The EU has downgraded its 2026 economic growth forecast after the Strait of Hormuz crisis sent energy prices sharply higher earlier this year. With no end to the conflict in sight, rising energy costs are fuelling tensions among member states calling for additional fiscal
Sinking nations are one step closer to ‘receiving justice’ for fossil fuel harms as the UN backs a historic climate ruling.
The chip giant reported more stellar results but its shares fell after-hours as investors wonder if it can keep up its pace of growth amid greater competition.
By Rami Ayyub JERUSALEM, May 21 (Reuters) - Gaza flotilla activists who were detained by Israel and later pinned to the ground to the taunts of Israel's far-right police minister have been released from prison and will be deported to Turkey on Thursday, officials said. The
Four more men, including two Kurdish political activists, were put to death in secret this week without informing their families, as Amnesty International recorded 2,159 executions in Iran last year — the highest of any country.
Wealthy countries topped their $100 billion annual climate finance goal for poorer nations for the third straight year in 2024, the OECD said Thursday, but questions are growing over their ability to meet a new larger pledge. Developed nations had long fallen short of their
Business activity across the eurozone slowed sharply in May, hitting its lowest level in more than two and a half years.
Two Singaporeans - Timothy Heng and Shahin Muhrez Abdul Hamid - as well as Indonesian Angel Krishela Pradita died in the May 8 incident.
Pakistan and China have both sought to mediate in the Middle East conflict.
The European Parliament and EU member states have failed to agree on a law enabling home searches and setting up deportation centres outside the EU to speed up migrants’ returns.
Meta has reportedly notified thousands of employees that they've been laid off as the company attempts to compensate for its hefty AI investments. In an email from Meta management shared by Business Insider, impacted staffers were told that the planned headcount reduction was
The Chinese leaseholder of Darwin Port was challenging efforts to return it to local ownership.
One Nation proposal would abolish offshore gas profits tax and acquire 30% equity in new projects in a move the Coalition says is ‘borrowed from Venezuela’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast One Nation has vowed to replace the contentious offshore gas
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On Wednesday, Lithuania's Vilnius airport also temporarily shut down after the government announced a suspected drone threat over its airspace.
Fans in rain ponchos cheered both North and South Korean women’s football teams during a rare inter-Korean match in Suwon, where North Korea’s Naegohyang Women’s FC defeated Suwon FC Women in the AFC Women’s Champions League semifinal.
We create a job whenever someone with the authority to hire decides the value created is greater than the wages paid. In my lifetime, we’ve invented 7 billion or more jobs, which is great news. Great for the people who were able to earn a living, and productive for everyone who
[Nile Post] President Museveni has hosted former South African President Jacob Zuma at State Lodge Nakasero, where the two leaders held discussions aimed at strengthening business and investment cooperation between Uganda and South Africa.
The dead humpback whale 'Timmy' off the Danish coast is at risk of exploding. Authorities now plan to tow it out to open sea.
Christianity has long been closely identified with Western civilization. The association is especially strong, in modern times, with the United States of America, that source of derisively quoted, quite possibly apocryphal arguments that “if English was good enough for Jesus
Soils store carbon, sustain ecosystems, and underpin global food and water systems. A new Frontiers in Science paper details how AI tools can help us adapt soils—and the systems they nurture—to a changing climate.
Seeds like wheat, rice, and corn are at the center of the global food supply and provide most of the daily calories consumed worldwide. But despite their importance, scientists still do not fully understand many of the basic biological processes that allow these seeds to grow,
Amid the unpredictability of President Trump's Middle East policies, Turkey is calling “regional ownership” and pursuing new security pacts.
Jeanette, the voice behind the iconic song Porque te vas from 1976’s Cría Cuervos, led celebrations in Cannes as France marked the film’s 50th anniversary with a restored screening and live performance at the Cannes Film Festival.
Amid real reports of the US scaling back its military presence in European countries, there are also false claims that Washington is removing the entirety of its personnel from the continent.
The outbreak, caused by a rare Ebola species, is thought to have caused 139 deaths so far.
India’s newest political movement started with an insult - and led to people proudly dressing up as cockroaches.
Rome shifts course: six Airbus A330 MRTT tanker aircraft, worth around €1.39 billion in total, to bolster the European pillar in NATO.
The White House has denied a report claiming that the United States blocked the return of Ebola-infected missionary doctor Peter Stafford.
Elon Musk announced plans Wednesday for one of the biggest stock sales ever by taking public a space company that is currently losing billions of dollars a year.
Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro said the deal was a win-win for the U.K. and Gulf states.
The "associate membership" envisioned by Friedrich Merz would allow Ukraine to request assistance from other EU countries against a Russian attack. This, Merz says, would create a "substantial security guarantee".
Police said Mr Reza Selang continued with the trip even after a local climbing ban was issued.
Instacart grocery delivery is launching in over 25 US cities.
The airline has seen no problems with fuel, but says people are booking later because of uncertainty caused by the Iran war.
The US is reported to have had 17 military facilities and more than 10,000 troops on Greenland at the height of the Cold War.
Hundreds of companies raised a combined $70 billion by selling shares to the public in the United States last year.
Elon Musk's SpaceX is set for the debut launch of its latest Starship iteration on Thursday, testing the most powerful version yet of the megarocket as the company targets a blockbuster initial public offering.
[UN News] A landmark General Assembly resolution adopted on Wednesday is "a powerful affirmation" of international law, climate justice and science, according to UN chief António Guterres.
Henna Virkkunen says tech sovereignty means cutting risky dependencies and boosting European capacity in areas from semiconductor supply chains to cloud services.
[Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya, May 21-East African business leaders are calling on organizations to urgently scale up artificial intelligence (AI) adoption and workforce training, warning that companies that delay risk losing competitiveness in a rapidly evolving digital economy.
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By Feras Dalatey May 21 (Reuters) - Syria will attend the G7 summit in France next month as a guest nation and be represented by President Ahmed al-Sharaa, three sources familiar with the matter said, marking Syria's first participation in a summit of the group since the forum
It can be frustrating for Led Zeppelin fans to hear the band reduced to plagiarism lawsuits or the quintessence of sexually-aggressive rock-star entitlement (though much of that is deserved). For one thing, Zeppelin’s occult songwriting tendencies, courtesy of both Page and
The suspects worked at the Saint-Dominique state nursery school in Paris’ 7th arrondissement and are being questioned over rape and other allegedly excessive or violent behaviour.
The film will be based on journalist Mitchell Zuckoff's forthcoming book and will chronicle the rescue mission of two downed American pilots in Iran. Here’s why it already sounds like a terrible idea.
The previous single-day record was 223 climbers in 2019.