About 15 children’s backpacks lie torn apart in the rubble – pink, blue and orange bags with books spilling out of them. Spiderman toys and letters of the alphabet are scattered among broken chairs, tables and garden slides at the remains of this preschool destroyed by the huge earthquake that hit Myanmar on Friday. It … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called up 160,000 young men for military service against the backdrop of his war against Ukraine. Russians aged between 18 and 30 are to be conscripted by mid-July, the relevant presidential decree from Monday said. This is the highest number of conscripts since the Kremlin began focusing more on professional … Read more
A “depraved and calculating sexual predator” has been jailed after admitting sex offences against four women. Craig France, 33, who admitted offences including rape, filmed victims without their knowledge, Judge Mark Bishop heard at Cambridge Crown Court on Monday. The judge was told that all of France’s victims, who cannot be identified in media reports … Read more
Israel’s police have detained two people as part of their investigation into alleged illegal ties between aides of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Gulf state of Qatar. According to Israeli media reports from Monday, the two suspects are both high-ranking advisers to the Israeli prime minister. Qatar is one of the mediators in the … Read more
Read the full story on Modern Car Collector Peralta S Supercar Debuts in Mexico, Fusing Italian Design with Maserati MC20 Power A new chapter in coachbuilt Italian supercars was written on March 22 with the unveiling of the Peralta S, a stunning, wedge-shaped one-off designed by Fabrizio Giugiaro and developed by GFG Style. Presented at … Read more
A national protest meant to pressure Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa to resign turned into a shutdown as citizens opted to stay away rather than take to the streets amid a heavy security presence. Only a handful of protesters took part in the planned march, spearheaded by a group of disgruntled war veterans who have accused … Read more
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday that a lack of coordination between U.K. police and intelligence agencies is partly responsible for a surge in the number of migrants reaching the U.K. in small boats across the English Channel. At an international meeting on boosting border security and tackling people-smuggling, Starmer expressed … Read more
It’s not every day that you get to be up close and personal with a legendary car like the Lamborghini LM002, but I’m currently in Italy where I’m getting to do just that. Because I love all of you readers, I wanted to take full advantage of my very special experience and share it with … Read more
Germany-based frozen ready meals business Apetito is planning to build a new manufacturing facility in the UK. The plant will be located adjacent to Apetito’s existing factory on Canal Road in Trowbridge, a town in the county of Wiltshire, south-west England. It will be constructed on land formerly occupied by the company’s so-called Pie Site, … Read more
Dutch right-wing populist Geert Wilders expressed optimism that popular far-right French politician Marine Le Pen will win a possible appeal following an embezzlement conviction that resulted in a ban on running for office. “I am shocked by the incredible tough verdict,” Wilders, who has close ties to Le Pen and her National Rally party, posted … Read more