Katya Adler: Europe’s Nato allies push back at reported US threat to Spain
On Friday morning, souring relations between Europe and the United States reared its Medusa-like head again, writes the BBC’s Europe editor.
Christian privilege explains the Trump admin’s recent hyper-religious ridiculousness
All of Trump, Hegseth, Vance, and Johnson’s Christian references and posturing in their battle with Pope Leo XIV are fakakta (the Yiddish term for “messed up,” “ridiculous,”
The viral manifesto of ‘anti-woke’ tech boss with NHS and defence contracts
The boss of the controversial tech company with UK government contracts published a 22-point plan on the future of the West.
Google will invest as much as $40 billion in Anthropic
Google will invest at least $10 billion in Anthropic, and that amount could rise to $40 billion if Anthropic meets certain performance targets, Bloomberg reports.
Europe—not US—first to authorize Moderna’s combo mRNA flu-COVID vaccine
Moderna’s mRNA-based combination vaccine against both flu and COVID-19 has gotten the green light in Europe—but it continues to be shelved in the US, where
What Are Prediction Markets, and Why Are They Causing Controversy?
The indictment of a soldier who bet on the U.S. operation to capture President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela put renewed focus on a new way
Serial killer pleads guilty to deaths of 3 women in Brooklyn senior housing complex
A 71-year-old described by prosecutors as a handyman pleaded guilty Friday to the murders of three women at the same apartment complex who had hired
Trump says Iran is ‘making an offer’
Tweety McTreason said that Iran is ‘making an offer’ to the U.S. Meanwhile, Iran’s foreign minister arrived in Pakistan, but said negotiations with the U.S.
Only one application for Trump’s $1m ‘gold card’ approved since its launch
Tweety McTreason’s “gold card” visa scheme was meant to bring down the US national debt.
US government’s Intel stake jumps 300% to $36B after CHIPS Act grants were converted to equity under Trump
In short: The US government’s 9.9% stake in Intel, acquired for $8.9 billion last August by converting CHIPS Act grants and Secure Enclave funds into
SoftBank is converting a Sharp LCD factory into a battery plant for AI data centres. The data centres cannot wait five years.
Summary: SoftBank Corp. plans to convert part of the former Sharp LCD factory in Sakai, Osaka into one of Japan’s largest battery production lines for
Iran war live: Tehran’s FM in Islamabad; US says envoys to travel for talks
Israeli air strikes, tank shelling in Gaza killed at least 12 Palestinians, including six police officers.
Police raid Peru’s election authorities after outcry over slow vote count
Anticorruption police gathered material from the homes of ex-election office head Piero Corvetto and other officials.
Israel kills at least 12 Palestinians in Gaza amid ‘ceasefire’
Hamas says the Israeli escalation represents the failure of the international community to uphold the truce in Gaza.