Japanese authorities have been trying to catch a bear in north-east Japan after it injured four people and evaded capture seemingly by opening a window by itself. Footage released previously shows the bear chasing and attacking a man outside a building in Fukushima. The bear was then holed up inside an electronics factory but escaped […]
Continue ReadingMore than 100,000 live cockroaches which are illegal to keep in Australia have been confiscated from a single breeder in the country’s largest-ever seizure of exotic invertebrates, officials said. The haul of Madagascar hissing cockroaches and dubia cockroaches, worth 200,000 Australian dollars (£106,000), was seized in May from a commercial breeder in the city of […]
Continue ReadingJune 5, 2026, 7:24 amJune 5, 2026, 7:24 am Argentina’s ultra-liberal President Javier Milei wants to make the South American country the center of the AI industry. Artificial intelligence frees people from the limitations of their own brains and drives productivity into previously unknown spheres, the economist wrote in a guest article in the British […]
Continue ReadingJune 5, 2026, 7:20 amJune 5, 2026, 7:20 am The US House of Representatives has approved a comprehensive package of aid to Ukraine and sanctions against Russia and at the same time made a clear commitment to the NATO alliance. The House chamber voted majority in favor of the bill with the help of nearly […]
Continue ReadingXi will be in North Korea from 8-9 June, a rare visit to the isolated regime that is a longstanding ally of Beijing.
Continue ReadingThe European Commission has finally unveiled its long-awaited tech sovereignty package — a push to make Europe less dependent on foreign technology after years of relying on U.S. cloud services, chips, AI infrastructure and digital tools. Sarah Wheaton is joined by former MEP Marietje Schaake, author of The Tech Coup and POLITICO’s Laurens Cerulus to […]
Continue ReadingThe package singles out companies working with the Cuban military’s Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A. (GAESA) enterprise, a shadowy megaconglomerate estimated to control around 40 percent of the island’s economy, according to classified government ledgers obtained by the Miami Herald last year. The state-controlled entity, whose finances are closely guarded, operates the country’s banking industry, […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 04/06/2026 – 21:42 GMT+2•Updated 9:57 p.m Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed a face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin in an open letter to the Russian leader on Thursday, saying he was ready for a “full ceasefire.” ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The letter marks one of the few times Zelenskyy has appealed directly to Putin since Russia’s […]
Continue ReadingA coalition of nine EU member states, plus Iceland and Norway, is stepping up pressure to tighten visa conditions for Russian tourists as the summer holiday season approaches. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The initiative was led by Sweden, with the support of Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Poland. All 11 countries signed a […]
Continue ReadingByLaura Fleischmann Published on 04/06/2026 – 15:19 GMT+2 The number of naturalizations in Germany has risen to a new record high, with 332,500 people acquiring German citizenship in 2025. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Compared with the previous year, that marks an increase of 14 percent, according to the Federal Statistical Office. The largest group, at 20 percent, […]
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