Martin Green told the BBC on Wednesday that ‘nothing’s particularly come over my desk’ from Canada but acknowledged ‘we are an open place’ for new participants outside of Europe.
Eurovision 2026: Delta Goodrem sends Australia to the grand final with note-perfect performance
There was wind, there was fire, there was Goodrem’s remarkable upper-range – resulting in a refreshingly self-assured offering from Australia‘Sung by a silver robot from 1984!’ The 11 biggest bangers in Eurovision 2026Standing before a glistening cresc…
Supreme court allows abortion pill mifepristone to continue to be available by mail
Louisiana had sued the FDA in a bid to curtail the regulatory agency’s rules on prescribing mifepristone remotelySign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe US supreme court upheld nationwide access to mail-order mifepristone, an abortion medi…
Tech stocks rally rolls on as US-China talks underway
Stock markets rose to record highs amid a tech-led rally, with analyst Patrick O’Hare saying “the sentiment remains predominantly bullish.”
River Thames in London gets first official bathing spot on Friday
Thames at Ham designated as one of 13 new swimming areas across England to be monitored for water qualityThe first designated bathing water area on the River Thames in London will welcome swimmers for the official start of the bathing season on Friday …
UK ministers accused of weakening legal protections for torture victims seeking asylum
Council of Europe members plan to change interpretation of rights laws to make it easier to deport peopleKeir Starmer’s government has been accused of trying to water down legal protections for torture victims as ministers from 46 countries including t…
FBI offers reward for info on Air Force officer charged with spying for Iran
The FBI said Thursday that it’s still trying to locate Monica Witt, who is accused of defecting to Iran in 2013 and revealing highly classified U.S. intelligence.
Photo of US-China delegation criticized over absence of women: ‘masculine, militarized and exclusionary’
‘Backward’ photo panned for display of patriarchy, signaling that ‘women’s voices don’t matter in shaping global order’By the time Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on Thursday, the bilateral had featured all the exp…
OpenAI adds remote access to Codex in the ChatGPT mobile app, letting users control Codex sessions running on a connected computer directly from a phone (Zac Hall/9to5Mac)
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OpenAI adds remote access to Codex in the ChatGPT mobile app, letting users control Codex sessions running on a connected computer directly from a phone — OpenAI has released a new way to interact with its Codex …
Louisiana senate passes bill to eliminate one of two majority-Black congressional districts
If state’s house passes bill, redrawn map could could give state Republicans a 5-1 congressional majoritySign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailOn Thursday, the Louisiana state senate voted 27-10 to pass a new congressional map that would eli…