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COP30: Countries reach draft deal to help speed up climate action

Countries attending COP30, the biggest climate meeting of the year, have agreed steps to help speed up climate action, according to a draft deal....

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Israel launches strikes on Gaza in further test of fragile ceasefire

Israel says it has begun striking Hamas targets in Gaza, reportedly killing at least nine people, after what it called a “blatant violation of...

Politics

Europe scrambles for counter-proposal to US-Russian plan for Ukraine

The fast-moving developments on Trump’s Ukraine peace deal are dominating the G20 summit in South Africa, as European leaders scramble to put together a...

Rail fares to be frozen for first time in 30 years

Rail fares are to be frozen for the first time in 30 years, the government has announced. Ministers promised that millions of rail travellers...

Technology

IRS crackdown on popular crypto ‘tax cheat’ begins with 2025 filing year

With year-end approaching, it’s a good time to make sure your tax house is in order. It’s especially important for crypto investors, given a...

Science

Scientists Build One of the Most Detailed Digital Simulations of the Mouse Cortex Using Japan’s Fugaku Supercomputer

Researchers from the Allen Institute and Japan’s University of Electro-Communications have built one of the most detailed mouse cortex simulations ever created. Using Japan’s...

Starmer urges anyone with information on Epstein case to come forward – after Andrew misses Congress deadline

Sir Keir Starmer has urged anyone with information on the Jeffrey Epstein case to come forward after Andrew Mountbatten Windsor missed the deadline to...

World

European leaders are scrambling for counter-proposal to US-Russian peace plan for Ukraine

The fast-moving developments on Trump’s Ukraine peace deal are dominating the G20 summit in South Africa, as European leaders scramble to put together a...

Environment

Texas data center expansion raises blackout risk during extreme winter weather

A worker repairs a power line in Austin, Texas, U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2021. Thomas Ryan Allison | Bloomberg | Getty Images The...

Environment

Activist Ananym Capital sees upside if Baker Hughes spins off its oilfield services business

Company: Baker Hughes (BKR) Business: Baker Hughes is an energy technology company with a portfolio of technologies and services that span the energy and...

Technology

This week in AI: Brushing off new bubble warnings, Google’s AI comeback and Nvidia’s China threat

This week, volatility took hold of the AI trade as bubble fears continued to rise and Nvidia‘s blowout earnings failed to steady the market. ...

Business

Daily Mail owner in talks to buy Telegraph titles for £500m

The owner of the Daily Mail is in talks to buy the Daily Telegraph and its Sunday sister title for £500m, a deal that...

Technology

AI Christmas: The latest devices from Amazon, Meta, Google and more

Three years since the arrival of OpenAI‘s ChatGPT, more devices featuring generative AI technology have hit the market in time for the 2025 holiday...

World

Trump peace plan: We could all pay if Europe doesn’t step up and guarantee Ukraine’s security

The Donald Trump peace plan is nothing of the sort. It takes Russian demands and presents them as peace proposals, in what is effectively...

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Ukraine and Europe cannot reject Trump’s plan – they will play for time and hope he can still be persuaded to desert the Kremlin

“Terrible”, “weird”, “peculiar” and “baffling” – some of the adjectives being levelled by observers at the Donald Trump administration’s peace plan for Ukraine. The...

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COP30: Countries reach draft deal to help speed up climate action

Israel launches strikes on Gaza in further test of fragile ceasefire

Europe scrambles for counter-proposal to US-Russian plan for Ukraine

Rail fares to be frozen for first time in 30 years

IRS crackdown on popular crypto ‘tax cheat’ begins with 2025 filing year

Scientists Build One of the Most Detailed Digital Simulations of the Mouse Cortex Using Japan’s Fugaku Supercomputer

Starmer urges anyone with information on Epstein case to come forward – after Andrew misses Congress deadline

European leaders are scrambling for counter-proposal to US-Russian peace plan for Ukraine

Texas data center expansion raises blackout risk during extreme winter weather

Activist Ananym Capital sees upside if Baker Hughes spins off its oilfield services business

This week in AI: Brushing off new bubble warnings, Google’s AI comeback and Nvidia’s China threat

Daily Mail owner in talks to buy Telegraph titles for £500m

AI Christmas: The latest devices from Amazon, Meta, Google and more

Trump peace plan: We could all pay if Europe doesn’t step up and guarantee Ukraine’s security

Ukraine and Europe cannot reject Trump’s plan – they will play for time and hope he can still be persuaded to desert the Kremlin

Devastation left by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica like a ‘world war’, says Olympic medallist

The Ashes live: Australia set 205 to win first Test after England bowled out for 164

Trump says Ukraine will have to accept peace plan – but critics warn it has ‘real problems’

UVA shooter given max penalty of 5 life sentences

Kiffin decision coming day after Egg Bowl, AD says