Vote of confidence and calls for blockades: a turbulent week ahead in France
French Prime Minister François Bayrou unveils the broad outlines of next year’s budget on Tuesday 15 July 2025 in Paris. The future of French Prime Minister François Bayrou is hanging…
South Korean workers detained in a US immigration raid in Georgia will be released
The entrance to a Hyundai auto dealer is seen Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in Green Park, Mo. The 475 detained South Korean workers in a massive immigration raid at a…
‘The Eastern Shield’: How Poland wants to defend its borders from invasion
Participants in the debate “Shield East – assumptions and consequences” during the 34th Economic Forum, Karpacz 5.09.2025. Poland, NATO’s largest contributor in relative terms and beneficiary of the EU’s SAFE…
Pope Leo XIV declares first two saints of his pontificate
Faithful in St. Peter’s Square for the canonisation of Acutis and Frassati In the presence of about seventy thousand people in St Peter’s Square in the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV…
New marine survey reveals fragile ecosystems off Cyprus under threat from human activity
These mesophotic habitats act as biodiversity refuges. Until now, these depths were virtually unmapped. Through the UK government-funded MESOPHOS project, the Marine & Environmental Research (MER) Lab carried out the…
Ukraine’s main governmental building on fire as Russia launches 823 attacks over Ukraine
Smoke rises from the Cabinet of Ministers building after a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday, 7 September 2025. At least two people, including a baby, were killed during…
Giorgio Armani: the life, times and legacy of Italy’s ultimate designer
Giorgio Armani at the Emporio menswear show at Milan Fashion Week in 2007 as always dressed in black As final tributes are being paid to Giorgio Armani following his death…
Turning point, apocalypse or renewal: what will the blood moon bring to Europe?
A total lunar eclipse, known as a “blood moon”, between the skyscrapers in downtown Chicago, on Friday, 14 March 2025 The blood moon, otherwise known as a total lunar eclipse,…
AI psychosis: Why are chatbots making people lose their grip on reality?
There have been increased reports of AI-powered chatbots such as ChatGPT causing delusional and distorted thinking. Warning: This story contains discussion of suicide and mental health. The first time Amelia…