Good morning from Brussels. In the Mared Gwyn. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The President of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Fatih Birol, has warned the world that the energy fallout of the Iran was could be worse than the impacts of the twin 1970s oil crises and Russia’s war in Ukraine combined, as the Trump-imposed deadline on […]
Continue ReadingSlovenia’s ruling liberals and opposition right-wing populists were tied, according to nearly final preliminary figures in Sunday’s fiercely contested parliamentary election, signaling a time of political unpredictability in the central European nation. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING After tallying about 99% of the votes, the State Election Commission reported the centre-left Freedom Movement, led by Prime Minister Robert […]
Continue ReadingAccording to the World Weather Organization (WMO), there is currently little room for optimism regarding the state of the global climate. March 23, 2026, 06:49March 23, 2026, 06:49 The imbalance between the Earth’s energy intake and output is growing rapidly, as stated in the WMO report on the state of the climate in 2025. Extreme […]
Continue ReadingBack in India, at Magic Billion, the employment agency that had sent that initial email, it managed to recruit 13 young people, who arrived in Germany in the autumn of 2022 to begin their butchery apprenticeships in small towns along the border with Switzerland. They would spend part of their time at college.
Continue ReadingIt is illegal for Kenyans to serve in foreign armies and can carry a sentence of up to 10 years in jail.
Continue ReadingNATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Sunday offered a full-throated endorsement of President Donald Trump’s military efforts against Iran and also said he expects the nations of NATO to come together to support Trump. “What I know is that we always come together,” Rutte told host Margaret Brennan on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” Rutte has consistently […]
Continue ReadingMar 22, 2026, 5:03 p.mMar 22, 2026, 5:03 p.m A gas explosion in Istanbul caused two buildings to collapse and several people to be injured. Nine residents were rescued from the rubble and taken to hospital, the DHA news agency reported, citing the governor’s office. Two more buried victims are still being searched for at […]
Continue ReadingThe Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico (l.) speaks with Viktor Orbán on the sidelines of an EU meeting in Alden Biesen: Hungary’s Prime Minister is already blocking EU aid for Ukraine. (archive image)Image: keystone Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán blocks EU aid to Ukraine. His Slovakian counterpart Fico believes: Orbán is right. Slovakia could join the […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Pope Leo XIV has renewed his plea for an immediate ceasefire, calling the death and suffering caused by the war in the Middle East a “scandal to the whole […]
Continue ReadingTens of thousands of people protested in Prague on Saturday against the policies and plans of the new Czech government led by populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis. The protesters from across the Czech Republic attended the peaceful demonstration at Letná park, the scene of huge gatherings in 1989 that greatly contributed to the fall of […]
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