Category: World

Permanent magnets are a key component of most electric car traction motors, which turn the wheels, and of many wind turbine generators. Clean energy and clean technology increasingly depend on them. Yet Europe is vulnerable to disruptions in their supply chain. “They are kind of indispensable for the energy transition,” said Alexandre Damiens, a magnets and […]

CANBERRA — Australia’s High Court has commenced a landmark two-day hearing examining constitutional challenges to the nation’s world-first legislation banning children under 16 from maintaining accounts on major social media platforms. The legislation, which took effect following its passage, places legal obligations on 10 major digital platforms—including Reddit, TikTok, Meta’s Facebook and Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, […]

CORK, Ireland — Dozens of Ukrainian families residing in the former Cork Airport Hotel are facing severe housing instability after receiving formal three-month notices to vacate their State-contracted accommodation. The 89 affected individuals in Cork are part of a nationwide group of nearly 3,000 Ukrainian refugees who have been issued notice to quit facilities as […]

HOUSTON — A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer accused of intentionally driving his unmarked SUV into a Mexican construction worker turned himself in to local authorities, law enforcement officials confirmed. The surrender follows a felony indictment handed down by a Harris County grand jury charging 38-year-old Mario Alberto Morales with aggravated assault with […]

MOSCOW — Human rights organizations, international legal bodies, and Indigenous rights campaigns are intensifying calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Daria Egereva, a prominent Indigenous rights defender and environmental advocate who faces up to 20 years in a Russian prison. Egereva—a member of the Selkup Indigenous community of Siberia and former co-chair of […]

LIMERICK — An Garda Síochána and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) have launched a joint cross-border investigation to establish the whereabouts of 39-year-old Carrie Mullane (also known as Carrie Noonan), who has been missing for over three weeks. Family members and investigating officers have expressed deep concern for her well-being, noting that it […]

LONDON — Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced a significant overhaul of the UK’s settlement rules on November 2, 2026, officially scrapping controversial proposals that would have forced migrant social care workers to wait 15 years before applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR). Under the revised framework, foreign care workers who entered the UK prior […]

PRAGUE — The Prague City Court on Monday, November 2, 2026, acquitted a Chinese citizen accused of performing unauthorized espionage activities for Chinese intelligence services, ordering his immediate release from custody. The defendant, identified as accredited Chinese journalist Yang Yiming, had been held in detention since January 2026 after Czech law enforcement charged him with […]

LONDON — HM Treasury has formally accepted a coroner’s finding that the department “materially contributed” to the death of 26-year-old personal assistant Chloe Moffat, announcing immediate structural reforms to workplace misconduct investigations and mental health safeguards across the U.K. Civil Service. The formal response follows a Prevention of Future Deaths report issued by Surrey Coroner […]

AUSTIN, Texas — Database software and cloud giant Oracle Corporation filed plans with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on November 2, 2026, to raise $20 billion through a combined offering of equity and debt to fund its aggressive artificial intelligence infrastructure buildout. The dual filing—split evenly between $10 billion in common stock and […]