The Russian government wants to earmark 32.5% of its spending for defense in 2025, a record amount and up from a reported 28.3% this year, as Moscow seeks to prevail in the war in Ukraine. The government’s draft budget released Monday proposes spending just under 13.5 trillion rubles (over $145 billion)…
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen denied violating any rules as she and her National Rally party and two dozen others went on trial on Monday, accused of embezzling European Parliament funds, in a case that has the potential to derail her political ambitions. Arriving at the court in Paris,…
Taiwan has put its military units on standby and closed schools and offices across several counties on Tuesday, as the island braces for a powerful typhoon set to make landfall in the next couple days, after bashing the Philippines. Super Typhoon Krathon, equivalent to a Category 4 Atlantic hurricane, is…
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has made his first public remarks since his release after he struck a deal with the United States, saying he is free because he pleaded “guilty to journalism.” The 53-year-old on Tuesday traveled to the French city of Strasbourg to appear before the Parliamentary Assembly of…
Chinese leader Xi Jinping reiterated his pledge to achieve “reunification” with Taiwan on the eve of Communist China’s 75th birthday, as Beijing flexed its military might in the run-up to the national holiday. At a state banquet celebrating the founding of the People’s Republic on Monday, Xi used his address to…
Mount Everest has grown by around 15 to 50 metres in the last 89,000 years, and it’s increasing every year. Now, scientists say that’s because the mountain’s water system captured a river. When the Arun River joined with another nearby river, the new path created the deep Arun Gorge near…
Up and down the United Kingdom, parents have been packing their cars with bedding, crockery and much more as they hold back the tears and drive their children to university. But the usual concerns about how they will fend for themselves have taken on an added dimension for some. As…
NASA’s Mars rover has suffered “abuse” while it has been roaming the red planet, according to the space agency. The Curiosity Rover has been exploring Mars since 2012, sending back crucial information about the planet as it rolls around the rocky terrain near the Gale Crater where it landed. Sharing…
X owner Elon Musk is removing bold text from posts appearing on people’s timelines because his “eyes are bleeding”, according to a new post. “Due to immediate and excessive use of bold font on X, it will be removed from view in the main timeline,” he wrote in a post…
Turbines at the UK’s last coal-fired power station have turned for the last time – a milestone in Britain’s transition to zero-carbon power and the end of Britain’s 142-year history of burning coal for electricity. The closure of Ratcliffe-on-Soar power plant outside Nottingham makes the UK the first major economy,…