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King Charles III and Macron attended a preview of the Bayeux Tapestry Exhibition

Macron, King Charles hail UK-France ties after viewing Bayeux Tapestry

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick speak during the G20 Innovation Ministerial in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Some of the most powerful people

Tech bosses press G20 to build data centers, but split on risk

Fans placed flowers on the Hollywood Walk of Fame star of late US singer-songwriter Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton to get new Hollywood star after vandalism

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with travel industry executives in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 2, 2026.

'I was not a fan'

Trump 'happy' Prince Harry and Meghan have left US

Groundbreaking technology

Europe, US closer than they look on tech rules, says EU tech chief

Uber has about 34,000 employees in 70 different countries, according to a recent SEC filing

'Leaner organisation'

Uber says laying off 'about 10%' of workforce worldwide

A US aircraft carrying Energy Secretary Chris Wright lands at the international airport near Caracas, where he is set to finalize a massive oil industry agreement with Venezuela announced by US President Donald Trump

Relating to one-fifth of country's reserves

US energy secretary in Venezuela to sign Trump's 'biggest' oil deal

Australian actor Guy Pearce plays media mogul Rupert Murdoch in the upcoming film 'Ink'

Rupert Murdoch 'very happy' to be played by Guy Pearce in new film

Chinese President Xi Jinping, with First Lady Peng Liyuan, is welcomed by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and First Lady Entissar Amer upon their arrival in Cairo

First visit to Cairo in a decade

China's Xi urges against Mideast interference in rare Egypt visit

Kenneth Branagh flexes a new acting muscle in his film 'Mayday' -- being an action hero

Branagh takes on action role in Apple's Cold War comedy 'Mayday'

Scientists agree that global warming increases the risk of extreme weather events like heatwaves, droughts and floods.

First-of-its-kind assessment

World must prepare for 'reality' of missing 1.5C goal: UN

The Nepal Army installed a roughly 250-metre (820-foot) temporary cable crossing in Bidur, offering a precarious lifeline across the river after devastating floods swept away roads and bridges

Precarious lifeline

Nepal flood survivors cling to zipline to cross treacherous river

US President Donald Trump has made an unprecedented and aggressive push to put his mark on an array of US national institutions, from the White House to the country's currency

Counter to federal law

US Treasury issues $1 coin with Trump's face on it

Relatives are holding symbolic funerals with bodies missing after devastating floods

DNA tests and funerals in Nepal, a week after deadly floods

The gold is easier to deploy if stocked in London, said the Dutch central bank

Amid 'increasing geopolitical unrest'

Dutch shift 86 tonnes of gold from US, Canada to UK

Chevron Chief Executive Mike Wirth said new investment in Venezuela will boost oil output in the longterm, but won't immediately lead to lower gasoline prices

Chevron unveils deal to double Venezuela venture output in 5 years

Mafalda Duarte, executive director of the UN's multibillion dollar Green Climate Fund, pointed to the Nepal-China flood disaster and wildfires in Europe as reasons leaders should pay attention to climate change

Priority can't drop

Nepal floods should mobilise climate action: UN green fund chief

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni hopes oil exports will be profitable

By end of the year

Uganda names its oil 'Pearl Sweet' as it prepares for first exports

The Trump administration has corralled top AI executives to Chapel Hill, North Carolina for special tech-focused G20 meetings

Countries 'will suffer' without AI

Nvidia boss presses G20 ministers to build AI infrastructure

A lifeboat from the Tugberk Imamoglu cargo ship was recovered by rescuers but it was empty

Rescue efforts ongoing

10 missing as cargo ship sinks after collision off Istanbul

Tiger Woods arrives for a court hearing in Stuart, Florida, during which he pleaded guilty to charges of careless and reckless driving

Tiger Woods pleads guilty to reckless driving, license suspended

'We've had some other difficult times, but this is oe of them,' said Clooney

'Unfortunate time in history'

George Clooney says US run by 'least qualified people'

Marseille's Gabonese forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is heading for promoted Spanish club Deportivo La Coruna

Veteran striker

'Humiliated' Aubameyang quits Gabon national team

Scientists said the Pacific islands will face a fish shortage due to rising global temperatures

Drinking water impacted

Pacific islands to face food shortages over global warming: scientists

A passenger bus overturned on a desert highway in Egypt's eastern Sinai Peninsula on Wednesday, killing 22 people, including 10 Jordanians, and injuring 28 others.

28 also injured

Bus crash in Egypt's Sinai kills 22, including 10 Jordanians

US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is seen off Laem Chabang Port, near the city of Pattaya on September 2, 2026

First port call in nine months

5,000 US sailors arrive in Thailand after months at sea

Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid defended the ban on protests that human rights groups have called "ruthless"

Condemnation from rights groups

Taliban govt defends ban on protest, citing Islamic law

Julian Alvarez will be expected to score more goals for Argentina in the absence of Lionel Messi

21 years of football

Messi departure leaves Argentina facing rebuild after golden era

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