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Vehicles were swept away by powerful floodwaters on the Greek island of Rhodes early on Monday, 2 November, after heavy rain hit the eastern village of Archangelos. Cars and trucks were left partly submerged as water rushed through the streets, carrying rubbish bins and debris. Homes were also flooded, with Archangelos reporting the worst damage, according to local media. Dozens of homes and businesses were affected, and the full extent of the damage was still being assessed. Although the rain had eased by Monday morning, meteorologists warned that further showers and thunderstorms were possible, potentially bringing more disruption to the…
The clash comes to a head on Tuesday, when the eight judges backed by Tusk’s ruling parliamentary coalition plan to hold a meeting to approve the tribunal’s budget and consider disciplinary proceedings against its president, Bogdan Święczkowski, and his deputy, Bartłomiej Sochański. They need a quorum of 10 of the court’s 15 judges to be present — meaning they need to peel away at least two justices chosen under the previous PiS government that ruled from 2015 to 2023. The fight over the control of the tribunal is helping bring right-wing opposition parties together ahead of next year’s parliamentary election.…
Pyongyang has blasted the FBI’s allegations that it was behind the theft of $6 billion (€5.3 billion) from cryptocurrency platform Binance, as it test-fired strategic cruise missiles in a new display of its weapons capabilities. The missile launch came on the heels of a public rebuttal from Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong-un, who slammed the FBI’s allegations as a “grave political provocation”. On Saturday, the FBI said a North Korea-affiliated hacking group called TraderTraitor had been behind the hack. Experts see the incident as potentially the largest cryptocurrency theft in history, with a haul equalling “nearly…
Saudi oil giant Aramco on Tuesday announced a 34.6% surge in third-quarter net profit, as the Middle East war keeps crude prices high while the kingdom’s energy infrastructure comes under regular attack. Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis have targeted Saudi tankers, pipelines, storage facilities and refineries regularly since hostilities resumed in July, intensifying their strikes in recent weeks. The kingdom has also had to contend with the Houthis and Iran hampering traffic in the straits of Bab al-Mandeb and Hormuz, complicating exports. Yet Aramco — the cornerstone of Saudi Arabia’s economy and one of the world’s most valuable companies — saw its…
Supermarket fridges and freezers are increasingly becoming hacking targets, resulting in food perishing and raising fears about food becoming a technology target. The latest series of cyber incidents reported on Monday affected supermarket chains in Belgium, Luxembourg, Estonia, the Netherlands, and Ireland. Sweden was also impacted, and one store blamed a cyberattack. It comes just weeks after freezers in some 500-700 French supermarkets were hit by a major cyberattack, which raised temperatures to as high as 50 degrees Celsius. Though no group has taken responsibility or been blamed for any hack on supermarket fridges, French authorities believe the October 12…
With no set definition of what constitutes a five-star hotel around the world, the experiences you have can wildly differ. Hotel groups tend to side-step this slightly by putting their brands into categories like “luxury”, “lifestyle”, or “premium”, but again, the standard might not be the same even comparing two properties in the same band. One of the perks of being a travel journalist is that I’ve been lucky enough to have had more than a few swanky stays, and there are some small, but noticeable, elements that set an ultra-luxury hotel apart from all the rest. As key as…
Different lives, shared financial ambitions For a decade, Lloyds Banking Group’s Consumer Digital Index has tracked how people across the UK engage with digital technology and the confidence they have in doing so. Its analysis shows that more than 75 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds have used artificial intelligence (AI) for personal finance in the past year — the highest adoption of any generation. Yet they’re also the least confident using the tools they’ve adopted: just 64 percent of 18- to 24-year-old digital tool users feel confident using them, rising steadily to 85 percent among 65- to 74-year-olds. Britain increasingly…
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Apple Inc. posted stronger-than-expected revenue in the three months to 26 September 2026, boosted by record September-quarter iPhone sales. However, shares fell around 3% in after-hours trading on Monday as investors weighed the strong results against pressure on profit margins. Revenue rose 12% to $114.5 billion (€102.1bn) from $102.5 billion (€91.4bn). The Cupertino, California-based company earned $30.71 billion (€27.4bn), or $2.10 per share, in the July-September period. That’s up 12% from $27.47 billion (€24.5bn), or $1.85 per share, in the same period a year earlier. Analysts, on average, were expecting earnings of $1.99 per share on revenue of $113.4 billion…
Poland’s long-simmering rule-of-law issue reached boiling point this weekend. So, what now? On today’s show, Zoya Sheftalovich and Kathryn Carlson unpack Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s efforts to undo judicial appointments made under the previous right-wing Law and Justice government. Tusk’s administration argues that removing these PiS-era appointees is essential to bringing Poland back into line with EU rule-of-law standards. But after this weekend’s turmoil, could the push backfire? And what could it mean for Tusk’s support ahead of next year’s elections? Then, on to a crisis closer to home: Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever offered his resignation to King Philippe…