Russia and Ukraine exchange strikes as two killed at Moldova border
Two people died when Russian drones hit a border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. The Starokozache crossing was shut after the overnight attack. Images from the scene show several burnt-out cars amid…
Whose space is it? Europe scrambles as US rules satellite race – The Debate
With the digital age comes the scramble for minerals below us and the scramble to master the heavens above us. Donald Trump wants a thousand rocket launches a year and with SpaceX’s reusable modules leading the way, the United States towers over the…
Watch: Norway bids farewell to King Harald
Tributes have been paid to King Harald V after his funeral in Norway’s capital Oslo, with the Prince of Wales and other European royals among attendees. Flags were raised from half-mast to mark the conclusion of a private ceremony at Akershus…
Kenya’s crackdown on foreign workers raises concern among Burundians
Some 16,000 Burundian refugees and asylum seekers live in Kenya, and many of them make a living through informal jobs – as carpenters, motorcycle taxi drivers, or clothing vendors. But since Monday, many have been afraid to go to work, and are now…
Google to fund Finnish AI with €13bn investment and nuclear power pact
Google will buy up to half the electricity produced by one of Finland’s nuclear power plants as part of a record €13bn (£11bn; $15bn) investment in the country’s AI infrastructure, the company announced. The US tech giant said the package…
How a French Foreign Legion soldier dramatically escaped Colombian captors
A French Foreign Legion soldier overpowered one of his Colombian captors and then jumped into a river with his hands tied in a dramatic escape from a guerrilla group that reads like the plot of a thriller. A senior Colombian military source told AFP on…
Mother demands answers, weeks after black woman found hanging from Mississippi tree
Spivey last saw her daughter alive on 26 July, when Fortune had travelled from Mississippi, where she had lived for roughly the last decade, to Kentucky, where Spivey lives, for a family reunion. The next time she saw her daughter – in a funeral…
Céline Dion’s return to France: A French love affair
Céline Dion’s hotly anticipated return to the stage is scheduled for this Saturday in Paris – the first of more than 16 concerts in the French capital in September and October. The shows mark a major milestone for 58-year-old Dion after years away from…
Uganda pulling out of Prince Harry’s Invictus Games
The Ugandan military chief’s announcement follows a letter sent this week on behalf of the King which made clear that Prince Harry and Meghan, who have now returned to the UK, were not working royals. A report in The Times newspaper quoted the…
France’s record heatwave pushes champagne alcohol levels to historic high
Drinking this year’s champagne might give you a heftier headache as France‘s record heatwaves are forcing some producers to up the alcohol levels, industry officials said Wednesday. French authorities have allowed champagne houses to make…