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Published on 05/02/2026 – 14:43 GMT+1•Updated 14:58 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said fears of a wider regional escalation linked to Iran have shaped his talks during a Gulf tour, as he visited Qatar on Thursday. Speaking in Doha, Merz said concerns over Iran had featured prominently in discussions with Gulf leaders. He called on Tehran to halt what he described as aggressive behaviour and to enter talks aimed at easing tensions. The German leader is touring Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates as Berlin looks to strengthen cooperation in energy, defence and trade, while also addressing regional security…
For many, winter sports are great fun — but they’re also a luxury. Not just for amateurs, but sometimes for elite athletes too. At least 19 of them have had to turn to crowdfunding just to get to the starting line of the event kicking off this week in Italy. They need help with basics like equipment, travel and even tickets to the competitions themselves. Cormac Comerford, the first Irish male athlete to compete in all four Alpine disciplines, has raised more than €3,000 on GoFundMe for mandatory safety gear after the introduction of stricter safety rules. The equipment, among…
Updated: 05/02/2026 – 13:55 GMT+1 The restored face of an angel on a Roman church fresco with a resemblance to Italian Premier Meloni has been erased after its renovation blew up in local media. The face has been replaced by a rough patch of paint — after church authorities reportedly asked restorer Bruno Valentinet to cover it up. … More
Published on 05/02/2026 – 13:01 GMT+1 “Humanoid robots designed for different tasks can now share a single artificial intelligence ‘brain’ that coordinates their actions across multiple locations simultaneously.” A UK-based company has unveiled an AI system that can virtually work as a “shared brain” for fleets of robots built for different purposes across factories, services, and homes simultaneously. Companies like Tesla, Boston Dynamics and XPeng have showcased humanoid robot prototypes in recent years, but these demonstrations typically feature robots operating on their own. The UK firm’s approach is designed to manage multiple humanoid robots together under a single AI. Shared…
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By Chiara Zampiva & Euronews Published on 05/02/2026 – 12:40 GMT+1•Updated 12:41 The ongoing dispute between social services and an Anglo-Australian family living in rural Italy, which has drawn international attention, had a fresh turn after health experts recommended returning three children to their parents. A report by psychiatrists from the Lanciano-Vasto-Chieti Local Health Authority said it is essential to restore stable family ties for the children, who were removed from their parents in November. The seven-page document said returning the children to their family is urgent while acknowledging the need to monitor the parents on educational objectives and social integration. Catherine Birmingham,…
By Euronews with AP Published on 05/02/2026 – 13:01 GMT+1 The Bank of England kept its main interest rate unchanged at 3.75% on Thursday as inflation remains above target and economic growth is showing signs of picking up. The central bank, which sets interest rates for the whole of the UK, has been steadily reducing interest rates over the past 18 months, more often than not every three months. It last cut its key rate in December by a quarter of a percentage point and indicated that further reductions are likely this year. Since then a series of economic indicators have shown the…
By Euronews Published on 05/02/2026 – 10:30 GMT+1 Bill Gates said he regrets “every minute” he spent with late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, denying allegations contained in draft emails released by US authorities last week. “Every minute I spent with him, I regret, and I apologise,” Gates told 9News Australia in an interview broadcast Wednesday. After the US Justice Department released nearly 3 million new pages of Epstein-related documents last week, unsent draft emails surfaced making claims about Gates. “Apparently, Jeffrey wrote an email to himself. That email was never sent. The email is false,” Gates said. “I…
“It’s no more combatting Russian trolls trying to hack the system. If pointed at the EU and Greenland, the disinformation campaigns on U.S. platforms become the system,” he said. Ripe for exploitation The relationship between Denmark and Greenland is particularly ripe for exploitation, said Signe Ravn-Højgaard, co-founder and CEO of Denmark-based Digital Infrastructure Think Tank, who conducted an analysis on the misinformation landscape in Greenland. With a population the size of a Brussels municipality, news travels fast in Greenland and there are few media outlets that can debunk information. Most people rely on Facebook, said Ravn-Højgaard. With only a few shares, a fake news story can reach the entire population. Organized…
In Tallinn, starting a company can take minutes. Registration, taxation and contracts are handled online, often without a single interaction with a civil servant. For entrepreneurs, the state is designed to stay out of the way. This efficiency has made Estonia, with a population of 1.3 million, one of the EU’s most business-friendly countries. It also raises a difficult question for Brussels: if one small country can make business so easy, why does the EU still struggle to function as a single market or to initiate its EU-INC plan? A small ecosystem with significant impact Estonia’s startup sector punches above…