Category Politics

Hundreds of migrants are expected to cross the English Channel in small boats on Saturday. At least six ships have set out from France in the first attempt to reach Britain in a week. In the morning, French law enforcement…

Strauss’s Blue Danube Waltz has finally made it into space, nearly fifty years after it failed to fly on NASA’s Voyager twin spacecraft. On Saturday, the European Space Agency’s large radio antenna in Spain transmitted a waltz into space. Operators…

Thousands of Bulgarians took to the streets of the capital Sofia and other major cities to protest against the government’s plans to introduce the euro and demand a referendum on the new currency. The protesters, led by nationalist parties and…

Washington is in chaos after an estimated 250 million honeybees escaped after a truck overturned. The vehicle, carrying about 70,000 pounds of honeybee hives, overturned near the Canadian border in the Linden area, the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office said via…

At least 22 people have been killed in landslides and flash floods triggered by days of intense monsoon rains in northeast India. Five people, including three from one family, died on Saturday when their homes were buried by a landslide…

Police say a boy pulled from the River Thames is in a stable condition as the search continues for a missing girl. Search operations have been launched after two children found themselves in danger in the water off Royal Terrace…

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday assured his Indo-Pacific partners that they will not be left alone to face growing military and economic challenges from China, while stressing the need for them to be proactive in ensuring their security.…

President Donald Trump announced that he is increasing tariffs on imported steel to 50%, a sharp increase that could further raise the cost of the metal used in home building, auto manufacturing and other goods. Mr. Trump spoke at U.S.…

Four billion people, about half the world’s population, will experience at least one extra month of extreme heat caused by human-induced climate change from May 2024 to May 2025, researchers report. Analysis by World Weather Attribution, Climate Central and the…

A New Zealand flag bearing the words “Please Walk on Me” that was placed on the floor of an art gallery has been removed again following public outrage, 30 years after similar protests led to the removal of the same…