- Champagne start in Reims for 2028 Tour de France
- Dogs allowed on new Brigitte Bardot beach in glitzy Cannes
Economy
Oil prices turned lower in afternoon trading Monday and stock markets advanced after an Iranian media report said US officials had agreed to suspend sanctions against its crude while talks on ending the war continue.
May 18, 2026
RECENT NEWS
The Lagos of Arie and Chuko Esiri's Cannes Film Festival hit "Clarissa" is not one that has ever been seen on the big screen.
May 18, 2026
RECENT NEWS
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo believed to have killed more than 90 people has been declared an international health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO).
May 18, 2026
Iranian Nobel peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi has returned to her home in Tehran after being discharged from hospital in the wake of her release on bail, her family and supporters said Monday.
May 18, 2026
A Spanish court has ordered the tax authority to refund Colombian pop star Shakira more than 55 million euros ($64 million) improperly collected in a dispute over her 2011 taxes, according to a ruling seen Monday.
May 18, 2026
Economy
Irish no-frills carrier Ryanair reported Monday a sharply higher annual profit but warned that the Middle East war has clouded its outlook for the year ahead.
May 18, 2026
RECENT NEWS
Finance chiefs from the G7 industrialised nations gathered in Paris on Monday for two days of talks aimed at forging a united front as the Middle East war roils economic prospects worldwide.
May 18, 2026
Politics
A Hong Kong prosecutor accused two democracy activists on trial for organising Tiananmen crackdown vigils of trying to "incite others to commit unlawful acts", as closing arguments in their national security case began on Monday.
May 18, 2026
RECENT NEWS
A cruise ship that sparked global alarm after a deadly outbreak of hantavirus made its final approach to Rotterdam Monday, with the remaining skeleton crew facing weeks of quarantine.
May 18, 2026
- Japan arrests Americans over stunt at baby monkey Punch's zoo
- Trump says 'clock ticking' for Iran as peace negotiations stall
- Hong Kong court hears closing arguments in Tiananmen activists' trial
- World Cup duo Ghana, Cape Verde not among AFCON top seeds
- African players in Europe: Daring Semenyo wins final for City
- Kenya's new poaching problem: smuggling Giant Harvester Ants
- WHO kicks off annual assembly amid hantavirus, Ebola crises
- S. Korean blockbuster 'Hope' underscores growing film ambition