North Korea plans third spy satellite launch attempt
North Korea told Japan it would launch a satellite between November 22 and December 1. The announcement comes as US aircraft carrier...
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Nov 21, 2023
Russia lodges protest over Finland border closures
The Finnish president has said it has become "impossible" to return asylum seekers who do not meet criteria for protection, while the...
Nov 21, 2023
OpenAI appoints new boss, Sam Altman joins Microsoft
OpenAI has named Emmett Shear, formerly the CEO of Twitch, as its interim CEO, after surprisingly firing Sam Altman last week. Altman had...
Nov 21, 2023
German police arrest 18-year-old over far-right attack plot
Authorities in the state of Hesse say the man is suspected of planning a "serious state-endangering act of violence" and of violating...
Nov 20, 2023
Slovakian border towns note drop in migrant crossings from Hungary
Three weeks after Slovakia's new government cancelled snap border controls with Hungary, residents and officials have noted a sharp drop...
Nov 20, 2023
Ursula von der Leyen 'unfazed' after being targeted in new campaign launched by Viktor Orbán
Ursula von der Leyen has become the personal target of a new campaign launched by Viktor Orbán as part of a national consultation that...
Nov 20, 2023
Germany: Top Protestant church official resigns
Germany's most senior Protestant theologian, Annette Kurschus, has resigned. However, she said as she quit that allegations of having...
Nov 20, 2023
India: Rescuers plan new escape route for 41 trapped workers
Rescuers are now preparing to dig vertically to reach road construction workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel for more than a week. They...
Nov 20, 2023
Shakira reaches settlement to avoid Spain tax fraud trial
Pop superstar Shakira has reached an agreement with prosecutors after being changed with failing to pay €14.5 million in Spanish taxes....
Nov 20, 2023
Pourquoi Elon Musk est-il accusé par la Maison Blanche de faire sur X une "promotion abjecte"
Le milliardaire, propriétaire de X (anciennement Twitter), est régulièrement accusé de tenir ou promouvoir des propos haineux. Il a...
Nov 20, 2023
Jailed Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi released on bail
Salehi was imprisoned for his support for the anti-government protests following the death of Jina Mahsa Amini. The Supreme Court granted...
Nov 20, 2023
Napoleon's hat auctioned for record €1.9 million in Paris
A bicorne hat belonging to French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte sold for a record €1,932,000 at a Paris auction house. He owned 120 such...
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