The EU executive said Thursday it had asked the bloc’s anti-fraud agency to “look into” whether Peter Mandelson violated rules for European Union commissioners, after the release of documents showing his ties to convicted sex...
The US Treasury Department proposed a rule Thursday to cut a small Swiss bank’s access to the American financial system, over its dealings with “illicit actors” linked to Russia and Iran. If this rule is finalized, it would bar...
Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton will face “a lot of questions” Thursday from a congressional committee investigating the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, its Republican chair...
Sweden’s army jammed a drone of unknown origin on Wednesday not far from the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, which was in Swedish waters, the two countries’ armed forces said Thursday. “A drone was jammed yesterday by a...
Israel’s actions in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip seem aimed at creating “permanent demographic change,” UN rights chief Volker Turk said on Thursday. “Taken together, Israel’s actions appear aimed at making a permanent demographic...
Instagram will begin notifying parents when their teenage children repeatedly search for content related to suicide or self-harm, platform owner Meta announced Thursday, as the company faces mounting legal pressure over its handling of young users...
Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton is to testify behind closed doors Thursday before a congressional committee investigating the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. Former president Bill...
The war in Ukraine will decide whether Europe or Russia becomes the “third pillar” of a new global order, Poland’s foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on Thursday, two days after the conflict entered its fifth year. Ukrainian negotiators are...
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Thursday that she had scheduled this year’s general election for March 24, against a backdrop of tensions with both the United States and Russia. The vote comes at a time when...
A volcano erupted in the central Philippines on Thursday evening, sending a billowing plume of ash about 2,500 metres into the nighttime sky. The two-minute eruption began at 7:04pm (local time), state volcanology agency director Teresito Bacolcol...
Moscow is in no hurry to reach a deal to end the war in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov suggested in comments to state media on Thursday. Negotiators from both countries were in Geneva on Thursday for separate talks with US officials, part...
A German court ruled on Thursday that the domestic intelligence agency cannot label the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a “confirmed right-wing extremist” group, at least for now. The AfD had challenged the designation...
Cuba vowed Thursday to defend against “terrorist and mercenary” attacks after reporting it had killed four gunmen on a US-registered boat — a bloody incident that added to deepening tensions between Havana and Washington. President...
Borge Brende announced Thursday he was resigning as head of the World Economic Forum, which organises the annual Davos summit, after revelations of his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “After careful consideration, I have decided to...
The number of births in Japan fell for the 10th straight year in 2025, official data showed on Thursday, highlighting the challenges for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. A total of 705,809 babies were born in Japan, the preliminary health ministry...
