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Europe uses subsidies, taxes and policy pauses to offset pain of high fuel prices
Europeans are becoming more incensed as pump prices surpass the equivalent of $12 a gallon in some countries. EU c…
Britain will lower its voting age to 16 in a bid to strengthen democracy
The move comes alongside wider reforms that include tightening campaign financing rules to stop shell companies with murky ownership from donating to political…
Marathon world record-holder Chepngetich suspended for positive doping test
The Kenyan runner set the world record by almost two minutes at the Chicago Marathon last October in 2 hours, 9 minutes, 56 seconds. It was her third win in Ch…
Syrian government and Druze minority leaders announce a new ceasefire as Israel continues strikes
Syrian government officials and leaders in the Druze religious minority announced a renewed ceasefire Wednesday after days of clashes that have threatened to u…
They cut down England’s beloved Sycamore Gap tree. Now they face over 4 years in prison
Sarah Dodd, a lawyer specializing in tree law, said it was the first time in the U.K. that someone had been sent to prison for illegally felling a tree. “To…
Nvidia to resume highly desired AI computer chip sales to China
Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang says the technology giant has won approval from the Trump administration to sell its advanced H20 computer chips used to develop arti…
Fireworks, warplanes and axes: How France celebrates Bastille Day
The spectacle began on the ground, with French President Emmanuel Macron reviewing the troops and relighting the eternal flame beneath the Arc de Triomphe. …
‘Superman’ and DC Studios fly to a $122 million opening
The roughly on-target opening was the third largest of 2025, and the first DC title to surpass $100 million in its opening weekend since “Wonder Woman” in 2017…
Trump sends out tariff letters to 7 more countries but he avoids major US trade partners
President Donald Trump sent out tariff letters to seven smaller U.S. trading partners on Wednesday with a pledge to announce import taxes on other countries la…
Italy outraged at killing of police bloodhound, found dead after eating food laced with nails
Premier Giorgia Meloni, who was photographed with Bruno after one of his heroic rescues, said that his slaughter was “vile, cowardly, unacceptable.” Lawmaker M…
Daredevils run with charging bulls at Pamplona's famous San Fermín festival
Most runners wear the traditional garb of white trousers and shirt with red sash and neckerchief. The expert Spanish runners try to sprint just in front of the…
Iran's supreme leader makes first public appearance since Iran-Israel war started
Khamenei hosted a remembrance of the 7th century martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein, at a mosque next to his office and residence in the cap…
Iran's supreme leader makes first public appearance since Iran-Israel war started
Khamenei hosted a remembrance of the 7th century martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein, at a mosque next to his office and residence in the cap…
6 Americans detained in South Korea for trying to send rice and Bibles to North Korea by sea
For years, activists have sought to float plastic bottles or fly balloons across the border carrying anti-North Korea propaganda leaflets and USB thumb drives …
6 Americans detained in South Korea for trying to send rice and Bibles to North Korea by sea
For years, activists have sought to float plastic bottles or fly balloons across the border carrying anti-North Korea propaganda leaflets and USB thumb drives …
These Canadian rocks may be the oldest on Earth
In the new study, researchers sampled a different section of rock from the belt and estimated its age using the previous two dating techniques — measuring how …