Switzerland's president held last-gasp talks Wednesday with the US secretary of state after rushing to Washington to avert a ...

By Stephen Beech Young people who spend hours on end glued to screens are increasing their risk of a heart attack or stroke, ...

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered steeper tariffs on Indian goods over New Delhi's continued purchase of Russian ...

Comeback queen Lindsey Vonn has appointed former Norwegian ski star Aksel Lund Svindal as coach to help her prepare for the ...

Natural disasters caused $135 billion in economic losses globally in the first half of 2025, fuelled by the Los Angeles ...

Stock markets edged higher Wednesday as traders assessed the latest corporate earnings and awaited President Donald Trump's ...

Hundreds of firefighters on Wednesday battled to halt the spread of a wildfire in southern France that has scorched a vast ...

German broadcasting giant ProSiebenSat.1 recommended Wednesday that its shareholders accept an improved takeover offer from ...

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific said Wednesday it would place an US$8.1-billion order for 14 Boeing jets, its first with the US ...

Britain's advertising regulator on Wednesday banned two adverts by Spanish clothing group Zara for featuring models that ...

The Indian army brought in sniffer dogs, drones and heavy earth-moving equipment Wednesday to search for scores of people ...

Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk posted a sharp rise in second-quarter net profit Wednesday, but rising competition ...