The shooting happened in one of the largest medieval squares in Europe, a busy location which is also a popular tourist destination. Jonathan Balshaw from Ipswich was there with his Polish girlfriend Dominika. The couple were outside St Mary’s Basilica, in the corner of the square, when the shooting started. Jonathan said: “We ran down […]
Continue ReadingAmid the ruins of destroyed buildings and displaced people’s tents, Gazans gathered to celebrate a mass wedding for Palestinian brides and grooms. The ceremony, organised by the UAE’s humanitarian mission Operation Gallant Knight 3, brought together brides and grooms from across Gaza for a celebration of what organisers described as love and new beginnings in […]
Continue ReadingItaly’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani says he has been targeted by “cyber-criminals” who published his personal data online because of his country’s support for Ukraine. “For days now, cyber-criminals have been publishing my personal data on the dark web and seeking further information, effectively exposing me to new threats and intimidation,” Tajani wrote on X. […]
Continue ReadingOvernight drone and ballistic missile attacks damaged Ukrainian energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyhas said, causing blackouts and disrupting water supplies. Zelensky said 12 Ukrainian regions came under attack with the capital Kyiv hit hardest. Nine people are reported to have been hurt across the country, including one child, in the wave of attacks that consisted […]
Continue ReadingWe meet Gillies at the Jehovah’s Witnesses UK headquarters set in 85 acres of Essex countryside. It is a vast modern complex where hundreds of volunteer followers of the faith live and work without pay. He insists the basic teaching has not changed and that the transfusion of whole blood is still prohibited. However, for […]
Continue ReadingMihaela Patap, from Romania, loves Somalia’s natural beauty. Although she has spent only a few hours in Mogadishu, she has already visited the sand dunes and taken in the Indian Ocean coastline. “The desert was so beautiful to see. I have also enjoyed the beach, and the ocean. It is inspiring,” she says. Having travelled […]
Continue ReadingA federal judge has temporarily blocked construction of US President Donald Trump’s “triumphal arch” in the nation’s capital. US District Judge Tanya Chutkan ruled that there should be a 14-day pause before any work can start on the arch in Washington which the Trump administration had said could begin this week. Earlier on Thursday the […]
Continue ReadingWhile no link has been established between the threats against airlines and media outlets, the Irish government has warned it is a “likely coordinated campaign of disruption”. In a statement, it said: “Hoax threats such as these cause fear, distress and disruption to people going about their daily lives and activities; they achieve no positive […]
Continue ReadingTesla CEO Elon Musk has said production of the firm’s Cybertruck is “winding down” in Texas, to focus on its self-driving Cybercab cars. The model is only produced at Tesla’s Austin base, and he did not clarify if manufacturing would be moved elsewhere or simply cease. The Cybertruck has received a mixed response since its […]
Continue ReadingMillions across India are set to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, illuminating homes, temples, offices and streets with oil lamps and colourful lights to symbolise the triumph of light over darkness. The festival falls on the darkest night of the Hindu lunar month of Kartik, when the moon is not visible in the […]
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