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Rows of green tobacco plants stretched towards the bush in a vast field of a crop that has rebounded to record levels in Zimbabwe, driven largely by smallholders contracted to Chinese firms.

India's state-run oil companies raised petrol and diesel prices by more than three percent on Friday as disruption to energy supplies due to the Iran war mounts pressure on the economy.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi began a five-nation tour on Friday, heading to the United Arab Emirates before Europe, overshadowed by energy and supply-chain worries due to the Iran war.

Oil inched higher and Asian markets traded in a narrow range Friday as investors awaited tangible results from US President Donald Trump's talks in Beijing, while an AI stock boom boosted Seoul to a new record.

In an industry that runs on hype and grand gestures, Canadian AI firm Cohere is charting a different course from Silicon Valley. No talk of superintelligent machines, no public feuding, just one question: can it make money?

Egyptian smallholders have seen their lives upended by the war in Iran, with soaring fertiliser and energy prices forcing many to lay off workers and reduce the amount of land they farm.

French luxury giant LVMH will sell its Marc Jacobs brand to US brand firm WHP Global, the two companies said Thursday.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Cuban officials in Havana on Thursday, the communist government said, as the island endures record energy shortages.

Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI presented closing arguments Thursday in a blockbuster trial where the verdict could hobble ChatGPT's parent company in the breakneck race for AI supremacy.

Romanian metal, a Danish ode to clubbing and Australian star Delta Goodrem will fill the airwaves in the Eurovision grand final after making it though the second semi-final on Thursday.

Contestants sang their hearts out on Thursday in the Eurovision Song Contest's second semi-final, with touching ballads and heavy metal in contention for the last 10 places in the grand final.

US import tariffs and a debilitating cyberattack pushed Jaguar Land Rover into an annual loss, figures published Thursday showed, although the luxury British automaker's performance improved in the last quarter.

Provocative performance artist, filmmaker and feminist Valie Export, arguably one of Austria's best known living artist, died on Thursday in Vienna just three days before her 86th birthday.

The International Monetary Fund warned on Thursday that continuing disruptions due to the Iran war meant its global economic outlook was moving towards an "adverse" scenario, with growth pared down and greater risks to inflation.

Chinese group Weichai on Thursday took control of the world's top yacht maker, Ferretti, after a takeover battle with a Czech shareholder that had appealed to the Italian government.

Britain's Princess Catherine wrapped up a trip to Italy on Thursday with a pasta-making class on her first official overseas visit since her 2024 cancer diagnosis.

Japanese auto giant Honda said Thursday its plans to build a multi-billion-dollar electric vehicle plant in Canada have been "indefinitely suspended," marking another blow to the country's tariff-hit auto sector.

The mayor of Cannes has ordered a drugs crackdown as Hollywood stars and film industry executives flock to party and do deals in the French Riviera resort.

Spain, one of the few places in the world where a total solar eclipse will be visible in August, has begun preparations for an event it hopes will shift tourism away from the beaches and toward the countryside.

European and US stock markets climbed Thursday as a tech-fuelled rally rolled on even as the United States and China were locked in talks in Beijing, accompanied by key US business leaders hoping for deals.

European and Asian stock markets diverged on Thursday as investors weighed high-stakes talks between the United States and China and optimism over artificial intelligence.

Climate activists are urging movie stars to fly economy or take the train to Cannes after saying private jets burned two millions of litres of kerosene getting them to the film festival last year.

Britain's economy expanded in the first quarter, official data showed Thursday, offering a boost to embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer as the Mideast crisis and political turmoil cloud the outlook.

Irish legends U2 stunned locals and tourists in Mexico City's historic center on Wednesday as the quartet filmed a music video for their upcoming single.

Asian markets were mixed Thursday as investors weighed high-stakes US-China talks and persistent inflation concerns, which tempered optimism fuelled by record highs on Wall Street.

British fashion label Burberry said Thursday that it returned to profit in its latest fiscal year thanks to a sizeable cost-cutting plan launched at the end of 2024.

The last 10 places in the Eurovision final are up for grabs in Thursday's second semi, with Denmark and Australia hotly tipped to make it through once the votes are counted.

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned his US counterpart Donald Trump that missteps on Taiwan could push their two countries into "conflict", a stark opening salvo as they met in Beijing on Thursday at a superpower summit.

An elegant, white-haired Parisian savours a biscuity cloud of cream and apple down to the last crumb at one of the French capital's many bakeries -- but this client has four legs, not two.

India, one of the world's largest sugar producers, has banned exports of the key commodity until the end of September to ensure enough domestic supplies and prevent prices from rising.

Honda announced Thursday its first operational loss since 1957 after a major overhaul of its electric vehicle strategy in the United States.

Honda announced Thursday its first operational loss since 1957 after a major overhaul of its electric vehicle strategy in the United States.