The Nordic country will vote on Aug. 29 on whether to resume accession talks with Brussels, with early voting beginning Monday. The referendum will not decide whether Iceland joins the EU — any eventual membership agreement would require a second public vote. Polls suggest the question of reopening discussions is finely balanced, although a clearer […]
Continue ReadingRelations between Canada and the USA have deteriorated significantly since Trump took office.Image: www.imago-images.de According to Canadian authorities, many Canadians have been avoiding travel to the neighboring United States since US President Donald Trump took office for the second time. Jul 27, 2026, 3:46 amJul 27, 2026, 3:46 am The United States has long been […]
Continue ReadingThe central requirement is a limit on the number of visitors.Image: www.imago-images.de July 27, 2026, 01:17July 27, 2026, 01:17 Thousands of people took to the streets of Mallorca against mass tourism. The demonstrators initially gathered in the evening in the Plaza de España in the center of Palma, the capital of the Spanish Mediterranean island. […]
Continue ReadingJuly 26, 2026, 6:44 p.mJuly 26, 2026, 6:44 p.m Benjamin Netanyahu giving a speech in mid-July.Image: keystone Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sees Iran’s nuclear program set back by years. A large part of the facilities were destroyed, he told the US broadcaster Fox News. “That doesn’t mean they can’t try to rebuild, but we’ve […]
Continue ReadingHundreds of Irish writers are set to share millions of euro following a €1.31 billion settlement of a copyright infringement case by artificial intelligence giant Anthropic. The Irish Writers Union said the settlement, which is the first case against tech companies over the training of their large language models, will result in hundreds of authors […]
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 Five climbers are thought to have died on Russia’s Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in Europe. The Bosnian climbers were being caught in a violent storm, a climbing rescue […]
Continue ReadingNEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As screens compete for families’ attention, children’s development is paying the price, top federal health officials warn. Early and excessive screen time can trigger severe neurocognitive delays in young children, impacting attention spans, memory and language skills, according to Dr. Stephanie Haridopolos, interim surgeon general and principal […]
Continue ReadingOver the course of the four-year war, Russian President Vladimir Putin has increasingly relied on North Korea to supply artillery shells and missiles. Bringing in North Korean troops is raising concerns about Moscow transferring its own military know-how to the regime of Kim Yong Un in Pyongyang. “Russia is helping North Korea learn how to […]
Continue ReadingA Romanian F-16 fighter jet pilot shot down a Russian drone over the Black Sea, the defence ministry said on Sunday, the latest in a series of breaches of the Nato member’s airspace that president Nicusor Dan called “inadmissible and intolerable”. Romania shares a 650-km (400-mile) land border with Ukraine and Russian drones have repeatedly […]
Continue ReadingIsraeli settlers have set fire to two mosques, as well as cars and agricultural land in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials say, as tensions in the territory continue to flare. The latest attacks come two days after a clash between settlers and Palestinians near the village of Tal, which left four Palestinians and two […]
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