A jury found Meta liable for endangering children and misleading the public about the safety of its platforms on Tuesday in a watershed New Mexico trial. According to the New Mexico Department of Justice, which brought the case, this is the first time a state has won a trial against a major tech company for […]
Continue ReadingLarry Fink says if oil prices stay high for a sustained period it will have “profound implications” for the world economy.
Continue ReadingRed pagoda with Mount Fuji and cherry blossoms in spring, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan.Image: www.imago-images.de Cherry blossoms, picnics, postcard idylls and suddenly double prices for tourists: Japan is currently discovering a new strategy to combat the rush of visitors. But it has it all. Mar 24, 2026, 9:31 p.mMar 24, 2026, 9:31 p.m Kathrin Martens / […]
Continue ReadingMoscow launched nearly 1,000 drones at Ukraine within 24 hours in one of its biggest-ever daytime attacks, killing at least eight people and damaging a UNESCO heritage site in Lviv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday slammed Moscow’s “absolute depravity” and said Russia “has no intention of actually ending this war”.
Continue ReadingVolkswagen is in talks with Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defence Systems over a deal that would shift production at the carmaker’s Osnabrueck plant from cars to missile defence, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the plan. The companies aim to convert the German factory to make components for the Israeli state-owned group’s Iron Dome air […]
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 Three people have been arrested after a fire destroyed the warehouse of a company in the Czech Republic supplying autonomous drones to Ukraine. The fire is being investigated as […]
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 Russia has announced the launch of 16 low-orbit satellites, signalling its ambition to create a competitor to Elon Musk‘s Starlink network. The aerospace firm Bureau 1440, which is developing […]
Continue ReadingParts of the Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf could be hit by strong thunderstorms later this week. Major highways and airports in the region could be inundated.
Continue ReadingPublished on 03/24/2026 – 14:37 GMT+1 The European Commission has delayed the presentation of a highly anticipated proposal to permanently ban the imports of Russian oil, as the war in the Middle East continues to send shockwaves across energy markets and keep the Brent barrel above $100. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING It also comes amid a tense […]
Continue ReadingVideo: watson/Emanuella Kälin Mar 24, 2026, 2:22 p.mMarch 24, 2026, 2:25 p.m Concerns about a whale stranded on the German Baltic Sea coast continue. In the morning the animal continued to lie in the shallow water in front of the town of Timmendorfer Strand. The whale is doing unchanged, said Carsten Mannheimer from the marine […]
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