Swiss voters reject 10 million population cap, early projections say
Not all votes have been counted, but the current trend suggests 55% of participants voted against the proposal.
Amoc collapse could change Europe’s climate 10x faster than expected. We aren’t ready
The system of ocean current that moves heat in the Atlantic Ocean plays a key role in regulating climate. Today’s monitoring of it may be discontinuedImagine we detect a large ast…
Ukraine and Moldova to enter first phase of EU membership negotiations
Election of new Hungarian government in April has paved way for EU member states to agree to open talks Ukraine and Moldova will take a decisive step towards joining the EU on Mon…
UK intercepts Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in English Channel, PM says
Royal Marine Commandos boarded the vessel in an operation lasting six hours in the early hours of Sunday.
Russia is losing the war in Ukraine, and Putin is desperate. But that’s when he’s at his most dangerous | Simon Tisdall
Don’t expect the Russian president to pursue peace. Instead, he could continue to expand the war beyond Ukraine’s borders – with dire risks for us allJust about everyone reckons V…
Trial of 12mph bike lane speed limit grinds gears of Dutch cyclists
Increase in road deaths amid rise of e-bikes prompts Houten to test willingness of freedom-loving cyclists to slow downAs road deaths increase and cycle lanes overflow with e-bike…
Switzerland votes on plan to cap population at 10 million
The right-wing Swiss People's Party calls the plan a "sustainability initiative", but opponents say it is a recipe for chaos.
‘A point of resistance’: the Normandy village that said ‘non’ to Pete Hegseth
US defence secretary cancelled appearance at D-day event in Legrune-sur-Mer after protest by residentsWhen news came that the US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, would be travelli…
How Brexit has made Britain poorer – in charts
Forecasters were wrong about an immediate recession but right that we would be worse off outside the EUAs the 10th anniversary of the Brexit vote approaches, the verdict on Britai…
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy not on Trump’s G7 bilateral meeting list, official says
US president will reportedly hold bilateral talks with Qatar, UAE and India but not Ukraine; Russian gains in Ukraine ‘more or less stopped’, says official. What we know on day 1,…
Russian families use AI to 'resurrect' loved ones killed in Ukraine
The highly controversial trend lies at the intersection of Russia's war on Ukraine, new AI technologies and grief.
Russian families use AI to 'resurrect' loved ones killed in Ukraine
The highly controversial trend lies at the intersection of Russia's war on Ukraine, new AI technologies and grief.
Norway braces for verdict in rape trial of crown princess's son Høiby
Marius Borg Høiby will appear via video link, almost three months after his trial came to an end on 40 charges, including four counts of rape.
Albanians protest against another luxury development on Adriatic coast
Fencing removed at environmentally sensitive site, mirroring protests against Trump son-in-law’s projectAbout 200 protesters on Saturday tore down metal and razor-wire fences surr…
Swiss wait to hear result of ballot on capping population at 10 million
The far-right proposal would require the government to put restrictions in place to limit the population by 2050 A national ballot on an unprecedented far-right proposal to limit …
‘It looks like Chornobyl’: peril of living in Kyiv’s most bombed neighbourhood
Residents in area around Lukianivska Square say situation is only getting worse after repeated Russian attacksOn Lukianivska Square, in Kyiv’s most bombed neighbourhood, the white…
Dutch far-right party pays damages to court artist after changing image with AI
Geert Wilders’ PVV altered sketch of jailed Syrian brothers to make them look more menacingA Dutch court artist has received damages after an MP for the far-right Party for Freedo…
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy boosts army wages and seeks foreign recruits to counter manpower shortage
Frontline soldiers to get better salaries and revised fixed-term contracts; Putin reacts to Ukraine’s increasing drone strikes. What we know on day 1,571Ukraine will hike military…
Palantir loses legal challenge to force Swiss magazine to publish responses
Data analytics company loses on 22 out of 23 counts in lawsuit disputing how Swiss government rejected firm’s servicesThe US technology company Palantir has lost a legal challenge…
The college scam that promised students fleeing war a new life in Finland
BBC speaks to students from war-torn Myanmar who say they were cheated after paying to study abroad.
The week around the world in 20 pictures
Disorder in Belfast, Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, the Ebola outbreak, and the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs in the NBA finals – the past seven days as captured by the world…
French town buries murdered child as questions mount over police failings
The prime suspect in the killing of Lyhanna, 11, was reported to police nine months prior but never questioned.
French town buries murdered child as questions mount over police failings
The prime suspect in the killing of Lyhanna, 11, was reported to police nine months prior but never questioned.
Palestinian and Israeli civil society groups urge G7 to take action on Gaza
Paris meeting draws up proposals and calls for urgent diplomacy towards two-state solution at summit next weekPalestinian and Israeli civil society groups meeting in Paris on Frid…