Author: Justin M. Larson
A man has gone on trial in Germany charged with driving his car into a crowd of people in the city of Munich last year, killing two people.The 25-year-old man, named only as Farhad N, in line with German privacy laws, is an Afghan national.Prosecutors say that on the morning of 13 February 2025, he deliberately drove his BMW Mini into a trade union demonstration in the centre of Munich. About 1,400 people were taking part in the street rally.A 37-year-old woman called Amel and her two-year-old daughter Hafsa died in hospital of their injuries shortly afterwards.Among the 44 others…
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual joint call-in-show and press conference, on December 19, 2025 in Moscow, Russia.Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesRussia called the Trump administration’s threats to take over Greenland “extraordinary” on Friday, adding it would continue monitoring the situation.”The situation is unusual, I would even say extraordinary from the standpoint of international law,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to comments reported by Russian state news outlet Ria Novosti.U.S. President Donald Trump has talked up acquiring Greenland, a self-governing Danish territory, since a daring military operation to depose Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on…
At a meeting in Tokyo, Prime Ministers Giorgia Meloni of Italy and Sanae Takaichi of Japan bonded over being conservative women at the pinnacle of power. Source link
A song which has been streamed millions of times in Sweden has been banned from that country’s music charts because it was created by Artificial Intelligence (AI).Called I know, You’re Not Mine – Jag vet, du är inte min – it is currently top of the Spotify playlist of Sweden’s most popular songs. But the singer is a digital creation and the country’s music industry body has blocked the track from its official chart listings.It’s a folk-pop song telling a melancholic story of lost love.Backed by a finger-picked acoustic guitar melody, it weaves a tale of late-night heartbreak, broken promises…
Rescuers in Cebu City have recovered 28 bodies from a garbage mound that collapsed last week. The search continues for eight missing people. Source link
BBC Europe editor Katya Adler is in Greenland where troops and ships from several European states are gathering.The limited deployment involves Germany, France, Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Netherlands and the UK.US President Donald Trump says the US needs to “own” Greenland to prevent Russia and China from doing so.Greenland’s Prime Minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, said this week that the territory was in the midst of a geopolitical crisis, and that if his people were asked to make a choice they would choose Denmark over the US.More on this story. Source link
Understanding the factors that can topple regimes. Source link
About 200 miles from Johannesburg, the Drakensberg region offers a breathtaking landscape of stark ridges and green valleys. Source link
President Gustavo Petro is taking a harder line against the National Liberation Army, or ELN, a leftist revolutionary group that experts call a powerful drug trafficker in Colombia and Venezuela. Source link
Singer Julio Iglesias has denied allegations of sexual assault made by two female former employees.The women allege that the 82-year-old Spanish superstar “normalised abuse” in a coercive, threatening and violent environment while they were working at his properties in the Bahamas and Dominican Republic.Responding on Instagram, Iglesias said: “I deny having abused, coerced, or disrespected any woman. These accusations are absolutely false and deeply sadden me.”The allegations, which were first reported earlier this week, are being investigated by Spain’s judiciary.The two women – a domestic worker and a physiotherapist – have alleged they suffered sexual and other forms of abuse…
China will in turn cut its own tariffs on Canadian canola products. The countries’ leaders met in Beijing on Friday and hailed a new strategic partnership. Source link
Two conversations this week confirmed that President Trump backs the remnants of Nicolás Maduro’s regime over the Venezuelan opposition seeking to hold elections. Source link
A court handed down five years in prison to former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is facing multiple trials stemming from his short-lived imposition of martial law. Source link
Saba Capital, the activist hedge fund led by Boaz Weinstein, has a new target: Workspace Group , a U.K. real estate investment trust (REIT). The New York-based fund manager is calling for a managed wind-down of the trust, which operates office buildings in London and the south-east of England. In a letter to the Workspace board, Saba — which holds 13.5% of the trust’s shares — said the company’s “highly persistent” discount to net asset value of around 45% is now “entrenched.” Tougher refinancing conditions for commercial real estate and a “highly concentrated” and “illiquid” shareholder composition make it impossible…
The ride-hailing giant’s chief executive has made a bet on how it can finally grab a bigger piece of one of the world’s largest taxi markets. Source link
Even though it’s high summer in the Antarctic, the ocean around the Rothera research station is -1 Celsius.As some of the most productive oceans on the planet – a soup of microscopic plant and animal plankton – it’s murky to boot. Not everyone’s idea of the perfect scuba spot.But the divers I’m with seem positively excited about tipping themselves backwards into the depths. Image: A seal swims by icebergs off the British Antarctic Survey’s Rothera base. File pic: Reuters “You can get these big starfish with 40 arms that you don’t see anywhere else, they’re my favourites,” said Pati Glaz,…
Aerial view of cargo ship and cargo container in harbor.Adoff 01 / 500px | 500px | Getty ImagesIndia’s exports to China soared in December while shipments to the U.S. declined as President Donald Trump’s steep tariffs prompt New Delhi to focus on alternative markets. Exports to China surged 67% in December to $2 billion, in contrast to goods shipped to the U.S. — New Delhi’s biggest export market — that dropped 1.8% to $6.8 billion, according to government data released late Thursday.The U.S. has slapped 50% tariffs on New Delhi, among the highest on any country and even more than…
“I’d rather not do this. I’d rather I was left to grieve, but I’m stuck in a tunnel and I can’t get out.”Warning: This story contains descriptions of parents finding their children unresponsive that some readers may find upsetting. Liam Walsh’s daughter Maia died three years ago. She was 13 when she was found unresponsive.Noah Gordon, just 12 years old, had passed away just months before, on 9 December 2021. Image: Noah Gordon. Pic: Louise Gordon He was found by his brother in his bedroom. His sister tried to help mum, Louise Gordon, to resuscitate him. They couldn’t. “When I…
Labour MPs expect a “politically inept” U-turn from the government on banning social media for under-16s amid Conservative plans to force a vote on the issue. Dozens of Labour MPs are pushing ministers to adopt an Australia-style ban, Sky News has been told. Politics Live: Sacked Tory defector Robert Jenrick speaks at Reform eventMany expect the government will move on the issue, following pressure from the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) and the Opposition.The Conservatives have pledged to ban social media for under-16s and on Thursday tabled an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which would regulate social media platforms…
Iran’s representative denied the country had killed protesters, as the U.S. ambassador said President Trump had made clear “all options are on the table” to stop the killing. Source link
In her State of the Union address, Delcy Rodríguez echoed her predecessors’ fiery rhetoric but tried to hew to President Trump’s agenda. Source link
The United States agreed to lower tariffs on Taiwanese goods from 20 to 15 percent, while Taiwan says it will invest in more chip manufacturing in the U.S. Source link
The city skyline is seen with the landmark Taipei 101 building from a lookout point on Elephant Mountain in Taipei on April 14, 2025. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP) (Photo by I-HWA CHENG/AFP via Getty Images) I-hwa Cheng | Afp | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets were mixed Friday, breaking ranks with a rally on Wall Street, fueled by chip and bank stocks.U.S. semiconductor stocks led gains after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. delivered another record quarter, saying it expects to boost capital spending in 2026 to between $52 billion and $56 billion. Investors in Asia are watching chip-related stocks after the U.S. reached a trade…
The Nobel Commitee has said the prize cannot be transferred, but it has been sold in a few auctions over the award’s history. Source link
