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The white ghost of the Mediterranean forest. This is how Ángel Hidalgo, an amateur nature photographer, has described his latest find while reviewing the images from one of his photo-trapping cameras, placed in the depths of one of Jaén’s mountain ranges in southern Spain. Hidalgo has managed to record an Iberian lynx with leucism, a genetic condition that causes a partial or total lack of pigmentation in its skin, although not in the eyes, as would occur in the case of albino animals. According to local media ‘Ahora Jaén’, this unprecedented discovery took place on 22 October in the province…
By Euronews with AP Published on 30/10/2025 – 9:52 GMT+1 Character.AI isbanning minors from using its chatbots amid growing concerns about the effects of artificial intelligence (AI) conversations on children. The company is facing several lawsuits over child safety, including by the mother of a teenager who says the company’s chatbots pushed her teenage son to kill himself. Character Technologies stated that users under 18 won’t be able to engage in open-ended conversations with its chatbot characters, and the bot will implement a 2-hour usage limit by November 25. The company lets users create or interact with customisable characters that “feel…
When Saturday comes, the monumental Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) will celebrate its official opening. The long-awaited exhibition space will become the largest museum in the world dedicated to a single civilisation: Ancient Egypt. The GEM will have over 100,000 artefacts on display, from Tutankhamun’s tomb treasures to pharaoh Khufu’s famed ‘solar boat’. Tutankhamun’s tomb treasures open to the public Visitors will enter the museum via the Grand Hall and Grand Staircase, vast spaces that house towering hieroglyphed columns and colossal statues of pharaohs. These lead to the Main Galleries, which were opened to 4,000 lucky visitors in October 2024 for…
The Romanian government is already a big customer of foreign weapons manufacturers, especially from the U.S., Israel and South Korea. It recently purchased American-made Patriot air defense systems and F-35 warplanes, as well as K9 self-propelled howitzers from South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace. Last year, Hanwha Aerospace executives told POLITICO that Romania could become a weapons production hub for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. What Romania brings to the table Romania, which is one of Europe’s most industrialized countries, has assets to offer arms-makers, Moșteanu argued. Romania, which is one of Europe’s most industrialized countries, has assets to offer arms-makers, Moșteanu argued.…
Supporters of Dutch parties reacted on Wednesday evening to the release of an exit poll published immediately after voting ended. The poll indicated that the center-left D66 would emerge as the largest party, winning 27 seats, an increase of 18 compared with the 2023 election. Geert Wilders’ Party for Freedom was projected to lose 12 seats, finishing with 25, according to national broadcaster NOS. Pollster Ipsos said the survey was conducted at 65 polling stations and involved around 80,000 voters, using a methodology that has produced results very close to final outcomes in previous Dutch elections.
A U.K. government spokesperson said: “We are monitoring the situation closely and remain in touch with Dutch counterparts regarding actions taken in relation to Nexperia.” A spokesperson for Nexperia said: “Nexperia Manchester site continues to operate as usual,” and the measures taken by the Dutch government “have restored good governance in the company, ensuring that no undue influence can be exercised by the former CEO on decision making processes.” Wingtech, which still legally owns Nexperia and is chaired by Zhang, has been approached for comment. At the start of October, Beijing halted the export of Nexperia components from China, following…
Russia is reporetly using so-called “low-level agents” in its hybrid warfare against the West – ordinary civilians recruited, often via social media, to carry out relatively minor acts of espionage and sabotage. These acts can include arson, photographing or filming military or critical infrastructure, or even sending parcel bombs. The goal is always the same: to create chaos and insecurity among the population. In his government statement in October, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) also accused Moscow of waging hybrid warfare against the West. Hybrid warfare combines military, political, economic, and cyber tactics to blur the line between war and…
The European Court of Human Rights has just set a new precedent for climate accountability in a landmark ruling. In Greenpeace Nordic and Others v. Norway, two NGOs, Greenpeace Nordic and Nature and Youth, along with six activists, argued that Norway’s decision to grant licences for oil exploration in the Barents Sea violated their human rights by failing to assess the climate impact of fossil fuel extraction. While the Court ruled that Norway did not violate human rights, it came with a large caveat. The Court emphasised that future oil and gas projects should assess the global climate impact of…
Thursday’s summit in South Korea followed months of renewed tensions that have impeded trade between the two countries, despite several announced truces. While Trump has ratcheted up tariffs on China — at one point as high as 145 percent — and tightened export controls on high-tech goods, Beijing has responded with its own devastating pressure campaign. That includes reducing purchases of American farm goods, which fell by more than 50 percent in the first seven months of 2025. U.S. soybeans farmers, who exported a record $18 billion worth of their crop to China in 2022, have been hit particularly, with…
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