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Stocks diverge with earnings, tech in focus

North Korea fires ballistic missile: South Korea military

England recall batsman Lawrence for Pakistan series

'Don't have to hide': Thai IDs, legal work give hope to Myanmar refugees

Siemens shares plunge on disappointing guidance raise

Stocks mixed with tech firms back under pressure

New Australia coach Kiss gives Japan starts to Ross, Amatosero

How Blundell's old school tactic ended England's 'Bazball' era

'Stretch our money': Romanians face highest EU inflation

Israel reports troop deaths as Lebanon talks underway in Rome

Iran says close to Hormuz plan with Oman, but reopening depends on US

Sweden’s welfare reckoning

China’s cartel lifeline

Australia limits migration

Venezuela’s Oil Return

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

Latin America’s age trap

Putin's peace threshold

No 'meaningful' shift from social media sites after Australia teen ban: govt report

There was "no meaningful shift" away from big tech platforms like TikTok and Instagram in the immediate wake of Australia's world-leading teen social media ban, government documents obtained by AFP show.

Denmark's Soren Torpegaard Lund to 'stay true' at Eurovision

Denmark's Soren Torpegaard Lund, one of the favourites in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest, has sparked a homophobic backlash in his progressive country with his electro-pop track, but he's just trying to "stay true to myself", he told AFP in an interview.

Marathon brothers run Ireland in race to find dementia cure

Jordan Adams, who ran the London marathon with a 25-kilogram fridge on his back last weekend, is now running around Ireland in a race to find a cure for a form of dementia both he and his brother are near certain to contract.

Oil surges 7%, stocks slip on Trump blockade warning

Oil prices soared more than seven percent to a fresh four-year high Thursday while stocks fell after Donald Trump warned the US blockade of Iranian ports could last months and a report said he would be briefed on potential fresh military strikes.

Inoue wary of 'clever' Nakatani in sold-out Tokyo superfight

Japan's Naoya Inoue said he will face a "clever, serious" opponent in fellow unbeaten countryman Junto Nakatani when they clash in front of 55,000 at a sold-out Tokyo Dome on Saturday.

Oil surges to four-year high, stocks slip after Trump blockade warning

Oil prices soared more than five percent to a fresh four-year high Thursday while stocks fell after Donald Trump warned the US blockade of Iranian ports could last months as peace talks remained stalled.

Australian Jewish group warned of 'attack' before Bondi mass shooting: inquiry

A Jewish community group warned police a terror attack was "likely" just days before two gunmen killed 15 people in a mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach, an inquiry said on Thursday.

Mamdani calls on King Charles to return Koh-i-Noor diamond

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani called for King Charles to "return" the prized Koh-i-Noor diamond, which the British Empire took from the Indian subcontinent in the 1800s, on the third day of the monarch's state visit on Wednesday.

New Zealand mosque killer loses bid to overturn convictions

White supremacist killer Brenton Tarrant lost on Thursday an appeal seeking to overturn his conviction and sentence for shooting dead 51 people at two New Zealand mosques in 2019, court documents showed.

Oil at four-year high, stocks slip after Trump blockade warning

Oil prices held around four-year highs Thursday while stocks fell after Donald Trump warned the US blockade of Iranian ports could last months as peace talks remained stalled.

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Key points from the first global talks on phasing out fossil fuels