Switzerland is still one of the richest countries in the world. But there are cracks in its foundation, argues director Jan-Eric Mack. “During the pandemic, we started seeing people lining up to get food. It was an unusual sight in Switzerland, where you don’t see poverty on
Shah has kept an unusually low profile, preferring to communicate through social media and even delivering his victory speech as a rap song.
The storm is forecast to bring winds in excess of 160mph and waves nearly 11m high when it makes landfall on Monday.
A friendship between presidents Donald Trump and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and a need for weapons production, has changed how other NATO countries treat Turkey.
People in Guam and the Northern Marianas moved to emergency evacuation centers and made last-minute preparations on Sunday, hours before a "super typhoon" was projected to bulldoze through the U.S. Pacific territories.
Yuri Ushakov, a Russian presidential aide, said Putin and Trump discussed "the issue of the Ukrainian settlement" in a phone call that lasted an hour and twenty-five minutes.
Continued rainfall could also affect Bangkok and surrounding provinces.
Astronomers have uncovered a pair of giant planets that are lighter than cotton candy—super-puffs the size of Jupiter.
July 5 (Reuters) - Qatar said on Sunday that maritime activities would resume with immediate effect, according to a Transport Ministry statement posted on X. This reverses a June 29 advisory that had urged the temporary suspension of sailing and fishing boats until further
An excavation near Aarhus in Denmark may fundamentally alter how we see the Viking Age: 82 pit houses identified as specialised textile workshops have been uncovered.
Voters seem unperturbed by the debate over the palace's influence into state politics.
The plan is to have this reflected in its budgetary requests for fiscal 2027 to be compiled this summer.
The Parian Chronicle Hotel Paros, on the Greek island in the Cyclades, is exclusively for those over the age of 13.
A rising number of bear sightings and related injuries have alarmed Japan's authorities.
Poland’s Tauron American Film Festival will celebrate its 17th edition from Nov. 17-22 – and its industry sidebar U.S. in Progress will, once again, connect European buyers and Polish post-producers with American indie filmmakers. “I’ve attended three times, and each time
With Hollywood and European stars and directors from around the globe descending on the Czech festival every year, THR looks behind the scenes of the art of interpreting with a familiar face from the big KVIFF events.
The drills come about two months after Russia's President Vladimir Putin visited China.
When their numbers rise sharply, they can damage crops and are classified as outbreak pests.
Researchers have identified the brain circuitry that links deep sleep with the release of growth hormone, revealing how the two regulate each other. The newly discovered feedback loop helps explain why poor sleep can interfere with growth, muscle repair, fat metabolism, and
TEHRAN, July 5 (Reuters) - Three sons of slain Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prayed beside his coffin and those of four other family members on Sunday, but Mojtaba, the son who has succeeded him as Iran's supreme leader, did not make an appearance. State TV showed
They will conduct patrols in unspecified areas of the Pacific Ocean.
The retreat, an annual meeting by both sides, will be hosted by President Prabowo and will be the leaders’ second retreat.
BEIJING, July 5 - The Chinese and Russian navies will hold joint exercises in the waters and airspace off the Chinese city of Qingdao next week, China's defence ministry and Russian state media said on Sunday.
The United States of America marked its 250th birthday with fireworks, flyovers, some intense weather across the country.
Talks will cover bilateral projects since last year's retreat and the impact of the Middle East crisis.
"Our warriors did not fight communism on battlefields across the world only to have that menace rear its ugly head right back here in America," Trump told a cheering crowd.
Serbia's former prime minister tells Euronews how Belgrade has backed Ukraine since the war began and rejects claims of being pro-Russian, while voicing Serbs' frustration at EU accession double standards.
Yoshimura Kana’s manga “Murciélago” is being adapted into a TV anime set to premiere in 2027, with HIDIVE announcing exclusive streaming rights for the U.S., Canada and several other markets. The adaptation was unveiled at Anime Expo 2026. Serialized in Square Enix’s Young
A fireworks display illuminated the National Mall in Washington as the United States marked the 250th anniversary of its independence.
Khamenei's sons Masoud, Meysam and Mostafa, who haven't been seen since the war, as well as several top officials attended the prayer ceremonies as a poet drew calls of 'Death to America!' and 'Death to Israel' at the funeral
The Zion Church founder's release comes after a direct plea to Xi Jinping from Donald Trump.
In an exclusive interview at the house in Çukurcuma which Orhan Pamuk turned into a museum, the Nobel Prize-winning author talked about the power of objects to bring back memories, the shocking nature of collecting and the legacy of the museum as a city memory for the future.
Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri was detained with 17 other church leaders in October in one of China’s largest crackdowns on a single church in decades.
The surfers from Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh are hoping to carve out a place for the sport in a country obsessed with cricket and football.
Taiwan's defence ministry said classes had been restored due to rising military danger from China.
TAIPEI, July 5 - Taiwan's military has resumed \"anti-communist\" patriotic classes for its graduates after a quarter-century gap, the defence ministry said on Sunday, citing a rising threat from China as a senior official reported another rise in Chinese naval activity.
BEIJING, July 5 - ChinaAid, a Christian NGO, said on Sunday it welcomed the release of Zion Church Pastor Jin Mingri, who had been held in detention centres in the southern Chinese city of Beihai since last October and arrived in Los Angeles on Saturday.
With a cast that includes Amandla Stenberg, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Viola Davis, Gina Prince-Bythewood's feature adaptation of the 2018 YA novel is set to hit theaters early next year from Paramount.
President Trump capped off the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding with a late-night speech delayed by inclement weather that blended the championing of American achievements and resilience with deeply partisan rhetoric about the perceived ideological threats facing the
If you’re looking for the coolest of coolcations, then a visit to Sweden’s capital city should be on your travel bucket list. In this guide to Stockholm, Mike Starling goes chasing sunsets, gets a taste of fika, and goes wild swimming on a charming island in the archipelago.
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Solar railways could soon become commonplace in Europe, following a successful trial in Switzerland.
Digital minimalism, but you still get WhatsApp.
Taiwan is now racing to restore the decades-old reels to preserve a chapter of its culture.
US President Donald Trump's speech included some of his political agenda but also honoured war veterans and American history.
Zion Church founder Jin was detained along with other church members on Oct 10, 2025.