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EU fines Temu €200m for allowing sale of illegal products
The European Union has imposed a €200m ($232m; £173m) fine on Chinese-owned online retailer Temu for having illegal products such as dangerous baby toys and faulty chargers for sale on its platform.
Fuel sales halted in occupied Crimea as Ukraine targets oil facilities
Russian-backed authorities have suspended fuel sales to the public in the occupied region of Crimea as Ukraine continues its attacks on the peninsula.
France bans alcohol at music festival events under red heatwave alert
France has banned alcohol at some events at a massive national music festival on Sunday as a heatwave pushes temperatures towards record levels.
We split bills equally even when one of us earned a lot more
Hannah and Max have always split their money equally even when one has earned considerably more than the other.
China hands over $56.5 million ECOWAS HQ in Nigeria, expanding influence in West Africa
China has formally handed over a newly completed $56.5 million headquarters complex to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja, marking one of Beijing’s most prominent institutional projects in West Africa. The facility, funded by the People’s Republic of China, was delivered in under two years...
Hip-hop pioneer, Afrika Bambaataa, dies aged 68
Afrika Bambaataa, one of the founding figures of hip-hop culture, has died at the age of 68, the Hip Hop Alliance has confirmed.
Oil slips after US-Iran conclude talks in Switzerland
Oil prices slid on Monday after U.S.-Iran talks concluded in Switzerland, with Tehran saying it had secured waivers for oil and petrochemical exports, easing worries about a supply shortage in global markets.
Kenyan court orders suspension of US plan for Ebola quarantine facility
A Kenyan court has ordered the temporary suspension of a plan for the United States to set up an Ebola quarantine facility in the country after a lawsuit argued the site could endanger public health.
Trump tells Axios he no longer views Anthropic as national security threat
U.S. President Donald Trump said he might have viewed the artificial intelligence company Anthropic as a national security threat last week, but he no longer does, according to an interview with "The Axios Show" published on Friday.
Trump threatens to bomb US ally Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ over Iran deal
President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman - a US ally - if it "gets in the way" of his administration's own talks with Iran, Fox News reports.
Saudi Arabia to stop funding LIV Golf next season
Saudi Arabia will withdraw its multi-billion-dollar backing of LIV Golf at the end of the season, plunging the series' future into doubt.
US justice department launches criminal investigation into Trump accuser E Jean Carroll, reports say
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened a criminal investigation into writer E Jean Carroll, who accused President Donald Trump of sexual assault, CBS News, the BBC's US partner, has reported.