The UK’s financial future is under severe strain, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), which has raised concerns over ballooning pension costs, rising climate-related expenditures, and increasing public debt. Without significant policy changes, the OBR projects that government debt could skyrocket to 270% of GDP by 2070 — a steep rise from its […]
French President Emmanuel Macron will make a state visit to the United Kingdom over the next three days. The visit confirms an increasingly close relationship, following the turbulent Brexit period. At a closing political summit, defence and migration are high on the agenda. The French President and his wife, Brigitte, arrived in London at noon […]
In Russia, former Transport Minister Roman Starovoit was found dead in his car. According to the pro-government Russian press, he committed suicide. A few hours earlier, Starovoit was fired by President Vladimir Putin. The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, the main federal investigative authority in the country, confirmed reports in the Russian press that […]
Hackers stole more than $2.2 billion worth of cryptocurrencies in the first half of 2025, market analysis firm Finbold reported, citing data from crypto security firm SlowMist. The bulk of the loot comes from the massive hack of Dubai-based crypto exchange Bybit in the first quarter of this year, in which $1.5 billion was stolen. […]
The United States is considering imposing restrictions on the export of advanced AI chips to Malaysia and Thailand, arguing that the countries are funnelling chips to China, which has long been subject to export restrictions. Bloomberg reports this based on anonymous sources. The sources report that the US government is working on a plan to […]
A group of British publishers have filed an antitrust complaint with the EU against Google, alleging that its AI summaries in search results are disadvantaging their content. The complaint originates from the Independent Publishers Alliance and concerns the summaries that appear when searching for information via Google. That summary often already provides an answer to […]
Baggage handlers at several British airports are being given a bonus every time they catch an EasyJet passenger with an oversized bag, according to leaked emails. “For every oversized bag found, you will be eligible for a £1.20 – £1 bonus,” according to an email from baggage handler Swissport obtained by the Jersey Evening Post. […]
In Turkey, a 53-year-old farmer has been seriously injured after being attacked by a lion. The lion Zeus escaped from the Land of Lions zoo in the Turkish city of Manavgat on Sunday morning. When the lion attacked the farmer, he was sleeping outside after watering his pistachio trees. “I heard a kind of whispering […]
Apple is appealing a fine of 500 million euros imposed by the European Commission in April. The American tech company was fined because it is pushing to offer apps only in its app store. According to the Commission, Apple violates the Digital Markets Act. “We have filed an appeal today because we believe the European […]
Shell performed weaker in the second quarter in oil and gas trading than in the first three months of this year, partly due to the unrest on the oil market regarding the import duties announced by American President Donald Trump. According to Shell, the trading results for the past period will be considerably lower than […]
