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Zero-alcohol beer is a small but growing segment of the beverage market -- with the Olympic link aiming to boost uptake

Olympic Deal Shows Bubbling Market For Zero-alcohol Beers

For the first time this summer, as sportswomen and men strive for victory in Paris, spectators will be able to sip the official beer of an Olympic Games.

Hamas Studying New Israeli Truce Proposal As Mediators Seek To Revive Talks

Humanitarian aid is airdropped over besieged Gaza, where the World Food Programme has warned famine is a 'real and dangerous threat'

Hamas said it was studying on Saturday the latest Israeli counterproposal regarding a potential ceasefire in Gaza, a day after a delegation from mediator Egypt reportedly arrived in Israel in a bid to jump-start stalled negotiations.

Daimler Truck Braces For Possible Strike In 3 Southern US States

UAW President Shawn Fain said workers at Daimler Truck are prepared to strike if their demands are not met

Around 7,200 workers with Daimler Truck in three southern US states were poised Friday for a potential strike as labor contract talks headed down to the wire.

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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Charles's elder son and heir Prince William has also taken a step back from some duties while Kate is treated

King Charles To Resume Some Public Duties During Cancer Treatment: Palace

British head of state King Charles III will make a limited return to public duties next week, after doctors said they were "very encouraged" by the progress of his treatment for cancer.

Exxon Mobil Chairman & CEO Darren Woods said he challenged the Chevron-Hess deal over Guyana because it 'diminishes an element of value to ExxonMobil'

US Oil Giants' Profits Dip As Exxon Deal Nears Finish Line

ExxonMobil and Chevron both reported a dip in profits Friday on lower refining margins and natural gas prices, but ExxonMobil's big takeover appears on track to close before Chevron's.

Poland's pride: the early Van Gogh held in Warsaw

Poland Trumpets Its Van Gogh, Once Peddled For A Beer

Poland opened an art show Friday to celebrate its only Van Gogh painting, a rare early landscape worth millions that was once hawked by a pedlar for the price of a beer.

The defence ministers met at the Hotel de Brienne in Paris

France, Germany Sign Deal On 'Tank Of The Future'

France and Germany on Friday firmed up plans to jointly develop a next-generation battle tank equipped with artificial intelligence and laser technology, billed as a game changer in modern warfare.

Sanchez's wife Begona Gomez is under investigation over suspected corruption

Spanish PM Keeps Country Guessing On His Future

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has suspended all duties and gone silent while he considers whether to step down on Monday over a graft investigation against his wife.

An apartment in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on Friday after what local officials said was Ukrainian shelling

Russia Targets Ukraine Railways As Western Aid Due To Arrive

Ukraine warned Friday that Moscow was ramping up attacks on railways in a bid to disrupt military supplies ahead of a fresh Russian offensive while Kyiv waits for new US weapon deliveries.

Junta-led Burkina Faso Suspends BBC, Voice Of America For Two Weeks

Burkina Faso has suspended the BBC and Voice of America radio networks from broadcasting after they aired a rights report accusing the army of attacks on civilians in its battle against jihadists.

The US Federal Reserve's favored inflation gauge accelerated last month

US Fed's Favored Inflation Measure Accelerates, Dimming Rate Cut Hopes

The US central bank's favored measure of inflation accelerated last month, according to government data published Friday, pushing back the chances of an interest rate cut this summer.

Rebel fighters monitor the sky holding a FN-6 man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS) in the Syrian village of Teir Maalah in 2016

Portable Missiles Proliferating In Mideast, N.Africa: Report

Armed groups in the Middle East and North Africa have little difficulty getting their hands on portable surface-to-air missiles despite a campaign to prevent their proliferation, according to a report published Friday.

From the end of August, four months after the designation, Shein will have to apply the tougher EU rules

EU Toughens Rules On Chinese Fashion Retailer Shein

The European Union on Friday added Chinese-founded online retailer Shein to its list of digital companies that are large enough to come under stricter safety curbs.

Darktrace chief executive Poppy Gustafsson (L) said the group's 'technology has never been more relevant in a world increasingly threatened by AI-powered cyberattacks'

Cybersecurity Firm Darktrace Accepts $5 Bn Takeover

Cybersecurity firm Darktrace said Friday it had accepted a $5.3-billion takeover bid from US private equity firm Thoma Bravo, which highlighted the British group's "capability in artificial intelligence".

Google-parent Alphabet soared with Microsoft in after-hours trade following forecast-beating earnings

Asian Markets Mixed As Strong US Tech Earnings Offset Poor Data

Markets were mixed on Friday after forecast-topping earnings from Microsoft and Alphabet helped soothe worries that a tech-fuelled rally may have been overdone, while the yen hit a fresh 34-year low after the Bank of Japan stood pat on interest rates.