How investors can navigate European markets through uncertainty

Credit spreads have widened, but so far, only to their five-year historical average levels, not nearly to the wides seen during the pandemic period and after Russ...

Thousands of faithful gather at Pope Francis' final resting place in Rome basilica

People lined up from the early hours of Sunday for a farewell to Pope Francis at his simple tomb in the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome.

Thousands of ...

Israeli strikes hit Beirut for the third time since November ceasefire

Israeli jets have bombed Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday. This marks the third Israeli strike on the Lebanese capital since a ceasefire between Israel and Hez...

Pakistani military says it killed 54 militants attempting to cross border from Afghanistan

The insurgents were spotted and killed near the former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban near North Waziristan, a district in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa pr...

Israeli strikes on Gaza continue as food supply dwindles amid blockade

Israel has carried out daily waves of strikes on Gaza since ending its ceasefire with Hamas. Meanwhile, Israelis took to the streets of Tel Aviv demanding a cease...

Russia says it has reclaimed Kursk region, while Ukraine says fighting continues

The news comes as US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met in Vatican City on the sidelines of the pope's funeral to discuss a po...

Several people killed after car rams into street festival crowd in Canada

A 30-year-old Vancouver man was arrested after driving into a crowd at a festival celebrating Filipino culture.

Multiple people were killed and several others in...

Trump doubts Putin is willing to end Ukraine war after meeting Zelenskyy at Pope's funeral

As Trump departed the Pope's funeral, the US president, on social media, expressed new scepticism that a peace deal can be reached soon, saying, “There was no rea...

In photos: Pope Francis buried, mourned by hundreds of thousands

Hundreds of thousands gathered in the Vatican on Saturday to watch the final journey of Pope Francis, attended by leaders and royals from around the world.

Thous...

Pope Francis laid to rest at a papal basilica in Rome — live updates

Tens of thousands of people and more than 100 delegations have come together to pay respects to the late leader of the Catholic Church, who will be laid to rest i...

Five historic moments from Pope Francis' funeral

From the suggestive Trump-Zelenskyy summit to the second-ever encounter between the US president and Ursula von der Leyen: The funeral ceremony for Pope Francis o...

'The People's Pope': Five humble moments of Pope Francis' papacy

The late pontiff sought to bring the Catholic Church closer to the people and break with tradition through symbolic gestures and bold stances on contentious issue...

Pope Francis' relationship with Islam: Guided by belief in dialogue and brotherhood

Pope Francis had very positive attitudes towards Muslims and called for dialogue between them and Christians as "brothers and sisters, as they should be". The Pon...

Iran: Massive explosion in Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas

A large explosion shakes the Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas, southern Iran, causing extensive material damage. The cause of the blast is not yet known.

A lar...

Trump, Zelenskyy meet at Pope's funeral

Trump, Zelenskyy meet at Pope's funeral

U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met before the Pope's funeral service, according ...

Loos to loaves: How the ‘nervous wees’ of London Marathon runners are being turned into fertiliser

If scaled, urine from last year’s London Marathon could have fertilised enough wheat for 3,000 loaves of bread.

There are several things that most runners do bef...

Has Europe’s ‘booziest’ city turned dry? Exploring Prague’s sober side

Despite its reputation for rowdy pub crawls and unruly Stag dos, this European city has so much more to offer

"We'll have four beers... each!" cackled the men si...

The Galapagos Postman reconnects the world one postcard at a time

Jonny Beardmore hand-delivers postcards he found in a 200-year-old unserviced mailbox in the Galapagos islands.

The adventurer started this challenge to raise aw...

Pope Francis' coffin sealed in St Peter's Basilica ahead of funeral

As many as 200,000 people are in attendance at Pope Francis' funeral in St Peter’s Square as he is being laid to rest Saturday.

Ahead of Saturday's funeral, the ...

Virginia Giuffre, accuser of Prince Andrew, Jeffrey Epstein dies by suicide aged 41

The woman who accused Britain’s Prince Andrew and other influential men of sexually exploiting her as a teenager trafficked by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein...

Police plane crashes into sea in Thailand, killing all six officers on board

Police say they don't know why the plane crashed but are gathering data from the aircraft's black box.

A small police plane has crashed into the sea near a popul...