Bulgaria – the poorest country in the European Union – has become the 21st member of the eurozone – leapfrogging more obvious and prosperous candidates like Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary.
For mostly urban, young and entrepreneurial…
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Officials say a ‘terrorist’ detonated suicide belt as officers protecting New Year’s Eve festivities tried to detain him.
Published On 31 Dec 2025
A suicide bomber targeted a group of…
After a year like 2025, it’s easy for anyone who inhales large quantities of online news to be downhearted.
This was a year that began with a terrifying salute from the world’s richest…
Friedrich Merz began his first New Year’s TV address to the nation with a callback to February 23 and the early election that led to the conservative becoming German chancellor, unseating Olaf Scholz and a Social Democrat-led government.
“You,…
This artist’s rendering depicts a herd of ancient sea cows foraging on the seafloor. A new species of ancient sea cow,…