Wind turbines off the coast of Massachusetts.Image: keystone Mar 23, 2026, 3:47 p.mMar 23, 2026, 3:47 p.m As the New York Times reportsthe Trump administration is considering paying French energy company TotalEnergies nearly $1 billion to avoid building two offshore wind farms off the U.S. East Coast. According to the report, the proposed deal would […]
Continue ReadingWhile Ukrainian open source analysts at the Deep State live map project reported the Kremlin’s army managed to advance in several small villages, it came at a catastrophic cost. “Over four days of intensive assault operations, the enemy lost more than 6,090 soldiers killed and wounded,” Syrskyi said, adding that Kyiv largely managed to repel […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 03/23/2026 – 15:25 GMT+1•Updated 16:12 The European Commission has called on Hungary to clarify “concerning” reports claiming Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó regularly shared sensitive information from European Union meetings to his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The Washington Post reported over the weekend that Szijjártó was routinely in contact with Lavrov […]
Continue ReadingROME — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is on course to narrowly lose a high-stakes referendum on justice reform Monday, according to a poll released as soon as voting ended at 3 p.m. According to a survey by Swg carried on the La7 broadcaster, the margins were tight but 49-53 percent of the electorate was […]
Continue ReadingVideo: watson/Elena Maria Müller Storm Therese raged on the Canary Islands over the weekend. There were numerous floods, rock falls and power outages. March 23, 2026, 3:01 p.mMarch 23, 2026, 3:01 p.m Heavy rain and gusts of wind raged on various Canary Islands. On the island of El Hierro, a 79-year-old man died after being […]
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump says Iran wants “to make a deal”, and claims US envoys have been holding talks with a “respected” Iranian leader. Mr Trump told reporters on Monday that his Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner conducted talks on Sunday into the evening. He said talks would continue today. […]
Continue ReadingThe Negev Nuclear Research Center in Dimona was bombed.Image: Keystone Dimona is one of the most sensitive regions in Israel. Because there is a nuclear facility there, it was bombed at the weekend. This article is available in French. Lisez-le maintenant! March 23, 2026, 2:21 p.mMarch 23, 2026, 2:21 p.m Anouk RIONDET/ afp «Dimona is […]
Continue ReadingThe alleged passing on of internal EU information by Hungary to Russia is causing outrage in Brussels. March 23, 2026, 2:09 p.mMarch 23, 2026, 3:20 p.m A spokeswoman for Ursula von der Leyen’s EU Commission described it as “extremely worrying” on Monday that the Hungarian foreign minister could have informed his Russian counterpart about confidential […]
Continue ReadingSzijjártó has denied the report. Hungary’s Europe Minister János Bóka told POLITICO: “It is fake news that is now being spread as a desperate reaction to [Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s] Fidesz gaining momentum in the election campaign. But the Hungarian people won’t be deceived.” Hungarians head to the polls for a crunch election on […]
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 Three people have been injured and dozens evacuated after an explosion on a residential street in Rome. The blast on Sunday afternoon tore through three apartment buildings in Piana […]
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