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A forest fire in Turkey’s western coastal province of Izmir, fanned by strong winds, is near residential areas, forcing some people to be evacuated, the local governor said on ...

British retail sales edged up in July, boosted in part by extra spending due to the men’s Euros soccer championship, official figures showed on Friday, after an unusually cool ...

Dozens of Israeli settlers, some wearing masks, attacked a Palestinian village near the city of Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank, burning cars and killing at least one person, authorities ...

The dollar hovered not far from a two-week high to the yen on Friday after its biggest one-day gain against major peers in four weeks as firm US economic data ...

Oil prices were set for a second straight week of gains despite edging lower on Friday, as recent US economic data boosted optimism about demand from the world’s top ...

An influential aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that the West and the U.S.-led NATO alliance had been directly involved in planning Ukraine’s surprise ...

Erik ten Hag will have newcomers Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui available for Friday’s season opener just days after they signed from Bayern Munich, but the manager lamented ...

The number of companies that set up base in Abu Dhabi’s financial centre ADGM increased by 31 per cent in the first half of the year as the likes of ...

Starbucks (SBUX.O) tapped Chipotle Mexican Grill’s (CMG.N) head Brian Niccol earlier this week to lead the coffee giant known for its pricey lattes amid pressure from activist ...

Paramount Global (PARA.O) has begun laying off 15 per cent of its workforce in the United States, starting Tuesday, as part of its planned job cuts, the media giant said ...

On Holding beat analysts’ estimates for second-quarter revenue this week on strong demand for its shoes and apparel from customers looking for trendy products, but shares fell about 3 per cent ...

Ukraine will need $20 billion in investments to develop its renewable power sector under a plan which seeks to boost its share in the country’s energy mix to 27 per cent ...

Multiple people face federal charges and at least one has been arrested related to an investigation into the death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry in Los Angeles nearly a year ...

Ukraine’s top commander said on Thursday Kyiv had set up a military commandant’s office in the occupied part of Russia’s Kursk region where he said his forces ...

In Ain Ebel, a southern Lebanese village near the Israeli border, more than a thousand people gathered for a solemn procession to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary on ...

A new round of Gaza ceasefire talks was underway in the Qatari capital Doha on Thursday afternoon, an official briefed on the meeting told Reuters, with Israel’s spy chief ...

Investigators suspect a faulty power cable may have caused Greece’s worst wildfire this year, said sources close to a probe over the blaze that killed one woman and torched 10,000 ...

A Singapore court on Thursday charged two former bankers for helping a group of foreigners who were convicted of laundering $2.2 billion last year in the biggest such financial crime in ...

France striker Kylian Mbappe marked his Real Madrid debut with a clinical goal as the European champions outclassed Atalanta 2-0 to win the Super Cup on Wednesday. Uruguayan Federico Valverde ...

The World Health Organization declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years, following an outbreak of the viral infection in Democratic Republic of Congo ...

AI PCs accounted for 14 per cent of all personal computers shipped in the second quarter with Apple (AAPL.O) leading the way, according to research firm Canalys, as added artificial ...

Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose by a yearly 21 per cent in July, thanks to China’s strongest growth this year and despite dropping demand in ...

Danish brewer Carlsberg (CARLb.CO) this week lifted its full-year organic growth outlook despite posting weaker-than-expected sales for the second quarter. The company said it now expects full year organic ...

German investor morale darkened more than expected in August, posting its strongest decline in two years, the ZEW economic research institute said this week. The economic sentiment index fell to 19.2 ...