COPENHAGEN: Four suspects were detained in two countries by Danish police on Thursday for allegedly planning a terror attack, as part of a joint cross-border operation. The authorities did not disclose the suspects’ intentions or affiliations, whether they were linked to radical Islam or to extreme-right movements. The PET security and intelligence service warned in
“There is no ‘red line’,” in Hong Kong any more, says a 30-something humanities professor in the city. “If they want to come after you, everything can be used as an excuse.” He did not wish to reveal his name because of the repercussions that could follow. He says his nightmare is being named and
Forced to leave her home and job, Budhini Manjhiyain, a tribal woman from the Indian state of Jharkhand, spent her entire life in exile. Manjhiyain, who died last month, was just 15 when she was ostracised by her tribe – the Santhals – for garlanding India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru 63 years ago. Under
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told Russians that peace with Ukraine will only take place “when we achieve our objectives”. He is holding his first major news conference since he launched his first full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Mr Putin has combined his annual “direct line” phone-in with Russians with an audience of
In early November, 50 Georgian opposition MPs addressed Nato and EU member states calling for a unified stance against Russia’s plan to establish a permanent naval base in the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia. The Kremlin’s plans have raised fears that the base could drag EU-hopeful Georgia into Russia’s war in Ukraine and harm Tbilisi’s
Dozens of people have been injured in a wave of missile strikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv overnight, authorities say. Fifty-three people were hurt in the attacks, including six children, Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Kindergarten and hospital buildings were reportedly damaged by debris as authorities said 10 Russian ballistic missiles had been shot down.
The UK’s competition watchdog is to look at whether Microsoft’s high-value partnership with OpenAI could be considered as a merger. The Competition and Markets Authority is examining whether the US tech giant’s work with OpenAI could affect the AI market overall. Microsoft, reportedly OpenAI’s biggest investor, said it had “preserved independence” for both firms. But
Topped with razor wire and split by mountains, the infamous border wall that cuts through the desert between Mexico and the state of California has long been a focal point for America’s heated debate on migration. But with funding for the war in Ukraine and Gaza on the line in Washington DC, the issues at
A major University of Pennsylvania donor has withdrawn a $100m (£79.3m) grant after a controversial appearance in Congress by the school’s president. In an email seen by the BBC, Ross Stevens said he was “appalled” Elizabeth Magill avoided questions about how students calling for the genocide of Jews would be punished. Ms Magill was grilled
Harvard’s president has apologised for controversial remarks she made at a congressional hearing about antisemitism on US college campuses. When asked whether calls for the genocide of Jews constituted harassment under university policy, Dr Claudine Gay said it depended on the context. Dr Gay, and two other university presidents who gave similar answers, have since
