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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was given the red carpet treatment on arrival in New Delhi on Wednesday, as he heads to the AI Impact Summit 2026.  Lula is traveling with more than a dozen ministers and a large business delegation including CEOs of leading Brazilian companies, as he seeks to intensify trade ties

What do we know about the deal? Germany's Hapag-Lloyd, the world's fifth-largest container shipping line, has signed a deal to acquire its Israeli rival Zim Integrated Shipping Services for $4.2 billion (€3.5 billion). The merger agreement was signed on Monday, following advanced talks. It was unanimously approved by Zim's Board of Directors but needs the formal

The films couldn't be more different. "No Good Men," by Afghan filmmaker Shahrbanoo Sadat is a feel-good romantic comedy. "Roya," by Iranian director Mahnaz Mohammadi, is a distressing psychological drama. Despite their contrasting styles, the works have one thing in common: They feature the distinctive directorial approaches of two female filmmakers who drew on their

Never before have so many people traveled worldwide. According to the UN World Tourism Organization's World Tourism Barometer, an estimated 1.52 billion international tourists were recorded globally in 2025 — nearly 60 million more than in 2024. Europe remained the world's most popular destination region, welcoming about 793 million international visitors. Faced with this tourism boom

Turkey bagged the hosting rights for COP31, while Australia reluctantly agreed to lead the summit's negotiations, ending a diplomatic standoff between the two countries over the presidency of next year's UN climate conference. Both countries had bid to host next year's COP, but Turkey emerged with greater support. Australia eventually compromised and agreed to a pre-COP

A monarch butterfly feeds on milkweed, July 15, 2025, in Chicago. Erin Hooley/AP hide caption toggle caption Erin Hooley/AP BILLINGS, Mont. — President Trump's administration moved Wednesday to roll back protections for imperiled species and the places they live, reviving a suite of changes to Endangered Species Act regulations from the Republican's first term that

House lawmakers force a vote on bill to restore federal workers' bargaining rights House lawmakers have collected enough signatures to force a vote on a bill that would nullify President Trump's executive order terminating collective bargaining rights for most federal workers. Politics November 19, 2025 5:34 PM ET Collective Bargaining Rights Discharge Petition House lawmakers

The British government will ban the resale of tickets for music concerts, shows and sports events at inflated prices, targeting ticket touts using modern technologies to turn a profit, a government minister said on Tuesday.  "We are committed to ending the scandal of ticket touts," Housing Minister Steven Reed told BBC News, saying that ministers would

A suspect in the case of the deadly car explosion in the Indian capital, New Delhi, appeared in court on Monday over allegedly conspiring with a suicide bomber to carry out the attack.  The Indian government had classified last week's incident, which killed at least 10 people near the Red Fort landmark, as a terror attack. India's National

Japan on Saturday urged China to continue dialogue after Beijing warned its citizens against visiting Japan, Kyodo news agency reported. Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Japan had "conveyed the message to China and strongly asked it to take appropriate actions," without elaborating, according to the report. "China's view is not in line with Japan's