Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Updated 4m ago
Ukrainian, Russian and U.S. negotiators met in Abu Dhabi for a second round of talks to seek an end to the war, after Russian strikes Ukraine said hit energy infrastructure.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed he knew Peter Mandelson had maintained ties with Jeffrey Epstein before appointing him UK ambassador to the United States and ordered release of related files.
Anthropic's release of new AI tools sparked a global sell-off in software and business-data shares, as investors feared the technology would erode vendors' subscription-based business models.
Israeli strikes killed at least 17 people in Gaza and halted patient crossings at Rafah, Palestinian authorities said, after Israeli forces said a gunman had wounded a reservist.
President Donald Trump repeated calls to "nationalize" U.S. elections, urging federal agents to oversee vote counts and asserting unsubstantiated fraud claims, prompting criticism.
Germany's Bundesnachrichtendienst said Russia's military spending was substantially higher than its official defense budget, understating costs since the start of the Ukraine war.
German non-binary activist Maja T. was sentenced in Budapest to eight years in prison for violent attacks on alleged right‑wing extremists, a verdict critics called politically motivated.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced Spain would ban social media access for under-16s and require platforms to verify users’ ages and face executive liability, drawing insults from Elon Musk.
The brothers of Renée Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, urged Congress at a Capitol Hill forum to rein in ICE's immigration raids.
Eurozone inflation fell to 1.7% in January, Eurostat said, which dropped it below the ECB’s 2% target and sharpened debate over policy ahead of Thursday’s central bank meeting.
SpaceX acquired xAI, merging Elon Musk’s loss-making AI start-up into his rocket company to pursue, the firms said, the development of orbital data centers.
False cancer‑treatment claims and scammers in France and Greece diverted patients from effective care by promoting fasting, supplements and "cellular deprogramming," the outlets reported.
Authorities evacuated more than 3,000 people in Andalusia on Wednesday as Storm Leonardo brought torrential rains, closed roads and cut power to thousands.
Met Éireann warned of orange and yellow rain for Waterford and Wicklow on Thursday, while Greece’s national weather service issued storm warnings, and Irish local authorities were on full alert.
A fresco angel in Rome's San Lorenzo in Lucina basilica bearing facial features resembling Giorgia Meloni was painted over after the restorer said the Vatican ordered its removal.
Penny, a Doberman, won best in show at the 150th Westminster Kennel Club show in New York on Tuesday, giving handler Andy Linton his second win nearly 40 years later.
Italy's interior minister said U.S. ICE officers present at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics would have no operational role, defending their presence against critics ahead of the opening.
Werder Bremen hired Daniel Thioune as its new head coach, dismissing Horst Steffen after poor results, and named the former Hamburger SV manager as his successor.
De politierechtbank in Hasselt besloot dat de dood van Félice Valvekens (49) geen ongeluk was en wees op opzettelijke feiten, waardoor de zaak mogelijk naar het hof van assisen gaat.
Former Prince Andrew moved out of Royal Lodge and took up temporary residence on King Charles III's Sandringham estate after new documents revived questions about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit was pictured in Jeffrey Epstein’s Palm Beach pool house and had extensive contact with the convicted sex offender, Norwegian and Swedish outlets reported.
Singer Gil Ofarim apologized during RTL's Dschungelshow for accusing a hotel employee of antisemitism in 2021 after a fall briefly hospitalized him, while RTL removed a Stefan Raab episode.
