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An illustration of artificial intelligence. Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere announced a near ban on the ⁠use of generative ⁠AI tools by elementary ⁠school pupils on Friday. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Norway enacts near AI ban for junior school pupils, curbs use for older children

The move follows a 2024 ban on smartphones after Norway recorded a broad decline in education test ‌scores.

Britain

2 trains collide north of London, killing 1 and injuring dozens

Ukraine war

Poland’s president strips Ukraine’s Zelensky of top award

Britain

UK PM Starmer braces for cabinet showdown, with Burnham ready to pounce

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has told the prime minister he should go, and more ministers could follow suit.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks with residents during a visit to a housing estate in north London on Friday. Photo: PA Wire/dpa
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks with residents during a visit to a housing estate in north London on Friday. Photo: PA Wire/dpa
Ukraine war

Zelensky gives Belarus 1 week to remove equipment used in Russian attacks

‘If he doesn’t do ‌it, we’ll do it,’ the president threatened, saying that a week should be enough time for Belarus leader Lukashenko.

Britain

2 men jailed in UK over Starmer arson plot ordered by mystery Russian

The methods employed were ‘very similar’ to those known to be used by Russian spies acting in the UK, the counterterrorism head said.

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Italy

Italian minister cancels US trip after Trump mocks Meloni

Trump said the Italian prime minister ‘wanted a picture with me so badly’ at the G7 summit and he agreed because he ‘felt sorry for her’.

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US President Donald Trump (left) speaks to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the sidelines of the G7 summit on Wednesday. Photo: Italian Prime Ministry/Reuters
US President Donald Trump (left) speaks to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the sidelines of the G7 summit on Wednesday. Photo: Italian Prime Ministry/Reuters
Greece

Greece unveils Parthenon’s facade whole for first time in 220 years

Restoration of the western gable of the Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens has been completed.

Britain

‘King of the North’ wins seat, setting up challenge to UK’s Starmer

Greater Manchester mayor secures a path to Parliament in by-election, but prime minister vows to fight any leadership challenge.

Crime

Autopsy confirms 11-year-old French girl was raped before her death

Killing of Lyhanna fuels public fury over prior dropped investigations into the primary suspect.

Lyhanna in an undated image released by her family in May. Photo: Handout via AFP
Crime

Police release man arrested after boy ends up in UK zoo’s crocodile enclosure

Police declare suspect unfit for questioning as boy, 3, is in a critical but stable condition in hospital.

A file photo of a crocodile. A child suffered serious injuries while in a crocodile enclosure, police said. Photo: Shutterstock
A file photo of a crocodile. A child suffered serious injuries while in a crocodile enclosure, police said. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong-UK spying row

UK court jails 2 Hongkongers tied to trade office for up to 10 years for spying

Office manager Bill Yuen sentenced to eight years and security firm operator Peter Wai jailed for 10 years, drawing condemnation from city government.

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Israel-Gaza war

Israel’s foreign minister cuts ties with top EU diplomat over ‘apartheid’ remark

Saar accused Kallas of ‘acting obsessively and with blatant unfairness’ by reportedly comparing Israel to South Africa’s apartheid regime.

Nato

Hegseth blasts Nato for not giving US access to European bases during Iran war

The defence secretary accused Nato of putting gender equity, climate change and austerity ahead of security spending.

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Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte (left) banters with US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth during a group photo taking at Nato headquarters in Brussels on Thursday. Photo: AP
Britain

Starmer’s future on the line as Britain holds closely watched vote

Andy Burnham looks to return to Westminster via the Makerfield by-election, paving the way for a potential Labour leadership challenge.

A polling station at a parish centre in Winstanley, Wigan, located inside the critical Makerfield constituency. Photo: AFP
A polling station at a parish centre in Winstanley, Wigan, located inside the critical Makerfield constituency. Photo: AFP
Ukraine war

Ukraine hits Moscow oil refinery in major drone attack on Russian capital

Hundreds of drones target Russia in an attack Ukraine’s Zelensky called a ‘fully justified response’ in the war.

Britain

1,200-year-old Sherwood Forest tree, linked to Robin Hood legend, is dead

Conservationists say the Major Oak failed to sprout leaves after many years of soil compression caused by visiting fans.

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China-EU relations

EU nations ready to battle ‘China Shock 2.0’ with tough new strategy

Broad coalition of EU members support new trade strategy to prevent China causing European deindustrialisation as key Brussels summit looms.

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French President Emmanuel Macron is calling for a European “Section 301 tool” to prevent Chinese-driven deindustrialisation in the EU. Photo: WPA
French President Emmanuel Macron is calling for a European “Section 301 tool” to prevent Chinese-driven deindustrialisation in the EU. Photo: WPA
Russia

Murder of Russian artist critical of Putin likely ‘political’: Poland’s Tusk

The case risks rekindling tensions between Poland and Russia, exacerbated by drone crashes on Polish territory last autumn.

Royalty

Norway’s crown princess has ‘successful’ lung transplant

Palace confirms the 52-year-old royal is recovering in an Oslo hospital, weeks after doctors said she joined the waiting list for a new lung.

Britain

New UK party emerges as a threat to Farage. And, it’s even more far-right

Rupert Lowe’s fringe group threatens Reform’s momentum ahead of a key parliamentary test.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage faces an unexpected challenger as a new, harder-line splinter party threatens to disrupt his electoral momentum. Photo: Reuters
G7

Cigarettes, football and Greenland: G7 hot mics reveal world leaders’ banter

Unfiltered audio captures off-the-cuff conversations at the G7 summit in France.

US President Donald Trump stands among fellow world leaders as they gather for a family photo at the G7 summit. Photo: Reuters
US President Donald Trump stands among fellow world leaders as they gather for a family photo at the G7 summit. Photo: Reuters
China-EU relations

Why Europe’s fight against a ‘China shock 2.0’ could end before it even begins

Brussels currently lacks the firepower to win a trade clash with China – and Beijing is not in a mood to make concessions, analysts warn.

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China-France relations

China’s Shein to be ousted from Paris store after other brands flee

New BHV Marais owners say Chinese fast-fashion heavyweight should leave by Christmas after brands pulled out in protest.

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Britain

Russian warship fires warning shots near yacht in English Channel

The frigate Admiral Grigorovich fired on a path near the UK-registered vessel just outside British waters.

The Russian navy frigate Admiral Grigorovich in an undated image. Photo: UK Ministry of Defence via dpa
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