Boat carrying some 270 people capsizes off northern Cyprus
A passenger boat with some 270 people on board has capsized off northern Cyprus, with a search and rescue operation under way. Murat Senkul, the mayor of the coastal town of Kyrenia, told broadcaster CNN Turk that 159 of those aboard had been reached.…
Argentines march on Peter Thiel’s mansion
In Argentina, protesters marched toward a mansion reportedly purchased by American tech billionaire Peter Thiel. Activists accuse Thiel of seeking to profit from the country’s natural resources and wielding excessive political influence in the South…
They fell in love – then had to check they weren't brother and sister
A French couple – both conceived by sperm donors – wanted children. But with home DNA tests illegal, how could they be sure they were not related? Fuente: Leer la noticia original
Iceland rejects restarting EU accession talks in referendum
Icelanders have voted to stay out of the European Union, broadcaster RUV reported on Sunday, rejecting a government push to reopen membership talks and siding with those who said Iceland‘s fishing waters were too important to risk. Opponents…
Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile charged with treason
Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile has been charged with treason, his lawyer has said amid heightened political tensions in the country. Mundubile was arrested on Thursday, after a deadly raid by the authorities led the opposition politician to go…
French Presidential campaign heats up
There are just eight months to go before France’s presidential election, with the first round scheduled for April 18. The campaign is slowly heating up, with several political gatherings taking place this weekend. The Socialist Party wrapped up a two-day…
NASA set to launch Roman telescope to map the universe
NASA is preparing to launch its new flagship space telescope on Sunday, embarking on a multi-year mission to create an unprecedented map of the cosmos and shed light on some of the biggest mysteries in physics. Designed to take a panoramic view of the…
One killed, five injured in shooting at rave in Switzerland
A shooting at a rave in the northern Swiss canton of Aargau killed one person and left five injured, local police and media reported Sunday. Cantonal police wrote on X that one person was killed and five injured – some seriously – by a shooting at event…
One dead and five injured after shooting in Switzerland, police say
One person has died and five people are injured after shots were fired at an event in northern Switzerland overnight, local police say. «The manhunt for the unknown perpetrator is under way,» Aargau Cantonal Police said in a statement. «Possible motives…
Putin, Xi set for Central Asia summit as Russia, China seek to counter Western influence
Russia‘s Vladimir Putin and China‘s Xi Jinping are expected in Central Asia’s Kyrgyzstan Monday for a two-day summit, also attended by Iran‘s and India‘s leaders, of a regional bloc seeking to be a counter-influence to the…