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OECD says growth 'resilient' in 2026 despite Middle East war
The OECD group of industrialized nations put its 2026 growth forecast at 2.9%. It said investment in AI was helping driv…
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Campus Project 2026: Georgia Takes Center Stage
The Beethovenfest exchange project brings German and Georgian musical traditions together. And the reasons go beyond mus…
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Paris: Cézanne takes centre stage at Paris’ Grand Palais
The Grand Palais in Paris is showcasing more than 170 works, including 69 by Paul Cézanne and around 100 by 78 other art…
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Sri Lanka: 15 convicted over Easter bombings
Sri Lanka’s 2019 Easter bombings, one of the deadliest attacks in the country’s history, killed more than 260 people. Af…
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Man, 22, killed in ‘tragic’ accident at the Colosseum in Rome
Part of the ancient Roman amphitheatre was closed on Wednesday as a mark of respect…
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Canadian premier calls snap election with ‘hell no to Trump’ rallying cry
A Canadian provincial premier called a snap election Tuesday…
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El Nino explained: How the weather pattern affects hurricanes and tropical storms
From drought to major floods and extreme heat, El Nino will have a huge impact on the world's weather. In the Atlantic, …
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Football: Full squad train under Zinédine Zidane as tactical changes expected for France
After an initial training session with just 12 players, Zinédine Zidane had a full squad at his disposal on Tuesday. The…
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Trump shares bizarre CNN spoof in escalating feud with media ‘sleazebags’
The president also accused CNN’s Kaitlan Collins of having ‘Trump addiction’ in his latest attack on news outlets he ban…
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UNGA: World leaders discuss AI, global conflicts
As the UN General Assembly starts its second day, much attention will turn to the war in Iran, artificial intelligence a…
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China's new travel rules unsettle tech giants and talent
Beijing is locking the gates to stop expertise and capital in strategic industries from fleeing. The country accused of …
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Israel blasts ‘grotesque absurdity’ of Macron’s UN remarks on West Bank
The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Wednesday issued a stinging rebuke to French President Emmanue…
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UN Secretary General Guterres urges reforms of Security Council
The day began with Donald Trump threatening to annihilate Iran but ended with a three-hour meeting between US and Irania…
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Iran’s president faces stark choice in UN speech after Trump threatens ‘annihilation’
Trump told the UN he has two choices on how to deal with Iran - and Masoud Pezeshkian faces a similar dilemma. Gergana K…
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Fact check: What Trump got wrong in his sweeping UN address
President Donald Trump made myriad false and misleading claims during his address to the United Nations General Assembly…
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Famine threatens the Ukrainian town of Oleshky in the southern Kherson region as Russia delays creating a humanitarian evacuation corridor
Food supplies to the town of Oleshky in the occupied part of the southern Kherson region have been cut off since May. Ef…
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Macron positions himself as Trump's opposite in last UN speech
The French president delivered a forceful defense of multilateralism and international law in the face of 'a new age of …
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World lagging on key UN biodiversity targets
Hundreds of nations signed on to a goal to protect 30% of the world's land and sea by 2030. As the timeline reaches the …
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Azerbaijan pardons jailed Frenchman after EU lifts sanctions on Russian oligarchs
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday pardoned a French national imprisoned for espionage a day after the…
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At UN, Trump feigns hesitation between 'deal' and 'annihilation' of Iran
The US president devoted part of his self-congratulatory speech on Tuesday to his unpopular military intervention in Ira…
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Macron urges world to uphold international law over 'law of the jungle'
Giving his last speech to the UN's signature annual diplomatic gathering as president, Emmanuel Macron also railed again…
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Germany news: Call to scrap once-a-day gas price rises
The ADAC motoring association says a once-a-day rule on gas price changes has failed to help drivers' wallets. Entry-lev…
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Moroccans vote in parliamentary elections after migrant rush to Ceuta
Moroccan voters are choosing a new parliament Wednesday in elections dominated by economic concerns after a mass migrati…
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Hurricane Polo intensifies to ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 5 off Mexico coast
Category 5 represents the highest rank on the Saffir-Simpson scale, applied when wind speeds top 157 mph…