Traders were feeling a tad less confident on Thursday that the European Central Bank would hike interest rates as early as June, as policymakers weigh the trade off between rising inflation and the hit to growth from higher energy prices. The ECB held rates at 2 per cent, saying that the risks of both higher […]
Continue ReadingUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is seeking details of a short-term ceasefire Russia has proposed to US President Donald Trump, he said in a post on Telegram. Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a ceasefire on May 9 to coincide with Victory Day in Russia in a phone call with Mr Trump, according to the Kremlin. “We […]
Continue ReadingAlmost all of Europe experienced above-average heat in 2025, a year that broke records for wildfires, sea temperatures, and heatwaves as climate change worsens, EU scientists and the World Meteorological Organization said on Wednesday. At least 95 per cent of Europe experienced above-average temperatures, while wildfires burnt more than 1 million hectares of land – […]
Continue ReadingMeta Platforms’ Facebook and Instagram were charged on Wednesday with breaching landmark EU tech rules and must do more to block children under 13 from accessing the social networks, EU regulators said. The charges or so-called preliminary findings under the Digital Services Act, which requires Big Tech to do more to tackle illegal and harmful […]
Continue ReadingOpenAI co-founders Elon Musk and Sam Altman have arrived for Tuesday’s opening statements in a high-stakes trial revolving around a bitter feud between the former friends that could reshape the future development of artificial intelligence. The bickering billionaires’ early-morning appearances at the federal court in Oakland, California, foreshadow the start of a legal drama that […]
Continue ReadingBritain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla were officially welcomed to the US with an unprecedented military ceremony on the lawns of the White House. Charles and Camilla watched the display with their hosts, US president Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, alongside a group of invited dignitaries and hundreds of spectators. The royal couple […]
Continue ReadingHollywood star Tom Hanks has said it is hard to imagine how people were “held in stasis for an undefined amount of time” during the Second World War, as he discussed his new role as the narrator of a documentary series about the conflict. WWII With Tom Hanks is described as an “epic multi-part exploration” […]
Continue ReadingUkraine accused Israel on Tuesday of allowing the import of grain it says Russia stole from occupied territories, prompting a sharp exchange between officials in Kyiv and Jerusalem. President Volodymyr Zelensky said that a vessel carrying grain had arrived at an Israeli port and was preparing to unload, calling the trade illegal and warning of sanctions […]
Continue ReadingRyanair’s average fares could be flat in the financial year to end March 2027 rather than growing by 4-5 per cent, as previously forecast, chief executive Michael O’Leary told Reuters, adding that the outcome depended on the Middle East conflict. “If I was guessing today, and I’m completely guessing, I would have said our original […]
Continue ReadingPolice in Greece on Tuesday arrested an 89-year-old man who allegedly opened fire with a shotgun in a social security office and a court building in central Athens, wounding at least four people. Law enforcement authorities said the man was arrested near the city of Patra, some 130 miles west of the Greek capital. The […]
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