France’s public deficit hit 5.8% of GDP in 2024, totalling €168.6 billion, a figure well above the maximum allowed by EU rules. France’s Prime Minister François Bayrou has outlined plans to cut €43.8 billion from the national budget, warning that debt presents a “mortal danger” for the country. The cuts involve reducing the number of…
WASHINGTON — President Trump announced Monday the US will send “billions of dollars” worth of weapons to Ukraine via Washington’s NATO allies — and threatened to impose “secondary tariffs” on Moscow’s business partners in 50 days if no peace is agreed to end the 40-month-old war. The weapons will include “everything,” Trump said during his meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office…
Greetings from Tyler, Flags are flying at half staff. It is unbelievable the flooding in Texas. Having been in some of those canyons, I know the water gathers and comes fast. Some canyons have sirens. The death toll from summer camps in the area is staggering. There will be lawsuits, and the camps (some of…
Reform UK leader warns PM has ‘bowed down’ to ‘arrogant’ French president Nigel Farage has declared that Sir Keir Starmer‘s new migrant deal with France is a “humiliation for Brexit Britain”. The Prime Minister unveiled the “groundbreaking” agreement aimed at getting a grip on the Channel crisis at a joint press conference with French president…
OpenAI, backed by Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is preparing to launch a new AI-powered web browser in the coming weeks, directly challenging Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Chrome dominance in the browser market, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the matter. This move signals a significant expansion of OpenAI’s ecosystem and could reshape how users interact with the web. Instead…
The vote of no confidence against Commission President Ursula von der Leyen failed on Thursday, as mainstream and progressive political groups lined up behind her despite the clear controversies surrounding ‘Pfizergate’. During the vote in the European Parliament, 553 MEPs cast their votes out of a total of 720. Of those, 175 supported the motion…
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have released dramatic footage capturing the moment they sank the Greek-owned cargo ship Magic Seas in the Red Sea, highlighting the growing threat to commercial shipping in the region. The video, published days after the attack, shows the vessel being struck by explosives, boarded by militants, and ultimately sinking following a series…
Russia unleashed its most intense attack on Ukraine since the beginning of its invasion Tuesday night – as experts warn the latest launch, prompting NATO jets to scramble into Polish airspace, is evidence of Moscow’s ramped-up lethal drone production. Russia fired 728 Shahed and decoy drones along with 13 cruise and ballistic missiles, more than 200 above the previous…
An earthquake swarm that started at Mount Rainier on July 8, 2025, is the most significant seismicity at the volcano since 2009. An earthquake swarm began at Mount Rainier, Washington, at 1:29 a.m. PDT (08:29 UTC) on July 8, 2025. An earthquake swarm is a cluster of earthquakes occurring in the same area in rapid…
July 8 (Reuters) – The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges in part on the outcome of a months-long battle between a rebel army and the Chinese-backed military junta in the hills of northern Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army since December has been battling the junta over the town of Bhamo, less than 100…