Ahead of the emergency summit in Paris on Europe’s response to being excluded from US-Russia peace talks, Ukraine’s president warned of his country’s bleak future if US military aid is cut. “[W]e will have low chance – low chance to survive without support of the United States,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview on … Read more‘We will last six months’ if Trump pulls US military aid from Ukraine
The United States and United Kingdom have refused to sign an Artificial Intelligence Action Summit declaration calling for policies “ensuring AI is open, inclusive, transparent, ethical, safe, secure and trustworthy”. The summit in Paris on Monday and Tuesday brought together representatives from more than 100 countries to discuss how to reach a consensus on guiding … Read moreParis AI summit: Why won’t US, UK sign global artificial intelligence pact?
The US secretary of defense has signalled a major shift in Washington’s approach to the war in Ukraine during his first meeting with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies. Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth was speaking on Wednesday at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, where he outlined a hardline pivot in US policy following four … Read moreUS defence chief signals major shift in Ukraine support in first NATO meet
The 120th and final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park delivered a stunning finish as James Tarkowski grabbed an equaliser for Everton in the eighth minute of stoppage time to secure a 2-2 draw with Liverpool in the Premier League. With virtually the last kick of a game that ended with a mass scuffle and three … Read moreEverton slow Liverpool’s Premier League charge with injury-time leveller
Harshit Rana has claimed three wickets in his debatable appearance as a concussion substitute to help India to a series-clinching, 15-run victory against England in the fourth T20 International. India overcame Saqib Mahmood’s three-wicket burst on Friday to post a competitive 181-9 after half-centuries by Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube. England were 166 all out … Read moreIndia beat England to seal T20 cricket series as sub Rana vexes Buttler
When tech billionaire Elon Musk appeared to perform a Nazi salute to a Republican crowd honouring United States President Donald Trump’s inauguration, social media lit up with accusations that he was a fascist. When he addressed a political rally of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the German city of Halle, those suspicions … Read moreIs Elon Musk a Nazi, and can he get European far-right hardliners elected?
A Russian oil refinery in the southern Volgograd region caught fire after being hit by debris from a Ukrainian drone attack. Regional Governor Andrei Bocharov confirmed the overnight attack, saying on Friday that the blaze was “promptly extinguished” and one injured worker was hospitalised. The attack was Ukraine’s latest salvo in its campaign to destroy … Read moreUkraine drone attack sparks fire at key Russian oil refinery
The German parliament has narrowly rejected a bill to restrict immigration proposed by the opposition conservatives with the support of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), averting the prospect of a law passing for the first time in modern German history thanks to the backing of the far right. On Friday, after an unusually heated … Read moreGerman parliament rejects opposition migration bill backed by far-right AfD
Depending on who you talk to in Europe, Elon Musk is either a courageous champion of free speech hero or a petulant and dangerous troublemaker. “He’s using his superpowers to say, ‘I’m going to give a voice to the voiceless.’ He’s a once-in-a-multigeneration human being. He’s my hero. He’s amazing,” said author Ayaan Hirsi Ali, … Read moreElon Musk believes he got Trump elected. Now he’s coming for Europe
The start of Prince Harry’s court battle against Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper group has been delayed at London’s High Court amid chaos over last-minute settlement discussions between the two sides. Harry and former senior MP Tom Watson are suing News Group Newspapers over alleged unlawful activities carried out by journalists and private investigators working for … Read morePrince Harry court battle against Murdoch UK newspapers delayed