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Asian markets edge up but uncertainty rules ahead of Trump tariffs
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Nintendo's megahit Switch console: what to know
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Nintendo to unveil upgrade to best-selling Switch console
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China practises hitting key ports, energy sites in Taiwan drills
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Oil, sand and speed: Saudi gearheads take on towering dunes
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All eyes on Tsunoda at Japan GP after ruthless Red Bull move
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'Image whisperers' bring vision to the blind at Red Cross museum
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Hay shines as New Zealand make 292-8 in Pakistan ODI
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Other governments 'weaponising' Trump language to attack NGOs: rights groups
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UK imposes online entry permit on European visitors
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How a Brazilian chief is staving off Amazon destruction
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Meme politics: White House embraces aggressive alt-right online culture
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China launches military drills in Taiwan Strait
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US senator smashes record with 25-hour anti-Trump speech
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Brazil binman finds newborn baby on garbage route
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US senator smashes record with marathon anti-Trump speech
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Trump advisor Waltz faces new pressure over Gmail usage
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Niger junta frees ministers of overthrown government
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Trump set to unleash 'Liberation Day' tariffs
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Boeing chief to acknowledge 'serious missteps' at US Senate hearing
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Real Madrid hold Real Sociedad in eight-goal thriller to reach Copa del Rey final
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Nuno salutes 'special' Elanga after stunning strike fires Forest
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PSG survive scare against Dunkerque to reach French Cup final
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Sundowns edge Esperance as crowd violence mars quarter-final
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Nottingham Forest beat Man Utd, Saka scores on Arsenal return
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Elanga wonder-goal sinks Man Utd as Forest eye Champions League berth
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Stock markets mostly advance ahead of Trump tariffs deadline
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US movie theaters urge 45-day 'baseline' before films hit streaming
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Saka scores on return as Arsenal beat Fulham
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Third-division Bielefeld shock holders Leverkusen in German Cup
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Ball-blasting 'Torpedo bats' making waves across MLB opening weekend
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Newsmax shares surge more than 2,000% in days after IPO
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Thousands of Hungarians protest against Pride ban law
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GM leads first quarter US auto sales as tariffs loom
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Tesla sales tumble in Europe in the first quarter
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No 'eye for an eye' approach to US tariffs: Mexico
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NFL club owners back dynamic kickoffs, delay tush push vote
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Trump 'perfecting' new tariffs as nervous world braces
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Trump nominee says to press UK on Israel arms
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French court says Le Pen appeal ruling could come before presidential vote
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The battle to control assets behind Bosnia crisis
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Prabhsimran powers Punjab to IPL win over Lucknow
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Mass layoffs targeting 10,000 jobs hit US health agencies
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Tiger's April Foolishness: plan to play Masters just a joke
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Myanmar quake toll passes 2,700, nation halts to honour victims
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Turkish fans, artists urge Muse to cancel Istanbul gig
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US seeks death penalty for accused killer of insurance CEO
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UK govt moves to block sentencing guidelines for minority defendants
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Trump puts world on edge as 'Liberation Day' tariffs loom
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Swedish journalist jailed in Turkey kept 'isolated': employer
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Is this goat the GOAT? Long-eared kid takes Pakistan by storm
A kid goat with extraordinarily long ears has become something of a media star in Pakistan, with its owner claiming a world record that may or may not exist.

S.Africa honours 21 youngsters killed in tavern tragedy
South Africa bade an emotional farewell on Wednesday to 21 people, mostly teens, who died in unclear circumstances at a township tavern last month, in an incident that deeply shook the nation.

Picky eaters: Japan penguins piqued by penny-pinching zoo
Picky penguins and ornery otters at a Japanese aquarium are facing the effects of inflation, refusing the new bargain bites their keepers are now offering after a jump in prices.

Copenhagen holds memorial for mall shooting victims
With the city still reeling from a weekend mall shooting that left three dead, Copenhagen on Tuesday prepared to pay tribute to the victims with a memorial service.

Duminil-Copin, Fields-winning mathematician with 'aesthetic vision'
Hugo Duminil-Copin, a French mathematician whose visual approach helped him win the world's most prestigious mathematics prize the Fields Medal on Tuesday, said he "doesn't really fit into the cliches of a genius".

UK museum hunts 'Windrush' migrants in forgotten pictures
The anonymous face of a new arrival towered over Prince William at the unveiling of a national memorial to the "Windrush" generation of Caribbean migrants in London last month.

Algeria marks 60 years of independence from France
Algeria marks 60 years of independence from France on Tuesday with a huge military parade, but memories of violence during the colonial period continue to overshadow ties between the two.

Paul Anka: Pop's oldest teenager keeps doing it his way
Paul Anka -- the silky-voice crooner who wrote such evergreen classics as "She's a Lady" and the lyrics to "My Way" -- has been around the block since he scored his first global number one in 1957.

Peter Brook: mystical giant who changed theatre forever
Peter Brook, who has died aged 97, was among the most influential theatre directors of the 20th century, reinventing the art by paring it back to drama's most basic and powerful elements.

Elon Musk breaks Twitter silence with photo with Pope
American billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday broke his silence on the Twitter social media site, which he plans to buy, posting a picture of himself with Pope Francis.

White rhinos return to Mozambique park after 40 years
A Mozambican park welcomed its first white rhinos in 40 years on Friday after 19 of the threatened animals completed a 1,600-kilometre (thousand-mile) truck ride from South Africa, conservationists said.

Horseshoe crabs: 'Living fossils' vital for vaccine safety
On a bright moonlit night, a team of scientists and volunteers head out to a protected beach along the Delaware Bay to survey horseshoe crabs that spawn in their millions along the US East Coast from late spring to early summer.

