Here are just a few of the innovations being touted across the three floors of stands and displays: Healing bone implants Berlin-based Blueprint Biomed is developing an artificial replacement for the grafts used in millions of patients every year to...

AFP reporters saw large columns of black smoke spreading over the capital's southern skyline in dramatic scenes, while flames could be seen burning on part of an oil complex in the southern Kapotnya district. A strong, unpleasant smell hung in the ...

Is it better to persuade or to confront? French leader Emmanuel Macron is opting for the royal treatment with Donald Trump at Versailles, what with a dinner to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the King of France's support for the birth of a new na...

The news boosted optimism for a lasting peace between the two nations after more than three months of war that has rattled energy markets and fuelled a fresh spike in inflation. However, the upbeat mood on trading floors was tempered by expectation...

Researchers found the remote Heard and McDonald Islands littered with seal carcasses when they arrived on a research expedition in October 2025. Genetic testing confirmed the contagious H5 bird flu strain had killed seals, penguins and birds living...

Dozens of polling stations experienced unprecedented ballot paper shortages on June 3 for the first nationwide vote since President Lee Jae Myung took office a year ago. The controversy prompted the resignation of National Election Commission (NEC)...

The two leaders met over dinner at the summit in Evian this week, where they discussed South Korea's long-standing rivalry with the nuclear-armed North. Lee wrote on X they held "in-depth conversations about peace on the Korean Peninsula and Korea-...

Taipei relies heavily on Washington's support to counter growing pressure from Beijing, which claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has not ruled out seizing it by force. "We hope that the arms purchases can be approved as soon as possible," P...

To many, Kenya's strange and deadly spate of arson attacks is the result of an education system buckling under chronic funding shortfalls and corruption. Problems are exacerbated by Kenyans' preference for boarding schools -- a legacy of the Britis...

Waves of Russian drones and missiles have ravaged Ukrainian energy infrastructure since 2022, cutting power to millions of people in what Kyiv and the International Criminal Court classify as a war crime aimed at demoralising its people. Faced with...

'Lord of the Rings' Palantir was born in 2003 from former founders of PayPal -- known as the PayPal Mafia -- in the wake of the September 11 attacks. It pitched software that could sift through vast intelligence datasets to flag threats -- an idea a...

England made a winning start to their World Cup campaign as they overpowered Croatia in a thriller in Dallas (4-2). Harry Kane scored twice, bringing him level with Gary Lineker on 10 World Cup goals.

New York erupted in jubilant scenes Saturday when the Knicks broke a 53-year drought to defeat the San Antonio Spurs away in Texas. Police said 10,000 officers would be on hand for the parade, the department's largest ever deployment for a planned ...

Antoine Dupont's Toulouse have reached the last four having finished the regular season at the top of the standings and scored a record 981 points across the campaign. Manu's Racing booked their place in the semis with a 33-31 win over Pau in last ...

Winston Peters, of the populist NZ First party, was giving his opening address to a hearing when he complained about a noisy discussion outside. "You hear that... as Ali G would say, 'maybe have a bit of restecp'." A creation of comedian Sacha Bar...