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Peter Thiel: Power, Palantir, and the antichrist
He was early to back Facebook, early to back Donald Trump, and is one of the world’s richest people. But from his theori…
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The week in pictures: Syria protests, Céline Dion on stage and Quito wildfires
From protests against rising fuel prices in Syria to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s EU charm offensive to Quito’s…
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Trump says his planned arch would become a 'military complex' able to host drones and snipers
President Donald Trump says the massive arch he wants to build between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemet…
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Trump demanded gerrymandered districts ahead of the midterms. His plan could backfire badly
Democrats have a 69 percent probability of winning the House, compared to Republicans’ 31 percent, according to a new an…
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Houthi attacks and no Western support: What are Saudi Arabia's options ?
The US has warned that fighting between Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Houthis could rapidly escalate. It comes after a mi…
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'NAZA' documentary about Gaza war sparks political storm in Israel
The Israeli filmmakers behind the documentary NAZA may have received a standing ovation at the Venice film festival, the…
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‘We’re terrified all the time’: Fear and anger in South Africa after nine women’s bodies found in three months
A series of gruesome discoveries in Johannesburg have put renewed focus on gender-based violence in the country. But cam…
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Denmark’s sovereignty over Greenland will not be compromised by Trump’s deal
Some residents in Greenland's capital Nuuk remained sceptical about closer ties with Washington…
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North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into the sea in latest weapons display
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its eastern coast on Sunday, South Korea’s militar…
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Hot dogs feel the economic bite during Chile’s cost of living crisis
Workers also say wages aren’t keeping pace with inflation…
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Inside Iran’s petrol crisis: How war with the US has taken its toll
Amirhossein Miresmaeili hears from motorists inside Iran about severe fuel shortages and contaminated petrol, seven mont…
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Germans vote in state elections threatening fresh blow to Merz
In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Friedrich Merz's center-right CDU party is an onlooker to the main battle between cent…
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Germany: Could regional polls froce Friedrich Merz to step down?
Polling is underway in the German capital Berlin and the largely rural state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania for region…
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Ukraine hits Russia with major drone attack, targetting refinery
In Russia, voters are on the third and final day of casting ballots in the country's first wartime parliamentary electio…
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Five children a day killed or injured by explosives around world – as AI and drones increase threat
More than 12,000 children were killed or injured by explosives between 2020 and 2025, with AI and other new technologies…
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Ed Sheeran calls Gaza war catastrophic after dropping Macklemore over pro-Palestinian comments
English singer Ed Sheeran opened his first show since his opener Macklemore was dropped after making pro-Palestinian com…
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Three media outlets barred from the White House over 'fake news'
Donald Trump has suggested that more news outlets may be barred from the White House after he announced he was banning P…
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Macron reaffirms French sovereignty over Saint Pierre and Miquelon against Trump's ambitions
Emmanuel Macron arrived in the French North Atlantic territory on Saturday, where he will receive Canadian Prime Ministe…
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Russia: Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow kills 2
An oil refinery was hit in one of the largest attacks so far on the Russian capital, as the country holds a parliamentar…
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Ed Sheeran speaks on Gaza in concert after Macklemore controversy
Sheeran called the Hamas-led attack in Israel "horrific" and described the war in Gaza as "catastrophic and unjustifiabl…
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North Korea launches ballistic missile off east coast, Japan says
The missile was reportedly launched into the sea off the east coast of the peninsula on Sunday…
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Chancellor Friedrich Merz under pressure ahead of German state elections
Polling stations have opened for two German regional elections that could impact Chancellor Friedrich Merz's hold on pow…
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In cosmopolitan Berlin, elections still closed to foreigners
A quarter of Berlin residents will have no say in the German capital's city-state election because they lack citizenship…
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India news: PM Modi says developing nations unfairly blamed for emissions
PM Narendra Modi has told a climate conference that developed countries emit six times more CO2 than India. Meanwhile, a…