State police troopers in the US came to the rescue of a bear cub found in a ditch along the side of a major road in New Jersey. Troopers from the Perryville station found the animal by itself, officials said. The bear cub was rescued from a ditch alongside a busy road (New Jersey State […]
Continue ReadingThe Artemis II astronauts have captured our blue planet’s brilliant beauty as they zoom ever closer to the Moon. Nasa released the crew’s first downlinked images on Friday, one-and-a-half days into the first astronaut Moon mission in more than half a century. The Artemis II crew as they appear on a video conference from the […]
Continue ReadingA US fighter jet was shot down over Iran, and a search and rescue operation was underway for any survivors, a US official told Reuters on Friday, in the first such known incident since the US launched its war with Iran on February 28th. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not offer further […]
Continue ReadingA channel affiliated with Iranian state television claimed that a US fighter pilot ejected from their aircraft over south-western Iran. It was not clear what may have happened to the plane on Friday, including whether Iran was claiming it was shot down or there was another issue. If the claim is confirmed, it could lead […]
Continue ReadingA powerful storm front that lashed Greece over the past 24 hours has brought gale-force winds and flooding that left one man dead and turned the sky over Crete a deep red. The sky’s surreal red hues were reminiscent of apocalyptic scenes over Crete where the storm that hit the island with gale-force winds combined […]
Continue ReadingPope Leo XIV has washed the feet of 12 priests in the traditional Holy Thursday ritual, restoring a tradition his predecessor had broken by including laypeople and non-Christians in ceremonies at prisons, juvenile detention halls and centres for asylum seekers. The priests included 11 ordained by Leo last year, along with the Rev Renzo Chiesa, […]
Continue ReadingA priceless ancient gold helmet from Romania, stolen last year from a museum in the Netherlands, has been recovered, Dutch authorities announced on Thursday. Guarded by heavily armed, balaclava-clad police, prosecutors unveiled the 2,500-year-old Cotofenesti helmet, one of Romania’s most revered national treasures from the Dacia civilisation, during a news conference in the eastern Dutch […]
Continue ReadingTravel agent Lastminute.com said war in the Middle East has impacted some 17,000 bookings, while holidaymakers are shifting towards alternative destinations like the Canary Islands and Sardinia. The website, which offers holiday packages to destinations including Dubai and Abu Dhabi, said it was having to “adapt quickly” to travellers changing their preferences in light of […]
Continue ReadingNasa’s first manned Moon mission in more than 50 years, which will take astronauts deeper into space than any human has gone before, has blasted off. The 322-foot rocket, carrying four crew members, successfully launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 11:36pm Irish time on Wednesday. The four astronauts reached orbit ahead of circling the […]
Continue ReadingUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy met with Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee in Kyiv today, where the pair discussed Ireland’s upcoming Presidency of the European Union. It was part of McEntee’s two-day visit to Ukraine, where she also attended a ceremony to mark the fourth anniversary of the liberation of Bucha from Russia. Zelenskiy thanked […]
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