Ukraine’s ‘Stargate’ drone carries wounded troops from frontline
Ukraine’s Skyfall says its Stargate drone has evacuated two wounded soldiers from the front line, flying 15 km each way at up to 105 km/h.
A musical overview of trans-European punk
This week on arts24, we’re bringing you a double dose of European punk. Elias Bender Rønnenfelt is a singer with Copenhagen’s finest post-punk export, Iceage. The group is currently touring Europe, and he is stopping off in Paris this week to play the Pitchfork festival solo. We also welcome Chris Hughes from Fat Dog. Born in…
Israel's president begins process of coalition government negotiations
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog begins the process of coalition government negotiations this week. One possibility is for the centrist opposition bloc to form a government with the Arab parties, which would oust current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Protests for and against such a coalition this weekend made it clear the Israeli public is divided over…
Scientists begin tests on human composting, an eco-friendly alternative to burials and cremation
Humans have caused irreversible changes to our planet in their time on Earth, pollution that continues even in death. Cremation relies heavily on fossil fuels, while traditional burials take up land. So is there a more eco-friendly way to honour our loved ones? French scientists are exploring the possibility of composting human bodies, a process that…
Nine dead in small plane crash near Trump's Florida home
Nine people were killed Sunday when the Learjet they were travelling in plummeted into a neighbourhood in southern Florida, just miles from US President Donald Trump’s resort home of Mar-a-Lago, officials said.
Inflation, war and corruption: Will anger at Trump see Republicans punished at midterms?
Donald Trump and his Republican Party will make last-gasp pitches to US midterm voters Monday to hold back a predicted Democrat wave that could take over Congress and impose tight political constraints on the president for the first time in two years. With Trump’s popularity at an historic low, many are predicting voters will punish…
U.S. Factory Activity Expands in October
The Institute for Supply Management’s purchasing managers’ index was 55.5 in October – higher than the September figure of 54.5.
Heading into the midterms, 'no US president in recent times has been as unpopular as Donald Trump'
Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Richard Johnson, Senior Lecturer in US Politics at Queen Mary University of London. He says that “Donald Trump is damaged goods at this point in his presidency.” With this uncompromising assessment, Johnson takes us through the political forces shaping the 2026 US midterm elections. Far from assuming that Trump’s…
China's top diplomat holds talks with Saudi national security advisor
China’s top diplomat holds talks with Saudi national security advisor
Shop freezers in seven European countries hit by cyber-attack
The temperature of freezers in several shops across Europe reportedly rose to as high as 50C.
