Netherlands: Dutch PM Mark Rutte claims victory and fourth term

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s party has won the most seats in parliamentary elections, projections show. Victory hands Mr Rutte a mandate to form a new coalition government led by…

USA: ‘It’s scary just to be an Asian American woman.’

Crowds protesting against hate crimes against Asian Americans appeared in Washington DC following the Atlanta spa shootings. On Tuesday, eight people at three different parlours in and around the US…

India: Billionaire- Mukesh Ambani, a bomb scare and a murder

A vehicle laden with explosives was found near the house of billionaire Mukesh Ambani in Mumbai. The body of the alleged owner of the vehicle washed up in the sea…

UK: 5G auction to boost mobile speed and coverage

The auction of the airwaves that will create faster mobile services for rural areas and hasten the rollout of 5G has ended, with all four operators pleased with their haul.…

Turkey: Ban pro-Kurdish HDP opposition party ‘planned’

A Turkish prosecutor has asked the country’s top court to ban the main pro-Kurdish opposition party, in a move the group branded a “political coup”. The prosecutor filed a case…

UK: Bitcoin ad banned for ‘misleading pensioners’

An ad for a cryptocurrency exchange has been banned for “irresponsibly” promoting investments in Bitcoin. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the campaign had targeted pensioners who were “unlikely to…

UK: Astroscale space debris removal demo set for launch

A mission will launch to space this weekend that aims to demonstrate commercial technology to remove orbital debris, such as a defunct satellite. The showcase is being staged by the…

Russia: Moscow recalls envoy after Biden remarks about Putin

Russia has recalled its Washington ambassador for talks to prevent the “irreversible deterioration” of relations with the US. The Russian government said Anatoly Antonov had been called back to Moscow…

Covid-19: EU warns UK over vaccine exports

Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, has said that if Covid vaccine supplies in Europe do not improve, the EU “will reflect whether exports to countries who…

USA: Intel buys time with ‘retrofit’ Rocket Lake desktop PC chips

Intel has launched its latest desktop PC chips having had to retrofit some of its recent semiconductor designs to work on older transistor tech to deliver the processing power required.…