French centre-left politician Raphael Glucksmann announced his candidacy for France’s presidential election next year, joining a crowded field of far-right figures, centrists and fellow left-wingers. Hard-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon is planning to stand while Greens leader Marine Tondelier is campaigning…
Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Samantha de Bendern, Associate Fellow at Chatham House. Europe is taking increasingly consequential steps to support Ukraine, but de Bendern warns that they remain insufficient to address the country’s fundamental vulnerability. Are Ukraine’s allies…
The US on Monday announced an expansion of secondary sanctions it hopes will “sever every economic lifeline” that sustains Iran, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said at a press conference. The expanded sanctions target Iran’s digital assets, technology, gold, aviation and shipping sectors.
Apple’s AirTag 2 is on sale for $79.99 this week on Amazon, down from $99.00. This deal is on the 4-Pack of the AirTag 2, and it’s a new record low price for the accessory, beating the previous low by…
In the Apple Store app on the iPhone, select users have received access to an “early preview” of a new AI-powered virtual shopping assistant. Once it is available, you can open the chatbot by tapping on the speech bubble with…
Iranian Economy Minister Ali Madanizadeh on Monday warned of “another defeat” for the US after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced expanded sanctions against Tehran. Madanizadeh said Iran had a “two-year plan” to counter the new sanctions and dismissed Bessent’s stated…
In Guinea, a landslide at a garbage dump outside the capital Conakry has claimed the lives of at least 30 people. The government of the West African country says it has mobilised significant resources to try and find survivors that…
Apple’s 20th-anniversary iPhone will be made using the same glass manufacturing process developed for the iPhone Air, according to the leaker known as “Fixed Focus Digital.” In a new post on Weibo, the leaker said that iPhone Air manufacturing equipment…
Iran has warned that Tehran would respond harshly to expanded U.S. sanctions, including measures against countries it sees as cooperating with Washington. The expanded sanctions come after weeks of impasse. The United States has not dislodged Iran’s grip on the…
A leading group monitoring and providing aid to migrants crossing the Mediterranean have warned that its rescue ships have been facing increasing threats and harassment from Libyan groups.