World Iceland stores in Ireland ordered to recall imported frozen animal products June 15, 2023 The Irish arm of supermarket Iceland has been ordered to remove imported frozen animal products from its stores. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) served a notice on Metron…
World World’s most famous human ancestor ‘could walk just like us’ June 14, 2023 The world’s most famous early human ancestor could walk upright like a modern-day human thanks to fully bendable knee joints, research suggests. ‘Lucy’ was from an extinct ape-like species that…
World Belarus ‘starts receiving tactical nuclear weapons from Russia three times more powerful than Hiroshima bomb’ June 14, 2023 Belarus has started to receive tactical nuclear weapons from Russia, its leader has said. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told Russian state TV that his country is taking delivery of the…
World Florida is ‘Trump country’ and it doesn’t seem that any indictment is going to change that June 13, 2023 Some, perhaps, may not be aware, but the state of Florida is considered “Trump country”. The 45th president of the United States is wildly popular here. As a simple measure…
World Ukraine ‘probing Russian defences’ looking for weak point to send in tanks – military expert June 13, 2023 Ukrainian forces are probing Russian defences along the frontline as they prepare to commit their new NATO-standard tanks to the fray. The highly anticipated counteroffensive is under way and in…
World Driver was going ‘too quick’ in fatal wedding bus crash June 13, 2023 A bus driver was driving too fast when the vehicle crashed in Australia, killing 10 wedding guests and injuring 25 others, police have alleged. Brett Button was arrested after mandatory…
World Iran: The West cannot stop us from building nuclear weapons but a deal is possible June 11, 2023 The West cannot stop Iran from building nuclear weapons, the country’s supreme leader has said. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was speaking on Sunday as tensions continue to mount over the country’s…
World Ukraine launches counteroffensive against Russia as troops engage in intense fighting June 10, 2023 Counteroffensive action against Russian forces is under way, Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, with troops engaged in intense fighting along the front line. Speaking at a Kyiv news conference…
World Colombia plane crash: What we know so far as children rescued after five weeks June 10, 2023 In the deep depths of a Colombian jungle, four children have been found alive weeks after a deadly plane crash. After surviving 40 days alone, the siblings were rescued by…
World Iran is helping Russia build drone factory, White House says June 9, 2023 Iran has been supplying Russia with materials to build a drone manufacturing plant that could be fully operational by early next year, the White House has said. National Security Council…
World Israel will do ‘whatever we need to do to defend ourselves’ against Iran, Netanyahu says June 8, 2023 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told Sky News he will do “whatever we need to do to defend ourselves” against Iran – and diplomacy has failed to stop Tehran…
World Biden says it could be time for British NATO boss – as Wallace rumoured for top job June 8, 2023 It could be time for a British NATO Secretary General, according to US President Joe Biden. Amid growing speculation that UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace wants to take over the…
World World has lost battle to stop glaciers melting and sea level rising, UN meteorological chief says June 8, 2023 The British Antarctic Survey has released its new maps and they are a stark visual depiction of the retreat of ice at our poles. Just as stark is the warning…
World Australia to ban sale and display of Nazi symbols after rise in far-right activity June 8, 2023 Australia is to ban the sale and display of swastikas and other Nazi symbols following a rise in far-right activity. It includes the insignia of the Schutzstaffel (SS) – the…
World Sports events cancelled and New York to give away 1 million face masks as Canadian wildfire smoke smothers cities June 8, 2023 Thousands of flights have been delayed and baseball games postponed across the US east coast as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to drift south, covering cities in a yellowy-brown haze.…
World Putin’s dam attack is a dangerous escalation that takes the war in an even more perilous direction June 7, 2023 The breach of the Nova Kakhovka dam is most worrying for what it says about the mind of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his generals – and their capacity for…
World Ukraine war: Flooding fears after major dam breach in Russia-controlled Kherson region June 6, 2023 A dam in the Russian controlled part of southern Ukraine has been damaged by shelling, leading to flooding in the area already hit by months of conflict. Both Ukrainian and…
World Russia ‘diverting attention’ by claiming Ukraine counteroffensive – Kyiv June 5, 2023 Russian reports that the Ukrainian counteroffensive has begun are being used to distract from Russian losses in Bakhmut, the Ukrainian deputy defence minister has said. The comments from deputy defence…
World Has Ukraine launched a large-scale offensive? Here’s what the evidence reveals June 5, 2023 The Russian Ministry of Defence has claimed that Ukraine launched a “large-scale offensive” in the south of the Donetsk region. Ukraine is attempting an information blackout on any possible offensive…
World Oil boss running COP28 under pressure to present plan June 5, 2023 Pressure is mounting on the UAE oil boss running international climate negotiations this year to convince his critics he has a suitably ambitious plan, as diplomats meet in Germany this…