UK rolls back digital ID for work checks as privacy fears drive backlash
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer scrapped plans to make digital ID mandatory for workers after a backlash over āOrwellianā surveillance fears....
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer scrapped plans to make digital ID mandatory for workers after a backlash over āOrwellianā surveillance fears....
The death toll from nationwide protests in Iran spiked January 12 to at least 2,000 people killed, activists say. With the Internet down in Iran, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has grown more ...
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was charged on Wednesday amid an anti-corruption investigation for allegedly offering bribes to members of the Ukrainian parliament....
Two Ukrainians have been accused of planning sabotage attacks for Russian spy services. Meanwhile, Germany's foreign minister has played down the US threat to Greenland. DW has more....
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas held talks in Berlin with German defence minister Boris Pistorius as challenges to the future of European and global security continue to mount....
U.S. Vice President JD Vance will meet Denmark's foreign minister and his Greenlandic counterpart in Washington on Wednesday to discuss the Arctic island, at the center of a geopolitical storm. (Image...
Bahram Salih, the new head of the UN's refugee agency says that he knows the pain of being ripped from all one knows. The former Iraqi president has just taken over the UNHCR and headed to Kakuma refu...
Last week, President Donald Trump signed a memorandum ordering the withdrawal of the United States from 66 international organisations as they "no longer serve American interests," the White House sai...
The ministry estimates as many as 1.5 million Russians have taken part in the full-scale invasion, about half of them having served on the front line....
Ugandans voted ā in a tense national election on Thursday after an often violent campaign and internet shutdown, with President Yoweri Museveni seeking to extend his rule into a fifth decade. Museveni ...
US President Donald Trump said on January 13 heās cancelled talks with Iranian officials amid a protest crackdown, telling Iranian citizens āhelp is on its way.ā Trump did not offer any details about ...
Germany's GDP grew 0.2% in 2025, ending a run of two consecutive years of recession, new figures show. The justice minister wants to combat the misuse of AI to create sexualized images. DW has more...
A cartoon by the French satirical weekly portraying the deadly fire in Crans-Montana as the "comedy of the year" provokes disgust....
US President Donald Trump is expected to get a briefing over sanction options against Iran, as Washington has been threatening to act against the country. But according to US newspaper Wall Street Jou...
Californiaās finance watchdog claims Nexo made nearly 5,500 loans to Californians without a valid license and did not properly assess their ability to repay....
On Thursday, the French president offered his New Year's address to the armed forces. The eagerly awaited annual event comes amid multiple geopolitical crises....
With the CLARITY Act scheduled for a markup on Thursday, some lawmakers could still be at odds over decentralized finance, stablecoins and ethical concerns....
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An investigation has been ordered into the circumstance under which the toddler son of the award-winning Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie died at a leading hospital in Lagos. The writer has b...
In the past 12 months, the Conservatives have suffered a string of defections to hard-right Reform UK, including some former Cabinet ministers....