Almost the entire east wing of the White House was demolished to make way for Trump’s new ballroom.Image: keystone March 6, 2026, 4:01 p.mMarch 6, 2026, 4:01 p.m After numerous complaints about Donald Trump’s ballroom plan for the White House, final approval for the construction project is still pending. According to US media, the decision […]
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Justice Department released FBI records on Thursday that summarise interviews of an unidentified woman in which she made accusations against President Donald Trump related to an alleged sexual encounter. FBI agents interviewed the woman four times in 2019 as part of their investigation into accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The US justice department […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Iceland’s government wants to hold a referendum in August on whether to restart membership talks with the European Union, more than a decade after getting cold feet about joining […]
Continue ReadingMarch 6, 2026, 3:53 p.mMarch 6, 2026, 3:53 p.m Iceland’s government wants to let the population vote on the resumption of accession negotiations with the European Union. A referendum on this will take place on August 29th, as Icelandic Foreign Minister Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir announced at a press conference on Friday. Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir […]
Continue ReadingTony Gonzales has admitted to having an affair with his employee. Image: keystone After several scandals, Tony Gonzales wanted to run again as a Texas representative – but even his own colleagues advised him against it. March 6, 2026, 3:50 p.mMarch 6, 2026, 3:50 p.m follow me Tony Gonzales is a Republican representative from the […]
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Continue ReadingMarch 6, 2026, 3:35 p.mMarch 6, 2026, 3:35 p.m The party of the former mayor of Kathmandu, Balendra Shah, is in the lead in the counting of votes for the landmark parliamentary election in Nepal. The centrist RSP (Rastriya Swatantra Party) took the lead in 110 of the 146 constituencies for which official partial results […]
Continue ReadingThe European Commission has publicly urged both Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to immediately “dial down” their “inflammatory rhetoric” over the Druzhba pipeline, which has pitted the two leaders in a head-to-head confrontation without precedent. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING In response to the halt in oil supplies, Orbán has vetoed a €90 […]
Continue Reading“Specifically in relation to the comments made by President Zelenskyy, we are very clear as the European Commission that that type of language is not acceptable. There must not be threats against EU member states,” Commission deputy chief spokesperson Olof Gill told reporters Friday, in a rare condemnation of the leader in Kyiv. Tensions between […]
Continue ReadingItaly’s Ministry of Culture said the foundation “decided entirely independently on the Russian Federation’s participation in the 61st International Art Exhibition in Venice, despite the Italian government’s opposition.” Biennale President Pietrangelo Buttafuoco defended the decision, telling Italian media that the exhibition is “a space of truce” where art prevails over geopolitics. He confirmed that Russia, […]
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