Elite military unit says it has seized power in Madagascar
Capsat military unit commander Col Michael Randrianirina joins protesters to announce the armed forces are taking control of the country. Photograph: Brian Inganga/AP View image in fullscreen An elite military…
Renewables are now the world’s biggest source of electricity. Is it enough to stop climate change?
Wind turbines operate as the sun rises at the Klettwitz Nord solar energy park near Klettwitz, Germany, Oct. 16, 2024 Europe must strive for bolder renewable energy targets to protect…
US Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones’ appeal against $1.4bln Sandy Hook shooting defamation ruling
Alex Jones pauses before speaking to the media after arriving at the federal courthouse for a hearing in Houston, 14 June, 2024 The US Supreme Court rejected an appeal from…
EU trade chief Šefčovič slams China’s rare earth export curbs
FILE: European Commissioner for Trade Maroš Šefčovič speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, 3 September 2025 European Commissioner for Trade Maroš Šefčovič took aim at China…
Tens of thousands join national strike in Belgium over welfare cuts
Minor scuffles broke out in the city’s downtown between officers and demonstrators, some of whom played drums and horns while chanting against cuts to social welfare programs. Authorities were also…
Iran sentences two French citizens to a combined 63 years in prison for spying
FILE – Iran’s national flag waves in Tehran, Iran, March 31, 2020. An Iranian court sentenced two French citizens to a combined 63 years in prison on spying and national…
European Commission delays decision on asylum seeker quotas
Migrants and refugees wait for assistance on an overcrowded wooden boat, as aid workers approach them in the Mediterranean Sea off the Libyan coast, 12 February 2021 The European Commission…
France’s PM proposes suspending retirement age law until 2027 election
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu delivers his policy speech at the National Assembly in Paris, 14 October, 2025 France’s Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has proposed the suspension of a contested…
Afghan national jailed for TikTok threat to kill Reform UK leader Nigel Farage
Britain’s Reform UK leader Nigel Farage arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London, 14 October 2025 An Afghan man was jailed for five years on Tuesday for threatening on TikTok…