Toyota has wrapped up the first phase of its futuristic city, dubbed Woven City, in Japan after three years of construction, chief executive Akio Toyoda said on the sidelines of the CES technology trade fair in Las Vegas. Over time, about 2,000 residents are expected to settle in the city, including researchers, Toyota employees and […]

Australia’s prime minister has said it is “not on” to use portable cabanas to reserve spots on the country’s beaches. The country is in its summer period, with temperatures in some parts topping 40C, and portable gazebo-like cabanas have become increasingly popular. But debate has raged after photos on social media showed em

A storm surge in the North Sea disrupted ferry services to Germany’s North Frisian Islands early on Monday. In Dagebüll, close to the Danish border, the ferry pier was flooded after water rose a good 2 metres above the normal high tide level, according to data from the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH). In […]

Russia claims that its forces have captured the front-line town of Kurakhove in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region. The town has borne the brunt of Russian advances in recent months and is a stepping-stone to the key logistical hub of Pokrovsk. Ukraine has not acknowledged the fall of Kurakhove, which is 35km (21 miles) south of […]

The Israeli military said early on Tuesday its Air Force attacked a group of armed “terrorists” in the West Bank. A fighter jet targeted the “terrorists” in the area of Tamun in the Jordan Valley, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on X. Details were not initially provided. On Monday, at least three Israelis were […