Politics

George Kooijmans, guitarist and founder of the Dutch band Golden Earring, author of the legendary hard rock composition Radar Love, as well as vocalist and author of the top 10 hit Twilight Zone, has died at the age of 78.…

Syria and Saudi Arabia announced 47 investment deals worth more than 5 billion euros in Damascus on Thursday, a major step toward rebuilding Syria’s war-torn economy. The agreements signed at the Syria-Saudi Investment Forum cover a wide range of sectors,…

British teenager Jay Slater, who went missing in Tenerife last summer before his body was found in a ravine, took drugs and alcohol on a night out and walked 14 hours home, an inquest into his death has heard. Bradley…

The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged as it waits to see how badly US President Donald Trump’s tariffs hit the economy before deciding whether to cut rates again. The bank’s governing board announced on Thursday at its headquarters…

Restorers have removed a crumbling mural by street artist Banksy called “Migrant Child” from the side of a building overlooking a Venice canal to preserve the work for future public display, officials said. The removal of the painting from the…

A plane crash in Russia’s Far East has killed 48 people, the head of the Amur Region said. The An-24 passenger plane disappeared from radar during a flight from the city of Blagoveshchensk on the Russian-Chinese border to the city…

China and the European Union have made a joint call for action on climate change during a tense bilateral summit in Beijing plagued by bitter disagreements over trade and the conflict in Ukraine. The two economic giants issued a joint…

Judges in Indonesia have sentenced a group of three British nationals to one year in prison for drugs offences after a charge that could have carried the death penalty was overturned. Jonathan Christopher Collier, 28, and his girlfriend Lisa Ellen…

The effects of Elon Musk’s political activism, which began a year ago, are still being felt at Tesla, with sales and profits down significantly again in the latest quarter. The automaker, which has been the target of months of boycotts,…

Friends and families of four University of Idaho students killed in their rental home by Brian Kochberger have made emotional statements of love, suffering and condemnation during his sentencing hearing. “The world is a better place because of her,” Scott…