Thirty-nine people have been killed in another day of intense Israeli strikes in Lebanon, the country’s health ministry said. One Israeli strike on the southern town of Saksakiyeh killed at least seven people, including a child, the ministry said. Another strike killed a Syrian national and seriously injured his 12-year-old daughter in the southern city […]
Rehearsals for Eurovision 2026 continued on Tuesday in Vienna, with Cyprus, Latvia, Denmark, Australia, Ukraine, Albania, Malta, and Norway all taking to the stage on day four. Cyprus’ Antigoni was the first artist to rehearse.
Four thermal imaging satelites will be used to track wildfires and other extreme heat phenomena compounded by climate change.
1386: Treaty of Windsor between Portugal and England is ratified at Windsor, cementing and strengthening ties between the two kingdoms. The treaty guarantees the mutual security of both nations and strengthens commercial ties. It is the oldest diplomatic alliance still in force. 1865: President Andrew Johnson issues a proclamation declaring that armed resistance in the […]
Dr. Chung-Liang Shih Minister of Health and Welfare Taiwan As the world confronts the challenges of population aging and healthcare workforce shortages, digital transformation in healthcare is no longer optional but essential. Taiwan has introduced the “Healthy Taiwan” vision, placing “driving digital healthcare” at its core. By integrating big data, artificial intelligence (AI), and cloud […]
A third British national has suspected hantavirus in connection with an outbreak on board the cruise ship MV Hondius, the government has said. The patient is currently on the remote Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, where the ship stopped in mid-April. Two other British men have confirmed cases – one remains in a stable […]
The Commission is betting on farmed fish to cut reliance on imports, but growing concerns, ranging from sustainability to animal welfare, threaten to undermine the effort
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday presented the governing New Democracy party’s proposed framework for constitutional revision, outlining amendments to 30 articles that would reshape judicial appointments, electoral procedures, public administration and environmental protections.
1660: English Parliament proclaims Charles II King of England and invites him to return 1835: First installment of Hans Christian Andersen’s “Fairy Tales” is published by C. A. Reitzel in Copenhagen, Denmark 1895: China cedes Taiwan to Japan under the Treaty of Shimonoseki 1902: Mount Pelée on the French overseas island of Martinique erupts, wiping […]
Ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas have stalled, and Gaza risks sliding back into war. This week an Israeli air strike killed the son of Hamas’s leader and chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya, and Palestinian sources confirmed to the BBC that the two sides had reached a deadlock in negotiations. Israeli media reports suggest Israel is […]
