Bloomberg Daybreak Europe is your essential morning viewing to stay ahead. On today’s show, President Trump says the US plan to guide stranded ships through the Strait of Hormuz is being paused to see if an agreement can be reached with Iran to end the war. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is in Beijing, where…
A new trade deal with the EU could lead to restrictions on the use of the controversial weedkiller glyphosate on UK food crops. The full-spectrum herbicide, which kills almost every plant it touches, is often sprayed on wheat, oats and other cereal and pulse crops shortly before harvest to desiccate them and make them easier…
NASA-funded scientists have discovered that life on Earth over 3 billion years ago relied on the metal molybdenum, which was incredibly scarce in the environment at the time. The study, published in Nature Communications on Tuesday, is the first to show that molybdenum was used by ancient life this far back in our planet’s history….
In Latvia, the name Ulya is a bit like the sporting equivalent of Bono in many parts of the world. No last name needed for people to know who you are talking about! If you are not in the know yet, it is the name of legendary Latvian basketball player Uļjana “Ulya” Semjonova. Now, Ulya, a…
The Palestinian ambassador to the UK has called for Foreign Office intervention after the British Museum removed references to Palestine from its exhibits. The UK recognised the state of Palestine in September 2025, but the same year the museum removed the name “Palestine” from a panel listing the present-day countries encompassed by the ancient Levant,…
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — Theodore, a retired tech entrepreneur in Malaysia, is usually in no rush to book flights for his family’s annual holiday to South Korea and Japan, preferring to take his time to find the best deals. But this year, the 50-year-old father of three was eager to lock down his travel plans fast…
Abhishek Das, co-founder and co-CEO of Yutori, says building reliable automation requires strict standards, not optimistic assumptions about user patience.
The Sydney Film Festival has unveiled its complete program for the 73rd edition, spanning 248 films from 81 countries, with 19 titles arriving directly from the Cannes Film Festival as part of an event running June 3-14 at the State Theatre, Sydney Opera House and cinemas across the city. The festival will open June 3…
An opera singer who hid her deafness for more than 30 years has described “life-changing” surgery that has the potential to become the norm for thousands of NHS patients. Janine Roebuck, 72, from London, had double cochlear implants fitted to restore her hearing, a method now being trialled nationwide to see whether it can transform…
The second round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs continued Tuesday with two more Game 1s. The top seeds in the East and West both pulled away for victories. The Detroit Pistons defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, 111-101, and the Oklahoma City Thunder pulled away from the Los Angeles Lakers for an 18-point win. OKC has yet to lose this postseason, and…
