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Trial begins for suspected mastermind of Malta journalist killing
A Maltese tycoon went on trial on Wednesday accused of ordering the murder of a hard-hitting investigative journalist that rocked the island nation, brought down a government and drew global condemnation.
Traditionalist Catholic society defies Vatican by consecrating new bishops
An ultra-traditionalist breakaway Catholic group consecrated four new bishops on Wednesday in defiance of Pope Leo XIV, who pleaded with them to turn back from what he called a "schismatic act" with Rome.
Swedish court orders Google pay nearly $2 bn for favouring its price comparisons
A Swedish market court on Wednesday ordered Google to pay some 14.3 billion kronor ($1.46 billion) in damages, plus interest, to price comparison site Pricerunner for promoting its own shopping comparisons in search results.
Sony says to stop releasing PlayStation games on discs
Sony said Wednesday that it would stop releasing new video games for the PlayStation on disc in January 2028 following a shift in consumer preferences.
Catholic society defies Vatican again by ordaining new bishops
The Society of Saint Pius X consecrated four new bishops on Wednesday in defiance of Pope Leo XIV, who pleaded with the ultra-traditionalist breakaway group to turn back from what he called a "schismatic act" with Rome.
Breakaway Catholic society defies Vatican again by ordaining bishops
Decades after triggering a rift with the Vatican by consecrating bishops in 1988, the Society of Saint Pius X was doing it again on Wednesday -- in defiance of Pope Leo XIV.
Venezuelans search, suffer one week after deadly quakes
Venezuelans, with help from around the world, were still searching Wednesday for survivors a week after massive earthquakes killed nearly 2,000 and left thousands unaccounted for.
US govt lifts restrictions on powerful AI models, Anthropic says
Anthropic will soon begin restoring access globally to its most powerful AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, after the US government lifted a restriction on where they could be released, the company said Tuesday.
'I'm going to stay calm': 48 hours under the rubble in Venezuela
Andrea Canonico focused on her breathing to stay calm as she lay trapped under a building that had crumbled during the two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela last week.
Venezuela quake survivors cherish kindness of strangers
Queues to receive aid in Venezuela's La Guaira get longer every day, as people made homeless by two horrific earthquakes last week have nowhere else to go.
Police hunt for Monaco bomber after Ukraine-born tycoon wounded
Police on Tuesday were searching for the suspect behind a parcel bomb that seriously wounded a sanctioned multi-millionaire of Ukrainian origin and two others in Monaco, after the unprecedented attack rocked the super-safe principality.
Venezuela quake survivors seek food, shelter as toll rises to nearly 2,000
Tens of thousands of people urgently need food and shelter in Venezuela after the two devastating earthquakes that killed nearly 2,000, the UN said on Tuesday, as doctors warned of outbreaks of disease with survivors sleeping in the streets.
Canada crews battle northern wildfire after crash kills 3
Emergency crews on Tuesday were battling an out-of-control wildfire that came within a few hundred meters of a northern Canadian town, a threatening blaze in an otherwise muted start to Canada's wildfire season.
Venezuela quake survivors seek food, shelter amid risk of disease outbreaks
Tens of thousands of people urgently need food and shelter in Venezuela after the two devastating earthquakes that killed more than 1,700, the UN said on Tuesday, as doctors warned of potential outbreaks of disease with survivors sleeping in the streets.
US Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to limit birthright citizenship
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump's bid to restrict birthright citizenship in a blow to one of his signature anti-immigration initiatives.
'Where is she?' The desperate search for Venezuela's missing
Soraida Torrealba's family has spent days desperately searching for her among the rubble of their building.
Pope appeals to Catholic traditionalists to avoid schism
Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday issued a final plea to Catholic traditionalists to give up a plan to ordain new bishops without Vatican approval but the splinter group vowed to plough ahead with the move that threatens a schism.
US Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to restrict birthright citizenship
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump's bid to restrict birthright citizenship in a blow to one of his signature anti-immigration initiatives.
Africa EV firm Spiro accused of torturing Uganda employees
Four employees of Spiro, Africa's leading electric motorbike firm, on Tuesday accused company managers in Uganda of severely beating them as punishment for poor performance.
Tourists soldier on in Rome despite heatwave
The Rajasekhar family raised their arms in front of the giant misting machine opposite the Colosseum in Rome.
UN calls for food, shelter to help Venezuela quake survivors
Tens of thousands of people urgently need food and shelter in Venezuela due to the devastation from two huge earthquakes that killed more than 1,700 and injured 5,000, the UN said on Tuesday, as doctors warned of potential outbreaks of disease.
Venezuela rescuers in final push to find survivors as families mourn
Rescuers from around the world pushed Tuesday to save any final survivors trapped under mountains of rubble after Venezuela's massive quakes that killed over 1,700 people, with tens of thousands still unaccounted for.
Monaco parcel bomb blast wounds Ukrainian oligarch
A parcel bomb blast wounded a Ukrainian oligarch and two others in Monaco on Monday, authorities said, in an unprecedented act that has rocked the super-safe principality.
Taiwan raids tech firms in China AI chip smuggling probe
Taiwanese investigators have raided the Taiwan offices of US company Super Micro Computer and two other tech firms, a prosecutor said Tuesday, as part of an expanded probe into the alleged smuggling of Nvidia AI chips to China.
Key Venezuela port opens with US aid, as burials begin
The United States military repaired and reopened a key seaport in the hardest hit area of Venezuela on Monday, as the country began burying more than 1,700 victims of twin earthquakes that have left tens of thousands still missing.
Ultra-wealthy Chinese exile in New York sentenced to 30 years for fraud
Exiled Chinese entrepreneur Guo Wengui, convicted of defrauding thousands of people of more than $1 billion, was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison by a federal court in New York, US media reported.
Years on, families bury 68 Indigenous victims of Guatemala civil war
With burning incense, flowers and tears, Indigenous Maya Guatemalans on Monday buried the remains of 68 victims of the country's civil war years after they were unearthed in mass graves.
Sadness and joy as breakaway Catholic group nears schism
The Society of Saint Pius X celebrated the ordination of new priests on Monday, just two days before it could could trigger a full schism with Rome by consacrating its own bishops.
'I recognized her ring': identifying Venezuela's dead in a makeshift morgue
At a makeshift morgue in the quake-hit Venezuelan port of La Guaira, forensic experts in blue gowns and caps picked their way through dozens of bodies laid out in bags under the sun.
US reopens Venezuela port as quake deaths top 1,700
The US military reopened a major port in Venezuela to ease aid deliveries on Monday as the death toll from last week's devastating twin earthquakes surpassed 1,700 with tens of thousands still reported missing.
Venezuela's quake-hit La Guaira port 'operational': US military
Venezuela's La Guaira port is now "operational" after undergoing repairs and is being used to deliver aid to the earthquake-hit South American country, the US military said on Monday.
Shooter in custody dispute kills six at German family shelter
A gunman locked in a custody battle over his three-month-old daughter killed six people Monday at a German shelter for mothers and their children in the northern town of Stade, police said.