Switzerland holds day of mourning after deadly New Year fire
Switzerland was to hold a national day of mourning Friday for the 40 people killed,…
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Trump says US oil pledged $100 bn for Venezuela ahead of White House meeting
US President Donald Trump said Friday the world’s biggest oil companies pledged to invest $100…
Hundreds of thousands without power as storms pummel Europe
Fierce winds battered France and Britain on Friday as storms barrelled through northern Europe, snarling…
Experts say oceans soaked up record heat levels in 2025
The world’s oceans absorbed a record amount of heat in 2025, an international team of…
Chinese AI unicorn MiniMax soars 109 percent in Hong Kong debut
Shares in Chinese AI startup MiniMax soared 109 percent as it went public in Hong…
Iran rocked by night of protests despite internet blackout: videos
Iranians staged their biggest protests yet of an almost two week movement sparked by anger…
Stocks mixed ahead of US jobs, Supreme Court ruling
Stock markets were mixed Friday after a two-day stutter as traders look ahead to the…
Procession of Christ’s icon draws thousands to streets of Philippine capital
Tens of thousands of Philippine Catholics twirled white cloths and chanted “Viva, viva” as a…
Syria announces ceasefire with Kurdish fighters in Aleppo
Syria’s defence ministry announced a ceasefire in Aleppo on Friday after days of deadly clashes…
Russia hits Ukraine with hypersonic missile after rejecting peacekeeping plan
Russia hit Ukraine with its hypersonic Oreshnik missile overnight after rejecting the latest post-war peacekeeping…