Dozens were killed and over 100 injured when a fire ripped through a crowded bar in the luxury Swiss ski resort town of Crans-Montana early Thursday as young revellers rang in the New Year.Horrified bystanders described
Saudi Arabia on Thursday broke ground on the Hexagon Data Center in Riyadh, a facility officials say will be the world's largest government-owned data center by megawatt capacity, the state-run Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.The facility is slated to have a capacity of 480 megawatts and will cover more than 2.8 million square meters. To be operated by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), the project is designed to provide
A total of 41,472 migrants arrived on British shores in small boats in 2025, marking the second-highest annual figure on record, government data released on Thursday showed.That figure represents a 13 percent increase compared with 2024, and is 9 percent lower than the all-time high of nearly 46,000 recorded in 2022.At least 17 people lost their lives while attempting the Channel crossings in 2025, British media reported, citing French and British authorities.The British Home Office in November unveiled a sweeping overhaul of the country's asylum system, under which people granted asylum would be required to wait 20 years before becoming...
Electricity consumption supplied through the public grid reached its highest level ever in Portugal's National Electricity System (SEN) in 2025, according to data released on Thursday by Redes Energeticas Nacionais (REN), Portugal's national power grid operator.Total consumption stood at 53.1 terawatt-hours (TWh) over the year, representing an increase of 3.2 percent compared with the previous year, or 2.3 percent when adjusted for temperature effects and the number of working days, REN said.Renewable electricity generation reached a new historical record of 37 TWh, accounting for 68 percent of total consumption. This figure is
President Nicolas Maduro Thursday dodged a question about an alleged US attack on a dock in Venezuela but said he was open to cooperation with Washington after weeks of American military pressure.