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G7 logos are pictured on the pier ahead of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 12, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Denis Baliboouse/File Photo

What is the G7 and what's on the agenda at the Evian-les-Bains summit?

In its 50-year history, the G7 has faced geopolitical catastrophes, from the 1970s oil crisis to the global fallout from US President Donald Trump’s military strikes against Iran - as well as...

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Why is gold falling despite the US-Israel-Iran conflict?

Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported two sets of Israeli strikes had taken place on Tyre and an area to its east on 28 May 2026. Photo: BSS/AFP

Will Israel's troops take over more of southern Lebanon?

A nurse cares for a newborn baby at a hospital in Kishanganj district in Bihar state Photo: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters/FILE PHOTO

Why India's fertility rate has fallen below replacement level

Flags of China and Russia are displayed in this illustration picture taken March 24, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/ File Photo

Why Russia and China are getting closer amid global tensions

AI-powered surveillance cameras have been installed at the Bijoy Sarani intersection in Dhaka. The camaras will monitor traffic violations under a new e-prosecution system, detect offences including signal violations, wrong-way driving, riding without helmets and mobile phone use while driving. The photo was taken on 7 May 2026. PHOTO: SYED ZAKIR HOSSAIN/TBS

Why AI cameras cannot fix Dhaka's traffic chaos on their own

A man holds the flags of Taiwan and the United States during Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's stopover after her visit to Latin America, in Burlingame, California, US, January 14, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo

What is 'Taiwan independence' and is Taiwan already independent?

Britain's Houses of Parliament is pictured in London, Britain, September 4, 2019. Photo: Reuters

Why are Britons so fed up?

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Reuters

How real is a coup threat against Russia's president?

Hantaviruses under the microscope: An infection can cause no symptoms at all — or be fatal. Photo: Cynthia Goldsmith/UIG/IMAGO

What is hantavirus?

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What is 'Project Freedom' and why does it matter?

Photo: Reuters

What is hantavirus and why has it been detected on an Atlantic cruise ship?

What the UAE’s departure from OPEC means for global oil markets

What the UAE’s departure from OPEC means for global oil markets