The European Parliament has approved the EU’s first-ever standards for the protection of cats and dogs, introducing mandatory microchipping, a…
Five wounded in two shootings in Athens, 89-year-old gunman at large
Five people were wounded in two separate shooting attacks in Athens carried out by an elderly gunman who remained at…
SpaceX ties Musk compensation to Mars colonization goal
SpaceX’s board has approved a compensation plan for founder Elon Musk with goals as futuristic and celestial as the company’s…
Google signs classified AI deal with Pentagon, The Information reports
Alphabet’s GOOGL.O Google joined a growing list of technology firms to sign a deal with the U.S. Department of Defense…
The Hormuz digital chokepoint: How does the Iran war threaten subsea cables?
Iran warned last week that submarine cables in the Strait of Hormuz were a vulnerable point for the region’s digital…
The Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was executed by partisans near Lake Como in 1945
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Iran willing to share defensive capabilities with Asian partners, deputy defence minister says
Iran is ready to share its defensive weapons capabilities with “independent countries, especially members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)”,…
Taiwan says China sanctions on European arms makers will not hit weapons sourcing
Taiwan’s defence minister downplayed on Monday the impact of Chinese sanctions on seven European companies over arms sales to the…
Brazil’s Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro neck and neck in second‑round poll
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro are statistically tied in a simulated runoff for this year’s presidential…
Romania’s largest party teams up with far-right opposition to topple pro-European coalition
Romania’s largest party in parliament, the Social Democrats, will team up with the hard-right opposition Alliance for Uniting Romanians in…