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Lamine Yamal lit up the semi-final first leg clash as Barca and Inter drew a six-goal thriller

Barca Fight Back Against Inter In Sensational Semi-final Draw

Barcelona and Inter Milan shared a compelling 3-3 draw in a high-octane Champions League semi-final first leg clash on Wednesday.

Meta Quarterly Profit Climbs Despite Big Cloud Spending

Meta's strong earnings in the first quarter of 2025 come as the tech behemoth faces the threat of a US judge ordering it to sell WhatsApp and Instagram in an antitrust case playing out in Washington, DC

Tech giant Meta reported quarterly profits well above expectations Wednesday, brushing aside market worries that its heavy investments in cloud computing and artificial intelligence would hamper growth.

Everything Is Fine: Trump's Cabinet Shrugs Off Shrinking Economy

Elon Musk, wearing two hats, looks on as US President Donald Trump holds a cabinet meeting

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Walmart Announces 650 Store Upgrades for 2025, Adding Jobs and Cleaner Tech

Walmart to upgrade 650+ stores in 2025 with cleaner tech, job growth, and improved shopping experience.

US President Donald Trump moved Tuesday to soften the blow from the 25-percent tariffs that he imposed on car imports earlier this month

More Automakers Drop Earnings Guidance Over Tariffs

Germany's Mercedes-Benz and US-European group Stellantis, whose brands include Jeep, Peugeot and Fiat, joined other automakers Wednesday in suspending their annual financial guidance because of uncertainty over US tariffs.

Executions are once again surging in Iran

Iran Hangs Man As Israeli Spy After 'Unfair' Trial: Activists

Iran on Wednesday executed a man convicted of espionage for Israel and involvement in the killing of a Revolutionary Guard but activists said he was sentenced to death after an unfair trial and a confession obtained by torture.

Cardinal Cristobal Lopez wants a missionary Church pushing out especially into areas where Catholicism has few adherents

Moroccan-based Cardinal Says Church Does Not Need Francis 'Impersonator'

Cardinal Cristobal Lopez Romero, the Spanish-born archbishop of Rabat, admits he is a little anxious ahead of his first conclave, although also curious.

President Donald Trump has just celebrated the first 100 days of what is already one of the most radical and far-reaching presidencies in US history

German Growth Better Than Expected But Tariff Turmoil Looms

Germany's struggling economy grew faster than expected at the start of the year, data showed Wednesday, in a boost for the incoming government of conservative Friedrich Merz even as US tariffs threaten to derail the nascent recovery.

The better-than-expected data appears to be linked to advance purchases in the United States, before US tariffs came into effect

Eurozone Economy Grows More Than Expected Despite US Tariff Turmoil

The eurozone economy expanded more than expected at the start of the year, official data showed on Wednesday, despite US President Donald Trump's tariffs but global trade tensions threaten more pain and near stagnation in 2025.

Germany's Next Finance Minister, 'Bridge-builder' Lars Klingbeil

Germany's incoming finance minister Lars Klingbeil is a self-styled political "bridge-builder" whose calm and personable demeanour belies his sharp political instincts.

Volkswagen's net profit fell 40.6 percent in the first three months of the year to hit 2.19 billion euros ($2.49 billion)

Volkswagen Says Tariffs Will Dampen Business As Profit Plunges

Europe's largest carmaker Volkswagen said Wednesday that first quarter profit plunged due to higher costs as it warned of muted business for the rest of the year in the wake of trade tensions.

Falling crude prices are reducing profits at oil producers like TotalEnergies

TotalEnergies Profits Drop As Prices Slide

TotalEnergies boosted crude oil production by two percent from the first quarter of 2024, but that wasn't enough to compensate for nine percent drop in the international reference price.

Aston Martin Limits US Car Imports Due To Tariffs

British luxury carmaker Aston Martin Lagonda said Wednesday that it is limiting shipments to the United States after US President Donald Trump slapped 25-percent tariffs on car imports.

ArcelorMittal's global production footprint would help it benefit from tarif measures but the overall economic uncertainty could be bad for business

Steelmaker ArcelorMittal Warns Of Uncertainty

Steelmaker ArcelorMittal warned Wednesday that tariff uncertainty could cause further economic disruption as its global footprint helped it weather the turbulence in the first quarter.

Stellantis welcomed Trump's decision to soften some of the blow from tariffs

Jeep Owner Stellantis Suspends Outlook Over Tariffs

US-European auto giant Stellantis, whose brands include Jeep, Peugeot and Fiat, dropped its annual financial guidance on Wednesday due to uncertainty over US President Donald Trump's tariffs.

A Long March-2F carrier rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft and a crew of three astronauts, lifts off

China's Shenzhou-19 Astronauts Return To Earth

Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Wednesday after six months on the country's space station, state media footage showed, as Beijing advances towards its aim to become a major celestial power.

UPS along with its rivals FedEx and Amazon are responsible for more than a quarter of emissions from the air freight sector, according to environmental group Stand Earth

UPS To Cut 20,000 Jobs, Close 73 Facilities Amid Amazon Delivery Pullback And Cost Cuts

The company reported $21.5 billion in revenue for the most recent quarter and projects savings of $3.5 billion this year through its consolidation efforts.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt slammed Amazon's reported to plan to display the effect of US tariffs on prices for consumers in that country

Trump Praises Bezos As Amazon Denies Plan To Display Tariff Cost

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Amazon founder Jeff Bezos "did the right thing" by stopping a plan to show consumers how much US tariffs add to each price tag.

Djurgarden's semi-final first leg against Chelsea will be the 17th match of their Conference League run

Djurgarden Eyeing Chelsea Upset In Historic Conference League Semi-final

Djurgarden are targeting a seismic Conference League shock against Chelsea on Thursday, when they will become the first Swedish team to play in a European semi-final for 38 years.

US President Donald Trump's vacillating tariff policies on many countries, including walkbacks of some potentially devastating import duties, has brought shudders to the global economy

Trump Tempers Auto Tariffs, Winning Cautious Praise From Industry

Trump signed an executive order to limit the impact of overlapping tariffs on automakers. He also released a proclamation that gives the industry a two-year grace period to move supply chains back to the United States and reduce "American reliance on imports of foreign automobiles and their parts."

Daonsoop cafe founder Lee Oh-sook looks towards the mountains of North Korea from her establishment

Bunker-cafe On Korean Border Paints Image Of Peace

Reclining on sofas at a South Korean cafe, customers sip iced americanos as they gaze past barbed wire fences and watchtowers at the mountains of North Korea.