The Guardian
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US lifts sanctions on Venezuelan interim leader Delcy Rodríguez
It is the latest sign of warming relations between the US and Venezuela after Nicolás Maduro was seized in a commando raid.
Bbc.com
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‘From high flyer to dead parrot’: former billion-dollar eco-shoe brand Allbirds sold for $39m
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The Guardian
22 hours ago
Armenia’s unique salt mine asthma clinic faces closure as funds dry up
Armenia is home to a rare underground clinic beneath Yerevan, where asthma and allergy patients descend 235 metres into the Avan salt mine to breathe mineral‑rich air in a setting unlike any conventional hospital.
Euronews
22 hours ago
Europe and Africa look beyond aid toward a partnership of interest
For decades, Europe has been a key partner to Africa, providing aid development support and shaping governance frameworks, but critics say the model is out of step with a changing global reality.
Euronews
22 hours ago
I handed over my dating life to AI. I don’t think she’ll see me again
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The Guardian
22 hours ago
US lifts sanctions on Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez
US moves towards reestablishing working relations between two countries after abducting President Nicolás MaduroThe US has lifted sanctions on Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, in the latest step towards normalising relations between the two countries after US forces abducted her predecessor, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife.The couple were taken to New York after their abduction in January to face charges of alleged drug trafficking, to which both have pleaded not guilty. Continue reading...
The Guardian
23 hours ago
Life Is Strange: Reunion review – a decade-long story comes to an impassioned close
PlayStation 5 (version tested), Xbox, Nintendo Switch 2, PC; Deck Nine/Square EnixMax and Chloe, the two teen protagonists of the 2015 game, reunite as adults – giving players the chance to finally finish their journeyIn 2015, Life Is Strange stood out for two reasons: its female protagonists, a depressingly rare feature at the time, and its unique brand of millennial cringe. The thirtysomething Frenchmen who created this series may not have had the best grasp of the 2010s teen lexicon, but they did have a good gauge on what’s important about any coming-of-age story, and that’s the relationships between the characters. Max Caulfield, the shy, time-travelling wannabe photographer, and Chloe Price, the traumatised, punk-rock tearaway, had a memorably intense friendship. It was the heart and soul of that game, and now, 11 years later, they are reunited as adults in this final chapter of their story.For a lot of players, Max and Chloe felt like more than best friends. The game’s original developers were not brave enough to make this explicit in 2015, but newer custodians Deck Nine retconned a romantic relationship between Max and Chloe into 2024’s Life Is Strange: Double Exposure. You can still play Reunion as if the two really were just friends, resulting in some awkward ambiguity in some scenes. Whichever way you slice it, though, this is a game about first love, and how it always stays with you, even when its object does not. And damned if it didn’t make me feel something. Continue reading...
The Guardian
23 hours ago
Club-by-club guide to the 2026 County Championship
BBC local radio cricket commentators take a look at each County Championship side's prospects for the 2026 season.
Bbc.com
23 hours ago
‘If he’d stayed on the golf course, we’d be in a better place’: experts on Trump’s tariffs, one year on
Last April, the president unleashed a tidal wave of tariffs on ‘liberation day’. Analysts say the policy has failed, even by the Trump administration’s own termsBefore Donald Trump declared “liberation day” on 2 April 2025 and shocked the world by raising import tariffs on nearly every country the US did business with, he had spent almost three months causing chaos in Washington.The wholesale slashing of government jobs under Doge (the “department of government efficiency”) and the defunding of US aid agencies had shown White House watchers that the US president was in a hurry to upset institutions he considered profligate or useless. Continue reading...
The Guardian
23 hours ago
Why thousands of New Yorkers swap gas for induction stoves in clean energy push: ‘It makes sense’
US states from California to Georgia are promoting induction stoves for climate, health and cost benefitsMarcos Ramos hasn’t been able to cook a full meal at home in nearly four years, after a gas leak resulted in a lengthy supply cut off for his New York City apartment building.Now, though, Ramos will be able to cook again thanks to a technology that is gradually advancing in the US after being embroiled in an unlikely culture war – the electric induction stove. Continue reading...
The Guardian
23 hours ago
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Euronews
23 hours ago
A year on: Four ways Trump's tariffs have changed the global economy
US tariffs stand at the highest rate in decades. But what has the impact been?
Bbc.com
1 day ago
Lebanon hit by fresh Israeli raid and Hezbollah response
Deadly Israeli strikes in Lebanon hit a building in Zebdine, near Nabatieh. The raid came as Hezbollah launched rockets and drones across the border and regional tensions deepened.
Euronews
1 day ago
Brazil grants joint custody over pets in new law for separated couples
Lawmakers in the Brazilian Congress view the law change as a reflection of pets' importance for their owners.
Bbc.com
1 day ago
US lifts sanctions on Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez
Washington has lifted sanctions on Rodríguez, boosting her legitimacy as a US-recognised leader and opening doors for closer oil and business ties.
Euronews
1 day ago
Skies turn red as Saharan dust passes over Crete
Storms hit parts of Greece with gale-force winds and flooding, while a Saharan dust storm enveloped the island of Crete.
Bbc.com
1 day ago
Sahara dust turns skies red over Crete
Strong winds carried Sahara dust across the Mediterranean, turning skies over Crete a striking red and yellow. Scenes captured in Rethymno and Georgioupoli show the sun dimmed by sand, creating an eerie, almost Martian atmosphere.
Euronews
1 day ago
World’s oldest tortoise caught in viral crypto death scam
Fake X account posing as his vet sparked global false reports of Jonathan’s death while soliciting crypto donationsAt 194 years old, Jonathan the giant tortoise was a youngster when Queen Victoria ascended to the throne – and has now lived long enough to fall victim to a crypto scam.News outlets including the BBC, Daily Mail and USA Today falsely reported his death after an X account posing as Jonathan’s vet broke the news. Continue reading...
The Guardian
1 day ago
New laws to make it easier to cancel subscriptions and get refunds
Consumers will be able to cancel unwanted subscriptions 'at the click of a button', the government said.
Bbc.com
1 day ago
Malawi’s Chakwera warns: Fighting corruption can turn against you - Interview
“The fight you engage in fights back," said the former president as he reflected on his time in power, corruption allegations and governance reform in Africa.
Euronews
1 day ago
Iran war disrupts global aid supply, threatening life-saving operations across Africa
The Iran war is disrupting fuel and shipping, choking life-saving operations and pushing up hunger and poverty across Africa, Aid group IRC has warned.
Euronews
1 day ago
Untaxed wealth of the top 0.1% eclipses assets of the poorest half of the world
The world's ultra-rich have stashed around $2.84 trillion (€2.47tn) in untaxed offshore accounts, a figure that surpasses the combined wealth of the bottom 50% of the human population, according to a new report.
Euronews
1 day ago
Coordinated conflict: how the Ukraine and Iran wars are starting to overlap
Battlefield outcomes are connected by the sharing of weapons and intelligence as well as the damage to the global economyThe Iran and Ukraine wars are becoming more intertwined with every passing week – to the point that some analysts argue the two conflicts are beginning to merge.Quite how each war will affect the trajectory of the other is hard to predict, but it is already clear that their interconnectedness is drawing more countries into both cauldrons, extending an arc of instability that straddles Europe and the Middle East. Continue reading...
The Guardian
1 day ago
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