Tim Gilchrist, a 56-year-old former company director from Mavis Bank, Newrath, County Waterford, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for flying €8.4m (£7.1m) worth of cocaine from France into the Republic of Ireland. On 4 August 2022, Gilchrist was arrested with 120kg of cocaine in his car after landing a Cessna light aircraft […]
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expressed her frustration and disappointment to her Brothers of Italy (FdI) party members following investigative reports showing the party’s youth wing engaging in fascist salutes and using racist and antisemitic language. In a letter, Meloni asserted that there is no place in FdI for racism, antisemitism, or nostalgia for
Greece has recently introduced a new six-day working week for specific industries, which came into effect at the beginning of July. Under this new legislation, employees in these sectors can now work up to 48 hours per week, an increase from the previous limit of 40 hours. This change primarily applies to businesses that operate […]
Viktor Orban arrived in Ukraine on Tuesday for an unannounced visit shortly after assuming the role of rotating president of the European Union. While in Kyiv, the Hungarian prime minister suggested that a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine could expedite negotiations to end the ongoing conflict, which began with Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. Orban, […]
Daniyar Abulgazin, one of Kazakhstan’s wealthiest individuals, has firmly denied any wrongdoing following allegations that a party on a superyacht he rented may have ignited a forest fire in Greece. He and seven other Kazakh nationals are facing charges from Greek authorities for complicity in arson. The incident occurred against the backdrop of Greece’s first
A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner operated by Air Europa, flying from Madrid to Montevideo, made an emergency landing in Brazil after encountering severe turbulence over the Atlantic near the Brazilian coast. The incident occurred on Flight UX045, prompting the aircraft to divert to Natal Airport in north-eastern Brazil instead of continuing to its destination in Uruguay. […]
A man in his 30s was killed, and several others were wounded in a shooting at a Turkish wedding in north-east France, police reported. French media indicate that three armed, masked men arrived at the reception in Thionville late on Saturday night and began firing at the guests. According to Le Figaro newspaper, citing police […]
Police have reported that a man who climbed onto the roof of the stadium during the Euro 2024 match between Germany and Denmark intended to “take good photos.” Footage from the Mail showed the man, dressed in black with his face covered and carrying a backpack, walking in the rafters of the Westfalenstadion, Borussia Dortmund’s […]
Seven people have lost their lives and five others were injured when an international express train collided with a bus at a level crossing in southern Slovakia, according to officials. The Slovak ambulance service confirmed that all the fatalities were bus passengers, who were severely burned in the ensuing fire, complicating the identification process, as […]
France’s fast-paced election campaign has concluded, and despite last-minute pleas against supporting the far-right, voters seem poised to deliver a historic win for the National Rally (RN) party in parliamentary elections. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has cautioned that this could lead to increased hate and aggression. Nonetheless, the party led by Marine Le Pen and









