Today is Plastic Overshoot Day: A world-first international treaty could stem the tide of waste
We are just three-quarters of the way through the year, but the earth has already produced too much plastic waste. What needs to be done?Read More
Eminem loses five-year legal battle with Spotify over music streaming rights
After a complicated back and forth legal process, Spotify has won the case even though a court found it had been streaming Eminem’s songs without a licence. Read More
Putin calls Ukraine’s incursion into Kursk a ‘failure’ and alleges heavy Ukrainian losses
The Russian president is trying to frame Ukraine’s unprecedented actions on Russian soil as a futile attempt to distract his own military. Read More
A man is missing and bridges have collapsed as storms hit Northern Italy
The heavy rain has also caused widespread disruption and damage in Milan where the courthouse has been flooded. Read More
WATCH: Pensioners protest in Buenos Aires after Milei’s veto on pension increase
Pensioners in Argentina protested in Buenos Aires after President Javier Milei vetoed a bill to raise the minimum pension by €16. Read more at Read More
France: Why is it taking Emmanuel Macron so long to appoint a prime minister?
Nominating a prime minister will not be enough to resolve the current political crisis. Macron’s pick will then have to survive a no-confidence vote in parliament. Read More
Ugandan Olympic athlete dies after being set on fire by her partner
Rebecca Cheptegei, who was 33, had just competed in the women’s marathon at the Paris Olympics. Read more at Read More
American right-wing influencers duped to work for covert Russian influence operation — prosecutors
The US Justice Department doesn’t allege any wrongdoing by the influencers but accuses two RT employees of funnelling nearly $10 million (€9m) to a Tennessee-based content creation company for Russia-friendly…
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French-Colombian designer Haider Ackermann is the new creative director of Tom Ford
Ackermann is taking the reins immediately, with his first collection for the brand set to debut during Paris Fashion Week in March 2025. Read More