The UK’s top civil servant resigned Thursday, the third senior aide to Prime Minister Keir Starmer to quit in a matter of days in fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. “Chris Wormald will stand down as the cabinet secretary and head...
Norway on Thursday announced it was buying a “large volume” of French glide bombs as part of a bilateral agreement to support Ukraine militarily against Russia’s invasion. “The agreement provides an opportunity for Norway and...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that US President Donald Trump was creating conditions that could lead to a “good deal” with Iran, though he was still skeptical about the quality of any agreement. “I...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that US President Donald Trump was creating conditions that could lead to a “good deal” with Iran, though he was still skeptical about the quality of any agreement. “I...
The most powerful version of Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket blasted off Thursday carrying 32 satellites for the Amazon Leo network, which aims to rival Elon Musk’s Starlink. The launch from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on...
The head of the US Justice Department’s antitrust division, Gail Slater, resigned on Thursday amid internal turmoil at her department and reports that cases were being undermined by White House-connected lobbyists. Slater, who was nominated by...
Sweden said Thursday it would send fighter jets to patrol Greenland as part of a newly launched NATO mission in the Arctic aimed at placating US President Donald Trump. The government said in a statement Swedish-made Gripen fighter jets would patrol...
Russia announced Thursday it had blocked WhatsApp over its alleged failure to comply with Russian legislation, days after restricting access to rival messaging service Telegram for similar reasons. Moscow has for months been trying to shift users...
A US Marine assigned to a warship operating in the Caribbean fell overboard and has been declared dead, while two American personnel were injured in a collision between two other ships, the US military said Thursday. Washington has deployed a huge...
France’s government on Thursday presented an energy plan to use less imported fossil fuels, including by ramping up nuclear-fuelled power production over the next decade. France wants to phase out fossil fuels by 2050, and is hoping consumers...
The European Parliament on Thursday condemned Turkey’s “targeted expulsion” of foreign Christians and journalists, calling on Ankara to immediately stop. A majority of EU lawmakers backed a non-binding resolution demanding Turkey...
Gunmen kidnapped around 30 people from two Christian communities in northwestern Nigeria, the latest in a recent spate of abductions, two clerics said Thursday. Criminal gangs known as “bandits” regularly raid communities and kidnap for...
Pro-Kremlin social media accounts are using the latest Jeffrey Epstein files to bolster efforts to spread baseless claims that Russia has saved Ukrainian children from sex trafficking, research by AFP and a London-based think-tank showed Thursday...
A member of Niger’s ruling junta has urged his country’s citizens to prepare for “war” with France, as relations with the former colonial power hit new lows. The military regularly has regularly said France is trying to...
China’s top internet regulator said on Thursday it would launch a crackdown during the Lunar New Year holiday period to curb social media content it deemed problematic including any that fanned fears about getting married or having children...
