There’s something absurdly European about a crime where the French lose their jewels and the Germans gain a marketing slogan.Last Sunday, thieves carried out a four-minute daylight heist at the Louvre, the kind of operation that would’ve made Danny Ocean blush. They rolled up in a truck, deployed a German-made Böcker Agilo freight lift, scaled…
Danielle KayeBusiness reporter Getty Images Credit card debt is an increasingly heavy burden for millions of Americans. Selena Cooper, 26, is among those dealing with the strain. A former paralegal at the Social Security Administration, she was left without a stable income when the US government shut down a few months ago. She lost her…
A tragedy that pierced the heart of France has taken a deeper, more devastating turn. In October 2022, 12-year-old Lola Daviet was found raped, tortured, and murdered in her Paris neighborhood. The nation recoiled in shock and sorrow as details of her brutal killing at the hands of Dahbia Benkired, a 27-year-old Algerian migrant with…
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has built his 37-year rule on uncompromising repression. His answer to the current protests is no different. Source link
Google has appealed a US district judge’s landmark antitrust ruling that found the company illegally held a monopoly in online search. “As we have long said, the Court’s August 2024 ruling ignored the reality that people use Google because they want to, not because they’re forced to,” Google’s vice president for regulatory affairs Lee-Anne Mulholland…
What would happen if Russia sent hundreds of drones at once into Nato airspace?This nightly reality in Russia’s war in Ukraine is a scenario the EU and Nato is scrambling to prepare for after last month’s airspace incursions by Russia and alleged espionage across Europe. German General Reveals NATO’s Plan To Deploy 800,000 Troops To…
The aid group has refused to comply with new Israeli rules restricting speech and demanding information on staff. Patients are stunned. “I need this place,” says one. Source link
Anita Nkonge,BBC Africaand Lucy Fleming Getty Images Bobi Wine, President Museveni’s main rival, has questioned the credibility of the results Police in Uganda have denied allegations that presidential candidate Bobi Wine was abducted on Friday evening as vote counting continues in the East African nation amid an internet blackout. Wine’s party said a helicopter landed…
Germany has officially scrapped its fast-track citizenship program, a move that has stirred debate across Europe and gone viral on social media. Introduced in 2024 to attract highly skilled professionals, the program allowed qualified foreign nationals to apply for citizenship after just three years of residency—instead of the usual five. But after drawing fewer than…
The mayor of Yokohama has apologised for insulting colleagues after an official publicly accused him of making offensive remarks. At a news conference, the Japanese city’s human resource chief, Jun Kubota, alleged that Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka had used terms such as “idiot” and “human scum” to disparage staff. It is highly unusual in Japan for…