Stephen McDonellChina correspondent Getty Images There may be up to 200 million one-person households in China by 2030, according to a report A new bleak-sounding app has taken China by storm. Named Are You Dead? the concept is simple. You need to check in with it every two days – clicking a large button – […]
Continue ReadingJan 12, 2026, 5:59 p.mJan 12, 2026, 5:59 p.m Spanish special forces seized almost ten tons of cocaine in the Atlantic on a freighter coming from Brazil. The authority said this was the largest cocaine seizure on the high seas in the history of the Spanish National Police. The ship was intercepted and boarded 290 […]
Continue ReadingJan 12, 2026, 5:33 p.mJan 12, 2026, 5:33 p.m In the bidding war for Hollywood veteran Warner Brothers, competitor Paramount is going to court. It’s also about the Trump-critical broadcaster CNN. In a lawsuit, Paramount is demanding more information from Warner about management’s decision to prefer streaming giant Netflix’s bid. Paramount also wants to nominate […]
Continue ReadingAll the Iranian diplomats and representatives will be banned from the European Parliament’s premises as a response to Iran’s crackdown on protesters, the Parliament’s president, Roberta Metsola, announced on Monday. “This House will not aid in legitimizing this regime that has sustained itself through torture, repression, and murder,” Metsola wrote on X. The ban will […]
Continue ReadingMeta named former Trump adviser Dina Powell McCormick to serve as president and vice chair Monday, further cementing the company’s growing ties to Republicans and President Donald Trump’s White House. In addition to a long career on Wall Street, Powell McCormick served as Trump’s deputy national security adviser during his first term. She was also […]
Continue ReadingPope Leo XIV met with Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado in a private audience at the Vatican. The meeting, which hadn’t been previously included in the list of Leo’s planned appointments, was later listed by the Vatican in its daily bulletin, without adding details. The details of the meeting […]
Continue Reading“Look at what’s happening around Moldova today. Look at what’s happening in the world,” she explained. “It is getting more and more difficult for a small country like Moldova to survive as a democracy, as a sovereign country, and of course to resist Russia.” Moldova was part of Romania from 1918 until 1940, when it was annexed by the USSR, before declaring independence […]
Continue ReadingSince the beginning of January, thousands of women and teenagers, including public figures, have reported that their photos published on social media have been “undressed” and put in bikinis by Grok at the request of users. The deepfake tool has prompted investigations from regulators across Europe, including in Brussels, Dublin, Paris and London. The European Commission ordered X on […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 12/01/2026 – 11:39 GMT+1 The European Commission and the Chinese government have announced a new step to resolve the long-running dispute over China-made battery electric vehicles (BEVs), which Brussels slapped with tariffs to counter the effects of Beijing’s heavy subsidies. Since the duties were introduced in October 2024both sides have been negotiating a […]
Continue ReadingGhoncheh Habibiazad, Sarah Namjoo,BBC Persianand Harry Sekulich Watch: Trump says US military are looking at ‘very strong options’ in Iran President Donald Trump says the US military is considering “very strong options” in Iran, as anti-government protests which have reportedly killed hundreds enter a third week. The US-based Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA) says […]
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