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Dozens of residents in the Catalonian capital have been put in an impossible dilemma as a result of the city’s strict Airbnb ban, with many at risk of losing their homes or facing massive fines. Locals in Barcelona, Spain’s most expensive city to rent, have claimed they are being treated the same as commercial landlords for sharing their primary homes …

A growing social media trend along the Maspalomas seafront in Gran Canaria is damaging the coastline and endangering local wildlife, environmental experts have warned. The popular fad involves tourists stacking stones into small towers on the popular Canary Islands beach, with the aim of snapping them for TikTok and other platforms. However, researchers have warned that this activity could have …

The University of Virginia was on lockdown after police warned of an “armed attacker” on the campus. UVA Police said: “UVA Emergency Alert: ACTIVE ATTACKER with a gun reported in the area of Shannon Library, 160 McCormick Road. RUN HIDE FIGHT.” UVA Police Department said in an update that the buildings are locked and only people with authorised key cards …

The nine justices of the US Supreme Court will soon rule on the validity of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, a showdown that could blunt what he claims is his favourite economic and diplomatic tool. The dispute centres on two lawsuits filed by seven small businesses and 12 US states, led by Oregon. The coalition, including Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, …

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — In the summer of 2008, as Russian tanks rolled toward the borders of Georgia, the battle had already begun—shaped decisively by large-scale cyberattacks and cognitive warfare. Weeks before the first shots, cyberspace erupted with coordinated attacks crippling Georgian government and media websites, including distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) and defacements. Simultaneously, state-controlled and aligned media saturated both domestic and …

OPINION — Space has gone from frontier to front line. But despite this increased urgency and promises to remain first in flight, the Trump administration recently cut the Office of Space Commerce’s budget. Additionally, NASA remains without a permanent leader and is struggling to select a new lunar lander for its Artemis missions. It’s a dangerous place to be as …

The delivery “could” ultimately happen but not at “this moment,” the US president has said US President Trump said he’s “not really” considering providing Kiev with long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles, suggesting Ukraine and Russia should be left to “fight out” the conflict. Trump made the remarks on Sunday while aboard Air Force One. He was asked about supplying Ukraine with …

A flight travelling from Denver to Dallas in the US has been grounded after reports of a “bomb threat” note on board. The affected flight is reported to be a Frontier F9 1324 to the Texan city.  It is said to have been grounded at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Footage shared on social media showed passengers sitting on the flight …

In the span of a few hours, Manda joined the growing list of towns and villages reduced to symbols of terror, underscoring the reality that groups like Islamic State in the Sahel now operate less as rogue insurgents than as entrenched power brokers whose reach stretches across Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso. For the United States, the massacre is more …

More than 150,000 people took shelter in coastal provinces of the Philippines on Monday as powerful Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall in a region hit by some of the country’s deadliest storms. The typhoon, with winds of 150km/h (93 mph) and gusts of up to 205km/h, made first contact in Dinagat Islands province, part of the Visayas island chain, before 11pm …