Profit after tax for the April-June period compared with $3.6 billion in the second quarter of 2025, Shell said in an earnings statement. Energy majors are profiting also from their trades as oil and gas futures swing between big gains and losses o...

The 48-year-old replaced Steve Bruce in November 2021 and won the League Cup in March 2025 -- the club's first major trophy since 1969. The former Bournemouth boss also led Newcastle to Champions League qualification in 2023 and 2025. But he came ...

The neighbouring countries have been gripped by some of the worst forest fires in living memory over the past week, burning vast areas and forcing tens of thousands of people from their homes. In France, cooler temperatures and some rain were expec...

The middle-order batsman played 85 Tests, 90 one-day internationals and 20 Twenty20 matches, but fell out of favour with selectors after a drop in form and last played for India in 2023. "I've always relied on timing in my batting, and I've always ...

Populist NZ First leader Peters was asked by China-born Green Party member Lawrence Xu-Nan: "Are you vaccinated?" during a heated debate about New Zealand's response to the Covid pandemic on Wednesday. In response, Peters said the lawmaker, who was...

The reversal follows criticism from teachers, nutritionists and parents who argued that removing eggs from school lunches could deprive children from poor families a key source of protein. The issue erupted last month after the Bharatiya Janata Par...

Hong resigned after the elimination, but appeared Thursday at a hearing for parliament's sports and culture committee probe into the actions of the Korea Football Association (KFA). Hong, a former South Korea defender who played in the 2002 World C...

Under Australia's online safety law, Telegram faces a maximum penalty of up to AU$54.6 million ($38 million) for failing to take timely action after Australian users reported 10 items of pro-terror and violent material. Australia's eSafety Commissi...

Temperatures on Thursday were around 35C in the Kumamoto region, two days after the 7.1-magnitude earthquake wreaked major structural damage. Power and water outages have affected tens of thousands of buildings, leaving residents sweltering and thi...

The South Korean megastars were widely tipped in the running for several of the Grammys' top honours, including Album of the Year, after their comeback album, ARIRANG, became one of this year's best-selling hits. But the seven-member group said the...

One of the dozens of missiles fired by Russia struck a village house near the central city of Kryvyi Rig, local authorities said, killing three adults and three children from the same family. "It was an ordinary home, blown into smithereens by a ba...

A Russian air-defence drill or a Ukrainian drone attack? Local Georgy shrugged. "We're already used to it, really ... nothing scares us anymore," he told AFP. Ukraine has heavily targeted the Black Sea territory -- a popular summer retreat despit...

Los Angeles FC's South Korean star Son struck in the 20th and 23rd minutes to flip the script after Luis Gabriel Rey put the Liga MX All-Stars ahead. "I'm very happy, and I just want to say thank you to everyone," Son said after he was named All-St...

Alongside family photos and piled-up dissertations with impenetrable titles sits a bowl stacked with the chocolates named after the star system she has spent her career studying. Digging into the Milky Way's violent past has earned this 55-year-old...

The world governing body announced on Tuesday a plan to create a semi-private subsidiary which would sell part of its business operations in the World Cup and other competitions, hoping to raise $4.2 billion. It sparked a furious backlash, but Foot...