Germany is increasingly looking to India to address its growing shortage of skilled workers, driven by an ageing population and a lack of young domestic talent. The shift began when German trade bodies, facing acute hiring challenges, responded to outreach from Indian recruitment firms offering a pool of trained and motivated youth. What started as […]
Denmark is set to hold a parliamentary election on March 24, with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen seeking a third term in office. Although her Social Democrats are projected to secure their weakest result in over a century, she remains the frontrunner to retain power. The campaign initially took an unusual geopolitical turn due to U.S. […]
Iran launched drone attacks on Kuwait’s Mina Al-Ahmadi oil refinery, causing fires and further straining global energy supplies, while Israel killed a spokesperson for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in a targeted strike in Tehran. The ongoing U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran has already disrupted oil and LNG flows through the Strait of Hormuz, affecting roughly 12% of […]
Johan Bonny, the bishop of Antwerp in Belgium, has announced plans to petition the Vatican to allow the ordination of married men as priests by 2028. The move addresses the Church’s declining clergy numbers and could test Pope Leo XIV’s willingness to consider changes to centuries-old celibacy rules. Bonny, a progressive voice in the Church, […]
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has recorded an interview with NRK TV addressing her past contacts with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The interview, conducted with Crown Prince Haakon at their Skaugum residence, comes as her son Marius Borg Høiby’s seven-week rape trial in Oslo nears its conclusion. The crown princess has previously apologized […]
Ilya Remeslo, a Russian pro-Kremlin blogger, has been admitted to St. Petersburg’s Psychiatric Hospital No. 3 after posting a viral manifesto denouncing President Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine. Remeslo, previously known for attacking Putin’s critics, called for the president’s resignation and trial as a war criminal, citing the conflict’s human and economic toll.
A 61-year-old woman has died after a ski gondola detached from its cable and crashed down a mountainside at the Engelberg ski resort in the Swiss Alps. The incident occurred late Wednesday morning as the gondola was ascending near the Trübsee station on Mount Titlis. Authorities said the cause of the detachment remains unclear and […]
Norwegian prosecutors have called for a prison sentence of seven years and seven months for Marius Borg Høiby, who is on trial over multiple serious charges including rape and assault. They argued he should be convicted on 39 out of 40 charges, stressing the gravity of the allegations. Høiby denies the most serious accusations, maintaining […]
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called on the Labour Party to commit to rejoining the European Union in its next general election manifesto. In an interview, he described Brexit as damaging economically, socially, and culturally, and said returning to the EU was “inevitable.” He also urged the government to first rejoin the customs union and […]
Russia has raised concerns over what it describes as a surge in Ukrainian attacks on key gas infrastructure, particularly compressor stations operated by Gazprom. According to Moscow, these facilities support the TurkStream and Blue Stream pipelines, which transport natural gas across the Black Sea to Turkey and onward to parts of Europe. While recent attacks […]









