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After winning gold in Italy, becoming the first South American to win a Winter Olympic medal, Lucas Pinheiro Braathen said: "I just hope that Brazilians look at this and truly understand that your difference is your superpower." Pinheiro Braathen, who competed for Norway in the 2022 Winter Olympics and is the son of a Brazilian mother and

The center-left Social Democrats (SPD), Germany's first political party, are struggling to muster their optimism in a year when five of Germany's 16 federal states are set to elect new parliaments. According to the latest opinion polls, the SPD could be voted out of power in two states that is has governed for decades. In two

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

It is one of the most universal post-breakup impulses. The relationship ends, the phone comes out, and, almost without thinking, you check your ex's social media. Whom are they with? How are they doing? Have they moved on? For many people, it feels harmless — even helpful — a way to stay informed, to get

Farm workers left sick or sterilized after working with a toxic pesticide on Nicaraguan banana plantations saw their case rejected by a Paris court on Tuesday. "We lost on the substantive public policy issue, with the court ruling that the damages were disproportionate, which we believe to be an error of assessment," Raphael Kaminsky, the farm

The European Commission said on Tuesday that it had opened formal proceedings against Shein under its Digital Services Act (DSA).  It said that regulators would investigate the Chinese-founded discount fashion retailer that does most of its business online for "its addictive design, the lack of transparency of recommender systems, as well as the sale of illegal

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has granted 10 athletes from Russia and Belarus wildcard spots for the upcoming Winter Games in Italy from March 6-15.  The IPC on Tuesday told news agencies AFP and SID that the limited number of athletes would be allowed to compete under their own flags. The athletes would be "treated