On Thursday, Axel Rudakubana was moved from prison to a secure psychiatric hospital in Berkshire. ...
France orders evacuation of tourist spot as hundreds flee wildfires by boatFrance orders evacuation of tourist spot as hundreds flee wildfires by boat
The fire has raged in the region for several days with officials now ordering the evacuation of the entire Cap Ferret peninsula. ...
Ireland urged to put pressure on Germany over pro-Palestinian activist’s trialIreland urged to put pressure on Germany over pro-Palestinian activist’s trial
Irish politicians concerned about Daniel Tatlow-Devally’s treatment in jail want Micheál Martin to send observers to Ulm 5 trial A cross-party delegation of Irish politicians has urged Dublin to send observers to a high-security trial of pro-Palestinian activists in Germany and to raise concerns about the Irish defendant’s detention when ...
Why did Trump just gift Saudi Arabia a nuclear win? – podcastWhy did Trump just gift Saudi Arabia a nuclear win? – podcast
Donald Trump has announced a landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia while pressing ahead with efforts to stop Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon. What’s driving Trump’s new agreement with Riyadh? And how is it likely to be received at home and across the Gulf? Jonathan Freedland speaks to Robert ...
US imposes tariffs on dozens of trade partners, citing forced labour concernsUS imposes tariffs on dozens of trade partners, citing forced labour concerns
The tariffs target 60 trading partners over claims they failed to properly stop forced labour. ...
US moves to regulate hidden car handlesUS moves to regulate hidden car handles
US regulators on Thursday said they plan to develop rules to address the safety risks linked to the hidden electric car door handles popularized by Tesla. Investigations from Bloomberg have uncovered more than a dozen deaths from crashes in which people became trapped inside a Tesla because the doors wouldn’t ...
Chinese whizzes win global math prizeChinese whizzes win global math prize
Chinese nationals were awarded the prestigious Fields Medal for the first time, in the latest sign of the country’s growing academic prowess. Hong Wang and Yu Deng, both Peking University grads, were among the four winners of the prize, a Nobel-like honor for the world’s top mathematicians under 40. The ...
US tech firms debate curbs on Chinese AIUS tech firms debate curbs on Chinese AI
The US tech industry is divided over how Washington should handle the rise of open-source AI from China. OpenAI and Anthropic, the two leading AI startups that both make “closed” models, have in recent weeks sounded the alarm on what they see as the risks stemming from their cheaper Chinese ...
The anger fueling India’s ‘cockroaches’The anger fueling India’s ‘cockroaches’
India’s government will likely quell the student-led Cockroach protests, but it will have a harder time suppressing the underlying frustration fueling them, prominent Indian commentators argued. The movement, which began as a satirical campaign after a judge derided India’s unemployed youth as “cockroaches,” has transcended grievances about the education system’s ...
Economists predict minor disruption from Trump’s new tariffsEconomists predict minor disruption from Trump’s new tariffs
Economists predicted that the US’ sweeping new tariffs, which take effect Friday, will not seriously disrupt the global economy. Tariffs’ inflationary effects are “likely to have already peaked,” Commerzbank wrote, pointing to the Trump administration’s propensity for exempting key consumer goods and failing to implement certain threatened levies. While higher ...