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More than 2,000 firefighters are battling Japan's biggest forest fire in three decades, officials said Monday, as some 4,600 residents remain under an evacuation advisory.

7-Eleven's owner is set to replace its CEO as the Japanese convenience store giant battles a $47-billion takeover bid by Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT), reports said Monday.

The world's strongest ocean current could slow as melting Antarctic ice sheets flood it with fresh water, according to research published on Monday that warned of "severe" climate consequences.

Frantic optimism about artificial intelligence's potential to empower gadgets is set to clash with fears about trade tensions stoked by the White House at this week's Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona.

From a Bond villain lair in the rugged heights overlooking Damascus, the all-seeing eye of a notorious Syrian military unit gazed down on a city it bled dry.

At the Oscars all eyes tend to focus on the winners, but backstage can be a lot more fun if you're out of the running.

Hollywood's biggest night of the year was its usual festival of glitz, humor, emotional actors and some overly-long speeches.

The Cleveland Cavaliers erased an 18-point deficit to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 133-129 in an NBA overtime thriller and boost their league-best record with a 10th straight victory Sunday, as Boston defeated Denver in a clash of the past two champions.

The Oscars gala traditionally features performances of all the tracks nominated for best original song -- this year, the ceremony on Sunday bucked norms, but musical numbers still punctuated the show.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday he would work with Europe to set terms for a possible peace deal to present to the United States, after allies gathered in London pledged to spend more on security and assemble a coalition to defend any truce in Ukraine.

Europe's new heavy-lift rocket, Ariane 6, is to carry out Monday its first commercial mission as European nations seek to secure independent access to space amid a shock rapprochement between Moscow and Washington.

"Anora," a tragicomic Cinderella story set in a murky modern world of New York strippers, Russian billionaires and incompetent gangsters, won the coveted Oscar for best picture on Sunday.

The European Central Bank is expected to cut interest rates again this week in a bid to boost the floundering eurozone economy, even as debate heats up about when to hit pause.

Volodymyr Zelensky told British media Sunday it would not be easy to replace him as Ukraine's president, but repeated his offer to step down in exchange for NATO membership for his war-torn country.

Asian markets climbed on Monday on hopes that China will announce a huge stimulus package that will help offset US President Donald Trump's looming tariffs against Chinese goods.

Independent film "Anora" -- the tale of a sex worker whose marriage to the son of a Russian oligarch quickly unravels -- was the big winner at the Oscars on Sunday, scooping five awards including best picture.

Soaring temperatures shut down schools in nearly half the Philippine capital on Monday, local officials said, as the torrid dry season started in the tropical Southeast Asian country.

Borussia Dortmund striker Serhou Guirassy takes on his former side Lille in the Champions League last 16 on Tuesday as seemingly the finished product, a decade in the making.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is hoping the glamour of the Champions League can galvanise his injury-ravaged squad from their Premier League funk.

For Atletico Madrid it has been a repetitious and painful tale whenever they have faced city rivals Real Madrid in Europe, but they signed Julian Alvarez to try and rip up the script.

Real Madrid's galaxy of attacking stars initially struggled to gel this season, but coach Carlo Ancelotti kept faith and now the "fantastic four" are Los Blancos' greatest strength as they face rivals Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.

For Mikey Madison, the first time is definitely a charm.

US President Donald Trump responded Sunday to criticism over his increasing closeness to Russia on Ukraine, saying the United States should worry "less" about Vladimir Putin.

Sean Baker, whose career chronicling the lives of sex workers and marginalized communities has made him a leading light of the US indie movie scene, won the Oscar for best director on Sunday.

Asian markets climbed on Monday on hopes that China will announce a huge stimulus package that will help offset US President Donald Trump's looming tariffs against Chinese goods.

Nearly 1,700 firefighters are battling Japan's biggest forest fire in three decades, officials said Monday, as some 4,600 residents remain under an evacuation advisory.

Adrien Brody on Sunday completed his return to the top of Hollywood's A list, winning the second best actor Oscar of his career for his searing portrayal of a Hungarian architect who emigrates to America after World War II in "The Brutalist."

It flaps its ears and squirts water from a waving trunk, but this elephant is a life-size mechanical replica rolled out to replace the endangered animals in India's Hindu temples.

"I'm Still Here" -- which on Sunday won Brazil's first Oscar, in the best international film category -- traces a family's painful history during the country's military dictatorship, forcing a reckoning with the past.

Lionel Messi was rested but Inter Miami had no trouble in dealing with the Houston Dynamo cruising to a 4-1 win in Major League Soccer on Sunday with Telasco Segovia scoring twice.

"Dram", meaning a measure of whisky. "Turm", describing a cavalry unit. "Taupie", a foolish youngster.

Elon Musk has been making headlines for mass layoffs and funding cuts at US federal agencies under his so-called Department of Government Efficiency. But on Monday, his towering Starship rocket will return to the spotlight with its next test flight.