Brazil's Supreme Court has ordered an investigation of Flavio Bolsonaro, the main rival of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in upcoming elections, for slander over a post linking Lula to drug trafficking.
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva warned Wednesday of difficult times ahead for the global economy if war in the Middle East is unresolved and oil prices stay high, adding that inflation risks could seep into food prices.
Bosnia approved Wednesday a $1.5 billion energy project led by investors close to US President Donald Trump that aims to reduce the Balkan country's reliance on Russian natural gas.
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Culture
In a quiet space secluded from the throngs of daily visitors to Madrid's Prado art museum, a team of experts perpetuate an ancient tradition of restoring centuries-old European cultural treasures.
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Suppliers and buyers at a trade show in southern China were cautious on Wednesday as they weighed costs for ice cream machines, home appliances and cars that have risen since the start of the Middle East war.
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Markets largely steadied Wednesday as traders waited to see if Mideast peace talks resume, though share prices of Gucci parent Kering and French luxury group Hermes tumbled on weak earnings linked partly to the conflict's fallout.
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European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday that an EU-developed age verification app was ready to go, as the bloc pushes to better protect children from online harm.
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Hungary's new leader Peter Magyar said Wednesday he had told President Tamas Sulyok, a supporter of ousted prime minister Viktor Orban, that he should resign following Orban's election defeat.
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Politics
Three years into the war in Sudan that has killed tens of thousands, displaced millions and spawned numerous war crimes allegations, Germany said Wednesday it hoped donors would pledge more than $1 billion towards humanitarian efforts.
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Pope Leo XIV left Algeria on Wednesday headed for Cameroon for a four-day trip that includes a visit to the epicentre of a nearly decade-long separatist conflict, where he is due to bring a message of peace.
Artificial intelligence company OpenAI said Tuesday that it would release its latest cybersecurity model to a limited number of partners, after rival Anthropic also restricted release of a new system that uncovered thousands of vulnerabilities.
President Donald Trump has indicated peace talks with Tehran could resume this week, as the United States turned the screws Wednesday with a naval blockade it said had cut off maritime trade with Iran.
England Test captain Ben Stokes has said he feels "quite lucky" to be alive after being hit in the face by a cricket ball.
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Politics
Peru's Keiko Fujimori has run for the presidency three times and lost three times -- in a country that has had eight presidents in the last decade alone.
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Barcelona's dream of Champions League glory was dashed for a second successive season but once again they will hope the bitter experience can spark their burgeoning young talent to deliver next term.
The latest developments in the Middle East war:
Shares in the French fashion groups Kering and Hermes plunged Wednesday after both reported sales that missed analyst expectations, in part due to the Middle East war, which has hit business in a key region.
When Oleksiy Kravchuk joined the Ukrainian military at the start of Russia's invasion in 2022, he fought as a sniper and was known by his military nickname Saint Nicholas.
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