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Volkswagen has been removed from the Euro Stoxx 50, the eurozone's benchmark index of its largest listed companies, taking effect as markets opened on Monday just days after Europe's biggest carmaker warned that one-off charges would wipe out most of its profit this year.
Storm system expected to hit Izu Islands as it strengthens. Meanwhile, Atlantic hurricane season is unusually quietTropical Storm Dujuan is skirting the coast of Japan and despite avoiding a direct landfall, is still expected to leave its mark. Dujuan briefly reached typhoon status on Friday before weakening to a tropical storm again on Sunday morning. But it is expected to restrengthen back to a ...
Storm system expected to hit Izu Islands as it strengthens. Meanwhile, Atlantic hurricane season is unusually quietTropical Storm Dujuan is skirting the coast of Japan and despite avoiding a direct landfall, is still expected to leave its mark. Dujuan briefly reached typhoon status on Friday before weakening to a tropical storm again on Sunday morning. But it is expected to restrengthen back into ...
Protesters gathered in the US state of Texas after an ICE agent shot a Venezuelan man during an immigration enforcement
One candidate has been making headlines in Berlin in recent weeks: Elif Eralp of the left-wing Die Linke party. Her campaign methods and rhetoric have drawn comparisons with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Anne Mailliet, Paul-Louis Godard and Leyla Sobler report.
Malaysia’s royal crisis in Negeri Sembilan spilled into a new constitutional fight on Monday after the state’s chief minister refused to accept the ruler’s dismissal of the entire executive council – a dispute that has already brought down one government and triggered a snap election. The latest showdown comes less than a week after the executive council backed a disputed bid to remove the ruler, ...
Authorities in northern Tanzania suspect poison may have caused the deaths of 10 lions inside a protected conservation area and UNESCO World Heritage site
Anti-ICE protesters gather and demand transparency at site where 28-year-old was shot in torsoA US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and wounded a Venezuelan man on Sunday afternoon in Texas’s capital city, Austin, prompting demonstrations at the scene against the Trump administration’s hardline anti-immigration campaign.The man, identified by relatives and his lawyer as 28-ye...
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party won a large majority in parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results published by state media Monday, in a vote held amid Ukrainian drone strikes, cyberattacks and a crackdown on anti-war opposition. The election was the first since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. France 24 International affairs editor, Oliver Far...
Nats says fault at Prestwick has been ‘fixed’ after airports in Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland are hitBusiness live – latest updatesFlights have been disrupted in parts of the UK after National Air Traffic Services was hit by its second technical issue in a fortnight.A number of departing and arriving flights were severely delayed and dozens cancelled on Monday with disruption aff...
British Airways and easyJet among those to cancel or delay services after air traffic control fault at PrestwickBusiness live – latest updatesFlights are being disrupted in parts of the UK after National Air Traffic Services was hit by its second technical issue in a fortnight.A number of departing and arriving flights at Scottish airports have been severely delayed, with disruption affecting Scot...
The population is ageing and we’re having fewer babies. Labor should keep that in mind as the migration debate ragesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastThe intergenerational report lays bare how today’s growing anti-migration rhetoric clashes with a future where we need to attract people from overseas to help grow the economy and pay for our ageing population.The “replacemen...
At just 16 years old, Laurent Simons has achieved remarkable academic feats, completing a PhD in theoretical quantum physics and diving into a second doctorate in medical science and artificial intelligence. His groundbreaking research aims to unravel the mysteries of ageing and enhance human longevity. Despite his extraordinary intellect, he embraces the joys of typical teenage life in-between hi...
China’s top internet watchdog has drafted new rules to regulate how social platforms and game developers should protect minors, including a ban on offering “virtual intimacy services” to those under 18 as artificial intelligence-powered companions gain traction. The rules, titled “Ensuring minors’ safe and healthy use of the internet”, would ban online platforms from providing “virtual relatives o...
Services in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the north of England face delays after fault at Prestwick, says NatsBusiness live – latest updatesFlights are being disrupted in parts of the UK after National Air Traffic Services was hit by its second technical issue in a fortnight.A number of departing and arriving flights at Scottish airports have been severely delayed, with disruption affecting Scotl...
The face reveal of VTuber Moogdayo on X attracted almost twenty million views, following her recent appearance at VExpo in the UK. While some users criticized her looks, others defended her. Creator CDawgVA stood up for Moogdayo, emphasizing the importance of kindness in the online community. This incident illustrates how public visibility can lead to both admiration and harsh judgment.
As the Middle East war disrupts global oil supplies and refining costs soar, diesel prices in France have reached record levels, making them among the highest in the EU.
The body of Jabulile Ntimba was the ninth to be found recently in an area east of Johannesburg.
Pope Leo XIV's four-day visit to France this weekend is expected to touch on the Catholic Church's views on abortion and euthanasia, in a secular country that recently enshrined abortion in its constitution and gave final approval to a bill creating a right to assisted dying for adults with incurable illnesses.
Pope Leo XIV's four-day visit to France this weekend is expected to touch on the Catholic Church's views on abortion and euthanasia, in a secular country that recently enshrined abortion in its constitution and gave final approval to a bill creating a right to assisted dying for adults with incurable illnesses.
With only one win so far this season, United have equalled their lowest points total in season after five matches.
Protests have broken out in Austin, Texas, after a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a man during a traffic stop. The man remains in serious but stable condition in hospital, while anti-ICE protesters quickly gathered at the scene. Austin’s police chief said local officers were not involved in the shooting. Ellen Gainsford reports.
Hollywood actress appears in NSW supreme court in Sydney for the latest lawsuit over her directorial debutGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHollywood star Rebel Wilson had a “last chance” phone call with her film’s co-producers over a dispute about up-front costs and her $1 million fee, a judge has heard.The Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids star appeared in the NSW supreme co...
The world’s richest Black man says he aims to make Africa more self-sufficient and less reliant on imports.
Chinese and US negotiators made progress on artificial intelligence (AI) and trade ahead of President Xi Jinping’s visit to the White House later this week. “We had a very successful engagement with the Chinese on trade and AI,” US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters following Sunday’s eight-hour-long negotiations at JPMorgan Chase’s head office in New York. The talks had a “good atmos...
Scientists have warned that one particular European country will be hit hard by extreme fire weather conditions if our reliance on fossil fuels doesn’t end.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has suffered a double whammy as his Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition scrambles to placate public outrage over disgraced ex-leader Najib Razak being granted house arrest, and the shock resignation of his transport minister in protest of the royal clemency. But observers do not expect the administration, already reeling from PH defeats in recent months in two sta...
