Politics

Scientists building the world’s largest atom smasher have unveiled a design for a much larger successor that could help solve some of the remaining mysteries of physics. Plans for this future circular collider, which would form a nearly 57-mile loop…

The American restaurant chain Hooters, famous for its chicken wings and revealing waitress uniforms, has initiated bankruptcy proceedings. HOA Restaurant Group filed for Chapter 11 protection Monday in the North Texas Bankruptcy Court in Dallas. The company has faced financial…

Locals near the scene said the 11-year-old girl, who went missing after entering the River Thames, was rowing on a day off. The Metropolitan Police confirmed they were informed the girl had entered the river near Barge House Causeway, near…

Rescuers pulled a 63-year-old woman from the rubble of a building in Myanmar’s capital on Tuesday, fading hopes of finding more survivors after the quake that killed at least 2,000 people and deepened a humanitarian crisis caused by a protracted…

Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone, whose 1991 film “JFK” portrayed the assassination of President John F. Kennedy as the result of a secret government conspiracy, is scheduled to testify to Congress on Tuesday about thousands of newly declassified government documents related…

Venezuela to proclaim first female saint thanks to endorsement from Pope Francis On Monday, he opened the way to the canonization of Blessed Maria Carmen Rendiles by signing a decree recognizing the miracle associated with her as the founder of…

France’s antitrust authority has imposed a €150m (£125m) fine on Apple for abusing its dominant position in the distribution of mobile apps for iOS and iPad devices from April 2021 to July 2023. The French antitrust authority noted that, in…

US President Donald Trump said a deal to sell TikTok, which is owned by a Chinese company, would be agreed upon by Saturday’s deadline. The president’s April 5 deadline was set in January, when he took office. By then, ByteDance…

A Paris court has opened a fraud trial that could rock France’s political scene and threaten the career of far-right leader Marine Le Pen. Ms Le Pen and 24 other officials from her National Rally are accused of using funds…

Wisconsin’s attorney general has asked the state’s liberal-controlled Supreme Court to stop billionaire Elon Musk from handing out $1 million (£772,000) cheques to two voters. The appeal came just hours before the supporter of President Donald Trump was scheduled to…