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F1 boss says season to finish in Europe if Gulf races cancelled

F1 boss says season to finish in Europe if Gulf races cancelled

The Formula One season will finish in Europe if the planned races in Qatar and Abu Dhabi are cancelled due to the Middle East war, the sport's CEO Stefano Domenicali said Wednesday.

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Israel army hit Gaza mosque, says used for Hamas 'weapons storage'

Israel army hit Gaza mosque, says used for Hamas 'weapons storage'

The Israeli military on Wednesday said it had struck a mosque in the Gaza Strip which it said had been used by Hamas as a weapons storage facility.

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Spanish wildfire evacuees go home as France hit by new heat alert

Spanish wildfire evacuees go home as France hit by new heat alert

Thousands of Spaniards evacuated from huge wildfires returned home on Wednesday while in France firefighters braced for worsening conditions in their own battle with raging flames.

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Trump says US to hit Iran hard

Trump says US to hit Iran hard

President Donald Trump vowed to hit back hard at Iran after it attacked US bases in Jordan on Wednesday, as the Middle East war reignited and once again drew in the Islamic republic's proxies.

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French DJ Kavinsky, famed for 'Nightcall', found dead in Paris

French DJ Kavinsky, famed for 'Nightcall', found dead in Paris

French DJ and musician Kavinsky, known for his electronic classic "Nightcall", has been found dead at his home in Paris, prosecutors said on Wednesday.

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UBS second-quarter net profit up 17% to $2.8 billion

UBS second-quarter net profit up 17% to $2.8 billion

Swiss banking giant UBS reported Wednesday that net profit rose 17 percent to $2.8 billion in the second quarter, driven by investment banking.

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How an AFP beach snap became emblem of Europe's wildfire summer

How an AFP beach snap became emblem of Europe's wildfire summer

AFP photo editor Maximilien Lamy was on holiday with his partner and daughter last week when he took a series of snapshots of vacationers in fire-struck southwest France with his smartphone.

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FIFA hit by furious backlash over plans to sell stake in competitions

FIFA hit by furious backlash over plans to sell stake in competitions

There was a furious backlash on Wednesday to FIFA's controversial plans to sell a stake in the business operations of the World Cup and its other competitions through the creation of a private subsidiary.

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More than half of England 'officially in drought': UK govt

More than half of England 'officially in drought': UK govt

Just over half of England has been declared in drought after "record-low rain and exceptionally high temperatures", the UK government said Wednesday.

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TRX Spot and Perpetuals Listing Launches on Backpack, Expanding Access to the TRON Ecosystem

TRX Spot and Perpetuals Listing Launches on Backpack, Expanding Access to the TRON Ecosystem

TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), today announced the listing of TRX spot trading and perpetual contracts on Backpack Exchange. The listing expands market support and access to the native utility token of the TRON network, one of the industry's most actively used blockchain ecosystems.

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