BEIJING, June 5 - Che Dalha, the former government head of the Tibet Autonomous Region, has been sentenced to life in prison over corruption, China's official Xinhua news agency reported on Friday.
The European Parliament's Environment, Climate and Food Safety Committee (ENVI) has delivered the first parliamentary opinion on the European Commission's proposed Biotech Act. The ENVI Committee position is an early indication of the political battles ahead over the proposed
With a key revision of the European Union's Emissions Trading System due on 15 July, an open letter pleads with legislators to consider how carbon emissions should be calculated and managed internationally.
[RFI] Egypt enter the first 48-team World Cup as Africa's fourth best side in the Fifa rankings. In the fifth of a nine-part series on African squads at the tournament, RFI looks at a nation making its fourth appearance in nearly 100 years.
BUDAPEST, June 5 - Hungary's government will stop issuing worker visas to employees from the Philippines, Georgia and Armenia from Friday, a government spokeswoman said, calling the move a first step towards regulating the inflow of guest workers.
The own-initiative report, 'An EU Health Workforce Crisis Plan: Sustainability of Healthcare Systems and Employment and Working Conditions in the Healthcare Sector', was approved by the Parliament's Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) and Public Health (SANT) committees today
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Video shows the moment a sea drone exploded in Romania's Black Sea port of Constanta. Authorities said the drone self-destructed after the area was secured and evacuated, and no casualties were reported.
The 21-member euro area has entered negative territory for the first time in over a year, with a dramatic Irish contraction masking more nuanced performances across the bloc's major economies.
Europe is facing a growing wave of public health threats, from mosquito-borne diseases and sexually transmitted infections to antimicrobial resistance, ECDC Director Pamela Rendi-Wagner warned MEPs (3 June). Presenting the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control's
Senate Democrats early Friday morning blocked a motion to begin debate on extending the nation's enhanced surveillance authorities, which are due to expire in a week, to protest President Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte to serve as acting director of national intelligence.
Jack White’s debut exhibition has divided opinion. Here’s how other music icons fared in the court of public opinion and the eyes of critics.
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Section 702 foreign surveillance authority is set to lapse June 12.
Sources told CNN that dozens of IDF soldiers and Mossad agents were deployed as part of a broader covert network, initially assigned solely emergency response duties. However, their role was later expanded to include drone operations and intelligence gathering
As the crisis over Iran deepens and European capitals search for a response, a small number of members of the European Parliament are once again trying to hand a platform to Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran's deposed last monarch. The effort has angered both the majority members
It will only pursue negotiations on their contested boundary using a UN-backed mechanism.
Cercamon has picked up sales agency duties on tragicomedy “Black Money for White Nights,” which has its world premiere at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival in the Crystal Globe Competition. The Bulgaria-Greece co-production is directed by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov, and
Greece has been cleared to repay almost €7bn of bailout loans ahead of schedule, in a move European officials say will improve the country's debt position.
The mega gallery cuts 100 workers and artists. Plus, a terrible movie about Kate Moss and Lucian Freud, and honoring the giant behind “Persepolis.”
Experts say dismantling the ocean observation system will ‘severely degrade’ the accuracy of weather predictions The Trump administration’s plan to dismantle an ocean observation system vital to understanding the climate crisis and marine ecosystems would “severely degrade” the
Nintendo has handled the Switch 2 price well in the face of tariffs, the RAM crisis, and hikes for Xbox, PS5, and Steam Deck
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The Trump administration on Friday is set to make its case before a federal appeals court on why it believes it has authority to build the White House ballroom without further approval from Congress. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has agreed to allow
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A physician involved in the long push to change the name PCOS to PMOS takes us behind the scenes of this subtle yet consequential change
Being uber-responsible, people-pleasing, and a perfectionist are traits that first-born girls in Asia purportedly have
Plus: Atari acquires Hipster Whale and Mina the Hollower hits 300,000 sales.
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) is riding a wave of Knicks mania as the city’s storied basketball team makes its strongest run at an NBA championship in a generation. Much of the time, Mamdani’s expressions of enthusiasm for the Knicks have been playful,
As soon as Hollywood could talk, it could sing. Marketed as the first “talkie,” 1927’s The Jazz Singer centers on the son of a rabbi (Al Jolson) choosing between the family business and a life on the stage. He picks the latter, embracing modernity and finding his voice as a
For more than two weeks, around 300 immigrants locked up at Delaney Hall, an immigrant detention camp in Newark, New Jersey, have been on a hunger and labor strike, refusing to eat and refusing to work maintaining the prison for its operators, the GEO Group. They are not alone:
I love the summer. Growing up, it meant family vacations, beach days, block parties—really, what’s not to like? But for millions of Americans, the meaning of summer has been shifting . In many parts of the country, excitement for the upcoming season has turned into anxiety over
Even Crystal S. Carey, Republican general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, or NLRB, the federal agency that adjudicates labor-management disputes, thinks President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are screwing up her agency. Carey, who before Trump
As the price of Bitcoin sinks once more, here's a guide to some of the trickiest crypto terms.
The lifting of Hungary's veto can allow Ukraine to close several chapters in the accession process "immediately" after opening them, European Council President António Costa told Euronews.
Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark said AI agents might soon be able to build and train models themselves and, if that happens, humans could lose control over AI systems.
Handy, 81, is known for his roles in films including Jumanji and Top Gun: Maverick.
Only two survived after trekking more than 50km (30 miles) across the desert to alert the authorities.
Timing is everything, and an image reportedly posted by Donald Trump on his Truth Social platform has caused a stir, considering June is Pride Month. An inadvertent celebration?
KATHMANDU, June 5 - The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is worried about its declining population and has announced cash incentives to families to produce more children.
Israel's air force struck a Lebanese village on Friday following warnings for several areas of imminent attacks against Hezbollah, after the Iran-backed militants rejected a truce brokered by the United States. Lebanon was drawn into the wider Middle East war when Hezbollah
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The summit comes as China positions itself as a global power player projecting stability in contrast to the U.S.'s economically damaging war against Iran and erratic tariff policies.
TOKYO — Like a horror film villain everyone thought was dead, Donald Trump’s tariffs are suddenly back — and the timing couldn’t be more unsettling for Asia’s embattled economies. Despite the US Supreme Court striking down his “Liberation Day” tariffs, Trump has wasted no time
Under a new digital marking system, answer booklets are scanned and assessed electronically, but students seeking reviews of their exam scripts have reported issues including blurred scans, missing pages and unchecked answers.
Storm Dave, which swept across northern Europe over the Easter weekend, is an example of what new research from the University of Gothenburg has revealed. Spring storms forming over the North Atlantic have become more common than they were 80 years ago, and this is due to
