Artist chains up thrashing robot dog to expose AI fears
David In a stark gallery corner, a battered robotic dog lies on its side, limbs frozen mid-kick, synthetic fur scuffed and torn. What captures attention isn’t just its lifelike design, but…
GM reports quarterly loss but boosts shareholder returns
In a financial announcement that highlights the complex transition facing traditional automakers, General Motors reported a surprise quarterly loss but simultaneously pledged to significantly increase cash returns to shareholders. The…
Train collision in Spain kills 21, injures dozens
Catalonia, Spain – A day of ordinary travel turned to tragedy on Wednesday when two commuter trains collided head-on near the town of Montcada i Reixac, just north of Barcelona.…
2025 was UK’s hottest and sunniest year on record
For centuries, the British relationship with weather has been defined by a genteel, often humorous, resignation to its mediocrity. We are a nation built on umbrella stands and “bitterly cold”…
A Century of Dreams at Radio City Music Hall
In the heart of Manhattan, amidst the dazzling electric symphony of Rockefeller Center, stands a monument not of stone, but of spectacle. Its marquee, a beacon of neon and promise,…
How Workers in America’s Outlier States Experience the Deepest Income Disparity
In the vast economic mosaic of the United States, a troubling pattern emerges not just along the familiar lines of industry or education, but along geographic ones. While discussions of…
Police arrest suspect after man stabs 3 women in Paris metro
Paris, France – French police have arrested a suspect after a knife attack at a central Paris metro station left three women injured on Saturday. The incident, which occurred at…
Sébastien Lecornu: A Rising Force in French Politics
At just 37 years old, Sébastien Lecornu has established himself as one of the most prominent figures in contemporary French politics. Currently serving as France’s Minister of the Armed Forces,…
Macron meets French farmers in bid to defuse anger over trade deal
PARIS – Against a backdrop of rumbling tractors and simmering discontent, French President Emmanuel Macron walked into the lion’s den of the annual International Agriculture Show in Paris this weekend.…
Southeast Asia bloc meets to press Thailand, Cambodia on truce
As the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) convened its latest high-level meetings this week, a familiar and vexing crisis dominated the agenda: the escalating civil war in Myanmar. However,…