Tue 26 March 2024: The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after a container ship ran into it. Media reports said that the vessel crashed into the bridge at about 1:30am on Tuesday, catching fire before sinking. Kevin Cartwright, of the Baltimore Fire Department, says up to 20 people are feared to be in the […]
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Tue 26 March 2024: Like the US and the UK, New Zealand has accused Beijing of malicious cyberactivity by claiming that state-sponsored hackers from China attacked parliament. New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said Tuesday that the cyberattack was “unacceptable” and that his country’s concerns had been conveyed directly to Beijing. “Foreign interference of this […]
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Tue 26 March 2024: European Union regulators have opened investigations into Apple, Alphabet’s Google and Meta, in the first cases under a sweeping digital law designed to stop Big Tech companies from cornering digital markets. The European Commission, the 27-nation bloc’s executive, said on Monday that it was investigating the companies for “non-compliance” with the Digital […]
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Mon 25 March 2024: France on Sunday (Mar 24) announced that it will be escalating its terror alert warning to the highest level. This decision, as per Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, has been taken in response to the recent shootings in Moscow. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Attal stated that the move, which […]
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Mon 25 March 2024: Oil prices increased on Monday amid global supply concerns supported by heightened geopolitical risks. International benchmark Brent crude traded at $85.21 per barrel at 10.29 a.m. local time (0729 GMT), a 0.45% rise from the closing price of $84.83 per barrel in the previous trading session. The American benchmark West Texas […]
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Sun 24 March 2024: Simon Harris will become Ireland’s youngest-ever prime minister after being named new leader of the Fine Gael party on Sunday. Ireland’s further and higher education minister has become the new leader of the Fine Gael party following a contest to replace the outgoing Leo Varadkar. The 37-year-old politician was the only […]
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Sun 24 March 2024: On the grounds of alleged improper use of audio and video content protected by copyright, the Spanish National Court decided on Saturday to halt the use of the instant messaging application Telegram. Judge Santiago Pedraz of the National Court considered the charges brought by Mediaset, Atresmedia, and Movistar Plus, and he […]
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A spontaneous memorial appeared near Crocus City Hall, where the terrorist attack took place the day before. Photo: Ivan MAKEEV Sun 24 March 2024: More than 130 people have been killed, including three children, and over 100 others have been injured, in the worst such attack that Russia has witnessed in two decades. ISIL’s […]
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Sun 24 March 2024: In a historic decision, the German parliament authorized the partial legalization of cannabis for personal use, giving the nation some of the most liberal cannabis laws in Europe. The much-debated bill was finally passed by the Bundesrat, or upper house, on Friday. It will allow people to possess up to three […]
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Sat 23 March 2024: The ISIS-K (ISIL) group has claimed responsibility for a brazen attack on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall that killed at least 133 people and injured more than 100. The total number of those killed at the site of the attack in Crocus City Hall has increased to 133 people, according to Russia’s […]
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