There’s one. And another. This robot was hunting for rocks. A three-pronged claw descended from above and plucked a stone off the seabed. All the while, the autonomous machine’s on-board…
Tag: Europe
UK: About 20 countries could join Ukraine coalition- UK officials
About 20 countries are interested in joining a “coalition of the willing” to help Ukraine, according to UK officials. It is not thought every one of the countries, which are…
Spain: Prosecutors demand Luis Rubiales World Cup kiss retrial
Spanish prosecutors have demanded a retrial in the case of former football federation president Luis Rubiales, who was found guilty of sexual assault for kissing player Jenni Hermoso without her…
Belgium: Europe’s leaders hold Ukraine talks at ‘turning point in history’
EU leaders gathered in Brussels on Thursday for a special council on defence, as France’s President Emmanuel Macron warned that the continent was at a “turning point of history”. As…
France: Paris offers nuclear umbrella for its European allies
So in the end Charles de Gaulle was right. As president of France in the 1960s, it was he who launched the policy of French strategic independence. Of course, he…
France: Pelicots’ daughter presses charges against father jailed in mass rape case
Caroline Darian, the daughter of Dominique and Gisèle Pelicot, is pressing charges against her father, accusing him of drugging and raping her – something he has always denied. Last December,…
UK: University of Cambridge condemns Palestine Action paint protest
The University of Cambridge has “condemned” an act of vandalism after red paint was sprayed on one of its historic buildings. Palestine Action said students, in collaboration with the group,…
UK: People in Britain could have less money due to US tariffs
US president Donald Trump’s tariffs could mean less money in UK consumers’ pockets, the governor of the Bank of England has warned. Tariffs could hit growth and pose “substantial” risks…
Germany: European Central Bank cuts interest rates again
The European Central Bank (ECB) has cut interest rates for the sixth time in nine months as it seeks to bolster eurozone economic growth. The bank stuck to its plan…
Ukraine: Aid worker survives hotel missile strike
An aid worker said surviving a Russian missile attack on a hotel in Ukraine felt like an “apocalyptic movie”. Karol Swiacki, founder of Ukraine Relief in Bournemouth, said he and…