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The helmet was returned in near pristine condition

2,500-year-old artefacts

Dutch prosecutors urge long jail terms for Romanian helmet theft

In its first update to forecasts since the Mideast war erupted, the IMF said eurozone exporters are also exposed to the euro's strength against the dollar and other currencies, which makes their products more expensive on global markets

IMF cuts eurozone growth forecast to 1.1%, warns of strong euro

Moldovan man detained in Trier after illegal entry from Luxembourg

US rapper and producer Kanye West is due to perform in Marseille on June 11

Exploring 'all possibilities'

French minister seeks ban of Kanye West concert in Marseille

Pope Leo XIV is visiting Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea

Police yet to confirm

Twin suicide attacks rocked Algeria Monday during Pope's visit

An ex-student opens fire at his former high school in Turkey, wounding 16 people including students

Turkey school shooting wounds 16, attacker dead

President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will discuss a plan to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz

'Purely defensive mission'

France, UK to host Hormuz talks Friday: French presidency

Wadagni was finance minister at a time of great economic growth

Benin's new leader

Romuald Wadagni, from economic reformer to presidential palace

China's President Xi Jinping warned against a return to the 'law of the jungle' and called for closer economic ties with Spain after talks with visiting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Beijing

Xi calls for closer ties with Spain in face of global 'chaos'

International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Jay Shah (C) and Indian politician Nara Lokesh (R)

Politicisation of sport

Wisden laments India's 'Orwellian' control of world cricket

A woman walks past an anti-US mural depicting Iran-US talks near the former US embassy in Tehran

First time in decades

Lebanon, Israel to hold direct talks as Trump blockades Iran

Sony Pictures Entertainment unveiled a new installment of 'Jumanji' at CinemaCon

'Most emotional, grown-up movie'

Sony Pictures offers sneak peek of 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' at CinemaCon

The war led to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key global shipping gateway

All other options exhausted?

US blockade of Iran ports threatens already crippled oil supply

Electric car sales have shot up as Southeast Asia buyers try to avoid Mideast war-linked fuel hikes

Few alternatives

Mideast war revs up electric car demand in Asia

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (R) was thanked by both Iran and the United States after the conclusion of the Islamabad talks

Riding the momentum

Fresh from conflict, Pakistan plays 'peacemaker' in US-Iran talks

Botswana President Duma Boko visited France last week

Botswana seals energy, mining deals with Oman

Founder of China's Evergrande pleads guilty to fraud

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike on the Lebanese village of Qlaileh

War in the Middle East: latest developments

EU steel imports

Duty-free quota slashed by 47% as bloc tightens trade rules

Cabin crew joins strike as disruptions set to continue Wednesday and Thursday

The meeting mediated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio will include the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors to Washington and the US ambassador to Beirut

First in decades

Lebanon, Israel to meet for tough talks in Washington

Britain's Prince Harry (C), Duke of Sussex, and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, meet people at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne on April 14, 2026.

Prince Harry and Meghan visit Australia in first trip since royal rift

Israeli strikes have killed more than 2,000 people in Lebanon and displaced more than a million

'We reject negotiations'

Hezbollah leader asks Lebanon to cancel Tuesday meeting with Israel

The Crusaders' team of six horses and knights have fired up the home fans for 30 years

New Zealand rugby

Crusaders retire horses after 30 years due to safety at new stadium

Canadians are voting in three by-elections, including in the Quebec district of Terrebonne, expected to be a nail-biter between Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals and the separatist Bloc Quebecois

In by-elections

Carney's Liberals win Canada majority

Andy Corriher examines his crops during spring planting season

'Hit at worst possible time'

'Blindsided': US farmers strained as fertilizer costs surge on war

Over the recent Easter period, which is sacred to Christians, Trump has made a series of eye-opening posts when it comes to religion

US bishops disheartened

President vs. Pope: How feud with Leo could hurt Trump

Millions of ballots were still to be counted in Peru after a second day of voting

Presidential runoff

Fujimori leads chaotic Peru vote, election officials face charges

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