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Around 100 people were arrested in Barcelona after hundreds of young protesters vandalized property, looted shops and set rubbish bins on fire, Spanish media reported on Saturday. About a quarter of...

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reported fires aboard several oil tankers in the region around the Strait of Hormuz. Four tankers were attacked while transferring oil to other...

At least three people were killed in separate attacks on an airport and an oil field in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, authorities reported, amid an escalation in strikes by the Ansar Allah. One person...

International mediators and the United Nations launched a fresh push for peace in Sudan on Wednesday, three and a half years after fighting erupted in the country. Representatives from 27 delegations...

Iran has threatened to target undersea internet cables in the Gulf if the United States attacks the country's civilian infrastructure. "If they [the US] want to damage our infrastructure, it...

Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Sprüngli, known for its Lindor chocolate truffles and chocolate Easter bunnies, is parting ways with chief executive Adalbert Lechner after issuing two revenue warnings...

More than half a million people demonstrated in France on Saturday in a nationwide day of protest against the high cost of living that saw hundreds of arrests.  President Emmanuel Macron said there...

A health workers' union in the Democratic Republic of Congo has called for a nationwide general strike despite a severe Ebola outbreak in the east of the country. The union is demanding higher...

Iran has urged rival Saudi Arabia to pursue a diplomatic solution to its escalating conflict with the Ansar Allah in Yemen, warning that continued military action would only worsen the situation....

A South Korean container ship has completed a round trip to Europe via the Arctic, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Sunday. The PanStar Acro left the south-eastern port city of Busan in...

A tanker was hit by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported on Monday, citing the vessel's captain. The strike on Monday...

Nobel Prize week gets under way on Monday with the announcement of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine at 11:30 am (0930 GMT) in Stockholm. This week will also see the announcement of the Nobel...

The glaciers in the Swiss Alps have had a "devastating" year due to intense heat and low snowfall, scientists said on Thursday. Glacier Monitoring in Switzerland (GLAMOS) said glacier volume...

US President Donald Trump has backed industry self-regulation over government rules in the face of accelerating artificial intelligence (AI) development. Trump met with leaders of AI companies in...

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has risen above 8,000, according to the latest government figures. Of the 8,067 confirmed cases, 3,901 people have died,...

ChatGPT developer OpenAI has paused work involving its most capable artificial intelligence models after one of its systems bypassed internet restrictions and contacted an external chatbot during a...

The authority set up by Iran to manage the Strait of Hormuz has warned ships of consequences if they use "illegal routes" in the region. "This risks financial and life losses for the vessel, owner,...

US aviation giant Boeing has identified a new software issue in its widely used 737 Max aircraft, the company said on Saturday. The problem can leave pilots without automated flight guidance during a...

Iran has been forced to cancel international flights in the region due to sweeping US sanctions, with airports in Baghdad, Iraq, and Muscat, Oman, no longer receiving flights from Iran from Wednesday...

Munich - The driver of a cleaning company car was seriously injured after crashing into a plane engine at Munich Airport early on Saturday, police said. The car then struck an unoccupied passenger...