The deal, announced at the plane-maker's facility in Mirabel, Canada, represents the biggest order in that country's history, with AirAsia co-founder Tony Fernandes calling it "the perfect tool for our next phase of growth". "This order reflects ou...

Profit after tax increased 19 percent to $5.69 billion in the January-March period from $4.78 billion in the first quarter of 2025, Shell said in an earnings statement. "Shell delivered strong results enabled by our relentless focus on operational ...

Despite Bayern Munich managing to draw at home, Paris Saint-Germain, who travelled to Munich with a one-goal lead, knocked out the German champions and secured their place in the Champions League final for the second year running. "We've shown what ...

Mark Owen is pleased to welcome Angelo Amante, Reuters correspondent in Rome. Russia has returned to the 2026 edition of the Venice Biennale for the first time since the full scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Their presence has triggered protests f...

Mark Owen is pleased to welcome Behnam Ben Taleblu, Iran Program Senior Director and Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. He presents the escalating confrontation between Iran and the United States as a dangerous and evolving ...

Relations between nuclear-armed neighbours plummeted last year after an April 22 attack in Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir killed 26 men, mostly Hindu tourists, leading to their worst conflict in decades. India blamed Pakistan for backing t...

Traditionalists hit out after the Badminton World Federation said that from January 2027 it will adjust the scoring system, partly with an eye on the next generation of fans. Currently matches are the best of three games, with the winner of each th...

The sapu-sapu, a sucking fish introduced from South America decades ago to keep Southeast Asian aquariums algae-free, has made a home in Javan rivers, many after being thrown out for outgrowing their tanks. Unlike in the Amazon River where it has n...

Known as "those who remain", the young bereaved are forced to live with the unbearable suspense or impossible pain of knowing a parent has either died or gone missing after their boat disappeared. The number of such dead, missing and their children...

The US-Israeli war with Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have sent aviation fuel prices soaring and raised the spectre of shortages during Europe's peak travel season. On Friday, the EU Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is due to publish re...

The country is one of the world's largest exporters of liquefied natural gas (LNG), a key fuel source in hot demand as war in the Middle East upends global energy markets. In a bid to shield the nation from "global price volatility", Australia's l...

The deal, announced at the plane-maker's facility in Mirabel, Canada, represents the biggest order in that country's history, with AirAsia co-founder Tony Fernandes calling it in a statement "the perfect tool for our next phase of growth". "This or...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has accelerated Japan's shift towards a more muscular defence policy, further casting off -- with US encouragement -- Tokyo's pacifist stance in place since the end of World War II. The firing on Wednesday of two Type-...