Admins At the beginning of the year, German men aged 18 began to receive a compulsory questionnaire registering their fitness for army service under a law passed last month. Joining the army is voluntary for now, but the law allows the government to introduce mandatory service to meet its goal of building what it says will … Read moreWhy is Germany trying to build ‘Europe’s strongest conventional army’?
United Kingdom media regulator Ofcom has launched a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s X over the use of AI chatbot Grok to generate deepfake sexualised images. Ofcom labelled the reports as “deeply concerning”, warning in a statement issued on Monday that the chatbot’s creation of nude deepfakes could amount to “intimate image abuse or pornography”, … Read moreUK to investigate Elon Musk’s Grok over ‘deeply concerning’ deepfakes
The government of Greenland has firmly rejected threats from United States President Donald Trump, stating that it will not accept a US takeover under “any circumstance”. The self-governed Danish territory also underscored its NATO membership in a statement on Monday, saying that the territory’s defence falls to the transatlantic alliance. “The United States has once … Read moreGreenland rejects US takeover under ‘any circumstance’
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said her country faces a “decisive moment” over the future of Greenland after United States President Donald Trump renewed his threats to seize the Arctic territory by force. Speaking ahead of meetings in Washington, DC, from Monday on the global scramble for key raw materials, Frederiksen said that “there … Read moreDenmark’s PM says Greenland showdown at ‘decisive moment’
Real Madrid announced on Monday that Xabi Alonso has left his role as head coach “by mutual consent”, with Alvaro Arbeloa promoted from coaching the club’s reserve team Castilla to replace him. The news came a day after Real Madrid lost to Barcelona, 3-2, in the Supercopa de Espana final in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Alonso, … Read moreAlonso sacked by Real Madrid; replaced by Arbeloa as head coach
The sound of clanking leg shackles could be heard moments before Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro walked through the doorway of a New York City courtroom for the first time. He then told packed rows of reporters and the public that he had just been “kidnapped”. Minutes after his entrance, the Judge Alvin Hellerstein asked Maduro … Read more‘I’m a prisoner of war’ – In the room for Maduro’s dramatic court hearing
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned that any bid by the United States to take over Greenland will result in the end of the NATO military alliance, as reverberations from Washington’s military attack on Venezuela and the abduction of its leader are felt across the globe. Frederiksen made the comments on Monday following US … Read moreDanish PM says US attack on Greenland would be the end of NATO
Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as Venezuela’s interim president in a parliamentary session that began with demands for the release of ousted leader Nicolás Maduro from US custody. Rodríguez, 56, vice president since 2018, said she was pained by what she called the “kidnapping” of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who were seized by … Read moreVenezuela swears in interim president after defiant Maduro pleads not guilty
EPA/Shutterstock Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel addressed a rally in Havana in support of Venezuela, condemning Washington’s operation After Venezuela, there is no nation in the Americas more affected by the events in Caracas than Cuba. The two nations have shared a political vision of state-led socialism since a fresh-faced Venezuelan presidential candidate, Hugo Chávez, met … Read moreCuba defiant as it braces for post-Maduro era
Robbers broke into a vault at a savings bank in western Germany during the Christmas holidays, stealing cash, gold and jewellery estimated to be worth up to $105m, the police and the bank said. According to police on Tuesday, the perpetrators used a large drill to bore through a thick concrete wall of a branch … Read moreGermany hunts Christmas thieves after Ocean’s Eleven-style bank heist