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The US-Canada trade war has escalated rapidly, rupturing what was once one of the world's closest economic partnerships.

The contiguous United States has endured its hottest summer on record, a new peak that scientists said should send alarm bells ringing over the increasingly dire impacts of climate change.

Iran said it attacked more than a dozen vessels trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, as it announced an expansion of a no-go zone outside the strategic waterway it has blockaded for months.

The IAEA board of governors on Wednesday voted to refer Iran to the UN Security Council over its nuclear "non-compliance" in a diplomatic move to pile pressure on the Islamic republic.

An artificial intelligence researcher who left OpenAI to join Anthropic has decided to leave the industry, accusing both US companies of "gambling with our lives" in the race to develop AI models capable of self-improvement.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Ecuador Wednesday to press the fight against "narco-terrorists" who have transformed the country into one of Latin America's most violent.

The smell of tobacco hung thick in the air as dozens of customs officers on Wednesday raided an illicit cigarette factory in a warehouse in Belgium -- a growing hub for counterfeit producers.

Businesses and individuals anywhere in the world can now send payments that arrive as pesos in a Mexican bank account in seconds

Sprint king Matthew Brennan claimed a fifth Vuelta a Espana stage victory on Wednesday as he edged a bunch sprint in Seville to win the 17th stage.

International oil benchmark Brent spiked above $100 a barrel Wednesday for the first time since late July following renewed US-Iran hostilities in the Middle East, stoking fears of widespread price rises and interest rate hikes.

The contiguous United States endured its hottest summer since modern records began, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Wednesday, in the latest sign of a warming trend driven by human-caused climate change.

Britain has said it will have nothing more from Israeli settlement businesses like Psagot winery in the occupied West Bank. But on Wednesday, as the clink of bottles mingled with chatter from customers, some armed with automatic weapons, the owners were defiant.

Meta said Wednesday it had begun testing Community Notes in 16 Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, a step toward replacing the professional fact-checking program it runs with partner organizations across the region.

World mile record holder Josh Kerr says he "loves racing" and he aims to sign off a spectacular season with victory at the Ultimate Championship this weekend -- but he shrugged off criticism from his old foe Jakob Ingebrigtsen.

Ambitious in its scale and style and dogged by controversy, "Dau" by filmmaker Ilya Khrzhanovsky revisits decades of Soviet Union totalitarianism through the eyes of one of the 20th century's great physicists.

Michael Carrick believes Manchester United are strong enough to compete with Europe's best on their return to the Champions League for the first time in three years.

Rory McIlroy predicts players will opt to leave LIV Golf after the breakaway tour filed for bankruptcy protection, saying the upheaval could be positive for the sport's "ecosystem".

France's main far-right party has expelled a member who is a policeman after body cam footage of him making racist comments sparked outrage ahead of presidential elections it hopes to win next year.

Global multi-asset Forex and CFD broker FP Markets has been granted a Category 5 Licence by the UAE’s Capital Market Authority (CMA), formerly the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), adding to the Australian-founded broker’s global regulatory footprint and marking a strategic step into the UAE market. 

Pakistan slumped to 133 all out on the opening day of the third Test at Edgbaston on Wednesday after the latest in a series of woeful batting displays that have marred their tour of England.

International oil benchmark Brent spiked above $100 a barrel Wednesday for the first time since late July following renewed US-Iran hostilities in the Middle East, stoking fears of widespread price rises and interest rate hikes.

Drinking this year's champagne might give you a heftier headache as France's record heatwaves are forcing some producers to up the alcohol levels, industry officials said Wednesday.

Salama Saeed and her son fled for their lives when shelling and gunfire from Yemen's Houthi rebels engulfed their village, forcing her to leave other children behind.

Iran said it attacked more than a dozen vessels trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, as fresh fighting with the United States drove oil prices above $100 per barrel.

Mainland Spain endured its hottest summer since records began in 1961, with an unprecedented 61 heatwave days across June, July and August, national weather agency AEMET said on Wednesday.

Pakistan slumped to 100-7 at lunch on the opening day of the third Test at Edgbaston on Wednesday after yet another dramatic collapse during their sorry tour of England.

More than 300 works by Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama go on display in Amsterdam from Friday, an exhibit that has become a tribute to the "polka dot queen" who died last month.

Fifty years after Barbara Kopple first tackled the topic of labour rights, workers in the United States are still struggling to get their due, the filmmaker said as her latest film premiered at the Venice Film Festival.

IC Markets Australia is proud to announce it has been named the winner of the People's Choice Forex Broker Innovation Award in the 2026 Finder Innovation Awards program.

Nepali rescuers clung to hopes of finding survivors trapped in hydropower tunnels on Wednesday, two weeks after deadly flooding triggered by a glacial mountain collapse.

Brent oil, the international benchmark, jumped above $100 a barrel Wednesday for the first time since the end of July on a fresh flare-up in the Middle East war, adding to concerns over high inflation.

The death toll from a measles outbreak in Bangladesh has topped 1,000 children since March, health officials said Wednesday, admitting failures in a vaccination drive that could have saved lives.