On 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 Pope Leo used his Easter Sunday message to implore global leaders to cease ongoing conflicts and abandon any pursuit of power, conquest, or domination. Addressing thousands gathered in St. […]
Continue ReadingPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that an extended conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran risks diverting Washington’s attention away from Ukraine, potentially leaving Kyiv with a dangerous shortage of essential Patriot air defense systems. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Ukraine desperately needs more US-made Patriot air defense systems to help it counter Russia’s daily barrages, Zelenskyy said in […]
Continue ReadingA Frenchman convicted of drug trafficking has been executed in China. Paris is “dismayed” – and renews its criticism of the death penalty. Apr 5, 2026, 9:20 amApril 5, 2026, 9:21 a.m An article by A 62-year-old Frenchman was executed in southern China on Saturday, the French Foreign Ministry announced in the evening. Tiananmen Square […]
Continue ReadingThe Artemis astronauts were gearing up Saturday for their long-anticipated lunar flyby, including reviewing the surface features they must analyze and photograph during their time circling the Moon. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Upon waking around 1635 GMT on Saturday, the astronauts were approximately 271,979 kilometers from Earth, and approaching the Moon at 178,154 kilometers, according to NASA. […]
Continue ReadingA US military pilot who had been missing after his plane was shot down in Iran has been found, said President Donald Trump on Sunday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING A frantic US search-and-rescue operation unfolded after the crash of the F-15E Strike Eaglejet on Friday, as Iran also promised a reward for anyone who turned in the […]
Continue ReadingA US military pilot who had been missing after his plane was shot down in Iran was rescued early on Sunday. A few hours after the rescue was announced, US President Donald Trump issued an expletive-laden threat to Iran’s power plants and bridges if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened on Monday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING […]
Continue ReadingU.S. forces have rescued an American service member who had been missing since an F-15 fighter jet crashed in Iran on Friday, President Donald Trump said early Sunday. “This brave warrior was behind enemy lines in the treacherous mountains of Iran, being hunted down by our enemies, who were getting closer and closer by the […]
Continue ReadingA US jet over the British Akrotiri air base in Cyprus. (symbol image) Image: keystone The US fighter jet pilot who was shot down over Iran and has been missing since then has been recovered, according to the US government. What is known so far to save us. 04/05/2026, 07:30April 5, 2026, 7:35 a.m That’s […]
Continue ReadingMinisters have been told to watch out for delays writing new EU rules and regulations into national law, to avoid getting an embarrassing rap on the knuckles from Brussels when Ireland holds the EU presidency. The Government is keen to avoid any “political damage” that could follow the European Commission pursuing new legal cases or […]
Continue ReadingA US service member who has been missing since Iran shot down a fighter jet has been rescued, Donald Trump said. In a post on Truth Social, the US President said the service member is injured but “will be just fine” and that the US had been monitoring his location. It comes after a frantic […]
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