Published on 02/06/2026 – 9:26 GMT+2•Updated 9:59 A strong earthquake tremor was felt across much of southern Italy shortly after midnight on 2 June. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) recorded a magnitude 6.2 earthquake with its epicentre out at sea off Calabria’s Tyrrhenian coast, near Belmonte Calabro, in the province […]
Continue Reading“Ghost kitchens”, which are listed on apps but have no physical stores, have raised food safety fears.
Continue ReadingByFranziska Müller Published on 02/06/2026 – 7:15 GMT+2 The decision was announced in Taipei, but it actually concerns a completely different city: in Munich, Uber plans to deploy autonomous robotaxis together with the AI company Autobrains. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Uber has picked the Bavarian capital: “Subject to regulatory approval, Munich will serve as the first launch […]
Continue ReadingNetanyahu and Trump.Image: EPA POOL While Trump holds out the prospect of an agreement, Netanyahu and Iran are threatening new attacks. And there is said to have been a falling out between the US President and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The night update. June 2, 2026, 6:00 a.mJune 2, 2026, 06:20 In view of […]
Continue ReadingBelgium's BNP Paribas Fortis plans to replace around 1,000 employees through artificial intelligence (AI) and digitalization over the next three years, according to the bank's chief executive officer. CEO Michael Anseeuw said the bank expects to hire fewer employees than the number leaving its commercial operations in Belgium, as AI-driven tools increasingly take over routine […]
Continue ReadingDutch Patriot air defense systems and around 150 troops will remain in Poland for up to six more months to protect a key NATO logistics hub supporting Ukraine, according to TVP World on Monday. The deployment at Rzeszow-Jasionka Airport in southeastern Poland was due to end in early June but has been extended at the […]
Continue ReadingUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday outlined four essential actions to keep development on track, warning that the UN system faces an unprecedented funding decline just 1,700 days before the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals deadline. "We began in 2017 with a clear objective," Guterres told the ECOSOC Operational Activities for Development Segment. "The system was […]
Continue ReadingBelgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot said Monday that ongoing talks between Iran and the US offer an opportunity that should be seized to achieve a comprehensive peace agreement, including for Lebanon. Following a phone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Prevot said he stressed the importance of advancing diplomatic efforts between Tehran and Washington. […]
Continue ReadingRenewed calls for engagement with Russia do not reflect Europe’s security needs, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said on Monday. Speaking at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly's spring session in Lithuania's parliament, Nauseda said Europe's future security was being decided in Ukraine and stressed that Russia should be contained rather than courted, LRT news reported. "At this […]
Continue ReadingEuropean Council President Antonio Costa on Monday urged Bosnia and Herzegovina to accelerate reforms needed to move forward in its European Union accession process, saying the country is only "a few steps away" from opening the next phase of negotiations. Speaking in Sarajevo at the start of his Western Balkans tour, Costa said Bosnia and […]
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