Kazakhstan mulls endangered antelope cull after population boom
Kazakhstan is considering culls of its endangered saiga antelope, the ecology ministry told AFP Thursday, after citing scientific advice about the threat posed to agriculture since the population rebounded.

Marcos Jr sworn in as Philippine president
The son of the Philippines' late dictator Ferdinand Marcos was sworn in as president Thursday, completing a decades-long effort to restore the clan to the country's highest office.

Sex Pistols show shines light on 'violence of punk'
Dennis Morris was the official Sex Pistols photographer, taking some of the most iconic images of the 1970s punk trailblazers.

Singer R. Kelly gets 30 years in jail over sex crimes
Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years behind bars on Wednesday for leading a decades-long effort to recruit and trap teenagers and women for sex.

Marcos Jr to be sworn in as Philippine president
The son of the Philippines' late dictator Ferdinand Marcos will be sworn in as president Thursday, completing a decades-long effort to restore the clan to the country's highest office.

R. Kelly, the top-selling R&B star who dodged sex allegations for years
A Chicago native who soared to global celebrity on a burst of megahits in the 1990s, for years R. Kelly endured as one of R&B's top stars, even as he faced a slew of sex abuse allegations.

Singer R. Kelly faces sentencing over sex crimes case
A US federal judge on Wednesday was set to sentence disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly nearly a year after he was convicted of leading a decades-long effort to recruit and trap teenagers and women for sex.

Alec Baldwin to interview Woody Allen on Instagram live
Actor Alec Baldwin announced Monday he will chat live on Instagram with disgraced comedian and movie director Woody Allen.

Sam Gilliam, US abstract artist, dies at 88
US abstract painter Sam Gilliam, who was the first Black artist to represent his country at the Venice Biennale fifty years ago, has died at the age of 88, his gallery said Monday.

Queen Elizabeth II in Scotland for 'Holyrood week'
Queen Elizabeth II travelled to Scotland on Monday for a week of royal events and took part in a ceremony in Edinburgh, despite question marks over her attendance.

Check out the world's ugliest dog, Mr Happy Face
With a tuft of punk-style hair and a tongue sticking perennially out the side of his mouth, a dog named Mr Happy Face has been crowned the world's homeliest pooch.

Dozens of turtles, dolphins found dead in Guatemala, probe launched
Dozens of turtles, dolphins and other marine species have been found dead on Guatemala's Pacific coast, prompting an official investigation, authorities said Thursday.

Forever young: Many cold-blooded creatures don't age, studies show
Scientists have discovered the secret to eternal youth: be born a turtle.

Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall to divorce: New York Times
Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch and model Jerry Hall are getting divorced, the New York Times reported Wednesday, citing two people with knowledge of the matter.

Modern phoenix: The bird brought back from extinction in Japan
Every day for the past 14 years, 72-year-old Masaoki Tsuchiya has set out before sunrise to search for a bird rescued from extinction in Japan.

Russian Nobel laureate sells medal for $103.5 mn to benefit Ukraine kids
Dmitry Muratov, the Russian editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, on Monday auctioned off his Nobel Peace Prize gold medal for a whopping $103.5 million to benefit children displaced by the war in Ukraine.

Russian Nobel laureate auctioning medal to benefit Ukraine
Dmitry Muratov, the Russian editor in chief of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, on Monday will auction off his Nobel Peace Prize gold medal to benefit children displaced by the war in Ukraine.

Future king William's influence grows as he hits 40
Prince William's 40th birthday this week marks a significant milestone for the future king, who is rapidly stamping his authority on the British royal family by plotting a course between tradition and modernity.

Mexico City punches its way to a new Guinness record
Mexico City has set a world record for hosting the largest boxing class ever, with 14,299 people taking part in a massive lesson in the capital's central plaza, Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum announced Saturday.

Never mind porpoising, Sainz troubled by groundhog at Canadian GP
Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz had to take evasive action at the Canadian Grand Prix on Friday when a groundhog ran out onto the circuit.

Disney fairytale meets R-rated violence in 'The Princess'
For a Disney film called "The Princess," Joey King's new movie has a lot of R-rated violence, death, and even the odd use of the word "bitch."

Marilyn dress owner says Kim Kardashian did not damage it at Met Gala
Kim Kardashian did not damage the Marilyn Monroe dress she wore to the Met Gala in New York, the museum that owns it said Thursday, after fans complained the gown had been torn.

Scientists find new population of polar bears in sea-ice free region
Polar bears face an existential threat from the rapid decline of Arctic sea ice, which they rely on as platforms to hunt seals.

Beyonce's new album 'Renaissance' out July 29
After teasing the internet with days of cryptic hints Beyonce on Thursday announced the arrival next month of her long-awaited seventh studio album "Renaissance," the megastar's first since 2016.

Kim Kardashian accused of damaging Marilyn Monroe dress at Met gala
The private museum that owns an iconic dress worn by Marilyn Monroe allowed it to be "permanently damaged" when it lent it to reality star Kim Kardashian for her appearance at the Met Gala extravaganza last month, a Monroe memorabilia collector alleged Wednesday.

Media awards highlight human stories of climate crisis
Rising ice melt in Greenland, the impact of relentless heat waves in California, and the precarious future of coastal cities were among subjects featured at the annual Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards unveiled Wednesday.

Working 24/7 to save baby manatee orphaned in Colombia
Last September, Tasajerito the manatee was found lost in a Colombian swamp, just three days old and separated from his mother.