‘Mass casualty event’ as Baltimore Key Bridge collapses
Baltimore‘s 1.6-mile Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed and vehicles plunged into the river early on Tuesday after a ship collided into a support pylon, officials said, and rescuers were ...
UN Security Council demands immediate Gaza ceasefire after US abstains
The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on Monday demanding an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas after the United States abstained from the vote, sparking a ...
Once burnt, investors curb enthusiasm for India’s startups
India’s economy and stock markets are booming, but its startups are not.
Investors, once eager to pump in billions of dollars in promising Indian tech ventures, are now going ...
Israel kills dozens in Gaza attacks and besieges two hospitals, Palestinian medics say
Israel’s military killed dozens of people in new attacks in Gaza, Palestinian medics said on Monday, and its forces maintained a blockade of two hospitals where they say Hamas ...
Macron: it would be cynical, counterproductive for Russia to pin Moscow attack on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron said all signs indicated that an attack on a concert hall near Moscow in which 137 were killed was carried out by Islamic State, telling Russia on ...
North Korea says Japan’s Kishida wants to meet Kim Jong Un
North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said on Monday that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had conveyed his intention to meet the ...
Only effective way to ramp up Gaza aid is by road, Guterres says
The only effective and efficient way to deliver heavy goods to meet Gaza’s humanitarian needs is by road and includes an exponential increase in commercial deliveries, U.N. Secretary-General ...
Russia mourns victims of deadly concert hall attack
Russia lowered flags to half-mast on Sunday for a day of mourning after scores of people were gunned down with automatic weapons at a rock concert outside Moscow in the ...
Kyiv, Lviv under Russian air attack; missile violates Polish airspace
Russia launched 57 missiles and drones on Ukraine on Sunday, including attacking Kyiv and the western Ukrainian region of Lviv, officials said, with Poland’s armed forces saying one of Russia’...
Death and fear stoked hell in Moscow attack, witnesses say
The four armed men walked calmly towards the metal detectors at Crocus City Hall, firing their automatic weapons point-blank in short bursts at terrified civilians who fell screaming in a ...
How name dropping Messi saved an Israeli grandmother from Hamas
“I’m from where Messi is from,” 90-year-old Esther Cunio told the two masked Palestinian gunmen who moments earlier invaded her home in southern Israel.
It was the morning of ...
Kate praised for ‘extraordinary dignity’ after cancer diagnosis
Kate, Britain‘s Princess of Wales, was praised on Saturday for her “extraordinary dignity”, as the shock announcement of her cancer diagnosis triggered an outpouring of support from well wishers.
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UN chief calls blocked aid for Gaza a moral outrage
A long line of blocked relief trucks on Egypt’s side of the border with the Gaza Strip where people face starvation is a moral outrage, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio ...
Putin vows to punish those behind concert massacre
Russia said on Saturday it had arrested all four gunmen suspected of carrying out a shooting massacre in a concert hall near Moscow, and President Vladimir Putin pledged to track ...
Ireland leadership contest deadline brought forward to Sunday
The deadline to enter the contest to become the leader of Ireland‘s Fine Gael party – and the country’s next prime minister – has been brought forward by one day ...
Israel says 170 Gaza gunmen killed in hospital raid
Fighting raged on Saturday around Gaza’s main hospital where Israel says it has so far killed more than 170 gunmen in an extensive raid, which the Palestinian Health Ministry says ...
Kate’s cancer news should end speculation about her
The announcement by Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, on Friday that she was having treatment for cancer should finally put to bed the speculation about her health, royal commentators ...
Primordial policies and COP28: Greece is no exception
By Zafiris Tzannatos
What was once a common practice in authoritarian regimes, such as those of Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, and Communist Romania, is now being revived all over ...
UK royal Kate says she is having chemotherapy after cancer discovery
Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, said on Friday she was undergoing preventative chemotherapy after tests taken following major abdominal surgery in January revealed cancer had been present.
Kate, 42, the ...
Don’t mess with England flag, says Sunak as soccer kit gets update
National flags should not be “messed with”, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday, after Nike’s NKE.N decision to use an altered design of the St George’...
Ahead of Easter rush, officials say drought must not put off Barcelona tourists
Tourists arriving at Barcelona’s airport or gazing at its iconic Sagrada Familia basilica will this Easter holiday be met with large signs in English that read: “Drought alert. During ...
Russia warns Western banks of catastrophic consequences over asset confiscation
The Kremlin on Friday said Western banks’ legal departments understand the “catastrophic consequences” that would follow should the EU proceed with plans to confiscate Russian assets.
Some western banks are ...
Western banks warn of risks in EU plan to grab Russian assets, sources say
Some western banks are lobbying against EU proposals to redistribute billions of euros in interest earned on frozen Russian assets, senior industry sources said, fearing it could lead to costly ...
US puts pressure on Israel with Gaza ceasefire resolution as Qatar talks continue
Israel’s spy chief was due to travel to Qatar on Friday for ceasefire negotiations while the U.S. planned to put a resolution calling for an immediate truce in ...