The president of Turkey reports that a coal mine explosion in the country’s north has resulted in the deaths of 41 persons. More than 20 hours after Friday’s fatal explosion, the search for the last unaccounted-for body ends. The interior minister had earlier said that 58 miners who were inside when the blast occurred were either […]
Apparently tomato soup cans have been hurled over a Van Gogh painting of sunflowers at the National Gallery in London by environmental protestors. Two persons were captured on camera opening tins, throwing the contents onto the artwork, and then sticking their hands to the wall while wearing Just Stop Oil T-shirts. Two people, according to the Metropolitan […]
In response to mounting energy strain, France has delivered gas to Germany for the first time in an act of “European solidarity.” The pipeline-delivered gas is a component of a pact between the nations to reduce energy shortages following Russian shutoff of the taps to Europe. Despite providing less than 2% of Germany’s daily demands, the […]
Elon Musk has refuted claims that he communicated with Vladimir Putin before putting his recommendations for stopping Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in a Twitter poll. Head of the political risk consultancy Eurasia Group Ian Bremmer claimed that Mr. Musk had personally briefed him about the chat with Mr. Putin. However, Mr. Musk has since denied […]
Two of the 10 persons killed in the Creeslough, County Donegal explosion have had their funerals. Masses were celebrated at St. Michael’s Church in the community for Martin McGill, 49, and Jessica Gallagher, 24. Ms. Gallagher would be remembered for the “ripples of love, affection, and warmth” she left behind, mourners were told during her […]
Wave after wave of explosions have been heard over the past few hours, not just in Kyiv but all over this huge nation, from Lviv in the west to Kharkiv in the east and Odesa in the south. There is a sense of déjà vu for those of us who were present when Russia’s extensive […]
The 10 victims of a Friday explosion in Creeslough, County Donegal, have been identified by name, according to Garda. Shauna Flanagan Garwe, five, and her 50-year-old father Robert Garwe are among the victims. The explosion also claimed the lives of Catherine O’Donnell, 39, and her 13-year-old son James Monaghan. Hugh Kelly, 59, Martin McGill, 49, Martina
Hours after a large bomb destroyed portions of the road, light traffic has once again started to flow across Russia’s only bridge to the Crimea. According to investigators, three persons were killed in the explosion on Europe’s longest bridge, which served as a symbol of Russia’s annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine in 2014. Russian authorities
The Nobel Peace Prize has been given to a jailed activist from Belarus as well as two organisations from Russia and Ukraine for promoting democracy and human rights. As a rebuke to two authoritarian governments, the choice to honour Ales Bialiatsky, Russia’s Memorial, and the Ukrainian Center for Civil Liberties. In December of last year, Russia […]
The Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to French author Annie Ernaux for her “uncompromising” 50-year body of work that examines “a life marked by vast discrepancies regarding gender, language, and class.” The coveted award, which is worth 10 million Swedish kronor (£807,000), is given out by the Swedish Academy. It was “a huge









