AI, trade tensions mark Barcelona mobile industry meet
The world's largest wireless technology showcase kicked off on Monday, with excitement over AI's potential to transform gadgets clashing with concerns over trade tensions fuelled by the United States.
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European defence stocks soar as govts up military spend
Share prices of European defence companies soared Monday as London and the European Union look to ramp up military spending in the face of uncertainty over the United States' commitment to Ukraine and NATO.
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France says Ukraine truce would test Russia's commitment to end war
France on Monday said a plan for a one-month truce between Russia and Ukraine would test Moscow's commitment to ending the war it began with its 2022 invasion.
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Paris imposes car-sharing lane on congested ring road
Paris on Monday began limiting one lane of its notoriously busy ring road to car sharing during rush hours, the latest move by the French capital to ease congestion and pollution on one of Europe's most traffic-clogged thoroughfares.
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One dead in Israel stabbing attack, assailant killed: first responders
A stabbing attack on Monday at a transport station in the Israeli city of Haifa left one person dead and several wounded, medics said, in what police called a "terror attack" whose perpetrator was killed.
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India brace for 'nervy times' against Australia in semi-final
Rohit Sharma warned his India team Monday to expect "fightbacks" and "nervy times" against Australia in the Champions Trophy last four in a rematch of the 2023 ODI World Cup final.
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Teen heir to Japanese throne says marriage not on his mind
Prince Hisahito, the Japanese imperial family's last hope for the monarchy's long-term survival -- unless succession rules change -- said marriage is not on his mind yet in his first press conference on Monday.
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Singapore probes final destination of possible Nvidia chip servers
Servers that may contain AI-powering Nvidia chips shipped from the United States to Singapore ended up in Malaysia, but their actual final destination remains a mystery, the city-state's interior minister said Monday.
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Asian markets creep up on hopes of China fiscal response to Trump tariffs
Asian markets rose cautiously on Monday, with investors eyeing a potential Chinese stimulus package and President Donald Trump's looming tariffs.
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Police, art sleuth crack case of Brueghel stolen in Poland in 1974
With the help of a well-known art detective and arts magazine journalists, Dutch police say they have cracked the case of the mysterious disappearance of a Brueghel painting from a Polish museum 50 years ago.
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