Trump praises Japan's 'great' female leader in talks on trade, critical minerals
-U.S. President Donald Trump lavished praise on Japan's first female leader Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Tuesday, welcoming her pledge to accelerate a m...
Migration offset natural decline for the fourth consecutive year, pushing the European Union’s population to an historic high of 450.4 million in 2024, according to Eurostat figures released on Friday.
For the first time since the pandemic, the EU’s population rose by more than 1 million people last year, despite recording more deaths than births for the twelfth year in a row.
The bloc registered 2.3 million more migrants than emigrants, which outweighed a natural population loss of 1.3 million — 4.82 million deaths versus 3.56 million births.
Eurostat said the rise was mainly due to increased migratory movements following the COVID-19 pandemic. The trend underscores Europe's growing demographic challenge, as an ageing population and declining fertility threaten long-term economic and social stability.
Germany, France and Italy remained the bloc’s most populous nations, together making up 47% of the total EU population. While 19 countries saw population increases in 2024, including Malta (+19.0 per 1,000), Ireland (+16.3), and Luxembourg (+14.7), others such as Latvia (-9.9), Hungary (-4.7), and Poland (-3.4) recorded declines.
Since 1960, the EU has grown by nearly 100 million people, but growth has slowed — from 3 million annually in the 1960s to fewer than 1 million per year in recent decades.
Meanwhile, governments across the bloc have been tightening border controls due to public unease over migration. Temporary checks have returned in countries such as Germany, Belgium, and Poland, straining the passport-free Schengen zone. This comes even as irregular border crossings fell by 38% in 2024, reaching their lowest level since 2021.
To address the pressures, the EU adopted a new migration pact last year aimed at reducing irregular arrivals and accelerating asylum processing.
At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
A tsunami threat was issued in Chile after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Drake Passage on Friday. The epicenter was located 135 miles south of Puerto Williams on the north coast of Navarino Island.
The war in Ukraine has reached a strategic impasse, and it seems that the conflict will not be solved by military means. This creates a path toward one of two alternatives: either a “frozen” phase that can last indefinitely or a quest for a durable political regulation.
A shooting in Nice, southeastern France, left two people dead and five injured on Friday, authorities said.
Snapchat will start charging users who store more than 5GB of photos and videos in its Memories feature, prompting backlash from long-time users.
-U.S. President Donald Trump lavished praise on Japan's first female leader Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Tuesday, welcoming her pledge to accelerate a military buildup and signing deals on trade and critical minerals.
Amazon AMZN.O is reportedly preparing to cut up to 30,000 corporate positions starting Tuesday, as part of a major cost-reduction effort aimed at correcting overhiring during the pandemic, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Russia’s second-largest oil company, Lukoil LKOH.MM, announced on Monday that it plans to sell its international assets following U.S. sanctions imposed last week over Moscow’s ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
Venezuelan Vice President and Oil Minister Delcy Rodriguez announced on Monday (October 27) that she will propose suspending a broad energy cooperation agreement with Trinidad and Tobago, including ongoing joint gas projects currently under negotiation.
Air travel chaos escalated across the United States on Monday as the federal government shutdown stretched into its 27th day, triggering widespread delays caused by air traffic controller absences. More than 4,300 flights were delayed nationwide by the afternoon, following 8,800 disruptions.
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