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Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Follow Winter Olympic SportsPersonalize Your Feed Ann-Renée Desbiens earned her fourth shutout of the season with a 17-save effort…

United States President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iran, pursue regime change and reshape the balance of power in the Middle East has revived a formidable ghost that the European Union thought it had managed to banish for good: energy crisis. The spiralling war has sent gas prices soaring, prompting…

Most card or online purchases in Europe go through Visa or Mastercard, two American companies that lead global payments. EU leaders now see this as a risk Europe can’t ignore, and they’re acting. Wero is a digital wallet created by European banks and payment companies to avoid using card networks.…

The latest tranche of documents released by the United States Department of Justice on the convicted sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein has caused an uproar and a slew of resignations by senior officials and businesspeople across the US and Europe.In Africa, the more than three million emails, photos, and…

ROME (AP) — U.N. World Food Program Executive Director Cindy McCain announced on Thursday that she will step down as the head of the humanitarian organization in three months to focus on her health.The 71-year-old American suffered a mild stroke in October 2025 and returned in early January to the…

Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.It’s been 31 years since Ziba Mashkori left her home country of Iran, and for the first time in…

Published on 04/03/2026 – 9:14 GMT+1 Following US and Israeli strikes, this week Iran moved to block the Strait of Hormuz, the ultimate geopolitical chokepoint connecting the Persian Gulf to the open ocean. Let’s investigate the economic impact. Do you have a car? Twenty million barrels of oil squeeze through…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. and Ecuadorian forces launched joint operations Tuesday targeting suspected narco-terrorists in Ecuador, U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said.SOUTHCOM said it was taking “decisive action” against designated terrorist organizations, though it was not immediately clear whether there were any casualties.”On March 3, Ecuadorian…

Water Matters Europe’s water is under increasing pressure. Pollution, droughts, floods are taking their toll on our drinking water, lakes, rivers and coastlines. Join us on a journey around Europe to see why protecting ecosystems matters, how our wastewater can be better managed, and to discover some of the best…

NIGEL FARAGE has blasted “deeply concerning” levels of family voting in a crunch by-election following the release of a volunteer report. Polling stations slammed shut in Gorton and Denton at 10pm on Thursday with the ballot coming down to a tight three-horse race between Reform UK, Labour and the Greens.…