A man has died and dozens have been injured after a bus carrying British tourists crashed in the Canary Islands, according to the local government. Emergency services were deployed to the scene of the crash off the GM-2 road in San Sebastian de La Gomera, on the island of La Gomera, on the east coast […]
Continue ReadingFuel protests have brought the country to a standstill, and despite a meeting with the Government on Friday there is no resolution on the horizon. Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said Ireland’s oil supply is at risk, while up to 500 forecourts could be without fuel by the end of the day. Images of trucks, tractors […]
Continue ReadingPeople are being offered the chance to win a portrait by Pablo Picasso for the price of a 100-euro (£87) raffle ticket. The draw takes place on Tuesday at Christie’s auction house in Paris, France, with the proceeds going towards Alzheimer’s research. The inaugural “One Picasso for 100 euros” raffle, in 2013, saw a fire-sprinkler […]
Continue ReadingJapanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has taken a short — and happy — break as she hosted veteran British rock band Deep Purple in Tokyo as a longtime admirer. “Welcome to Japan… Oh I can’t believe Deep Purple are here,” she said as she walked into a guest room at the Prime Minister’s Office with […]
Continue ReadingNorth Sea oil prices have risen to a new record high as traders rush to secure supplies. It came as US President Donald Trump accused Iran of not abiding by a ceasefire agreement to immediately open the Strait of Hormuz. Forties Blend, the marker used for cargoes of oil produced off the coast of the […]
Continue ReadingUkrainian military personnel have shot down Iranian-designed Shahed drones in multiple Middle Eastern countries during the Iran war, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. The Ukrainian president described the operations as part of a broader effort to help partners counter the same weapons used by Russia in Ukraine. Mr Zelensky made his first public acknowledgement of the operations […]
Continue ReadingRussian President Vladimir Putin has declared a 32-hour ceasefire in Ukraine over the Orthodox Easter weekend. Mr Putin’s decree, released by the Kremlin, orders Russian forces to observe a ceasefire starting at 4pm on Saturday and lasting until the end of Sunday. Mr Putin’s move follows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s proposal earlier this week to […]
Continue ReadingDonald Trump has agreed to a provisional two-week ceasefire in the Iran war after pulling back at the last minute from his warning that “a whole civilisation will die” unless Tehran met his demands. The US president said he was suspending his threat to widen the military offensive to power plants and bridges, subject to […]
Continue ReadingBill Ackman’s Pershing Square investment vehicle has offered to buy music studios giant Universal Music Group (UMG). The US billionaire’s firm has proposed a cash and stock deal to take control of the Dutch-US business, which runs Abbey Road studios and labels including EMI and Island Records. Universal is the world’s largest music company and […]
Continue ReadingThe King Fahd Causeway, a key bridge linking Saudi Arabia to the island kingdom of Bahrain, closed early on Tuesday over threats from Iranian attacks. The King Fahd Causeway Authority made the announcement in a post on X. It said vehicle movements had been “suspended as a precautionary measure” over Iranian attacks targeting Saudi Arabia’s […]
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