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Eurovision faced an unprecedented boycott this year: Five countries said they’d refuse to compete alongside Israel while it continues its war in Gaza.
But what if the nation were to win the contest and host it?
A new rule ensures that won’t happen.
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Politicians across the world are jumping at the chance to block teens from accessing social media apps.
But experts and activists worry about both effectiveness and unintended consequences.
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Hungary is sinking two barges to ensure a key nuclear power plant stays online, Prime Minister Péter Magyar said today.
In Germany, hundreds of thousands of worshippers are walking away from their churches each year.
The money, however, keeps rolling in.
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The European Commission is ready to offer “eyes in the sky” via the Copernicus program to support Indonesian search and rescue operations after the country was hit by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake, President Ursula von der Leyen said today.
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According to Greece’s Arson Crimes unit, fires linked to the electricity grid account for about 75% of the land burned this year.
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Trump-appointed regulator OKs banking license for Trump-linked crypto firm
From France to Czechia, this summer's harvest is withering — and depleting aid funds built for one-off disasters, not a crisis that returns every year.
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BBC seeks to subpoena Trump family members in defamation suit
The North Sea, home to the U.K.’s oil and gas industry, is full of ships, rigs and drillers. And now there are robot dogs out there, too.
As Andy Burnham mulls the future of oil and gas drilling, developers hope robotics will help them survive.
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A Constitutional court in France has rejected a bill that would ban access to social media for minors under 15.
That is a major blow to President Emmanuel Macron.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has a problem:
Nobody wants to be Kyiv’s envoy to Washington.
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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage’s victory in the Clacton by-election was emphatic.
But the intense scrutiny of his finances hasn’t gone away.
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In the middle of summer, the EU’s political leaders are normally off soaking up the sun or unplugging in some bucolic retreat.
That’s when geopolitical crises and natural disasters have an annoying habit of rocking Europe.
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NATO plans to fortify its eastern edge using drones, sensors and AI in a massive network designed to spot and help repel a potential Russian attack.
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French presidential candidate Gabriel Attal is forgoing the traditional August holiday in a desperate attempt to catch up with his rivals.
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A Constitutional court in France rejected a bill that would ban access to social media for minors under 15 years old in a major blow to French President Emmanuel Macron.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage wanted to send a “people versus the establishment” message in his Clacton by-election campaign.
But he’ll face continued scrutiny of his finances — and questions over his judgement.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is struggling to find someone to serve as Kyiv’s next envoy to the U.S.
Prospective candidates are reluctant to take on the grueling assignment at a critical moment in the war.
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The EU is requiring “watermarking” to signal that content was made with artificial intelligence.
Big Tech is falling in line.
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