NATO leaders agreed a new security doctrine that sees Russia as the organization’s “most significant and direct threat,” alliance Secretary Jens Stoltenberg announced in Madrid on Wednesday. The doctrine removes Russia’s status as a strategic partner o…
Israel’s acting Prime Minister Bennett to withdraw from politics
After the failure of his eight-party government, Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has announced his retirement from politics. The 50-year-old will not run in the next election, Israeli media reported on Wednesday evening, citing his spokesman. T…
Mercedes guarantees decades of work at German factories with deal
German carmaker Mercedes and labour unions reached an agreement on Wednesday that will ensure a trio of factories in Germany will remain at full productivity for the coming decades, said works advisory council official Ergun Lümali. “We managed to make…
Hoeneß: Barça shouldn’t bother making another offer for Lewandowski
Barcelona should not bother making another offer for Bayern Munich top scorer Robert Lewandowski, Bayern honorary president Uli Hoeneß said. “I don’t know anything about a new offer. But the way things are in Munich, what I have heard is that Barcelona…
Norway downgrades terrorism alert raised after weekend bar attack
Norway downgraded its terrorism alert by one level on Wednesday after raising it to the highest level in response to the weekend attack on a gay bar in central Oslo. The alert was being reduced to Level 4 (high) from Level 5 (exceptional), Roger Berg, …
Turkey tells Finland, Sweden to extradite suspects after NATO deal
Turkey expects Sweden and Finland to extradite more than 30 “terrorists” under a deal that lifted Ankara’s blockade on the two Nordic countries’ NATO membership, Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ said on Wednesday. Turkey will “remind” Finland and …
Final tickets for World Cup available from July 5
The remaining tickets for the World Cup in Qatar later this year will go on sale from July 5 on a first-come first-served basis, global football governing body FIFA have said. Tickets will be available via the FIFA homepage for the tournament which run…
Meeting-free days and other ways to free up time for important tasks
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the number of meetings has increased rapidly, especially for people working from home. Where once there was only one meeting with a client a day, today there are four to five or more on the calendar, says Annina Her…
Honda’s new hybrid-only Civics to launch with new digital cockpit
Honda’s bestselling car, first launched 50 years ago and having been sold more than 30 million times worldwide since, is now getting ready to go more digital than ever with an 11th-generation model set to go on sale in the second half of 2022. Launchin…
UK medical students training on hologram patients in world-first
Medical students in Cambridge are the first in the world to learn with holographic patients, the university has said. The students at Addenbrooke’s Hospital are using a new mix-reality training system called HoloScenarios, which enables teaching and le…