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The European Union’s trade relations with China have deteriorated in recent weeks, as the bloc attempts to address its ballooning trade deficit with Beijing and reduce its reliance on key goods and services. European leaders are also concerned about what they see as China’s unfair competition, which they blame for…

The West African country holds Africa’s third-largest gold reserves, plus vast lithium and uranium deposits.Mali has been gripped by a succession of coups, political instability and a security crisis since at least 2012.In the most recent upheaval on April 25, an al-Qaeda-linked armed group joined forces with Tuareg separatists to…

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Spirit Airlines, an impish upstart that shook the industry with its irreverent ads and deep discount fares, announced Saturday that it has gone out of business after 34 years.The ultralow cost airline that once operated hundreds of daily flights on its bright yellow planes…

This is the story of a professor of language science who mistook his grandiose dreams for reality. Between an oversized ego and digital stagecraft, this is the tale of an academic hoax that will, for him, be settled in court. Florent Montaclair, aged 56, is currently the subject of an…

Sudan claims it has evidence that four drone attacks have been launched from Ethiopia with UAE-supplied drones.Sudan has accused Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of playing a role in the recent drone attacks on the country, warning that the aggression will not be “met with silence”.On Tuesday, the…

The country’s national mining ​agency had weeks earlier warned that a buildup of gases at the mine could become dangerous.Published On 5 May 20265 May 2026A coal mine explosion in Colombia’s Cundinamarca province killed nine workers and injured six, the National Mining Agency said, weeks after issuing risk-control recommendations for…

This is the story of a professor of language science who mistook his grandiose dreams for reality. Between an oversized ego and digital stagecraft, this is the tale of an academic hoax that will, for him, be settled in court. Florent Montaclair, aged 56, is currently the subject of an…

When a federal judge shot down a Trump administration policy of holding immigrants without bond last December, it seemed like a serious blow to the president’s mass deportation effort.Instead, a top Justice Department official insisted the ruling wasn’t binding, and the administration continued denying detainees around the country a chance…

This is the story of a professor of language science who mistook his grandiose dreams for reality. Between an oversized ego and digital stagecraft, this is the tale of an academic hoax that will, for him, be settled in court. Florent Montaclair, aged 56, is currently the subject of an…

The DMA took effect in May 2023 and targets gatekeepers, a handful of technology giants whose platforms have become essential infrastructure for modern life. Under the law, companies like Apple, Google, Meta, Amazon, and ByteDance must open their ecosystems to rivals, give users more control over their data, and stop…

Almost a week after rival armed groups carried out a series of coordinated attacks across Mali, the country’s military government has begun restructuring and taking measures to secure the country.On April 25, al-Qaeda-linked group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) claimed responsibility for attacks on military sites across the country, including…

This is the story of a professor of language science who mistook his grandiose dreams for reality. Between an oversized ego and digital stagecraft, this is the tale of an academic hoax that will, for him, be settled in court. Florent Montaclair, aged 56, is currently the subject of an…

WASHINGTON (AP) — After several deaths in her family and an eviction that left her homeless, Jevona Anderson’s life began to unravel. By 2025, Anderson — then 59 and nearing completion of her bachelor’s degree — was failing classes and falling behind on bills. Eventually, she dropped out, joining a…