These areas account for almost half of the total budget and are politically sensitive because of pressure from farmers’ lobbies and regions. In a concession to the 17 Friends of Cohesion, Ireland left the agriculture and regional budgets untouched and focused cuts on other priorities such as competitiveness, defense and development aid. “There was a […]
Continue ReadingAn artificial intelligence (AI) agent, developed by Anthropic, went rogue and sent US police a fake tip about an unsolved murder earlier this year, authorities have revealed. The Philadelphia Police Department said the tip, sent on 18 July, was “flagged as spam” and not passed on for investigation, but it criticised the tech company for […]
Continue ReadingWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in A Tuscan winery has been targeted in what it described as Italy’s largest wine theft on record, after criminals stole about 30,000 bottles valued at an estimated 5 million euros […]
Continue ReadingPillay, a former UN human rights chief and International Court of Justice judge, was recognised “for her efforts to promote peace and international law”, which paved the way for a “more comprehensive global legal order”, the Nobel committee said. The South African’s work had been “instrumental in ensuring that war crimes, crimes against humanity, and […]
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Continue ReadingA massive magnitude 7.7 earthquake has hit Panama, damaging buildings and prompting a wide-ranging tsunami warning for neighbouring countries. About 4.6 million people felt moderate to severe shaking as a result of the quake, according to the US Geological Survey, which has said that the effects of the disaster were “likely to be widespread”. The […]
Continue Reading“ENAA’s request is sufficiently well-founded to justify examination, but it is way too early to say that Ryanair is violating the rules,” he said. Regardless of the legal outcome, Viansson Ponte said that a “likely first step would be corrective measures, not immediate grounding.” Even if the court rules against the budget airline, Ryanair would […]
Continue ReadingDramatic footage shows the moment a tornado ripped through the city of Marsala and nearby town Petrosino, in Sicily. The tornado injured two people and caused damage to buildings with the strong winds flipping cars according to local media. Thunderstorms moved across the island on Friday, and while conditions have eased across Sicily, more are […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 09/10/2026 – 18:25 GMT+2 On 5 October, a group used makeshift stairs to enter Latvia. While the Baltic country of two million has faced irregular migration from Belarus since 2021, the latest incident was particularly aggressive. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The group of 20 migrants was led by “armed, masked escorts openly threatening Latvian soldiers,” […]
Continue ReadingTrade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič has been seeking a pledge from Beijing to curb booming exports of Chinese plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to Europe. Listen AI generated Text-to-speech This article is also available in: German
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