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LONDON (AP) — A mountain of illegally dumped trash near a river in the country outside Oxford was visible from space but few on Earth seemed to notice the mess.Hidden behind a thick row of trees from the busy highway next to it, the pile grew to the length of three Olympic-sized swimming pools and reached up to the roof of a two-story house as motorists unknowingly sped past. How the garbage got there and how long the massive pile had been growing remains a mystery, but its recent discovery has caused an outcry about a brewing environmental crisis and…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on November 17, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesLONDON — European stocks are set for a soft open on Wednesday as doubts continue over tech stocks, with investors eagerly awaiting Nvidia earnings later.The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen opening flat, Germany’s DAX down 0.2%, France’s CAC 40 down 0.11% and Italy’s FTSE MIB slightly higher, according to data from IG.Global markets have been on edge this week with conerns over AI-related tech stocks and valuations returning to the…

PARIS (AP) — The head of the Louvre Museum said Wednesday that new surveillance cameras and anti-intrusion systems will soon be installed at the Paris landmark after last month’s stunning crown jewels heist.The cameras — some 100 of them — will be up and running by the end of next year while anti-intrusion systems will start to be put in place within two weeks, Louvre director Laurence des Cars said. She described the systems as equipment that will prevent intruders from getting close to the museum buildings but did not offer specifics. The new surveillance cameras will try to ensure…

TOKYO: China notified Tokyo that it will ban all imports of Japanese seafood, Kyodo news agency and NHK reported on Wednesday, amid an escalating diplomatic dispute between Asia’s top two economies. Beijing earlier this year partially eased restrictions on Japanese seafood imports imposed in the wake of Tokyo’s decision to release treated wastewater from its the crippled Fukushima power plant into the sea in 2023. Before that ban, China accounted for more than a fifth of all Japan’s seafood exports, according to official data. China told Japan that the re-imposition of the blanket ban was due to the need for…

LONDON (AP) — Britain warned Russia on Wednesday that it was ready to deal with any incursions into its territory after the spy ship Yantar was detected on the edge of U.K. waters north of Scotland.Defense Secretary John Healey said on Wednesday that the Russian vessel had directed lasers at pilots of surveillance aircraft monitoring its activities.“My message to Russia and to Putin is this: We see you. We know what you’re doing. And if the Yantar travels south this week, we are ready,” Healey said during a speech in London.Healey issued the warning as he made the case for…

Fu Cong, China’s permanent representative to the UN, condemned Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks as “highly dangerous” and “extremely mistaken” on Tuesday.“In light of Sanae Takaichi’s atrocious behaviour, how can the international community trust that Japan will adhere to its commitment to a peaceful path?” Fu said.“And how can they trust that it can bear the responsibility of maintaining international peace and security?“A country like this is totally unqualified to demand a permanent seat on the Security Council.”Fu was speaking at a debate about reforms to make the 15-member Security Council more representative. The council’s fundamental structure has not changed…

Before the ban in 2023, China, including Hong Kong, accounted for more than a third of all Japan’s seafood exports, according to official data in 2022.Before an earlier ban, China, including Hong Kong, accounted for more than a third of all Japan’s seafood exports, according to official data in 2022. Photo: ReutersThe suspension, if confirmed by China, would mark another retaliation measure by Beijing against Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi after she told parliament on November 7 that an attack on Taiwan could constitute a “survival-threatening situation”, which would justify the deployment of Japan’s military.The remarks have since drawn intense…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign minister said Wednesday that he will order the closure of the last Russian consulate still operating in the country after authorities said two Ukrainian citizens working for Moscow are suspected of blowing up a railway line in Poland.Radek Sikorski said he had repeatedly warned Russia that its diplomatic and consular presence would be reduced further if it didn’t cease hostile actions against Poland, Polish news agency PAP reported.“In connection with this, though it will not be our full response, I have decided to withdraw consent for the operation of the last Russian consulate in…

Henderson Land Development has unveiled Central Yards, a 1.6 million sq ft mixed-use project taking shape on Hong Kong’s most expensive piece of prime real estate and a key component of the developer’s HK$63 billion (US$8 billion) New Central Harbourfront project.The 10-storey building in Central, which would offer more than 700,000 sq ft of office and ancillary space, would have the largest floorplate in the city’s main business district, Henderson said in a statement on Tuesday. Six of the 10 floors would be dedicated to offices, three to retail and one to the lobby.The first phase of Central Yards will…

North Korea is expected to remain largely impervious to Western diplomatic overtures for the foreseeable future as it rails against its rivals’ “hostile” policies.On Tuesday, North Korean state media denounced last month’s summit between US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung as proof of the “confrontational will” of its adversaries to “remain hostile … to the end”.The North was taken aback by the outcomes of the Trump–Lee summit, according to Professor Cho Han-bum of the Korea Institute for National Unification.“The approvals for nuclear-propulsion submarines and the enrichment of spent fuel took Pyongyang by surprise,” he told This…