Dozens of tractors arrived before dawn and drove through Paris, with some pausing at the Eiffel Tower and others at the Arc de Triomphe, in a protest organised by the Rural Confederation union. "We said we'd come up to Paris -- here we are," said L...

New orders increased 5.6 percent month-on-month, according to preliminary figures from statistics agency Destatis, the third straight monthly increase. Analysts surveyed by the financial data firm FactSet had expected a decline of 1.3 percent. R...

Days after issuing threats of military action against Colombia, US President Donald Trump said he had invited Colombian President Gustavo Petro to the White House following what was described as a cordial phone conversation. Petro, who had strongly ...

Washington says it has intercepted two Venezuela-linked oil tankers in the Atlantic as part of President Trump’s hardline effort to control oil movements across the Americas, claiming the vessels—the Marinera and the M Sophia—were part of a so...

Yemen's separatist leader has fled to the United Arab Emirates after an attempt to seize swathes of territory and move towards independence. Aidaros Alzubidi was accused of high treason and removed from Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council while ...

US President Donald Trump has called for the US military budget to reach $1.5 trillion in 2027, more than half of the allocated spending for this year, in a bid to build a "dream military" in "troubled and dangerous times". He also vowed to crack do...

The Trump administration has indicated it intends to exert long-term control over Venezuela by directing the actions of its interim leadership and overseeing the nation’s oil exports after removing Nicolás Maduro, relying on measures such as a na...

A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and killed a woman during a traffic stop in Minneapolis, triggering protests and a furious backlash from city and state leaders who condemned the federal immigration crackdown as reckless a...

The parent company of Uniqlo "reported significant increases in both revenue and profit in the first quarter" of its fiscal year which runs from September, according to its financial statement. In particular, Uniqlo International saw "a rise in rev...

The Chinese player is a former finalist at the year's opening Grand Slam, losing to current world number one Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 6-2 in 2024. Zheng underwent surgery on her elbow following a first round defeat at Wimbledon in July before returning...

Brook's statement came just after England's sorry Ashes concluded in Sydney, with defeat in the fifth Test giving Australia a dominant 4-1 series victory. The Daily Telegraph reported that Brook, the limited-overs skipper and vice-captain of the Te...

The 12 days of protests have shaken the clerical authorities under Ayatollah Ali Khamenei already battling economic crisis after years of sanctions and recovering after the June war against Israel. The movement, which originated with a shutdown on ...

England's preparations, coaching and off-field behaviour all came under the microscope during a demoralising series in Australia which they lost 4-1. As soon as the series was over, ECB chief executive Richard Gould released a statement calling the...

As robots take their usual spotlight at the annual CES gadget fest, insiders caution that making them truly like humans will take several more years and require lots of training. To become autonomous, humanoid robots need AI that translates what is...

"I've repeatedly said that our government's priority is to promote unity and social cohesion. And this is what Australia needs to heal," he told reporters. Sajid Akram and his son Naveed allegedly targeted Jews attending a Hannukah celebration near...