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Hirokazu Kore-eda stands with actresses Furi Nanase, Rokka Okada, Aju Makita and Natsuki Deguchi at the red carpet premiere

Japanese director Kore-eda's manga film charms critics in Venice

The scene depicting King Harold's death on the original Bayeux Tapestry

Embroidered cloth

UK's little-known Bayeux Tapestry replica steps into spotlight

Holding its own against low-cost competitors

Zara owner Inditex boosts profits as sales grow across board

Chinese Communist Party leader Mao Zedong died fifty years ago

50 years after his death

'Long live Chairman Mao': Supporters pay respects to founder of Communist China

Video game tycoon Kwon Hyuk-bin founded Smilegate in 2002 and has built it into one of the most successful gaming companies in South Korea

South Korea video game tycoon to pay record $1.5 bn in divorce

File picture shows advertisement for the 2026 Asian Games

Record rain forces Asian Games athletes to evacuate accommodation

Protesters pushed South Korea to not send troops to the strategic Strait of Hormuz

'There is no reason'

Protesters urge South Korea to stay out of Iran war

The informal economy now accounts for nearly 83 percent of employment in Africa, the ILO says

'Life starts somewhere'

Africa's informal economy: a burden and lifeline

Kenyan start-up ZeroBionic aims to tackle educational shortcomings faced by deaf students

Kenyan start-up makes robotic limbs to sign for deaf kids

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

'Affordable housing' package

EU to help cities tighten screws on Airbnb, holiday rentals

Healthcare is a top issue in Sunday's election in Sweden

As policy tightens

Sweden immigration restrictions spark healthcare concerns

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowed retaliation for Iranian strikes on US naval ships

As fresh attacks launched

Iran, US trade blows as Hormuz impasse deepens

In a control room a few hours from Bhutan's capital, a team works around the clock to monitor the risks of the Himalayan country's melting glaciers

Over 600 glaciers

The round-the-clock monitors protecting Bhutan from glacier risk

Hong Kong's first post-colonial leader Tung Chee-Hwa died age 89 on Tuesday

'Passed away peacefully'

Hong Kong's first post-colonial leader Tung Chee-hwa dies aged 89

Martin and Debra Robinson, parents of Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson, who were murdered during a 2024 surfing trip in Mexico, are attending the trial

Attempted robbery gone wrong

'Hell': Father of surfers killed in Mexico testifies at trial

Between 50,000 and 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers have lost limbs, according to NGOs

Destruction and creation

From trenches to catwalk: Ukraine's amputee soldiers hit the runway

Aerial view of the McGill University campus in Montreal, one of several Canadian universities looking to attract US talent

'Healthy competition'

Canada eyes researchers looking to leave 'hostile' US

US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney are locked in a trade war

Ottawa's pushback

Trump bans Canadian alcohol in new trade war salvo

A technical glitch forced 1,300 flights to be axed on Tuesday across British airports

Over 150 cancelled flights

UK airports face more disruption after air traffic control glitch

New research has found that Australia's world-leading efforts to keep teens off social media have had little impact so far.

Doomscrolling no more

Amusing or addictive? The algorithms powering our social feeds

The European Central Bank headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany

European Central Bank

ECB meets, weighing a tricky balance between savers and spenders

White nets stretch across the front of brick buildings in Pakistan's northern border region to protect police against drones

As incidents rise

Pakistan police counter drone attacks with Ukraine-style nets

Ukraine developed its anti-drone defences hastily after Russia's 2022 invasion

Horrific campaign

Russia torments Kyiv with new 'horror' jet drones

France's top court last month struck down the government's proposed social media ban on under-15s on freedom of expression grounds

EU faces revolt over social media ban for children

The launch will be the first major event under new chief executive John Ternus

New Apple CEO to face first test with foldable iPhone launch

Rein in social media not children, say over 130 groups, experts

Cutting-edge AI models have drawn concern over their ability to identify software vulnerabilities

Raising debate over credit

OpenAI says AI solved one of math's hardest problems in days

'South Park' regularly skewers US President Donald Trump and has recently depicted him as being in a loveless marriage with Satan

'South America'

'South Park' changes name in dig at Trump

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