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France 24•10 days ago•1 min read

Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Bryce Warner, Canadian virologist and Research Scientist at Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization. When reports emerged of suspected human to human transmission of the Andes virus, memories of the early days of COVID-19 were never far from public consciousness: Cruise ships, quarantine protocols, international evacuations, alarmist headlines. But according to Bryce Warner, the scientific reality is profoundly different. Joining us from the University of S

DW News•10 days ago•1 min read

A new study using satellite data finds that 58% of the global population has been assigned to the wrong tier in the UN's Human Development Index. That can have real-world consequences for how aid reaches people.

The Guardian•10 days ago•1 min read

Exclusive: Where parties fielded multiple candidates in last week’s vote, those at top of list were more likely to be pickedFancy your chances in politics? Then perhaps you should change your name to Aaron Aaronson or Aaliyah Aardvark, figures from last week’s local elections in England suggest.A Guardian analysis of election results compiled by the website Democracy Club points to a striking alphabet effect. In wards where a party fielded three candidates, those listed nearer t

Financial Times•10 days ago•1 min read

Iran war has cut into oil consumption but not enough to halt ‘rapid’ draw on inventories

DW News•10 days ago•1 min read

US President Donald Trump is hoping for a foreign policy win at the upcoming summit with China's Xi Jinping. The Iran war, trade deals and Taiwan are expected to be high on the agenda during Trump's visit to Beijing.

DW News•10 days ago•1 min read

The answer is complex — and says a lot about how masculinity works in the modern world.

DW News•10 days ago•1 min read

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reportedly reduced the number of vehicles in his official convoy. The reports come as Modi is making an austerity appeal to Indians. DW has the latest.

Al Jazeera•10 days ago•1 min read

Chinese President Xi Jinping likely to seek concessions on arms sales to Taiwan, analysts say.

Al Jazeera•10 days ago•1 min read

Trump heads to Beijing for high-stakes talks with Xi Jinping as tensions over the Iran war continue to escalate.

The Guardian•10 days ago•1 min read

Sergei Lavrov comments before leaders of the ‘Bucharest Nine’ meet later today with Nato’s secretary general Mark Rutte Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said that despite some early positive signs about the US-Russia relations under Donald Trump, “nothing is happening” in reality as the peace process to end the war in Ukraine appears to be stuck.Speaking to Russian media, Lavrov said that “good words” on potential cooperations with the US had brought no r

The Guardian•10 days ago•1 min read

Invitation to be part of group including Elon Musk and Tim Cook highlights American AI and tech ambitionsThe billionaire chief executive of the chipmaker Nvidia, Jensen Huang, has joined Donald Trump’s China delegation after a reported last-minute invitation, highlighting the US’s AI and tech ambitions.Huang will join a roster of US bosses including the Tesla chief executive and X owner, Elon Musk, the Apple chief executive, Tim Cook, and Goldman Sachs’s David Solomon at Trump’s

The Guardian•10 days ago•1 min read

A number of the health secretary’s allies called for the prime minister’s resignation but Streeting has yet to call for a formal leadership challengeReport: Starmer given a lifeline after Streeting challenge fails to materialiseGood morning. There are two main events in the diary today. At this point, it is not

CNBC•10 days ago•1 min read

Starmer's leadership is under pressure, sparking concern in the bond market.

France 24•10 days ago•1 min read

Annette Young is pleased to welcome Matt McKee, Professor of European Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. As health authorities race to contain an emerging cluster of hantavirus infections, McKee offers a measured but sobering assessment of the risks, and the lessons the world should have learned from COVID. He warns that hantavirus is “a serious disease” with “a fatality rate of about one in three,” McKee is careful to distinguish it from the coronavirus pandemi

France 24•10 days ago•1 min read

King Charles III will deliver the government's legislative programme for the coming year in the traditional King's Speech on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer's job hanging in the balance following heavy defeats in local elections that have exacerbated divisions within the ruling Labour party. Watch the speech live at 12:30pm Paris time (GMT+2).

Al Jazeera•10 days ago•1 min read

Wembanyama scores 27 points on return from ejection as San Antonio Spurs beat Minnesota Timberwolves 126-97 in Game 5.

France 24•10 days ago•1 min read

Former president Nicolas Sarkozy held his breath Wednesday as prosecutors were due to announce their requested sentences against him in an appeal trial over allegations of illegal campaign funding from Libya’s late dictator Muammar Gaddafi for his 2007 election campaign. Sarkozy was last year sentenced to prison by a lower court and became the first modern French president to serve time behind bars after spending three weeks in jail.

France 24•10 days ago•1 min read

US President Donald Trump's highly anticipated visit to Beijing on Wednesday comes at a restless moment for a world worried about war and trade disputes. Trump has said he will have a "long talk" about Iran with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and will also discuss US arms sales to Taiwan. Here's what to know about the summit.

Al Jazeera•10 days ago•1 min read

UK PM, who is battling to remain in his job amid the resignations of ministers, is expected to hold talks with Streeting.

DW News•10 days ago•1 min read

More than 150 million hectares — over twice the size of Texas — burned globally in the first months of 2026. With a high chance of a supercharged El Nino, the second half of the year could be even worse.

Al Jazeera•10 days ago•1 min read

Trump and Xi meet as trade, Taiwan and the Iran war dominate a high-stakes US-China summit.

CNBC•10 days ago•1 min read

SoftBank booked a yearly gain of $46 billion at its Vision Fund driven in large part by the huge rise in value of its investment in OpenAI.

The Guardian•10 days ago•1 min read

Umer Khalid, accused of role in Palestine Action break-in, alleges he has not received proper treatment or wheelchairA prisoner with a muscle-wasting condition accused of taking part in a Palestine Action protest claims he has been forced to crawl around the jail – including to get medicine – because of lack of treatment and a wheelchair.Umer Khalid, who is being held at Wormwood Scrubs in west London, awaiting trial for alleged involvement in last year’s break-in at RAF Brize N

Al Jazeera•10 days ago•1 min read

Argentines protest Javier Milei’s deep cuts to tuition-free universities as staff wages plunge and funding law stalls.