Tag: Politics

The Pope has had two episodes of “acute respiratory failure”, the Vatican has said.

A “coalition of the willing” could provide boots on the ground in Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire. 

Donald Trump has hit out at the Ukrainian president once again, just four days after an explosive on-camera spat between the pair.

At least two people have died after a car was driven into a group of pedestrians in the western German city of Mannheim – with a large police operation under way.

Two suspects arrested amid a murder probe into the death of a Scottish businessman in Kenya can be held for 21 days for further police investigations, a court has ruled.

A mother has gone on trial accused of kidnapping and selling her young daughter in South Africa.

The world’s most prolific blood donor, whose plasma saved the lives of more than 2.4 million babies, has died in Australia.

A 65-year-old man has been killed and others wounded after a knife attack in the Israeli city of Haifa, officials have said.

An adventurer who was just days from completing a solo row from the US to Australia has been rescued by a warship after getting caught in a tropical cyclone.

A new series of ski tours in the Laurentian Mountains combine rigorous days of cross-country skiing with overnight stays (and meals) at local inns.