Europe Day marks 1 month till EU elections: Rise of hard right, wilting of Green Deal are possible Thursday, 9 May 2024, 14:48 Last update: about 8 days ago Associated Press The European Union marks its annual Europe Day on Thursday, but instead of the humdrum celebrations, all eyes are on the EU elections in a month's time, which portend a steep rise of the...
Eurovision explained, from ABBA to Zorra, as Israel-Hamas war overshadows song contest Thursday, 9 May 2024, 13:45 Last update: about 8 days ago Associated Press Scores of musicians, hundreds of journalists and thousands of music fans have gathered in the Swedish city of Malmo, where the Eurovision Song Contest is building towards Saturday's...
Eurovision Song Contest kicked off with pop and protests as the war in Gaza casts a shadow Thursday, 9 May 2024, 13:40 Last update: about 8 days ago Associated Press Competition in the 68th Eurovision Song Contest kicked off Tuesday in Sweden, with the war in Gaza casting a shadow over the sequin-spangled pop extravaganza. Performers...
European Medicines Agency pulls authorisation for AstraZeneca's COVID shot, at company's request Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 15:35 Last update: about 9 days ago Associated Press The pharma giant AstraZeneca has requested that the European authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine be pulled, according to the EU medicines regulator. In an update on the European Medicines...
Stormy Daniels describes meeting Trump during occasionally graphic testimony in hush money trial Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 09:52 Last update: about 9 days ago Associated Press With Donald Trump sitting just feet away, Stormy Daniels testified Tuesday at the former president's hush money trial about a sexual encounter the porn actor says they had in 2006...
Israel seizes Gaza's vital Rafah crossing, but the US says it isn't the full invasion many fear Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 08:36 Last update: about 9 days ago Associated Press Israeli troops seized control of Gaza’s vital Rafah border crossing on Tuesday in what the White House described as a limited operation, as fears mount of a full-scale invasion of the...
From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 08:34 Last update: about 9 days ago Associated Press In sweltering Brazil, flooding killed dozens of people and paralyzed a city of about 4 million people. Voters and politicians in India, amid national elections, are fainting in heat that hit as high...
Putin begins his fifth term as president, more in control of Russia than ever Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 13:42 Last update: about 10 days ago Associated Press Vladimir Putin began his fifth term Tuesday as Russian leader at a glittering Kremlin inauguration, setting out on another six years in office after destroying his political opponents, launching a...
Russia announces nuclear weapon drills after angry exchange with senior Western officials Monday, 6 May 2024, 14:05 Last update: about 11 days ago Associated Press Russia plans to hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons, the Defense Ministry announced Monday, days after the Kremlin reacted angrily to comments by senior Western...
Actor Bernard Hill, of 'Titanic' and 'Lord of the Rings,' has died at 79 Monday, 6 May 2024, 08:11 Last update: about 11 days ago Associated Press Actor Bernard Hill, who delivered a rousing cry before leading his people into battle in “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" and went down with the ship as the captain in...