Pope Leo XIV met with Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado in a private audience at the Vatican. The meeting, which hadn’t been previously included in the list of Leo’s planned appointments, was later listed by the Vatican in its daily bulletin, without adding details. The details of the meeting […]
Continue Reading“Look at what’s happening around Moldova today. Look at what’s happening in the world,” she explained. “It is getting more and more difficult for a small country like Moldova to survive as a democracy, as a sovereign country, and of course to resist Russia.” Moldova was part of Romania from 1918 until 1940, when it was annexed by the USSR, before declaring independence […]
Continue ReadingSince the beginning of January, thousands of women and teenagers, including public figures, have reported that their photos published on social media have been “undressed” and put in bikinis by Grok at the request of users. The deepfake tool has prompted investigations from regulators across Europe, including in Brussels, Dublin, Paris and London. The European Commission ordered X on […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 12/01/2026 – 11:39 GMT+1 The European Commission and the Chinese government have announced a new step to resolve the long-running dispute over China-made battery electric vehicles (BEVs), which Brussels slapped with tariffs to counter the effects of Beijing’s heavy subsidies. Since the duties were introduced in October 2024both sides have been negotiating a […]
Continue ReadingGhoncheh Habibiazad, Sarah Namjoo,BBC Persianand Harry Sekulich Watch: Trump says US military are looking at ‘very strong options’ in Iran President Donald Trump says the US military is considering “very strong options” in Iran, as anti-government protests which have reportedly killed hundreds enter a third week. The US-based Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA) says […]
Continue ReadingGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The UK says it will develop new tactical ballistic missiles for Kyiv and put “leading-edge weapons into the hands of Ukrainians” for their fight against […]
Continue ReadingUnder the new system, travelers from third countries like the U.K. and the U.S. must register fingerprints and a facial image the first time they cross the frontier before reaching a border officer. But those extra steps are causing delays. In October, 10 percent of passengers had to use the new system; as of Friday, […]
Continue ReadingAbout 550,000 accounts were blocked by Meta during the first days of Australia’s landmark social media ban for kids. In December, a new law began requiring that the world’s most popular social media sites – including Instagram and Facebook – stop Australians aged under 16 from having accounts on their platforms. The ban, which is […]
Continue ReadingUK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is in talks with Canada and Australia in an effort to muster support for a potential international ban on social media X. It comes after the platform’s integrated AI assistant, Grok, was used to generate sexualised deepfakes of women and children. Starmer is in talks with Australia and Canada, who […]
Continue ReadingDenmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Sunday her country faced a “decisive moment” in its diplomatic dispute with the United States over Greenland, after Donald Trump again suggested using force to seize the Arctic territory. Speaking ahead of meetings in Washington on raw materials, Frederiksen said “there is a conflict over Greenland.”
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