Standing beside a windswept junction near Germany’s Baltic coast, Thea Funk points at a stretch of land to the north. “They want to build 12 turbines up there, each one 240 metres high. And down there there are plans to put up more, somewhere between six and eight,” she explains, gesturing to a field across […]
The father and two brothers of the mastermind behind the Easter Sunday terror attack that killed 253 people in Sri Lanka promise more destruction would follow in a chilling video just before they killed themselves on Friday. The trio had blown themselves up just as police launched a raid on their house in Sainthamaruthu, leaving […]
Social Democrat Laurentino Cortizo won Panama’s presidential election on Sunday in a close race that saw a large number of voters turn out amid concerns over corruption scandals and the country’s image as a money-launderer’s paradise. "I feel very happy. I won. We won. What we have to do now is join forces as a country," […]
Click:Macy Pan Hyperbaric Chamber Price Special security measures have been put in place around George Clooney’s villa on the shores of Lake Como in Italy as he prepares to host Barack and Michele Obama. The former first family are expected to arrive at the luxurious residence, Villa Oleandra, today or tomorrow and will attend a […]
Nicolas Maduro’s future will be weighed up today by two key players as Vladimir Putin and Mike Pompeo meet in Russia to discuss Venezuela’s fate. Mr Pompeo, on his first visit to Russia as secretary of state, travels to Sochi armed with the knowledge Mr Putin is not committed to propping up Mr Maduro. “Vladimir […]
A French mayor has issued a decree pledging free handouts of Viagra to all couples in the village – including newcomers – in an unorthodox attempt to boost the local birth rate and keep its school open. With the number of babies falling, Jean Debouzy, mayor of Montereau, population 650, in the Loiret department south […]
Angela Merkel’s plans for her succession have been reportedly thrown into disarray by her party’s poor performance in the European elections. There were unconfirmed reports on Tuesday of a rift between Mrs Merkel and Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, the woman she has groomed to one day replace her as chancellor. Mrs Merkel is dismayed by Ms Kramp-Karrenbauer’s handling […]
The Trump dynasty mingled with the royal family at the lavish state banquet, where industry chiefs rather than Hollywood stars gathered to honour US President Donald Trump. But who sat next to whom? Who wore what? Who said what? And what was on the menu? Here is a behind-the-scenes look at the inside story of when the Royal […]
Salvage crews recovered four bodies on Tuesday as they slowly lifted the wreck of a boat two weeks after it capsized on the Danube River in Budapest with a group of South Korean tourists on board, officials said. The Mermaid boat sank in seconds on May 29 after a large cruise liner hit it from […]
Two Swiss mountaineers landed a small plane less than 400 metres from the summit of Mont Blanc on Tuesday before heading for the top of Europe’s tallest peak with police in pursuit, the French gendarme said. The pair landed the aircraft at 4,450 metres (14,600-feet) on the famous mountain in the French Alps in an […]