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Paul Kirby Europe digital editor Getty Images Denmark’s letter deliveries began in 1624 Denmark’s state-run postal service, PostNord, is to end all letter deliveries at the end of 2025, citing a 90% decline in letter volumes since the start of…

Fighting off a takeover by a Canadian rival, the Japanese parent company of 7-Eleven announced a major business shake-up that included the appointment of its first foreign-born chief executive. Seven & i Holdings said on Thursday that Stephen Dacus, 64,…

Annabelle Liang Business reporter Getty Images US prosecutors have charged 12 Chinese nationals for being part of an alleged hacking scheme, which sold data of US-based dissidents to the Chinese government. The “state-sponsored” operation also targeted government agencies including the…

A South Korean village near the North Korean border was mistakenly shelled on Thursday by two fighter jets from the South’s own air force, leaving seven people injured and damaging homes and a church. The jets were taking part in…

Fifteen people in South Korea were injured, two of them seriously, after a pair of fighter jets accidentally dropped eight bombs in a civilian district during a live-fire military exercise, local media reported. The incident involving the Air Force KF-16…

Adrienne Adams, the first Black leader of the New York City Council, said on Wednesday that she would join the already crowded race for mayor with less than four months before the June primary. She is hoping to position herself…

Getty Images Trump’s tariffs strike at the heart of China’s manufacturing juggernaut US President Donald Trump has hit China with a second tariff in as many months, which means imports from there now face a levy of at least 20%.…

Thousands of Agriculture Department employees who were fired last month must be reinstated in their old positions for at least 45 days, a board that handles federal worker disputes ordered on Wednesday. The fired employees were on probationary status and…

EU leaders are gathering in Brussels on Thursday for a special council on defence, as France’s President Emmanuel Macron warned that the continent was at a “turning point of history”. As well as rearmament, leaders are expected to discuss how…

Just 20 percent of New York City voters approved of Mayor Eric Adams’s job performance in a poll released Wednesday, and more than half said he should resign, demonstrating that he faces a daunting path to re-election this year. Mr.…