As young Gazans die at sea, anger rises over leaders’ travel
A rising number of Gazans driven by the mere prospect of work in Europe are drowning at sea
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British collector of Russian art saves Málaga museum from possible closure
Jenny Green offers to exhibit her private collection at Museo Ruso, a Russian art museumA Russian art museum in Málaga has been saved from possible closure by a British enthusiast after she offered to exhibit her private collection of 76 works by Russi…
Ukraine war news – live: Putin praises Russian Orthodox Church for supporting war
Putin called for a temporary ceasefire to mark Orthodox Christmas
Putin ally fighting to control salt and gypsum mines near Ukraine city of Bakhmut, says US
Officials believe Yevgeny Prigozhin – owner of the private military Wagner Group – is vying for natural resources to help fund Russia’s warA close ally of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, is interested in taking control of salt and gypsum from mi…
Trial of Belarusian Nobel peace laureate opens
A Belarusian court on Thursday opened the trial of jailed human rights activist Ales Bialiatski, one of the winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.
CES 2023: Stellantis preps cost cuts due to higher EV prices
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares says his company has to work to cut costs globally in order to keep electric vehicles affordable for the middle class
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 317 of the invasion
Putin’s unilateral ceasefire comes into effect; reports of Russian attacks before and after start of truceSee all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage Continue reading…
French winter sport events cancelled due to lack of snow in Alps and Pyrenees
Several winter sport events in France have been cancelled, postponed or moved because abnormally warm temperatures have stripped mountain slopes of their snow covering, organisers have said.
The con artist and the WWI war chest: How the French secret service wound up in a blackmail scandal
It has all the elements of the perfect spy novel – a secret war chest, an immoral businessman and daring blackmail attempts. An explosive investigative report on Wednesday blew the lid off of what may be one of the French foreign intelligence service’…
Half of glaciers will be gone by 2100 even under Paris 1.5C accord, study finds
If global heating continues at current rate of 2.7C, losses will be greater with 68% of glaciers disappearingHalf the planet’s glaciers will have melted by 2100 even if humanity sticks to goals set out in the Paris climate agreement, according to resea…