On 16 October 2023, a young man and woman sat down in the back row of the second-floor reading room of the university library of Warsaw, Poland. Their reading cards carried the names Sylvena Hildegard and Marko Oravec. On the desk in front of…
Yuval Raphael, who represented Israel at Eurovision in 2025 via Associated Press
The chancellor of Germany has said he would support the country boycotting next year’s Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is banned from competing.
After controversy…
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Noel Sweeney/PA WireJim Gavin’s name will remain on the Irish presidential election ballot paper despite his withdrawal…
Government workers who have been furloughed since the government shutdown last week may not be entitled to back pay, according to a memo first…
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We reported yesterday on a Ukrainian strike on an oil depot at Feodosia in Russian-occupied Crimea. We’ve seen satellite…
The unprecedented marine heatwave of 2023 was in line with climate modelling, research shows, as scientists warn such events will become more frequent.
The “unheard of” heatwave off the UK and Irish coasts during a summer of 40C temperatures…