Man wins €1m Picasso painting in €100 charity raffle
“How do I know this isn’t a prank?” the winner asked when he answered a video call from Christie’s auction house in Paris.
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Canada was once a dream destination for Indian students. Is that changing?
Tighter rules, rising costs and visa risks are forcing Indian students to rethink studying in Canada.
Continue ReadingIsrael and Lebanon hold first direct talks since 1993
A US statement said the two sides had agreed to launch direct negotiations, at a time and place to be determined.
Continue Reading‘Bit of pain’ worth long-term security from Iran, Bessent tells BBC
US Treasury Secretary said a “small bit of economic pain” was worth it to eliminate the threat of Iranian strikes on Western capitals.
Continue ReadingPolice officers among seven arrested over deadly stampede
Those arrested include five local police officers and two employees of the country’s National Heritage Preservation Institute (ISPAN), which oversees the preservation of Haiti’s major landmarks. They are currently in custody pending further legal action, police said.
Continue ReadingWhat’s changed since Harry and Meghan last visited Australia in 2018?
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have arrived in Australia for a four-day tour that includes visits to charitable causes alongside private, money-making engagements. After stepping down as working royals in January 2020 and giving up their His and Her Royal Highness (HRH) titles, the couple are visiting as private citizens and say that the […]
Continue ReadingSouth Korea jails 90-year-old woman for laundering son’s drug money
The woman has been sentenced to a year in jail for laundering money for her son who is imprisoned in Cambodia.
Continue ReadingGreek police using masked ‘mercenaries’ to push migrants back across border
We have found that the mercenaries are themselves migrants, recruited from countries including Pakistan, Syria and Afghanistan, and that they can be rewarded with cash and mobiles looted from other migrants, as well as papers that, in effect, allow passage through Greece.
Continue ReadingQuantum computing: A tech race Europe could win?
With some promising computing companies in the field, could Europe be a leader in quantum tech?
Continue ReadingLebanon enters talks with Israel but with no cards to play
Since coming to power, President Aoun has defended a policy he calls the “state monopoly on arms”. As part of the ceasefire deal in 2024, Hezbollah had agreed to remove its fighters and weapons from southern Lebanon which, for decades, had effectively been under the group’s control. Hezbollah also holds sway over Beirut’s southern suburbs, […]
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