A hooded thief stole an 800-year-old skull of a saint from a church in the Czech Republic, security footage released on Tuesday (12 May) shows. Video published by Policie České shows a figure dressed in all black running through the pews to grab the skull, believed to be of Saint Zdislava of Lemberk. “Its historic […]
Continue ReadingThe director of the US foreign secret service CIA, John Ratcliffe, met with representatives of the socialist Caribbean state in Cuba. May 15, 2026, 07:23May 15, 2026, 07:23 The meeting with senior Interior Ministry officials took place at the request of the US government, the Cuban government said. CIA chief John Ratcliffe.Image: keystone Several US […]
Continue Reading“Patriotic” UK anti-immigration social media accounts have been traced to Sri Lanka and Vietnam.
Continue ReadingThe abortion pill Mifepristone can still be prescribed online and received by mail in the USA – without a mandatory personal visit to the doctor. May 15, 2026, 06:24May 15, 2026, 06:24 The Supreme Court decided on Thursday to initially maintain access to the drug by mail order – suspending restrictions from a lower court […]
Continue ReadingA mother of three writes a children’s book about coping with grief after the death of her husband. The tricky thing about it: He died from a lethal dose of fentanyl. May 15, 2026, 05:44May 15, 2026, 05:44 An article by A mother of three has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder […]
Continue ReadingPutin ‘betting on escalation, not negotiations’, German chancellor Merz says after deadly assault German chancellor Friedrich Merz has condemned Russia’s aerial bombardment of Ukraine, saying it contradicts Vladimir Putin’s claims to want an end to the war. “The largest Russian attacks on Ukraine in recent times show that Moscow is betting on escalation of the […]
Continue ReadingSecretary of State Marco Rubio (front) is currently leaving Vice President JD Vance Image: keystone Marco Rubio or JD Vance: Who will be Trump’s successor? Both are positioning themselves, but one currently seems to be in the lead. May 15, 2026, 05:10May 15, 2026, 05:10 Thomas Wanhoff / t-online An article by In the USA, […]
Continue ReadingYes, someone spent more than €25,000 on a gray scooter (a Piaggio MP3 125, to be precise) on which the former French president’s warm buttocks were pressed as he traversed the traffic in Paris. Hollande’s romantic life was a big deal back in 2015 when Closer magazine exposed his affair with the actress. A picture […]
Continue ReadingFirst, it was Switzerland’s neutrality that made it a convenient host: The Red Cross was founded here in 1863, and the first Geneva Convention signed the following year. The League of Nations arrived in 1920, and when it collapsed after World War II, the U.N. Secretariat inherited its infrastructure. Many agencies and NGOs followed, like […]
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 Latvian center-right Prime Minister Evika Silina resigned Thursday, after the Progressives Party, her left-leaning coalition partner, pulled support from the government and left her without a majority. Her resignation […]
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