration Technologies Corp. facility in Hawthorne, California on March 26, 2026

Musk’s gamble

SpaceX, the sprawling company targeting the stars, Mars and an IPO

Residents of the Bolivian city La Paz queue to buy a chicken, rationed to one per family, as food shortages intensify following weeks of roadblocks and protests

'We have almost nothing left'

Fighting over a chicken in protest-hit La Paz

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a sworn foe of Havana's communist government, has publicly offered the $100 million but has demanded that Cuba take steps to open up

US Secretary of State

US charges former Cuban president with murder as pressure builds

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he felt the "weight" of laying off roughly 8,000 employees, or about 10 percent of its global workforce

8,000 jobs to go

Zuckerberg says he feels 'weight' of Meta layoffs

Billionaire Elon Musk would keep control of SpaceX under the filed IPO documents currently under consideration by federal regulators

SPCX nears launch

Musk's SpaceX discloses filing for blockbuster IPO

The tiny Pacific island nation of Vanuatu has taken the lead in pressing for climate change accountability

Operationalising ICJ ruling

UN members reinforce nations' climate change obligations

Bolivia's Presidente Rodrigo Paz announced plans to "reorganize a cabinet that must be able to listen"

Calling for president's resignation

Embattled Bolivia leader promises 'to listen' to protesters

Landry's visit has stirred controversy in Greenland

US needs to 'put its footprint back on Greenland': Trump envoy

Prime Minister Keir Starmer says importing Russia fuel is a way to 'protect UK consumers' from soaring energy prices

Contentious move

UK eases sanctions on Russian jet fuel and diesel imports

The US Federal Reserve's April 2026 meeting was Jerome Powell's last as chair, with Kevin Warsh soon to be sworn in as his replacement

As inflation fears persist

'Majority' of US Fed officials say rate hikes may be needed

Manish Pandey's 45 helped Kolkata ease to victory over the struggling Mumbai Indians

Kolkata see off Mumbai to keep IPL playoff hopes alive

Raul Castro was the opposite of his charismatic and loquacious brother Fidel in many ways

Fidel's brother

Raul Castro: the other leader of Cuba's revolution

Workers are renovating an abandoned Ebola treatment centre in Goma, eastern DRC

'A marathon, not a sprint'

In Belgium, health expert readies to fly to DR Congo Ebola zone

Three decades ago

1996 Cuban downing of two US planes behind Raul Castro indictment

Andy Garcia soaked up applause at the premiere of "Diamond" in Cannes on Tuesday

Presenting directorial debut in Cannes

Havana-born star Andy Garcia says Cubans dream of change

A woman walks past Lebanese rescuers searching through the rubble in the southern village of Deir Qanun al-Nahr, a day after an Israeli strike

Wednesday roundup

War in Middle East: latest developments

Tusk (R) and Magyar hope to turn the page on years of bad blood under Magyar's predecessor Viktor Orban

Magyar, Tusk tout Hungary's return to Europe in post-Orban era

The rollout marks the latest step in Airbnb's push to capture more of the travel spending that currently flows to competitors like Booking.com and Expedia

Amid tighter rules on home rentals

Airbnb expands into hotels, cars, groceries

Iran and the United States have exchanged threats while continuing to negotiate for a peace deal

Spreading conflict

Iran says US wants to 'start new war' after Trump threat

An influential policy maker, Emmanuel Moulin has held a series of top posts in finance and the presidency

Emmanuel Moulin

Opposition backlash as Macron's choice gets nod for central bank

The WHO said the outbreak was a risk in the country and surrounding region but not worldwide

Following recent outbreak

DR Congo Ebola risk high regionally, low worldwide: WHO

The company had warned in January of a financial impact from its reorganisation

Amid restructuring

Ubisoft reports record annual loss after game delays, cancellations

Trump's administration, along with Qatar and Egypt, negotiated a ceasefire in October to halt two years of devastating war in Gaza

'Principal obstacle'

Board of Peace report accuses Hamas of blocking Gaza progress

US President Donald Trump and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen sealed the deal in Turnberry, Scotland last year

On early Wednesday

EU agrees to implement US trade pact after Trump threats

Russia's President Vladimir Putin visits his Chinese Xi Jinping in Beijing, days after US leader Donald Trump

Energy at the forefront

Putin, Xi hail 'unyielding' ties in talks after Trump visit

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