Brussels and Washington clinched the deal last summer that had set tariffs at 15 percent for most EU goods. But Trump's 2025 tariff blitz, including hefty levies on steel, aluminium and car parts, has jolted the 27-country bloc into cultivating tra...

Such events were heavily threatened until recently in Somalia's capital by the Al-Qaeda-affiliated militant group Al-Shabaab, which frowns on entertainment like football, especially when played by women. But while Al-Shabaab still has a powerful g...

Mike Wirth, the CEO of Chevron -- the only international company to operate in Venezuela in recent years -- said at the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston this week: "We're seeing signs of progress." "There's still things that I think need to ha...

The seven-time world champion has made a strong start to the season with Ferrari and is fourth in the championship after two races, 18 points behind leader George Russell of Mercedes. Hamilton finished third in China to claim a podium place for the...

In their final warm-up match before the start of the FIFA World Cup (June 11- July 19) in the United States, Mexico and Canada, France face Brazil in a friendly. Weakened by absences, the Brazilians will have their work cut out against the French, t...

The incidents happened during Sunday's marathon in the southwestern city of Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, and were widely shared online. Videos showed a woman runner stopping suddenly and dropping to the ground with her legs in a perfect sp...

But only a few of the broken spans of the historic Ava Bridge have been removed, while the others still droop into the river where hundreds of newly homeless people bathed in the aftermath of the disaster. More than 3,800 people in Myanmar -- and a...

The conflict has mushroomed to draw in nations around the Middle East, sending energy markets into a tailspin and threatening to torpedo the global economy. Iran, under near-daily bombardment since a joint US-Israeli attack started the war on Febru...

Borthwick's side are on a four-game losing run and finished fifth in this year's Six Nations after losing to Italy for the first time ever and then suffering an agonising 48-46 defeat in a thriller to eventual champions France on March 14. Before ...

The McLaren driver is 36 points behind championship leader George Russell of Mercedes after two grands prix and arrives in Suzuka after an embarrassing non-start in China. Norris and McLaren have struggled to get to grips with sweeping new regulati...

The 18-year-old burst on the scene in 2024 when he clocked 20.04 seconds at the Australian All Schools Athletics Championships. It shattered Peter Norman's national record of 20.06 from the 1968 Olympics and was the quickest time ever by a 16-year-...

The false social media posts, which have amassed thousands of views on Chinese-language platforms, include a persistent claim that Taiwan will run out of liquefied natural gas (LNG) within 11 days and face electricity blackouts due to Iran's restric...

The richest league in cricket launches with RCB hosting Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, where June's title party turned to tragedy a day after Bengaluru's first IPL crown. Eleven supporters aged between 14 and 29 died outside the...

As US space agency NASA prepares for its crewed lunar flyby mission, Artemis II, we take a look at China's ambitions in space: What is China's crewed programme? The programme has conducted around 15 crewed missions since the first flight of a Chines...

The February 26 ban covered exports of all raw minerals but focused on raw lithium, a critical mineral of which Zimbabwe is Africa's largest producer, shipping most to China's massive rechargeable battery sector. While welcoming the move as a long ...