The Irish parliament will resume on Wednesday with Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin set to return as taoiseach for a second time. The 35th Dáil (Irish parliament) will see Mr Martin elected as taoiseach (prime minister), replacing Fine Gael leader Simon Harris who will return as tánaiste (deputy prime minister). Fianna Fáil – the largest…
Residential 19th century style residential buildings in historic center of Paris, France. Kolderal | Moment | Getty Images Europe’s real estate sector is poised for further recovery in 2025, as investment activity picks up and growth returns across key market segments, analysts have predicted. A gradual uptick in transactions in 2024 looks set to gain…
Police in New York City have named the woman who was set on fire and burned to death on a subway train in Brooklyn. Authorities on Tuesday identified Debrina Kawam, 61, of New Jersey as the victim of the seemingly random 22 December attack that burned her body beyond recognition. Sebastian Zapeta, 33, is accused…
Chester Zoo The snails were marked with ‘colour coded’ identification dots before being released More than 1,300 pea-sized, critically endangered snails that were bred in a zoo have been set free to wander (very slowly) on a remote Atlantic island. The release brings two species of Desertas Island land snails back to the wild. Prior…
Protests have broken out in Syria over the burning of a Christmas tree near the city of Hama. A video posted on social media showed masked gunmen setting fire to the tree on display in the main square of the Suqaylabiyah, a Christian-majority town in central Syria. The main Islamist faction which led the uprising…
Getty Images Police were called to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue Station in Brooklyn after a woman on a subway car was set on fire A suspect has been arrested in New York over the death of a woman who was set on fire on a subway train in Brooklyn. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch described the incident…
Getty Images Angelina Jolie plays opera singer Maria Callas in a new biopic Angelina Jolie is notoriously private. But in a new interview with BBC News, the Hollywood star spoke candidly about her experience of working on set with her eldest sons, saying they saw “the pain” she usually hides from them. The actress is…
Prince Harry is set to “pull back the curtain” on the sport of polo in his new Netflix series. The series, Polo, will be released in December. This is Harry’s latest project for the streaming giant. Prince Harry set to ‘pull back the curtain’ in upcoming Netflix show (REUTERS/Hannah McKay)(REUTERS) Netflix reportedly said of the show,…
Oct 31, 2024 07:26 PM IST Chidimma Adestshina won Miss Universe Nigeria after being forced to withdraw from Miss South Africa pageant. A South African model who has been at the centre of a major controversy for her alleged dual nationality, is set to lose her citizenship of the Rainbow Nation. Chidimma Adestshina (Instagram) On…
Michelle Obama, in her first public campaign event of this U.S. election, will join Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in Michigan on Saturday, while Republican candidate Donald Trump holds his own rally in the battleground state. FILE PHOTO: Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican opponent former U.S. President Donald Trump are seen in a…
