Bank giant HSBC said Wednesday that group profits fell in the first half on higher costs but noted that it was "well positioned" to deal with the effects of US ...

The eurozone economy unexpectedly expanded in the second quarter of 2025, official data showed Wednesday, despite ...

Shanghai has evacuated almost 283,000 people from vulnerable coastal and low-lying areas as Typhoon Co-May made landfall in ...

Irish no-frills airline Ryanair said on Wednesday it was dropping three French airports over a "harmful" tax hike on air ...

China said Wednesday that recently announced subsidies to support families with young children will provide a much-needed ...

German sportswear giant Adidas said Wednesday it took a hit from US tariffs in the second quarter but did not indicate ...

Italy said Wednesday it opened a probe into social media giant Meta for potentially breaking EU competition laws by ...

Russian state television on Wednesday aired footage of a tsunami wave sweeping through a coastal town in the far east of the ...

Japan sweltered in a new record temperature of 41.2C on Wednesday, with the mercury also hitting 40C in the ancient capital of Kyoto for the first time since observations began.

Indian exporters were bracing Wednesday for higher US tariffs to kick in as prospects dim for an interim trade deal between New Delhi and Washington before the August 1 deadline.

Fishers do not usually wish for a "perfect storm". But Latvian boating communities are hoping for exactly that: a rare tempest that might, one day, revive waning stocks of Baltic ...

Like many people affected by serious illness in ex-Soviet Central Asia, Almagul Ibrayeva is having trouble finding medicine ...