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A laser-based system from Israeli defense group Rafael at a London arms fair in September 2025

Advantages but also limitations

Rise of drone warfare sharpens focus on laser defense

Bhumika Shrestha (R) is Nepal's first elected transgender woman lawmaker

Proud milestone

Nepal welcomes first transgender lawmaker

The Valencia region was hit with dramatic floods in October 2024, after a year's worth of rain fell in just a few hours

No evidence of legal violation

Spain court rejects trial for ex-govt leader over deadly 2024 floods

De Lëtzebuerger Ausseminister Xavier Bettel bei senger Arrivée zu Bréissel de 16. Mäerz 2026

'I don't think Donald Trump wants to be NATO's undertaker'

The US Federal Reserve is among central banks meeting this week

Previously scheduled meetings

Central banks meet as Mideast war fuels inflation fears

Saunas are popular spots to take a break from it all in Denmark

'Real human beings'

Denmark's election candidates bare all in sauna campaigning

Kyiv residents ran for shelter during the Russian rush hour attack on Kyiv

Downed 250 drones

Russia targets Kyiv at rush hour, kills 3 across Ukraine

French national Martin Ryan, shown during his trial, was jailed for 10 years on spying charges in Azerbaijan

Diplomatic tensions

Frenchman jailed in Azerbaijan for 10 years for 'spying'

The EU wants a more integrated financial market to finance its all-important green and digital transitions

Integrated financial market

EU wants to tap citizens' savings. Easier said than done

Sumatra has lost large tracts of forest to mines and plantations in recent decades

Fresh questions raised

Indonesia firms in palm oil fraud probe supplied fuel majors

Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah (L) had a chance to double Liverpool's lead but scuffed his shot wide

African players in Europe: Sub Salah fails to sink Spurs

Smoke rises from a fire near Dubai International Airport after a 'drone-related incident'

Escalating tensions

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Jessie Buckley won the best actress Oscar for 'Hamnet'

Jessie Buckley: From reality TV hopeful to Oscar winner

Strong demand for AI hardware brought a 24 percent annual net profit jump last year for Foxconn

Uncertain times

AI to drive growth despite geopolitics, Taiwan's Foxconn says

A message in support of activist Andrie Yunus, injured in an acid attack

Forensic testing underway

Indonesia police seek four suspects for acid attack on activist

Farhad Sheikhi, an Iranian Kurd fled to Iraq after a deadly crackdown on protesters in January

As strikes continue

Iranian protesters fled 'hell' at home, watch war from exile

Ivory Coast has a low divorce rate, with the fear of social disapproval weighing on many women

'Rein in your heart': I.Coast women trapped by divorce taboo

Military officers serving as members of Myanmar's parliament arrive as the lower house convenes for the first time since a 2021 coup

First time since 2021

Myanmar's post-coup parliament sits packed with junta allies

An Israeli self-propelled howitzer artillery gun fires rounds toward southern Lebanon

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Twenty Thai crew members of a cargo ship that was attacked in the crucial Strait of Hormuz arrived in Thailand, with three of their colleagues still stranded on the vessel in the Gulf

Three colleagues still stranded

20 Thai sailors return home after vessel attacked in Gulf

US President Donald Trump has called for reinforcements from countries including Japan after earlier vowing that the US Navy would "very soon" begin escorting tankers through the vital shipping lane for oil in the Middle East

According to Defence Minister

Japan not currently mulling maritime ops despite Trump pressure over Hormuz

A visitor snowboards on the slopes at Lianhuashan Ski Resort on the outskirts of Beijing

Chinese firms seek to loosen West's grip on lucrative snow business

Tehran residents enjoyed one of the most normal days in the Iranian capital since the war began, but many were clearing up debris from homes damaged in 16 days of US and Israeli strikes

Trump pressures NATO, China over Iran's closure of key waterway

This photo taken on December 3, 2025, shows a woman during an interview with AFP in Quezon City, Metro Manila. Abortions are strictly outlawed in the mainly Catholic Philippines, forcing women to turn to a patchwork of providers operating in the online shadows

Filipinas seek abortions online in largely Catholic nation

Paul Thomas Anderson's 'One Battle After Another' won six awards, including best picture and director for one of Hollywood's most talented auteurs

'One Battle After Another' dominates Oscars

US actress Teyana Taylor wore black and white Chanel to the Oscars

Dressed to impress

Stars bring glamour to Oscars red carpet

Co-director Chris Appelhans co-director Maggie Kang and producer Michelle Wong accept the Oscar for best animated feature for 'KPop Demon Hunters'

'KPop Demon Hunters' wins two Oscars

Ryan Coogler has won his first Oscar for best original screenplay for 'Sinners'

Creator of Black Panther

Ryan Coogler: from indie to blockbuster to Oscar

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