German automaker Volkswagen plans to cut nearly 1-in-6 jobs from its workforce of more than 650,000, according to a Friday report from Manager Magazin business magazine. VW had previously announced it would cut about 50,000 jobs by 2030. Friday’s report says CEO Oliver Blume intends to double that figure, close four factories and spin off […]
Continue ReadingA mass amnesty of undocumented immigrants is currently underway in Spain. Bucking the trend of its European neighbours, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialist government is embracing immigration to underpin its growing economy. However, the plan does not enjoy universal support. It faces strong criticism, in particular from the far right. FRANCE 24’s Victoria David and Maude Petit-Jové report, with Sarah Morris.
Continue ReadingA court in Germany has sentenced a man to life in prison for an attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg in 2024, in which six people were killed. The court imposed the maximum sentence on the defendant, Taleb Al-Abdulmohsen, who is from Saudi Arabia. The 51-year-old was found guilty of murder. Prosecutors say he […]
Continue ReadingU.S. AI companies seem to be in the lead, but that could be short-lived as Chinese competitors offer cheaper products with more commercial appeal worldwide.
Continue ReadingA wildfire has broken out in Glossop, Derbyshire, in northern England, as an intense early-summer heat wave continues to grip the UK, bringing unusually high temperatures and leaving vegetation dry and highly flammable. According to a statement by Derbyshire's Fire & Rescue Service on Thursday, firefighters are tackling the blaze on moorland near the town, […]
Continue ReadingCountries bordering Russia must prepare for "various forms of escalation" as the security situation on NATO's eastern flank remains "highly unstable," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned Thursday. Speaking after a meeting of leaders from NATO's eastern flank in the northern Polish city of Gdansk, Tusk said countries sharing borders with Russia, Belarus and Ukraine […]
Continue ReadingA sign warns of uninvited shark visits to Sydney beaches.Image: keystone June 26, 2026, 07:32June 26, 2026, 07:32 Due to a series of shark sightings, several beaches in Sydney have been closed off and on for four days – including the world-famous Bondi Beach. Rescue workers and drones discovered sharks again in the morning (local […]
Continue ReadingTobias Flückiger* runs a small antiquarian bookstore and sells his books online. He has been receiving strange orders for a month.Image: watson/Hanna Hubacher At the same time, antiquarian bookshops in Germany are reporting suspicious orders from a Canadian company – AI companies could be behind this. Now it turns out that Swiss antiquarian bookstores are […]
Continue ReadingTwo-and-a-half years after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a grand temple to Hindu god Ram, the shrine is embroiled in an unsavoury row over allegations that donations from devotees worth tens of millions of rupees have been embezzled. The temple in the once-flashpoint city of Ayodhya in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh replaced […]
Continue ReadingThe current heat wave continues to have Europe firmly in its grip. In the French city of Angers there was a real rush for air conditioning and fans on Wednesday. As early as 8:30 a.m., numerous customers rushed into a Carrefour branch to secure devices from the newly arrived delivery. Shortly after 9 a.m., the […]
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