Sat 16 April 2022: A mysterious leaden sarcophagus discovered in the bowels of Paris’ Notre-Dame cathedral after it was devastated by a fire will soon be opened and its secrets revealed, French archaeologists said Thursday. The announcement came just a day before the third anniversary of the inferno that engulfed the 12th century Gothic landmark, which shocked […]
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Sat April 2022: Russia has lodged a formal complaint with the US over its military aid to Ukraine, warning of “unpredictable consequences” if sophisticated weapon supplies go, according to US media. According to the Washington Post, Moscow warned the US and NATO against transferring the “most sensitive” weapons to Kyiv for use in the confrontation […]
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Fri 15 April 2022: More than five million people have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion began on February 24, according to the latest UN figures. UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, said 4,796,245 million Ukrainians had fled across the borders, while the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) says nearly 215,000 third-country nationals have also […]
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Fri 15 April 2022: The US now believes the sunken Russian missile cruiser Moskva, the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet, was hit by two Ukrainian missiles, according to a senior Pentagon official. “We assess that they hit it with two Neptunes,” the official said, referring to Ukrainian anti-ship cruise missiles. He said the strikes were […]
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Fri 15 April 2022: According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the admission of Finland and Sweden to NATO will have negative consequences for peace and stability in northern Europe. In a statement, spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Finland and Sweden’s international policy of military non-alignment served as a solid foundation in building mutually beneficial relations with […]
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Fri 15 April 2022: Researchers David Stuart from the University of Texas at Austin, Heather Hurst and Boris Beltrán from Skidmore College and independent scholar William Saturno report the earliest evidence of a Maya sacred calendar in Guatemala. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group describes their work, which involved sifting through […]
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Fri 15 April 2022: The Moskva, the warship named in honour of the Russian capital and the pride of the country’s Black Sea fleet, has sunk after a fire on board, Russia’s defence ministry said late Thursday. The Soviet-era vessel saw service during conflicts in Georgia, Syria and Ukraine and helped conduct peacetime scientific research […]
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Fri 15 April 2022: The election campaign in France is heating up, with incumbent President Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen giving each other tough competition. “Victory has never been so near,” Le Pen said at a big event in the southern city of Avignon on Thursday, addressing approximately 4,000 supporters. Taking aim […]
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Fri 15 April 2022: Russian President Vladimir Putin may use a tactical or low-yield nuclear weapon, according to CIA Director William Burns, especially since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has suffered setbacks. Burns was speaking in front of Georgia Tech University in Atlanta. “Given the potential desperation of President Putin and the Russian leadership, given the […]
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Thu 14 April 2022: A brawl broke out in a Swedish town where a demonstration with a Qur’an burning was planned, resulting in the hospitalization of three police officers. A car burned in the city of Linkoping on Sweden’s east coast, and hundreds of masked people attacked police cars, according to video from the scene. […]
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