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The 12,000-year-old Hambach Forest has lived through many eras, but perhaps none as consequential as the last half century. Locals and environmentalists have been fighting for 50 years to save the forest – which lies between the western German cities of Aachen and Cologne – from becoming an open-pit coal mine. At times, protesters took … Read more
Since a 2021 coup ousted Myanmar’s democratically elected government and triggered a civil war, 100,114 people have been killed across the country, according to a report by monitoring group Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED) released Wednesday. Source link
The European Union on Wednesday imposed a €3 ($3.40) levy on low-value e-commerce imports to prevent unfair competition from online retailers, especially Chinese companies like Shein, Teemu and AliExpress. It comes as the number of such parcels entering the bloc under a previous exemption for goods worth less than €150 has increased dramatically from 1.4 … Read more
Trump earned over $1 bn from crypto ventures in 2025 Source link
The world’s appetite for energy continues to grow, not least driven by the electrification of the economy. Data centers – which are essential for artificial intelligence (AI) – have driven this demand to a great extent. Nuclear fusion appears to be the ideal solution. The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that by 2050, the fusion … Read more
France secured a comfortable 3-0 victory over Sweden in the World Cup round of 16. France will face Paraguay in the round of 16 on 4 July. Source link
US President Donald Trump reported income of more than $1.4 billion (€1.23 billion) in 2025, largely driven by cryptocurrency ventures, according to an annual financial disclosure released on Tuesday. Filings with the US Office of Government Ethics outline the Trump-related ventures: Trump’s companies received $800 million from crypto platform World Liberty Financial This includes more … Read more
Mexico ended a 40-year wait for a World Cup knockout-stage victory on Tuesday, beating Ecuador 2-0 to reach the last 16. Goals from Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez secured El Tri’s first win beyond the group stage since the 1986 tournament they hosted. Source link
Ajay Rai, head of India’s opposition Congress party in Uttar Pradesh state, alleged that police officers stopped him at his hotel in the northern city of Ayodhya when he arrived with a party delegation on Monday to visit the Sri Ram Janmabhoomi temple amid the ongoing corruption controversy. “The dictatorship of the BJP government is … Read more
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani reaffirmed his country’s role as a mediator in US – Iran negotiations during talks with US envoy Steve Witkoff and presidential adviser Jared Kushner on Tuesday, as Doha said it remained committed to supporting efforts to implement the memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the Middle East … Read more