EssilorLuxottica, the world's top maker of eyeglasses, said Monday a tripling of sales of Ray-Ban Meta AI connected glasses helped drive increase in profits.
A truce agreement between Thailand and Cambodia came into effect in the early hours of Tuesday, testing whether it will halt five days of open combat that have engulfed their jungle-clad frontier.
Europe's auto industry is relieved that the EU-US trade deal reduces short-term uncertainty but many, particularly in the struggling German sector, remain deeply worried about the long-term impact.
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US President Donald Trump warned Monday that the people of Gaza are facing "real starvation", as aid agencies sought to take advantage of an Israeli "tactical pause" in fighting to rush in food aid.
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Firefighters battled blazes across Turkey on Monday as the country sweltered in a summer heatwave across much of the Mediterranean, with wildfires leading to at least 14 deaths in the country in the past week.
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The dollar jumped Monday on the back of the US-EU trade deal struck on the weekend, but European stock markets dipped, reflecting unease at terms viewed as lopsided.
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Counting down the minutes to midnight when a truce with Cambodia is due, Thai evacuee Jeanjana Phaphan is full of a fragile hopes and doubts that peace will prevail.
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The 12-year-old schoolgirl Yu Zidi was labelled "phenomenally talented" by her rivals after narrowly missing out on a medal at swimming's world championships on Monday.
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Rights groups B'Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel said on Monday that they had concluded the war in Gaza amounts to a "genocide" against Palestinians, a first for Israeli NGOs.
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The European Union on Monday vehemently defended its trade deal with President Donald Trump, with EU capitals and businesses sharply divided on an outcome some branded a "capitulation".
Summer McIntosh bagged her second title at the swimming world championships as Gretchen Walsh defied illness to win gold and 12-year-old Yu Zidi narrowly missed out on a medal on Monday.
Donald Trump said a ceasefire in Gaza was "possible", and stepped up warnings to Russia, as he met UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at one of the US president's Scottish golf resorts on Monday.
Swimming sensation Summer McIntosh won a second world gold in as many days as she triumphed in the 200m medley on Monday, with 12-year-old prodigy Yu Zidi fourth.
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A "fragile" Gretchen Walsh shook off a stomach bug to power to a dominant victory in the 100m butterfly final at the world championships in Singapore on Monday.
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UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday said food must not be used as a weapon of war as world leaders gathered for a food summit in Africa, where 280 million people face hunger and starvation.
The EU's top negotiator on Monday defended a trade agreement with the United States to avert steeper tariffs as "the best deal we could get under very difficult circumstances".
Drivers and team bosses are divided on the future for wet-weather Formula One racing following an 80-minute rain delay that preceded Oscar Piastri's victory in Belgium on Sunday.
Gretchen Walsh defied illness in the United States camp to power to a dominant victory in the 100m butterfly final at the world championships in Singapore on Monday.
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