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Straddling West Asia and Southeastern Europe, Türkiye offers no shortage of unforgettable experiences for travellers. While destinations such as Istanbul, Ankara or Bodrum often steal the spotlight, the central region of Cappadocia, adorned with fairy chimneys, is a sight to be seen. With valleys sculpted by millions of years of volcanic activity and cave dwellings, Cappadocia is also a gateway to Türkiye’s rich history, with attractions such as the Kayseri Archaeology Museum, where 14 exhibition halls trace civilisations from the Chalcolithic Age to the Late Ottoman period. Now, Cappadocia has a new luxury address with the opening of Fortuna of…
Tuesday’s prices represent a 50 percent increase from the previous month. They also reflect concern that gas supplies will be further squeezed by the combination of depleted European reserves and high summer temperatures in Asia, which analysts expect will drive up demand for air conditioning. The latest price spikes have fueled concern that unrest in the Middle East is going to be priced in as a permanent feature of energy markets — especially with Washington and Tehran threatening tolls or “service fees” on maritime traffic and the announcement by the Iran-backed Houthi paramilitary group in Yemen that it would embargo the…
Published on 21/07/2026 – 12:36 GMT+2 A US federal judge has approved a $1.5 billion (€1.3bn) settlement between Anthropic and a group of authors, closing the largest copyright class action in US history and marking the first major resolution of a wave of lawsuits against AI companies over the use of copyrighted books in model training. US District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín approved the deal on 20 July in San Francisco, rejecting objections from some authors who argued the payout was too small. The settlement, first proposed last September, resolves a class action filed by writers Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber and…
Barbut was against the pesticide and water storage proposals, both of which were added late in the legislative process to ensure the bill’s passage in the conservative-majority Senate. She made her opposition clear over the weekend in an interview published by Sunday newspaper La Tribune Dimanche. “This government bill, which was intended to address an emergency situation facing our farmers, has — since the Senate’s amendments — significantly altered the policy governing the allocation of water resources in our country,” she said. Annie Genevard, France’s conservative agriculture minister, directly opposed her colleague at the Ministry of Ecological Transition, warning that…
Published on 21/07/2026 – 9:16 GMT+2 A lawyer representing Andrew and Tristan Tate said the brothers will fight extradition to the United Kingdom, where they are accused by British authorities of rape, sex trafficking, assault and other offences relating to indecent images of a child and extreme pornography. The pair, who were arrested in Miami on Saturday, appeared in a United States federal court on Monday wearing jail uniforms and handcuffs. They remained silent during the brief hearing as a judge scheduled a further hearing for 27 July. A district judge will decide whether the legal conditions for extradition have…
Published on 21/07/2026 – 12:06 GMT+2 Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed on Tuesday that its Aerospace Force targeted and “destroyed” the central data infrastructure of the US company Amazon in Bahrain using several cruise missiles. The IRGC also said in a statement released by its public relations office that “US air defence systems and radar installations in the Bahraini areas of Muharraq and Riffa were also targeted” in the attack. Bahraini and US officials, as well as Amazon, have not yet responded to the claim. The reported strikes come as direct military confrontations between Iran and the…
Published on 21/07/2026 – 11:29 GMT+2 FIFA has opened a disciplinary investigation into the Argentina national team over the incidents that occurred after the World Cup final, in which Spain were crowned champions. The body’s disciplinary committee has appointed a disciplinary and ethics prosecutor to analyse the referees’ reports and the images of the match to determine whether sanctions should be imposed on players or members of the Albiceleste coaching staff. Among the incidents under investigation is Leandro Paredes’ conduct at the end of the match. According to the footage, the midfielder was involved in a confrontation with several Spanish…
Updated: 21/07/2026 – 11:42 GMT+2 Eighteen historic condominium-style theatres across Italy’s Marche, Emilia Romagna and Umbria regions are seeking to be recognised by UNESCO and are hoping for a place on its prestigious World Heritage List. … More
This amounts to “indirect taxation,” said David Laborde, one of the authors behind the report and the FAO’s lead director of agrifood economics. The EU’s direct farm subsidies from the Common Agricultural Policy, which Europe has paid since the 1960s, is partly to blame. Europe’s agricultural subsidies (CAP) form one of the largest EU funding programs. But, the lack of investment into research to bring down the costs of producing fruit and vegetables, which tend to be labor-intensive, has had an even bigger effect on the affordability of healthy foods in Europe, Laborde said. “This has increased productivity in some…
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in Saudi Arabia has announced a new multiple-entry visa for Umrah pilgrims. With the newly launched visa, valid for 365 days from the date of issuance, visitors can enter the holy cities multiple times to perform Umrah for a cumulative stay of no longer than 90 days. According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), this move “aligns with Saudi Vision 2030 and the Pilgrim Experience Program’s goals of facilitating arrival, enriching the pilgrim experience and improving service efficiency”. Pilgrims are eligible to use the new visa only if they purchase an Umrah service package…