In its early years, military bands from EU countries, Australia and Canada took part in Spasskaya Tower, though the number of international participants has declined since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. According to the festival’s Telegram channel, “the event has been postponed until 2027 due to circumstances beyond the organizers’ control.” The move […]
Continue ReadingAn American tourist was killed by a lightning strike on Sicily’s Mount Etna while hiking in an area that was closed to visitors due to recent volcanic activity, Italian firefighters have said. The 29-year-old man from Kansas was rescued by helicopter after being struck on Sunday evening in an exposed area above the tree line. […]
Continue ReadingFerrari’s first ever all-electric car has fetched $40m (£29.5m) in a charity sale, setting a record for a new car sold at auction. The Sotheby’s auction in California raised more than 35 times the usual price of a Ferrari Luce. The auction catalogue said it is a special model featuring a unique finish and bespoke […]
Continue ReadingThe demand comes at a sensitive moment. Latvia has been one of Europe’s staunchest supporters of Ukraine, sharply increasing defense spending since Moscow’s full-scale invasion, even as sanctions and the collapse of bilateral trade have cut deeply into economic links that once ran eastward. But ahead of an Oct. 3 national election, parties arguing that […]
Continue ReadingA Ukrainian missile strike killed six people and wounded another four, including a child, in Russia’s border Belgorod region, the acting governor said on Monday. The assault came as Russia targeted port infrastructure in Ukraine’s Izmail district in the southern region of Odesa overnight.
Continue ReadingFootage from Saturday’s hike posted to Babiš’ Facebook page showed the prime minister climbing with a small bunch of flowers before laying them at a monument on the summit. Babiš was joined by two ministers, ANO politicians and supporters on the 1,324-meter peak, the highest point in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids. An environmental expert working for […]
Continue ReadingMoritz Oppelt, the CDU justice minister of Germany’s southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg echoed the sentiment, arguing the law should serve only its original intent of protecting local politicians, who are often subject to particular vitriol. “Top politicians can and must be able to withstand tough criticism,” he said. “It is fundamental to our democracy, and […]
Continue ReadingFour artworks by Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina have been stolen from the Museo Regionale in Messina, Sicily, overnight on August 15. The thieves took three panels from his Polittico di San Gregorio, depriving the city of part of the only surviving works by the painter still held in his hometown. Italian authorities have launched […]
Continue ReadingMorocco has deployed heavy security around the border city of Fnideq after false social media rumours claimed the border to Spain’s Ceuta enclave would open. Hundreds of migrants, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa, have gathered nearby, raising fears of another mass crossing just weeks after tens of thousands attempted to enter the Spanish territory.
Continue ReadingLiechtenstein has announced that it has changed royal succession rules to allow women to ascend the throne. The declaration was made on the national day of the central European country, which has a population of just 44,000. Liechtenstein’s current ruler, Prince Hans-Adam II, has been the head of their royal family since 1989. The rule […]
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