France has become another European country to be shaken by the Epstein affair as ex-minister Jack Lang resigns and is set to face a tax fraud probe over alleged financial ties to the late disgraced financier.
France sends letters to 29-year-olds telling them to get on with having children
The move is aimed at reducing infertility rates in France, which is tackling dwindling birth rates
Winter Olympics committee says it’s looking into medals breaking apart
Some 2026 Winter Olympics athletes say their winning medals are falling apart, coming detached from their ribbons.
Israel paves way for further settlement expansion in occupied West Bank
Israel’s security cabinet approved a series of measures on Sunday set to deepen Israeli control over the occupied West Bank, paving the way for further settlement expansion in the Palestinian territory. The measures, announced by Finance Minister Beza…
Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months
Seamus Culleton, who has lived in US for two decades, faces deportation after being arrested on way home from work US politics live – latest updatesEurope live – latest updatesAn Irish man has spent five months in a US Immigration and Customs Enforceme…
PM says Spain must adapt to ‘new climate reality’ amid floods
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday warned that Spain must adapt to “a completely new climate reality” following deadly floods that forced thousands to flee their homes.
Machine guns to machetes: Weapons that massacred thousands in Iran
BBC News Persian Forensic has been able to confirm the security forces’ deployment of a wide array of lethal and non-lethal weaponry.
China-Linked UNC3886 Targets Singapore Telecom Sector in Cyber Espionage Campaign
The Cyber Security Agency (CSA) of Singapore on Monday revealed that the China-nexus cyber espionage group known as UNC3886 targeted its telecommunications sector.
“UNC3886 had launched a deliberate, targeted, and well-planned campaign against Singapor…
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How Microsoft obliterated safety guardrails on popular AI models – with just one prompt
The founder of Microsoft’s AI Red Team told ZDNET the research discoveries were ‘astonishing.’