Pallab GhoshScience Correspondent A stencilled outline of a hand found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is the world’s oldest known cave painting, researchers say. It shows a red outline of a hand whose fingers were reworked, researchers say, to create a claw-like motif which indicates an early leap in symbolic imagination. The painting has […]
Continue ReadingEuropean Union overwhelmingly backed a decade-long proposal on Wednesday that will require airlines to pay passengers financial compensation for a three-hour delay and allow them to carry a small amount of hand luggage for free. While consumer groups have greeted the outcome backed by EU legislators in Strasbourg, which includes clearer obligations for airlines to […]
Continue ReadingSpeaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte called on European allies to stay focused on Ukraine despite mounting tensions over who should control Greenland. “The main issue is not Greenland. Now, the main issue is Ukraine,” Rutte said, after repeating he would not comment on transatlantic tensions […]
Continue ReadingJanuary 21, 2026, 2:32 p.mJanuary 21, 2026, 2:32 p.m Gunmen kidnapped more than 160 worshipers from three churches in a village in Nigeria. Authorities in Kaduna state, in the northwest of Africa’s most populous country, initially described Sunday’s attack as a lie for days and threatened penalties for alleged false reports. Only after public pressure […]
Continue ReadingJanuary 21, 2026, 2:26 p.mJanuary 21, 2026, 3:33 p.m Pope Leo XIV made a new appeal for peace at Wednesday’s general audience, criticizing the increasing disregard for human dignity worldwide. The Pope also remembered Paul VI in the audience hall. gathered believers to the current week of prayer.Image: keystone At the same time, he complained […]
Continue ReadingAccording to Rutte, the big economies in Europe — including Spain, Italy and France — would have never agreed to allocate 2 percent of their GDP to defense if Trump had not become the U.S. president again. “No way, without Donald Trump this would never have happened. They’re all on 2 percent now,” Rutte said. […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch European investigators have dismantled a vast international synthetic drugs network operating from Poland, leading to the seizure of more than 9.3 tonnes of narcotics and the arrest of over […]
Continue ReadingFor the Ukrainians it is the worst winter of war so far. But people are not letting Russia’s attacks get them down, reports a Kiev resident. January 21, 2026, 11:59January 21, 2026, 11:59 Martin Küper / t-online An article by After one of the worst Russian attacks this winter, at least the sun shone over […]
Continue ReadingThe European Commission on Tuesday unveiled its proposal to revamp the bloc’s Cybersecurity Act. The bill seeks to crack down on risky technology vendors in critical supply chains ranging across energy, transport, health care and other sectors. Though the legislation itself does not name any specific countries or companies, it is widely seen as being […]
Continue ReadingHere in France, as well as countries including Hungary, Greenland and Germany, some residents have been lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the northern lights. These vibrant scenes are the result of the most powerful solar storm the earth has seen since 2003. But fortunately, little telecommunication or electricity infrastructure was disrupted.
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