Nine-country poll finds half of people believe risk of war with Russia is high and three-quarters want to stay in EU

FRANCE 24 spoke to Francis Fukuyama, author of the 1992 book "The End of History and The Last Man", in which he asserted that the end of the Cold War had established the dominance of liberal democraci...

Discrimination, extremism and ‘traditional’ gender roles all on the radar for young people in new survey from the OCO   25% say their friends have views that some people would consider extreme 64% of ...

Researchers uncovered 354 AI-focused accounts that had accumulated 4.5bn views in a month Hundreds of accounts on TikTok are garnering billions of views by pumping out AI-generated content, including anti-immigrant and sexualised material, according to a report. Researchers said they had uncovered 354 AI-focused accounts pushing 43,000 posts made with generative AI tools and accumulating 4.5bn views over a month-long period. Continue reading...

Nazma Akter condemns Amazon for its continued refusal to sign the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety.

Irish household wealth has more than doubled over the past decade, according to a new report from stockbrokers Davy.

President is due to meet with Taoiseach and may deliver an address to the Houses of the Oireachtas

Reports highlight devastating impact of slashed funding, especially in parts of Africa, that could lead to 3.3m new HIV infections by 2030

Country seen as champion of equal rights faces reckoning after senior politician says she felt compelled to quit

Switzerland on Sunday overwhelmingly rejected a proposed 50% tax on inherited fortunes of 50 million Swiss francs ($62 million) or more, with 78% of votes against the plan, an outcome that even exceed...

A browser extension powered by AI can reduce how people feel about opposing political views, according to new research that looked into the 2024 US presidential election.

With sweeping changes to US environmental policies, it's been suggested that some companies are talking less about their climate pledges. But the truth behind the trend is complicated.

Thousands of anti-AfD protestors began descending on the town of Giessen from early morning

Focus Ireland says many children now facing second or third Christmas in emergency accommodation

The mantra of ‘build, build, build’ misses something crucial: that few can afford these new homes, say Tarik Abou-Chadi, Silja Häusermann and Björn Bremer

Study finds that a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would have taken three years

The Parliament's right-wing majority has secured a one-year pause in the application of new regulations meant to protect vulnerable woodland.

Voters will also be weighing in on whether to slap new taxes on the super-rich to help finance the country's effort against climate change

Company, which is celebrating 40 years here, initially established a presence in Dublin with an operation of fewer than 100 people

Switzerland, known as a haven for the super rich, will soon vote on whether to introduce a steep inheritance tax.

In a Truth Social post, the president lashed out at journalist Katie Rogers after a Times article questioned whether he was slowing down Donald Trump lashed out on Wednesday against a New York Times reporter, calling her “ugly inside and out” in his latest personal insult against female members of the media after last week calling another “piggy”. In a Truth Social post, Trump criticitized the newspaper for an article suggesting he was running low on energy in his 80th year, insisting he has “never worked so hard in my life”. Continue reading...