EU chief unveils €800bn plan to ‘rearm’ Europe
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen yesterday presented a plan to mobilise some €800bn ($843bn) for Europe’s defence – and help provide “immediate” military support...
Month : March 2025
Clash with Trump was regrettable; we are ready to negotiate, says Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday he regretted last week’s extraordinary Oval Office clash with Donald Trump and wanted to “make things right”, adding that...
Nearly 80,000 ‘fled east DR Congo violence to neighbouring countries’
Nearly 80,000 fleeing the conflict ravaging the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo since January have found refuge in neighbouring countries, the United Nations refugee agency...
Dolly Parton’s husband, Carl Dean, dies aged 82
The “9-5” singer met Dean outside a laundromat on the first day she arrived in Nashville as an 18-year-old aspiring singer....
Father tries to block daughter’s euthanasia in landmark Spanish case
It’s the first time that a case has gone to court since a euthanasia law was introduced in Spain in 2021....
Migrants rescued after several days stranded on oil platform
Thirty-two people were shipwrecked on a rig in the Mediterranean with no food or water, an NGO has said....
Agency workers to get paid if shift cancelled at short notice
The policy is part of 250 additions to the Employment Rights Bill, although the amendment will not spell out what “short notice” means....
Lloyds Bank says app issues fixed after payday IT issue
Technical issues have affected UK banking app users on payday for the second-month running in 2025....
UK ads target Iraq to deter small boat crossings
Angela Eagle says the ads will expose the “dangerous lies” spread by “ruthless criminal gangs”....
The difficult choices facing Ukraine’s Zelensky
Should he apologise to Trump or even resign? The options for Ukraine’s leader are looking increasingly thin....