A three-storey apartment block in The Hague partially collapsed Saturday after a fire and explosion, firefighters said, with first responders searching for people under the rubble.Four people have already been pulled out of the debris and taken to hospital, as elite teams with sniffer dogs deployed to rescue others trapped by the disaster.It was not …
Apartment block in The Hague ‘partially collapsed’ after explosion Read More »
US president-elect Donald Trump on Saturday landed in Paris on his first international trip since his election win, preparing for a day of intense diplomacy before attending the reopening ceremony for the Notre Dame cathedral restored after the 2019 fire.President Emmanuel Macron scored a major coup in Trump’s acceptance of the invitation to attend the …
Trump in Paris for Notre Dame reopening, diplomacy Read More »
Romanian police raided houses on Saturday linked to a probe into alleged irregularities in the first-round presidential election win of far-right outsider Calin Georgescu, a day after the top court cancelled the imminent run-off.The annulment comes after a spate of intelligence documents declassified this week by the presidency detailed allegations against Georgescu and Russia, including …
Romania police raid houses linked to vote probe: prosecutors Read More »
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol apologised but didn’t resign Saturday over his declaration of martial law, as protesters heaped pressure on members of parliament to vote to impeach him.Yoon stunned the nation and the international community Tuesday night by suspending civilian rule, deploying troops and helicopters to parliament and allegedly ordering the arrest of …
South Korea president sorry but stays put over martial law fiasco Read More »
US president-elect Donald Trump on Saturday arrived in Paris to join other world leaders for the reopening of the French capital’s Notre Dame cathedral, celebrating its remarkably rapid restoration half a decade after the devastating fire.Held up as an example of French creativity and resilience by President Emmanuel Macron, Notre Dame’s renaissance so soon after …
Trump in Paris as Notre Dame reopens five years after blaze Read More »
New York police said Friday they believe the man suspected of gunning down a top health insurance executive may have fled the city on a bus following the brazen daylight murder.The development deepens the mystery surrounding the fresh-faced suspect, an image of whom was released by investigators Thursday and who has now been on the …
Insurance exec killer may have fled New York, police say Read More »
South Korea’s embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol apologised but stopped short of resigning Saturday over his declaration of martial law, as protesters gathered outside parliament ahead of a crucial impeachment vote that could decide his political fate.Yoon stunned the nation and the international community Tuesday night by imposing martial law for the first time in …
South Korea president apologises but doesn’t resign over martial law fiasco Read More »
Syrian government forces have lost control of Daraa city, a war monitor said, in another stunning blow for President Bashar al-Assad’s rule after rebels wrested other key cities from his grip.Daraa was dubbed “the cradle of the revolution” early in Syria’s civil war, after activists accused the government of detaining and torturing a group of …
Romania’s constitutional court on Friday cancelled the country’s presidential election following allegations of Russian interference in favour of the far-right frontrunner, just two days ahead of the run-off.Romania’s pro-EU President Klaus Iohannis said he would stay in his post until a new government that emerges from legislative elections last weekend can be formed to set …
Romania’s top court scraps presidential election Read More »
Notre Dame will formally reopen Saturday five years after the Paris cathedral was devastated by fire, with US president-elect Donald Trump among world leaders there to celebrate its remarkably rapid restoration.Held up as an example of French creativity and resilience by President Emmanuel Macron, Notre Dame’s renaissance so soon after a 2019 blaze that destroyed …
Notre Dame reopens five years after shocking blaze Read More »
