The euro area unexpectedly slipped into a goods trade deficit in April as higher energy costs and weaker trade performance with key partners weighed on the bloc's external balance, according to data released Monday by Eurostat. The euro area recorded a €1 billion ($1.15 billion) goods trade deficit with the rest of the world in […]
Continue ReadingHelpers disinfect each other.Image: keystone Congolese health authorities report a continued sharp increase in confirmed Ebola cases in the northeast of the country. June 15, 2026, 10:38June 15, 2026, 10:38 Within 24 hours, the number of cases rose by 72 to a total of 782, reported the information ministry of the second largest African country. […]
Continue ReadingLONDON – Keir Starmer said Monday the UK will ban social media for under-16s. Livestreaming and tools which allow users to communicate with strangers will also be blocked for under-16s, and restricted by default for 17 year-olds, the U.K. prime minister said. Starmer told a Downing Street press conference “a full ban is the right […]
Continue ReadingRussia’s security services temporarily disconnected a special surveillance system protecting Putin and his close circle in the wake of the US-Israeli killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Financial Times reported. The alleged incident highlights the heightened security threat of AI video analysis for the Russian leadership, said Ksenia Ermoshina, an expert on […]
Continue ReadingRussia fired a barrage of missiles at several major Ukrainian cities overnight into Monday, killing at least nine people and setting Kyiv’s historic Dormition Cathedral on fire. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The wave of attacks came as news of a US-Iran deal started to open a path to peace in the Middle East war, highlighting the lack […]
Continue ReadingFor several weeks now, the Indian capital, Delhi, has been battling a severe heatwave, with temperatures routinely rising above 40C. The real feel, the weather apps helpfully tell us, is always a few degrees higher. But how hot do you feel when you hit the streets?
Continue ReadingDonald Trump has said a deal to end the nearly four-month war with Iran “is now complete”, with the Strait of Hormuz oil and gas shipping route to be reopened. The US president wrote on his Truth Social platform: “The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete. “Congratulations to all! “I hereby […]
Continue ReadingA nuclear detonation in space would not look like a conventional strike on Earth. But its effects could be devastating for modern societies and militaries that rely on satellites for communications, navigation, banking, transport, weather forecasting and military targeting. “If something similar to Starfish Prime happened today,” Traut said, referring to a 1962 U.S. high-altitude […]
Continue ReadingCzech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka said the Czech government wants to normalize relations with China to a level comparable with other European countries, arguing that stronger ties would benefit Czech exporters, according to Czech Radio on Sunday. "We want to normalize relations with China to the level that is common in other European countries," Macinka […]
Continue ReadingJapanese firms will spend billions on UK infrastructure and offshore wind, Downing Street says.
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