News in brief
The Sagrada Familia basilica has officially become the world’s tallest church, following the installation of a new section of its central tower on Thursday, the church administration announced. The architectural masterpiece designed by Antoni Gaudí now rises to 162.91......
Chinese President Xi Jinping took center stage at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in South Korea, following a fragile trade truce reached with U.S. President Donald Trump. The agreement, struck before Trump’s departure, suspended further......
A new kind of advertisement has entered the kitchen. This week, Samsung began rolling out a software update in the United States that introduces ads on the touchscreens of its Family Hub smart refrigerators, which cost more than $2,000. Owners of these high-end models were surprised to find a banner......
French customs officials announced Thursday that they had seized nearly 56,000 counterfeit toys in the Paris region in September, including thousands of fake Labubu plush dolls, the viral Chinese figurines that have become a global sensation. The seizures took place during targeted inspections of express......
The Mexican Navy has rescued 28 people, nearly all of them minors, from a drifting boat in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Sinaloa state in northwestern Mexico. According to the Sinaloa prosecutor’s office, 27 of those rescued were between 14 and 17 years old, while the 28th was just over 18.......
The leader of Spain's Valencia region, Carlos Mazón, faced public outrage during a state memorial service marking the first anniversary of the 2024 floods, the deadliest natural disaster in the country in decades. Relatives of victims accused him of mishandling the emergency response that......
British group Virgin has won a key step in its bid to challenge Eurostar’s monopoly on passenger rail services through the Channel Tunnel, after obtaining access to the Temple Mills depot in London — a crucial maintenance facility previously reserved exclusively......
Vilnius (AFP) – Lithuania announced on Wednesday that it would close its border with Belarus for one month, citing the repeated intrusion of smuggling balloons carrying contraband cigarettes from Belarusian territory. The Lithuanian government described the move as a necessary......
Berlin (AFP) – German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephull traveled to Syria on Thursday, marking the first official visit by a German top diplomat since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime last December. “With the fall of Assad’s dictatorship,......
Beijing (AFP) – China on Thursday urged the United States to “seriously” respect the global ban on nuclear testing, after President Donald Trump instructed the Pentagon to resume testing of the country’s nuclear arsenal. “China hopes the United......
Aboard Air Force One (AFP) – Smiling broadly, US President Donald Trump hailed what he called a “great success” in his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday. The talks covered key global issues, including fentanyl......
Talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan aimed at reaching a ceasefire are expected to “probably resume” in Istanbul after collapsing on Wednesday, a Pakistani security source told AFP. The negotiations, mediated by Turkey and Qatar, began last Saturday in Istanbul and were......
Global gold demand has surged to its highest level in more than two decades, driven by geopolitical tensions, economic uncertainty, and investors seeking safety amid record-high prices for the precious metal. According to the World Gold Council (WGC), gold demand between July and September reached......
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