Eight bottles of a legendary French wine that survived World War II and decades of communist rule hidden under a Czech castle floor have been lovingly restored by the chateau that produced them some 130 years ago.
There is an 80-percent chance of the warming El Nino phenomenon developing between June and August, increasing the risk of extreme weather events, the World Meteorological Organization said Tuesday.
Liverpool and Scotland great Kenny Dalglish has revealed he is undergoing treatment for cancer.
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Two French astronauts are to blast into space next year, one of whom will stay on board the world's first commercial space station, under a new deal sealed between France and the US company Vast.
June 02, 2026
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Equities mostly rose and oil fell Tuesday as investors assessed the chances of a Middle East peace agreement, while tech firms enjoyed another strong day as the AI bandwagon sped on.
June 02, 2026
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Russia pummelled Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles early Tuesday, killing at least 13 people, after having threatened a large-scale attack and warning foreign citizens to leave Kyiv.
June 02, 2026
Israel conducted strikes on south Lebanon and Hezbollah fired into northern Israel on Tuesday, after US President Donald Trump announced an agreement to halt attacks that neither side has publicly accepted.
June 02, 2026
Tonda Eckert will remain manager of Southampton despite the spying scandal that cost the Championship club their place in the play-off final last month, their owner Dragan Solak told the BBC.
June 02, 2026
Economy
Equities mostly rose Tuesday as investors assessed the chances of a Middle East peace agreement, though Donald Trump and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu mixed signals over ending Israel's attacks in Lebanon caused uncertainty.
June 02, 2026
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Russia pummelled Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles early Tuesday, killing at least 11 people, after threatening a large-scale attack and warning foreign citizens to leave Kyiv.
Companies should pay workers "as much as possible", Nvidia boss Jensen Huang said Tuesday ahead of a trip to South Korea, where Samsung Electronics recently averted a strike by making an agreement on bonuses with its union.
Israel and Hezbollah clashed overnight despite US President Donald Trump's announcement that both sides had agreed to halt fighting ahead of US-hosted talks between Israel and Lebanon on Tuesday.
The multi-million-dollar openings of indie horror flicks "Obsession" and "Backrooms" have Hollywood buzzing about the 20-something YouTuber directors who are driving Generation Z audiences to the theater in droves.
June 02, 2026
Weather
In the wine-making heart of the northern Rhone hills in southeastern France, one of Pierre-Jean Villa's plots is a curiosity.
June 02, 2026
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While drought expands through Cunen as the specter of El Nino climate instability approaches, one fear has seized this indigenous Guatemalan village: death by hunger.
En pointe, demi-pointe, entrechat -- for Jotaro Kanazasi and Haruka Takemi, two Japanese dancers based in Russia's historic city of Nizhny Novgorod, life revolves entirely around their art, even as the war in Ukraine occasionally interrupts their daily routine.
A temperamental lift leads to the apartment in central Ukraine of a 27-year-old poet celebrated in Japan but almost unknown in her own country.
New Zealand footballer Tim Payne's online fan club soared past four million on Tuesday, more than the All Blacks, after an influencer picked him out as the "least known" player at the World Cup.
June 02, 2026
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