EU lawmakers backed plans Tuesday for a digital euro, a project that has split the bloc but has gained greater urgency as Europe seeks to bolster its financial sovereignty. Lawmakers voted in favour of two amendments to an annual report on the...
NASA is now aiming to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, in another delay over weather conditions, the US agency announced Tuesday. It is targeting February 13 for the lift-off of Crew-12’s mission...
Finland’s defence minister told AFP Tuesday that he welcomed European discussions on a stronger regional nuclear deterrence but said it was not realistic “at this point” to replace the United States’s nuclear defence umbrella...
Russia’s internet watchdog on Tuesday announced it was throttling the Telegram messenger platform for alleged violations of Russian law, as Moscow tries to push Russians to use a more tightly controlled domestic online service. Moscow has been...
Egypt blocked plans Tuesday for a nightclub event themed around US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s notorious parties, and arrested its organiser, the interior ministry said. The event, promoted as “A Day on Epstein’s Island”...
US Vice President JD Vance arrived Tuesday in Azerbaijan, a day after visiting Armenia on a regional trip aimed at consolidating a US-brokered peace process between the Caucasus neighbours. The visit follows US President Donald Trump’s...
Recently, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) touched a low of $60,000 after fluctuating, and then began to rebound steadily. This price correction has attracted market attention and prompted long-term holders to rethink their asset management strategies:...
French prosecutors Tuesday announced that a 79-year-old former educator had been charged in 2024 for aggravated rape and sexual assault committed against 89 minors in multiple countries between 1967 and 2022. Prosecutor Etienne Manteaux spoke to...
US singer-songwriter Chappell Roan announced on Monday that she had left her talent agency, after its CEO was named in files related to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA), passed overwhelmingly by...
The United States will hand over two top regional commands in NATO to European countries, diplomats said Monday, as President Donald Trump presses allies to take greater responsibility for their defence. Washington will transfer leadership of...
A simple brain-training exercise could reduce people’s risk of developing dementia by 25 percent, a study said Monday, but with outside researchers expressing caution in interpreting the results. There are vast amounts of brain-training games...
“Something is rotten in the Kingdom of Norway,” Norwegian author Aslak Nore wrote in an op-ed last week, paraphrasing Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Many Norwegians share this sentiment in light of revelations unearthed by the recent...
Next time you’re considering consulting Dr ChatGPT, perhaps think again. Despite now being able to ace most medical licensing exams, artificial intelligence chatbots do not give humans better health advice than they can find using more...
The arrests — including that of Javad Emam, the spokesperson for the main reformist coalition — came after Iranian and US officials held talks in Oman that both sides painted as positive. On Saturday, Iran heaped more jail time on Nobel...
Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell refused on Monday to answer questions from a US congressional committee, invoking her legal right against self-incrimination, lawmakers said. Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for...
