Thousands of people took part in Milan on Saturday in the “Masters in Our Own Home” demonstration, organized by the League and the Patriots for Europe group. Before reaching Piazza Duomo, around two thousand people marched through the city center, led by a tractor in support of “Made in Italy” and by League mayors wearing […]
Continue ReadingAfter visiting Cameroon, Angola is the third leg of Pope Leo XIV’s 11-day tour of Africa. People hope for appeals for peace and for him to tackle the economic woes of the oil- and rare-earth-rich nation.
Continue ReadingAt least five people have been killed in a shooting which occurred in the Holosiivskyi district of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, taking hostages and leaving a child injured. “Medics are transporting her to the hospital. Wounded adults are being examined and provided with assistance on site,” Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “Ukraine’s Minister […]
Continue ReadingUkraine struck two oil refineries deep inside Russia and repelled a massive overnight drone bombardment on Saturday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Drones hit the Novokuybyshevsk refinery in Russia’s Samara Oblast in the early hours of Saturday morning, sparking a large fire visible in footage shared on social media. Local residents reported blasts heard across the eastern and […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 17/04/2026 – 19:18 GMT+2 A Vilnius court began a trial on Friday into an allegedly Russia-linked case where parcels with exploding devices were sent to several Western countries from Lithuania through delivery networks. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Five people are accused of working with Russia’s military intelligence agency GRU to prepare and send self-igniting packages […]
Continue ReadingWhen US Vice President JD Vance converted to Catholicism in 2019, he chose Saint Augustine as his patron. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING On Tuesday, speaking at a Turning Point USA event, Vance invoked the tradition of the fifth-century theologian and one of the most important Church fathers to push back against Pope Leo XIV’s criticism of the […]
Continue ReadingHungary’s incoming Prime Minister Péter Magyar said on Friday that oil flows from Russia via the Druzhba pipeline could resume next week. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Magyar said the Hungarian oil and gas concern MOL MOLB.BU told him that “based on information from their partners they expect the Druzhba oil pipeline to restart next week.” The pipeline, […]
Continue ReadingEuropean leaders announced on Friday that they were accelerating plans for a neutral, defensive multinational mission to secure shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, even after Iran said earlier that the waterway had been fully reopened to maritime traffic for the remainder of the ceasefire due to expire on April 22. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Co-chaired by […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 17/04/2026 – 17:02 GMT+2 Venezuela and the European Union have taken a new step towards re-establishing their political relations by holding a high-level meeting in Caracas, during which both parties agreed on a working agenda for mutual cooperation. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The meeting took place at the Federal Legislative Palace and was chaired by […]
Continue ReadingThe European Commission dismissed concerns about jet fuel shortages on Friday, a day after the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) leader, Fatih Birol, warned that aviation fuel was enough for roughly another six weeks amid the war in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Commission spokesperson Anna-Kaisa Itkonen acknowledged that the […]
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