Critics say new Google rules put profits over privacy

Google is allowing advertisers to collect more personal information, which is harder for users to control.

Source: BBC

Baftas 2025: Conclave beats The Brutalist to best picture as Mikey Madison scoops best actress

Both Edward Berger and Brady Corbet’s dramas take four awards while Demi Moore denied comeback prize as competition heats up for next month’s Oscars
• Red carpet, ceremony and winners …

Source: The Guardian

NHS faces £5.7bn bill for patching up hospitals before demolishing them

Delaying rebuilding programme in England to save money in short term requires costly repairs to keep sites safe

The repairs bill at 18 crumbling hospitals is set to soar to …

Source: The Guardian

US Secretary of State Rubio to meet Netanyahu on first Middle East tour

Rubio landed at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv hours after Hamas freed three Israeli hostages in Gaza in exchange for 369 Palestinian prisoners — the sixth swap under the …

Source: France 24

What Germany's election means for sports and an Olympic bid

A German Olympic bid for 2036 or 2040? Sports as a national objective in the constitution? DW takes a look at the sporting side of party manifestos ahead of Germany's …

Source: Deutsche Welle

Crenshaw says Europe should be "uncomfortably aggressive" to counter Russia

Rep. Dan Crenshaw said European leaders need to have a "much stronger message" toward Russian President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine.

Source: CBS News

Embrace of Indigenous artists reaches London thanks to influence of Venice Biennale

Curators and artists say this is a time of overdue recognition but others are cautious about the longevity of the moment

At last year’s Venice Biennale, the pavilions were packed …

Source: The Guardian

I signed up for disaster training in LA. I had no idea I’d need it so soon

Four months ago, I took an emergency response course. Then the wildfires came, and I realised, in an era of disasters, how vital trained neighbors are

Kelley McIntosh is the …

Source: The Guardian

South Africa fights to save its apartheid-era steel mills

Looming closure of century-old plants threatens to kill manufacturing in continent’s most industrialised economy

Source: Financial Times

Europe scrambles to respond as US and Russia prepare for Ukraine peace talks

France to host emergency meeting as Washington and Moscow start negotiations

Source: Financial Times

At least 18 people are dead after a stampede at New Delhi railway station in India

Many of the victims were Hindu pilgrims who were traveling to the Maha Kumbh festival in northern India. Thousands of people were gathered at the New Delhi railway station waiting …

Source: NPR

The US must play to its strengths to compete with China in Latin America

Washington can no longer afford to stand idle

Source: Financial Times