Sweden’s government said Tuesday that it would buy four new frigates from France’s Naval Group as part of a rearmament effort launched after the war in Ukraine and its accession to NATO in 2024. “This is one of the largest Swedish defence investments …
Trump threatens ‘a big hit’ if Tehran does not make deal soon
Renewed threat comes after US president said he was ‘an hour away’ from ordering a strike before pulling backMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has again threatened Iran, saying the US may launch new attacks if Tehran continues to refuse the…
John Healey says Labour infighting puts government’s credibility at risk
Defence secretary say party has turned in on itself in thinly veiled criticism of Andy Burnham and Wes StreetingJohn Healey has criticised Labour figures jockeying to become prime minister in a politicised speech in which he said the party’s “very cred…
France to return bodies of Indigenous people exhibited in colonial ‘human zoos’
French senators have unanimously passed a bill allowing for the remains of people who were exhibited in colonial-era “human zoos” in Paris to be returned to their ancestral lands in French Guiana, on the northeast coast of South America. The draft law…
Google says the Gemini app has 900M+ MAUs across 230 countries, up from 400M at I/O 2025, and launches Neural Expressive, a new design language for Gemini (Josh Woodward/The Keyword)
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Google says the Gemini app has 900M+ MAUs across 230 countries, up from 400M at I/O 2025, and launches Neural Expressive, a new design language for Gemini — Gemini is becoming a more helpful AI assistant…
Trump envoy hands out MAGA hats to Greenland kids — and gets middle fingers in return
Donald Trump’s latest attempt to win over the people of Greenland crashed and burned after the president dispatched Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to the Danish territory as a goodwill ambassador — only to have locals greet him with middle fingers and rej…
Days After Trump’s China Trip, Putin Arrives In Beijing For State Visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in the Chinese capital on Tuesday night to begin a high-profile two-day state visit, marking his arrival just days after his US counterpart Donald Trump wrapped up the high-stakes deliberations in China.
Gas tax increase is on the ballot in Oregon amid skyrocketing fuel prices
The increase was Democrats’ answer to a decline in gas tax revenue from the shift to more fuel-efficient, electric and hybrid vehicles
WiseTech joins partner program of container shipping digital standards group
The largest forwarding software provider globally adds heft to DCSA’s push to drive electronic standards in the ocean freight industry. The largest forwarding software provider globally adds heft to DCSA’s push to drive electronic standards in the ocea…
Putin on the back foot? Russian president in China as Ukraine campaign stalls
Show of strength or show of weakness? Days after Donald Trump left Beijing, Vladimir Putin’s turn in the Chinese capital, where the Russian president can boast that unlike his U-S counterpart, he’ll be signing actual business deals. But the biggest on…