Europeans push back at US over claim they face 'civilizational erasure' European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas speaks during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. Michael Probst/AP...

Two dead in Maryland after winter storm hammers US northeastGetty ImagesA powerful winter blizzard that hit the north-eastern US has left two dead in Maryland and continues to delay flights and cause widespread power outages across the region. In Calvert County, Maryland, on Sunday afternoon, a vehicle was struck by a falling tree that toppled onto the road way, killing Michael Simpson, 60, and...

Pakistan hospital at centre of child HIV outbreak caught reusing syringes in BBC film3 hours agoGhazal Abbasi, Seamus Mirodan and Mohammad Zubair KhanBBC Eye, Punjab, PakistanBBCAsma, 10, was diagnosed with HIV despite her mother, Sughra, testing negativeWarning: This story contains details that readers may find distressingMohammed Amin was eight when he died shortly after testing positive for...

These former Big Tech engineers are using AI to navigate Trump’s trade chaos Sam Basu quit his job as a senior software engineer at Google in early 2023, not long after OpenAI released ChatGPT. He took a few stabs at starting new AI businesses, but nothing really stuck until he got a call from a friend who wanted help filling out customs paperwork. Basu got “very curious” and started...

What Phoenix can teach the world about tackling heat deathsIt has been a blisteringly hot summer for much of the US and Europe.Scientists have warned that these extreme temperatures are the new normal for these communities.France reported an increase of more than 2,000 deaths during the record-breaking heatwave in late June. In England and Wales, scientists estimated that more than 2,700 people...