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Oil prices exended losses after Donald Trump said Venezuela would ship millions of barrels to the United States

Brent oil passes $100 on Mideast flare-up, stoking inflation fears

A fisherman finds relief from the over 100 degrees Fahrenheit temperature in the lake in Hart Memorial Park in Bakersfield, California, in June; the contiguous United States endured its hottest summer on record in 2026

'Alarm bells ringing': US summer heat shatters record

Apple CEO John Ternus holds the iPhone Duo

Starting at $1,999

Apple unveils its first foldable smartphone iPhone Duo

In Nepal, 1,367 bodies have been recovered and 5,132 people are missing, its disaster authority said two weeks after the deadly floods

Nepal seeks survivors two weeks after deadly floods

The resolution marks the first time Iran has been referred to the Security Council in 20 years for failing to comply with its nuclear reporting obligations

Nuclear 'non-compliance'

IAEA board refers Iran to UN Security Council

Anthropic is currently at odds with the Trump administration, which has terminated all of its government contracts with the company

Dangerous territory

'Gambling with our lives': AI researcher quits Anthropic

A member of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces fires a heavy machine gun during clashes with Houthi fighters in Taiz province

'Dangerous escalation'

Yemen rebels report fresh Saudi strikes as conflict deepens

Belgian customs officials raided an illegal cigarette factory in the centre of the country

Belgium raids illicit cigarette factory in push to stub out growing trade

Twenty-six Meta employees filed a lawsuit accusing the tech giant of using AI to select workers for mass layoffs, a claim denied by the company

Amid right-wing turn

Meta tests fact-check replacement in Latin America

A fisherman finds relief from the over 100 degrees Fahrenheit temperature in the lake in Hart Memorial Park in Bakersfield, California, in June; the contiguous United States endured its hottest summer on record in 2026

US had warmest summer on record: climate agency

An Israeli army soldier stands at a winery in the Israeli settlement of Shaar Binyamin in the occupied West Bank

Israeli settlement winemaker defiant after UK-led trade sanctions

The casket was carried to the royal mausoleum in the crypt at Akershus Castle

Norway bids farewell to King Harald V, 'grandfather' of the nation

A video showing police officers in Carcassonne making racist and sexist remarks sparked outrage in France

France far right expels policeman member over racist remarks

Rückschlag für Booking.com: Der Reiseanbieter darf das Flugportal eTraveli nicht übernehmen.

Legal challenge fails

EU General Court upholds ban on Booking's takeover of eTraveli

Senegal has been developing a satellite to collect environmental and climate data

Mastered the manufacturing process

As African space race heats up, Senegal pursues homemade satellites

The 2026 harvest was the earliest ever recorded in Champagne

Higher alcohol content

Heat forces French champagne makers to stiffen their drink

Salama Saeed (R) fled her village in Yemen after clashes with Houthi rebels

Unraveling regional tensions

'Nothing left': thousands in Yemen flee deadly Houthi clashes

Though hugely popular with visitors, short-term lodgings are blamed by residents in many popular travel destinations for depriving locals of apartments for long-term rent and pushing up prices

'Structural solutions'

EU helps cities tighten screws on Airbnb, holiday rentals

Weather agency AEMET said the 10 hottest summers on record in Spain have all come in the 21st century

Amid string of exceptional heatwaves

Spain endured hottest summer on record: weather agency

The show has become a tribute to the late 'polka dot queen'

'A celebration': Amsterdam museum unveils Kusama show weeks after death

Like with other European festivals, most major Hollywood productions are staying away from Venice

Workers, migrants focus of documentaries by Oscar winners at Venice

Bangladesh rolled out a measles vaccination drive, but it left out pockets of vulnerability that experts say have fuelled the outbreak

Deadliest outbreak in decades

Bangladesh measles crisis kills more than 1,000 children

EU industry chief Stephane Sejourne presented new 'Made in Europe' rules aimed at bolstering manufacturing inside the 27-nation bloc

Favouring European companies

EU wants to edge out China in public contracts

The Google site in Hamina, Finland, now houses seven data centres, and more are coming

Biggest investment

Google unveils 13 bn euro AI expansion in Finland

USA's Ben Shelton celebrates his win against Spain's Carlos Alcaraz

'What a battle'

Shelton stuns Alcaraz in 3:34 am US Open finish, Sabalenka battles on

Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong's paycheck vastly outstrips the wages of many other leaders including among G7 nations

Singapore's hefty ministerial pay hikes draw mixed feelings

From left to right: Indiana Affleck, Emily Lind, Scoot McNairy, Casey Affleck, Adelaide Clemens, Nick Nolte and Caylee Cowan

Affleck family affair at Venice for Casey's latest film 'Company'

Friedrich Merz said 'remigration' was 'a synonym for ethnic cleansing'

Germany's Merz accuses AfD of promoting 'ethnic cleansing'

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