Gregory Melotte, one of those working to extinguish the blaze, told Belgian broadcaster RTBF: “We managed to calm the fire coming from the plain, to prevent it from spreading into the fir forest. We still succeeded in our mission, but it’s not over yet. “The flames are coming towards us, the wind has shifted twice, […]
Continue ReadingThe tariffs are the latest exchange in a dispute that has disrupted the once harmonious — and nearly tariff-free — relationship over the past year.
Continue ReadingOne of the most enduring mysteries that has been puzzling scientists forever is how the Sun’s outer atmosphere – the corona – is millions of degrees hotter than its surface. And how does the corona continue to remain so hot despite frequent eruptions during which it loses huge amounts of energy? Astrophysicists in India now […]
Continue ReadingThe South American nation is the world’s largest producer of cocaine.
Continue ReadingHuge fires have started tearing through homes in the West Midlands area of England after dramatic footage circulating online showed enormous flames coming from buildings and a golf course. West Midlands Fire Service said it was facing “extreme levels of demand” due to a fire in Stourbridge on Thursday – with two casualties affected by […]
Continue ReadingThe remains of an ancient bridge have emerged in Rome’s Tiber River, near St Peter’s Basilica, as weeks with virtually no rain caused water levels to plunge. The bridge — known as Nero’s Bridge, named for the former Roman emperor — once connected Rome’s city centre with the Tiber’s right bank. “Nero is the most […]
Continue ReadingPrime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the Russian leader’s visit “wounds the feelings” of the Japanese people and further hardens anti-Russian sentiment in her country.
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 A major explosion has struck a munitions factory near the town of Colleferro, south-east of Rome, with local media reporting the blast was heard kilometres away on Thursday. Emergency […]
Continue ReadingThe aircraft, which cost up to $50 million each, have seen heavy use around the Strait of Hormuz — but they are relatively easy targets for Iran and its proxies.
Continue ReadingPoland has arrested a Russian national who was allegedly planning to kill a Ukrainian-American dual citizen in Warsaw, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Thursday. Tusk added that this was the first time that “someone on the order of Russia” had sought to attack an American citizen on NATO territory.
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