"I give those mosquitoes a pass to help the orchids," Inouye says. Mosquitoes are better known as bloodsuckers that spread malaria, dengue and other diseases, but at least some also play a little-known role as pollinators. Nocturnal nectar feeders ...

Moscow's army announced Kyiv had also restarted its retaliatory attacks on Russia, saying its air defence units had downed 27 Ukrainian drones after the ceasefire expired. US President Donald Trump had announced the pause on Friday, hours before Ru...

Relations between Islamabad and Kabul have been fraught since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, and exploded into what Pakistan's defence minister called "open war" in February. Islamabad accuses the Afghan Taliban government of sheltering mil...

Takahiro Kitano, who is also a Japanese Olympic Committee vice president, made the comments during an investigation into the two-man bobsleigh team's failure to qualify for this year's Milan-Cortina Olympics. Kitano said in a statement that there w...

Beijing has been relatively shielded from the effects of the conflict thanks to its oil reserves and diverse energy sources. Meanwhile, its dominance of the rare earths industry gives it a key bargaining chip in extracting concessions from Washingto...

Nations like Kenya are looking to scale up their ability to meet Africa's artificial intelligence needs. Recently, the likes of Zambia, Zimbabwe and most recently Ghana turned down deals to store citizens' data in the United States. For France, a su...

Core profit at the firm rose nine percent to 4.45 billion euros ($5.22 billion), but almost 18 percent at the agricultural division, boosted by the resolution of a licensing dispute and higher corn and soybean seed sales. Herbicide revenue at the d...

James, 41, delivered a typically defiant performance with 24 points and 12 rebounds but it was not enough to prevent the Lakers from falling 115-110 as the Thunder completed a 4-0 sweep in the Western Conference semi-finals series. The four-time NB...

Umpire Takuto Kawakami was behind home plate during a game in Tokyo on April 16 when slugger Jose Osuna swung his bat, which flew out of his hands and struck the left side of Kawakami's head. The 30-year-old fell to the ground and was rushed to hos...

This year marks the 70th edition of Eurovision, the world's biggest live televised music event which despite the razzmatazz rarely escapes the politics in the background. Israel's war in the Gaza Strip prompted five countries to withdraw from the g...

🎞️ Did you know that the world’s most famous film festival was born from a political dispute with Fascist Italy? 🎥 Created in response to censorship and propaganda, #Cannes became a symbol of artistic freedom on the French Riviera. �...

Here are the key things to know about the ice-covered continent and the challenges it faces: The Antarctic Treaty The Antarctic Treaty was signed in 1959 and designates the continent as a land of science and peace while freezing territorial claims. ...

Revenue is now expected to be flat or fall by up to three percent for the year, the company said, down from a previous forecast range of a two-percent fall to one-percent growth. "The anticipated recovery of the global economy has been dampened sig...

Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé on Monday was named the Ligue 1 player of the year for the second year running. Paris Saint-Germain and RC Lens shared the main trophies.

Goldsmith cited a lawsuit launched by Indigenous Maori climate activist Michael Smith, who is seeking to hold six prominent New Zealand companies responsible for environmental harms linked to climate change. He said such cases were "creating uncert...