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Starmer tells Xi 'vital' to develop relationship

Asia & Pacific 1 month ago

Starmer tells Xi 'vital' to develop relationship

Starmer's visit to China is the first by a British prime minister since 2018 and follows a slew of Western leaders seeking a rapprochement with Beijing recently, pivoting from an increasingly unpredictable United States.

How AI-generated sexual images cause real harm

Academia 1 month ago

How AI-generated sexual images cause real harm

Publicly bombarding women with these images exerts control over how they present themselves online.

UK defends Chagos Islands deal after Trump labels it stupid

Middle East and Africa 1 month ago

UK defends Chagos Islands deal after Trump labels it stupid

The Chagos agreement will see Britain hand the archipelago -- some 2,000 kilometers northeast of Mauritius -- to its former colony and pay to lease the US-UK military base for a century.

Prabowo begins UK, Davos trip amid rising global tensions

Europe 1 month ago

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Prabowo begins UK, Davos trip amid rising global tensions

President Prabowo Subianto is in London to begin his week-long trip to the United Kingdom and Switzerland, where he is set to hold talks with a string of world leaders on security, education and economic cooperation against the backdrop of heightened global tensions.

UK, France mull social media bans for youth

Europe 1 month ago

UK, France mull social media bans for youth

Supporters of a ban warn that action needs to be taken to tackle deteriorating mental health among young people, but others say the evidence is inconclusive and want a more nuanced approach.

Hundreds of thousands without power as Storm Goretti hits France, Britain

Europe 2 months ago

Hundreds of thousands without power as Storm Goretti hits France, Britain

In France, some 380,000 households lost power, mostly in the Normandy region and in Brittany, the Enedis power provider said.

Reckless use of chemical weapons cannot go unchallenged

Academia 2 months ago

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Reckless use of chemical weapons cannot go unchallenged

The use of such weapons undermines the nonproliferation regime that the UN and international forums have worked tirelessly to uphold.

Earliest evidence of humans making fire discovered in UK

Science & Tech 3 months ago

Earliest evidence of humans making fire discovered in UK

Learning to light our own fires was one of the great turning points in human history, offering our ancestors warmth, a place to socialise and a way to cook food -- which helped us evolve our unusually big brains.

BBC chief resigns after row over Trump documentary

Europe 4 months ago

BBC chief resigns after row over Trump documentary

Tim Davie and the broadcaster's head of news, Deborah Turness, resigned after accusations that a documentary by its flagship Panorama program had edited a speech by Trump in a misleading way.

Actor Jonathan Bailey named 'sexiest man alive' by People magazine

People 4 months ago

Actor Jonathan Bailey named 'sexiest man alive' by People magazine

The 37-year-old Bailey said it was a "huge honor" to receive the pop culture accolade previously awarded to stars including Chris Hemsworth and George Clooney.

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