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Global headlines today highlight business momentum, technological scrutiny and community resilience: Repsol signed a deal with Venezuela to lift gross oil production by 50% within 12 months and triple it over three years, while TotalEnergies said higher oil prices should bolster income despite production challenges, underlining active rebalancing in energy markets; the UK economy surprised with a 0.5% growth jump in February, suggesting renewed momentum heading into the spring. On technology and information integrity, tests of online AI image‑detection tools by France 24’s Observateurs exposed limits in current approaches, a finding likely to steer more robust methods and cautious use. Policymakers in Europe are discussing coordinated measures on young people’s social‑media use, with prevention and education emphasized as priorities. In Asia, communities marked resilience and ongoing recovery — Kumamoto commemorated the 10th anniversary of devastating quakes, and in South Korea authorities are combining howl recordings and AI‑generated imagery in an unusual, high‑profile effort to locate an escaped wolf, a story that has drawn widespread public interest.