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Kenya has said it is ready to provide up to 1,000 personnel to a UN-backed law and order mission to Haiti

Ruto On First State Visit By Kenyan Leader To US In Two Decades

Kenyan President William Ruto meets his US counterpart Joe Biden in Washington this week, with the crisis in Haiti and efforts to build trade ties likely to top the agenda.

Crunch Time Looms For BHP's Bid To Buy Anglo American

BHP's bid for Anglo American comes as it looks to secure a reliable copper supply

Any deal between two of the world's largest resources companies would fundamentally reshape the sector, with far-reaching consequences for commodities markets and the global energy transition.

Markets Rise As Traders Cheered By China Property Plan

Shares in Hong Kong extended a rally that has seen the Hang Seng Index race around 30 percent higher from its January low

The announcement out of Beijing on Friday provided a much-needed boost to the country's ailing developers, many of whom are drowning in a sea of debt.

BIWC Group: Unveiling the Shadows of corporate deception

In the cutthroat world of business, trust can often be elusive, and it can take a team of skilled professionals to expose deception and protect the innocent. This is where BIWC Group enters the stage; a business intelligence agency led by ex-Israeli special forces with a global network of contacts and an almost endless outreach.

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Outside of the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or competition, Cate Blanchett launched her new movie 'Rumours'

Hollywood Icons Costner And Demi Moore In Cannes Comeback

Two Hollywood legends make their comeback at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, as Kevin Costner launches his sprawling self-funded Western and Demi Moore returns in a gore-filled body horror.

Blockades remain in place on many roads around capital Noumea

France Says Will Quell New Caledonia Riots 'Whatever The Cost'

French forces smashed through dozens of barricades in a bid to retake the main road to New Caledonia's airport and a top official said Sunday that France would reclaim all of the Pacific territory from independence militants "whatever the cost".

A view shows the site where the Shahmama Buddha statue once stood before being destroyed by the Taliban in March 2001, in Bamiyan province

'Blood Everywhere': Survivor Recounts Attack On Tourists In Afghanistan

When she first heard the gunshots, French tourist Anne-France Brill thought for a split second there was a celebration in the Afghan market where she and her fellow travellers stopped to buy fruit.

Palestinians rush trucks as they transport international humanitarian aid from the US-built Trident Pier near Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on May 18, 2024

Deadly Bombs Hit Gaza As US Security Envoy Visits Israel

An Israeli strike in Gaza killed 31 people Sunday, the Palestinian civil defence agency said, as US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan was visiting for talks on the brutal conflict and post-war scenarios.

Burnt out cars scattered along the main road from New Caledonia's capital, Noumea, to the airport where French forces have launched a major operation to regain control

French Forces Smash Roadblocks In Bid To Clear Key New Caledonia Road

French forces smashed through about 60 road blocks to clear the way from conflict-stricken New Caledonia's capital to the airport but have still not reopened the route, a top government official said Sunday.

A Chinese military helicopter flies over Pingtan island, the closest point in China to Taiwan's main island, in Fujian province on May 19, 2024

Taiwan Coast Guard Ramps Up Island Patrols Ahead Of Inauguration

Taipei's coast guard ramped up patrols over the weekend around its outlying islands that have seen increased presence of Chinese vessels, the agency said Sunday, the eve of Lai Ching-te's inauguration as Taiwan's new president.

Sophie Rollet began her investigation after her husband died in July 2014

The French 'Erin Brockovich' Vs Goodyear

For a decade, French former childcare worker Sophie Rollet carried out her own, lonely investigation to make US auto equipment group Goodyear accountable for the death of her husband, Jean-Paul, in a collision linked to the company's tyres.

'We live here despite the difficulty and fear of disease,' Julood said

Iraq Father Begins Legal Action Against BP Over Son's Cancer Death

Hussein Julood is taking legal action against British energy giant BP after he lost his son to leukaemia, which he alleges was caused by gas flaring at Iraq's largest oil field.

AI giants face a challenge of making artficial intelligence models reflect the world's diversity without being overly politically correct

Can We Rid Artificial Intelligence Of Bias?

Artificial intelligence built on mountains of potentially biased information has created a real risk of automating discrimination, but is there any way to re-educate the machines?

A view of the site where the Shahmama Buddha statue once stood before being destroyed by the Taliban in 2001, in Bamiyan province on October 15, 2023

Three Spaniards, Three Afghans Killed In Shooting In Afghanistan

The bodies of three Spanish tourists and three Afghans shot dead while visiting a market in Afghanistan were transported to the capital where multiple wounded were also treated, the Taliban government said Saturday.

The Israel-Hamas war, now in its eighth month, has left the Gaza Strip in ruins

Israeli Leaders Split Over Post-war Gaza Governance

New divisions have emerged among Israel's leaders over post-war Gaza's governance, with an unexpected Hamas fightback in parts of the Palestinian territory piling pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

A Palestinian child stares at the rubble of a building hit by an overnight Israeli strike in the occupied West Bank's Jenin refugee camp

Fighting Rages In Gaza's Rafah After First Aid Delivery Via Pier

Heavy clashes and bombardment Saturday rocked Gaza's southern city of Rafah, witnesses said, as the Israeli military announced the first 310 pallets of humanitarian aid had entered the besieged territory via a US-built pier.

A Tamil resident points to what is left of a bunker built by civilians to escape fighting between government troops and Tamil rebels during the final stages of a deadly civil war

Sri Lanka Tamils Mark 15 Years Since End Of Civil War

Sri Lanka's minority Tamil community marked 15 years since the end of the island nation's civil war on Saturday in an emotional ceremony that proceeded despite fears authorities would attempt to prevent its staging.

Yegor Dimidiv, 24, said he supports the mobilisation law

Ukraine's Young Soldiers Voice Support For Mobilisation Law

For "Mammoth", a military drone pilot on the Ukrainian front, a new mobilisation law aiming to increase troop numbers that comes into force on Saturday cannot come soon enough.

The wall dividing the Dominican Republic from Haiti links the four border crossings as it zig-zags across the landscape from south to north

Anti-Haitian Wall: Dominican President's Reelection Trump Card

A prison-like watchtower casts a pall over an otherwise idyllic tropical beach in the Dominican Republic's extreme southwest.

French entrepreneur Sylvain Chiron will board a Blue Origin rocket and blast off into space, joining the select group of humans who have ventured beyond Earth's bounds

'Dad's Going Up In A Rocket!' French Businessman Set For Launch

He arrived in Texas, tried on his flight suit for the first time, and is now preparing to live out his childhood dream.

Behavior Insight Advisor Jez Rose Has Launched The Leadership Accelerator Masterclass

Designed to cater to the needs of leaders seeking to elevate their skills and transform their teams, The Leadership Accelerator Masterclass is a groundbreaking online course that distills this visionary's decades of experience into over 15 meticulously crafted modules.

Leading With Autonomy: Result And People-Driven Leadership Style At Eurobrillance

Currently held by a private investment group, Chateau De Steinbach Holding, Eurobrillance has experienced critical ownership and structure transformations.