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Not even the most effective European electrification strategy will eliminate the need for the molecules that fossil fuels provide. Given this, Europe must diversify its oil and gas supplies, maintain its refining capacity, and lock in decarbonization by building a hydrogen-energy industry at scale. WASHINGTON, DC—When European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was delivering her State of the Union address in Strasbourg, I was in Washington at a meeting of the Global Advisory Committee of the Energy Futures Initiative Foundation, created and led by former US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz. In Strasbourg, von der Leyen set out a bold…

Claim: In September 2026, King Charles III of England and Queen Camilla announced they would divorce after the discovery of a “secret dossier” that revealed she planned to ruin the legacy of the royal family. Rating: In September 2026, numerous YouTube videos claimed King Charles III and Queen Camilla were divorcing after he discovered a “secret dossier” that revealed she planned to ruin the reputation of the British royal family. For example, one YouTube channel named Vintage Expose posted multiple videos featuring the assertion. One of the post’s captions began, “The Midnight Separation: King Charles Ends 20-Year Marriage After Camilla’s Secret…

When a woman driving home to her Gloucestershire village in England in the early hours of Sunday morning found her driveway blocked by three white vans, she immediately called the police.The call triggered a whirlwind of dramatic events; within 15 minutes, armed officers had swooped on the scene, and a major incident was declared at the nearby Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford, a base United States bombers have used to strike Iran.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listSome 85 homes were evacuated as a bomb disposal robot picked its way between the vans, and five British men in their…

Ahead of the government’s announcement, the lawyer for Maricarmen, who has become a symbol of Spain’s housing crisis, said she would be allowed to return to her home after reaching a deal with the company that owns it on Monday.Abascal, who was admitted to hospital after being forcibly removed from the apartment on a stretcher, was unable to attend the meeting and is yet to sign the deal.In the north-eastern city of Zaragoza, another woman’s eviction was temporarily suspended on Tuesday, the European Pressphoto Agency reported. Esmeralda Tejero, 51, has lived in a flat in the city for eight years…

Leaseholders will be given extra protections from “cowboy” property agents and hidden fees, Angela Rayner has announced.The housing secretary told Labour’s annual conference the government would legislate for a new independent regulator and launch a consultation to cap “rip off” administrative fees.The changes would cover the estimated five million leaseholders in England and Wales who can be forced to pay a landlord for simple changes to their home, despite having bought it.Rayner told party activists she had heard of leaseholders being charged £250 for permission to own a pet and £400 to change their front door.She said people in these…

Amazon typically introduces new Kindle models a few months ahead of the holiday shopping season and this year it looks like that will include a bigger update to the entry-level Kindle than what debuted in 2024. The last upgrades to the basic Kindle model were limited to a brighter backlight, a new dark mode, and faster page turns, but according to leaked images shared by WinFuture, the next version will come with a minor redesign and expanded color options.The last entry-level Kindle model was available in black and matcha green colors and while the leaked images don’t reveal the official…

A newly discovered ClickFix campaign is relying on ChatGPT Custom GPTs to impersonate legitimate products and lure victims into executing malicious code on their machines. Custom GPTs are personalized versions of ChatGPT that may include specific instructions and tools. They are hosted on ChatGPT.com, and their pages feature their custom names at the top, along with the builder’s profile. As part of the malicious campaign, a threat actor programmed two Custom GPTs to respond to users’ prompts with a Google Sites link leading to a ClickFix page, cybersecurity firm Huntress reports. On this page, visitors were instructed to execute PowerShell…

In brief BTC traded around $84,000 Tuesday, up 0.9% on the day, while spot Bitcoin ETFs notched eight consecutive sessions of inflows totaling around $3 billion. The 10-year Treasury yield is at its highest since 2007, while Brent crude has eased from Monday’s peak. Futures markets put the odds of an October Fed hike at 70.3%, up from 55.4% a week ago. Bitcoin was trading at around $84,000 on Tuesday, up 0.9% over 24 hours but down 2% across the week, according to CoinGecko data, holding a range it has occupied for a fortnight while the assets around it move…

Most of us think of a day as a fixed 24 hours. In reality, Earth’s rotation is not perfectly constant. The difference is tiny, measured in milliseconds, but physicists can detect it. Over time, some days become slightly shorter or longer depending on subtle changes deep inside the planet. Earth’s Core and Mantle Trade Momentum For roughly three decades, scientists have known that Earth’s liquid core does not always rotate at the same rate. Changes in the planet’s magnetic field have revealed that the liquid core can gradually speed up over several decades, then slow down during the following decades.…

The Philippines remains the deadliest country in Asia for land and environmental defenders, according to a new report by the non-profit Global Witness. In its report, Global Witness says it could verify the killings  of 124 land and environmental defenders worldwide in 2025. While the majority, 85% of cases, occurred in Latin America, Asia accounted for 12% of the deaths with 12 defenders killed in the Philippines and one person killed for each of India, Indonesia and Turkey. The Philippines remains the deadliest country in Asia for the thirteenth consecutive year. Its 12 documented cases in 2025 represent the…