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Fortnite developer claims win against Apple and Google

Fortnite developer claims win against Apple and Google

An Australian court has found Apple and Google misused their market power in a dispute with the maker of wildly popular video game Fortnite.

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Palestinian mother 'destroyed' after image used to deny Gaza starvation

Palestinian mother 'destroyed' after image used to deny Gaza starvation

Palestinian-Canadian Faiza Najjar was able to leave Gaza last year, but could not bring her four adult daughters with her. She watched from a distance as food shortages in the territory worsened.

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Soft US inflation boosts Asia markets

Soft US inflation boosts Asia markets

Japan's Nikkei hit a second record high in as many days Wednesday, as hopes of US interest rate cuts following soft inflation data cheered equity investors across Asia.

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Glitz and graft: Pogba in race against time as Ligue 1 season looms

Glitz and graft: Pogba in race against time as Ligue 1 season looms

Paul Pogba's return to Monaco this summer set tongues wagging as the 2018 World Cup winner made his comeback to football after nearly three seasons on the sidelines -- a turbulent period blighted by injury, blackmail and an 18-month doping ban.

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Liga champions Barca aim to add steel to youthful flair

Liga champions Barca aim to add steel to youthful flair

While Barcelona thrilled on their way to winning La Liga last season, scoring 102 goals in the process, coach Hansi Flick accepts this season his team need to improve defensively.

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'Nobody else knew': Allied prisoners of war held in Taiwan

'Nobody else knew': Allied prisoners of war held in Taiwan

In a small urban park in Taiwan, more than 4,000 names are etched into a granite wall -- most of them British and American servicemen held by the Japanese during World War II.

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Putin, North Korea's Kim vow stronger ties ahead of US-Russia summit

Putin, North Korea's Kim vow stronger ties ahead of US-Russia summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un have vowed to strengthen cooperation, days ahead of Putin's summit in Alaska with Donald Trump, Pyongyang's state media reported Wednesday.

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German gas drive fuels fears of climate backsliding

German gas drive fuels fears of climate backsliding

Germany's conservative-led government has launched a drive to rapidly build more gas-fired power plants, fuelling fears about climate policy backsliding and sparking unease even within its own ranks.

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India reels from US tariff hike threat

India reels from US tariff hike threat

Indian exporters are scrambling for options to mitigate the fallout of US President Donald Trump's threatened tariff salvo against the world's most populous nation.

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European leaders to hold Ukraine online summit before Trump-Putin meet

European leaders to hold Ukraine online summit before Trump-Putin meet

European leaders will hold online talks with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, hoping to convince him to respect Ukraine's interests when he discusses the war with Russia's Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday.

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