The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has played a rendition of Neil Young’s Rockin’ in the Free World with a local band at a bar called Diktat on his surprise trip to Kyiv. The song was released by Neil Young in 1989 after a planned concert in the Soviet Union was cancelled. Before he...
A prominent far-right German politician has been found guilty of knowingly using a Nazi slogan in a speech. Björn Höcke, who leads the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the state of Thuringia, was on trial for saying the words “Everything for Germany!” at a rally in Merseburg in May 2021. The slogan is associated...
Amra’s mother said he had not given any indication he would try to escape. “He doesn’t talk to me. He’s my son, he doesn’t talk to me about anything at all.” She said she went to visit him in several of the prisons he’s been held in, but “he never gave anything away. I don’t...
Israel and Egypt are locked in a row over the Rafah border crossing, blaming each other for its continued closure as Gaza’s humanitarian crisis worsens. Israeli forces have taken control of the Gaza side of the crossing. On Tuesday Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz said he had told the UK and Germany about “the need...
An art project that links Dublin and New York via a live video “portal” has been temporarily shut after less than a week due to “inappropriate behaviour”. The Portal offered a continuous live stream that was displayed on a circular screen in both cities. However some users have displayed swearwords and flashed body parts, while...
Judges have selected the first four finalists in the 2024 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show ahead of Tuesday night’s crowning of a new top dog. More than 2,500 contestants vied for the prestigious Best in Show title. Following the selection of seven semi-finalists, the ultimate winner will be revealed in Flushing, New York, outside Manhattan....
The front line has turned from a relative stalemate to a major Russian offensive in a week. Source link
Canadian author Alice Munro, a 2013 Nobel Prize winner for literature, has died at the age of 92. Munro wrote short stories for more than 60 years, often focusing on life in rural Canada. She died at her care home in Port Hope, Ontario on Monday night, her family and her publisher have confirmed. Munro...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin must pay to rebuild what he has destroyed in Ukraine. Speaking in Kyiv, Mr Blinken said Washington has the power to seize Russian assets in the US and will use them to help rebuild Ukraine. He also said that Ukraine is getting...
CCTV shows the moment a car crashes into a French police van, starting an ambush in which at least two prison officers have died. After this video stops, a group of gunmen can be seen surrounding the police van and firing shots. The vehicle was carrying a prisoner at the time. Mohamed Amra was being...