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Nepal disaster a climate 'warning signal': foreign minister

Nepal disaster a climate 'warning signal': foreign minister

A devastating glacial collapse in Nepal that unleashed deadly floods was a "warning signal" over the growing risks climate change poses to the Himalayan nation, its foreign minister told AFP on Tuesday.

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Chelsea agree to sign Atalanta's Ahanor, with Palace loan for this season

Chelsea agree to sign Atalanta's Ahanor, with Palace loan for this season

Chelsea signed Atalanta defender Honest Ahanor in a deal worth a reported £40 million ($54 million) on Tuesday, but the teenager will spend this season on loan at Crystal Palace.

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France winger Diaby returns to Leverkusen until 2031

France winger Diaby returns to Leverkusen until 2031

Former Aston Villa and France winger Moussa Diaby has rejoined Bayer Leverkusen from Saudi side Al-Ittihad on a deal until 2031, the German club announced on Tuesday.

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Chelsea sign Atalanta's Ahanor and loan him to Palace

Chelsea sign Atalanta's Ahanor and loan him to Palace

Chelsea signed Atalanta defender Honest Ahanor in a deal worth a reported £40 million ($54 million) on Tuesday, but the teenager will spend this season on loan at Crystal Palace.

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Barcelona confirm Jesus arrival from Arsenal

Barcelona confirm Jesus arrival from Arsenal

Barcelona signed Brazilian forward Gabriel Jesus from Arsenal on Tuesday on a deal until 2029, after they were unable to pry Julian Alvarez from Atletico Madrid.

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UK chalks up hottest summer on record for second year running

UK chalks up hottest summer on record for second year running

Britain experienced its hottest summer on record for the second year in a row, the UK's national weather agency announced Tuesday, after weeks of successive heatwaves and widespread drought conditions.

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China's Xi visits Egypt as US sanctions threat looms over Iran links

China's Xi visits Egypt as US sanctions threat looms over Iran links

Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to arrive in Egypt on Tuesday, making a rare trip to the Middle East as both countries face the threat of US sanctions over financial links to Iran.

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RedHill Announces Transformational Acquisition of Commercialization Rights to Ferring’s Rebyota® and Clenpiq®

RedHill Announces Transformational Acquisition of Commercialization Rights to Ferring’s Rebyota® and Clenpiq®

Together with the previously announced Talicia strategic divestiture, the acquisition from Ferring of commercialization rights to two larger, proprietary, established gastrointestinal (GI) FDA-approved drugs that together generated approximately $37.5 million in 2025 net sales, completes a major strategic repositioning of RedHill’s commercial GI business

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RISE Robotics Awarded $100,000 MassVentures Grant to Accelerate Commercialization of Beltdraulic Technology

RISE Robotics Awarded $100,000 MassVentures Grant to Accelerate Commercialization of Beltdraulic Technology

RISE Robotics, a developer of electric actuation technology for heavy machinery and defense applications, today announced that it has been awarded a $100,000 START Grant from MassVentures, a competitive, non-dilutive program of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts supporting the commercialization of advanced technologies. As a Stage I awardee, RISE is also eligible to compete for up to $800,000 in total START funding as it advances through subsequent stages of the program.

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TrendEadvisor Launches Global Multi-Asset Platform Combining Online Investing with Social Trading

TrendEadvisor Launches Global Multi-Asset Platform Combining Online Investing with Social Trading

Launching September 1, 2026, the fintech platform will provide access to stocks, ETFs, commodities, forex, and other financial assets, supported by social and copy-trading tools.

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