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Iran insisted on Tuesday that the next round of nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington would take place in Oman, contradicting earlier reports that negotiations would take place in Rome. However, American officials have not confirmed the location of the talks yet. On Monday, President Donald Trump separately expressed frustration about the pace of the nuclear discussions.”I think they’re stringing us along,” he said in the Oval Office during a meeting with El Salvador’s president.According to an Italian government source who spoke anonymously to The Associated Press, talks will take place in Rome on Sunday.”We received the request from the…

A separate post said the “official crypto coin” was now live, and shared details to a contact address. Both tweets were subsequently deleted. A spokesperson for Powell said: “Lucy Powell’s personal X account was hacked this morning. Steps were taken quickly to secure the account and remove misleading posts.” A spokesperson for the U.K. Parliament said it “takes cyber security extremely seriously. We provide advice to users — including members — to make them aware of the risks and how to manage their digital safety, however we do not comment on specific details of our cyber security policies.” Powell is…

The UN Trade and Development agency (UNCTAD) has urged the US to exempt the world’s poorest and smallest nations from reciprocal tariffs, warning that they could devastate vulnerable economies while only generating minimal revenue for Washington.US President Donald Trump’s administration earlier this month announced sweeping tariffs on 57 trading partners — ranging from 11% for Cameroon to 50% for Lesotho — but ultimately paused the duties for 90 days, except in the case of China. The pause has left these states facing a 10% universal levy that applies to almost all countries. In a report published on Monday, UNCTAD said…

Mounting a successful presidential bid after such an unceremonious end to his premiership is a long shot. The 74-year-old would need to make the case to French voters that he would be best placed to lead France in an increasingly uncertain global order despite having failed to navigate a fragmented political landscape domestically. Barnier ran for president in 2022, but fell at the first hurdle, placing third in his conservative Les Républicains party’s internal primary. The competition may be even stiffer this time around, as other centrists and conservative contenders appear to have the edge. A poll from Harris Interactive…

The financial insecurity experienced by young men is partly to blame for the rise of anti-feminist discourse, a new study has claimed. The report, which is published by the European Policy Centre (ECP), suggests that working-class men without university degrees have been particularly affected by declining wealth and employment rates over the past two decades.”What we do know is that young men face difficulties in terms of income, wealth, purchasing power, access to housing and above all education,” said Javier Carbonell, the ECP analyst who wrote the study. “And they have fallen behind young women in this respect”, he added.…

Vance’s comments land as President Donald Trump’s administration repeatedly hammers European capitals over their overreliance on American military might for their own defense, while hinting repeatedly that the U.S. would not come to the aid of NATO allies who don’t invest in their own security. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also warned American military presence in Europe is not “forever.”  Trump wants NATO countries to spend 5 percent of their GDP on defense — a sharp increase from the alliance’s current 2 percent target, which is set to increase at a summit in The Hague this summer.  “I don’t think that…

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended his company against allegations that it monopolises the social media market on the first day of an antitrust trial in the United States. Meta could be forced to sell popular social media sites Instagram and WhatsApp which it acquired more than a decade ago. In opening statements, Daniel Matheson, an attorney for the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Meta was “erecting a moat” to protect its interests by buying the two startups and used its position to generate enormous profits. Zuckerberg said that he was “not happy” with a perceived lack of progress on…

Officials in Canberra are scrambling to stop Russia from using an Indonesian air force base that would put its jets within striking range of the Australian mainland. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesday his government was “seeking further clarification” from Jakarta about Moscow’s request to access the Manuhua Air Force Base, which was first reported by American military website Janes. Apparently confirming that the Kremlin asked to house its long-range aircraft at the base, Defense Minister Richard Marles said Tuesday that Indonesia had “not responded” to the request and that Canberra was engaging with Jakarta “at a senior level” on…

The US federal government has said it is freezing more than $2.2 billion (€1.9bn) in grants and $60 million (€52.9m) in contracts to Harvard University. The announcement came just hours after the institution refused to comply with a list of demands made by the Trump administration, which the university’s president said would have undermined its academic freedom. In a letter sent to Harvard on Friday, the federal government called for sweeping reforms in governance and leadership at the university. Among other demands, it also sought to end all diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) programmes at Harvard. The federal government stated…

How much do you know about quantum? If reading from Europe, you might have heard about it but not know the specifics, according to the first European survey of public attitudes towards quantum science and technology.The poll showed that most adults in France and Germany (78 per cent) are aware of quantum technology, and many also know about how it could tackle major societal challenges. But only one third of respondents had a good level of understanding about what quantum is, and 49 per cent had heard of it but didn’t know what it is.Quantum science is the study of quantum…