Paris, France - French authorities said Friday the worst of a crisis that saw farmers block roads for days was over, as protesters began lifting barricades, but demonstrations persisted elsewhere in Europe including Spain, Italy and Greece. A driver looks towards protesters as they check the...
London, United Kingdom - A London court threw out a public order case on Friday against climate activist Greta Thunberg and four other protesters, with the judge criticizing "unlawful" conditions imposed by police when they were arrested. Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg (C)...
Brussels, Belgium - EU member states on Friday approved landmark rules on reining in artificial intelligence, after tough last-mile negotiations on the legislation billed as a world first. Brussels first proposed an AI law in 2021 but spent most of last year racing to greenlight the text after...
Washington, United States - A deep sea exploration company has released a sonar image they say may be the remains of the plane of Amelia Earhart, the famed American aviatrix who disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937. This handout sonar image courtesy of Deep Sea Vision released January...
Geneva, Switzerland - Israel's war against Hamas has damaged around half of all buildings in Gaza and rendered the Palestinian territory uninhabitable, with tens of billions of dollars needed to rebuild it, the UN said Wednesday. This picture taken from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip shows...
Berlin, Germany - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed Wednesday to rally European partners to cobble together support for Ukraine "so huge" that it would weigh on Russian President Vladimir Putin's calculations. This handout photograph taken and released on January 31, 2024 by the Ukrainian...
Paris, France - The number of active social media users has risen to more than 5 billion, or about 62.3 percent of humanity, according to a study published Wednesday. The number rose 5.6 percent last year, outpacing the 0.9 percent increase in the world's population, said the report by media...
Paris, France - French police arrested dozens of people on Wednesday as tensions escalated to new levels at protests by farmers in search of better conditions that have spread to other European countries. A French police officer stands in front of tractors blocking the A6 highway near...
Paris, France - French prosecutors said on Wednesday they had opened an investigation into suspected fraudulent practices by the waters division of Swiss food giant Nestle, after it admitted treating water for its top French brands including Perrier and Vittel. In this file photo taken on...
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea said Wednesday it successfully test-fired a strategic cruise missile, part of a selection of recently launched weapons that analysts warn could be destined for Russia's war in Ukraine. This picture taken on January 30, 2024 and released by North Korea's official...
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine said Tuesday that it had carried out a successful cyberattack that knocked out a server used by Russia's defence ministry, temporarily disrupting communications for military units. "As a result of the cyberattack, the exchange of information between the units of the Ministry...
CULIACÃN, Mexico - A fiery collision between a double-decker bus and a truck left 19 people dead and 22 injured Tuesday in northwestern Mexico, authorities said. An agent of the local Attorney checks a burnt passenger bus after it crashed with a truck at the Mazatlan-Culiacan highwat in the...
