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A tennis court sits empty in Madrid, after the outage knocked out electricity at the Madrid Open
Spain and Portugal hit by major power outages, halting trains and flights and wiping out traffic lights
MADRID — A massive power outage has knocked out electricity across parts of Spain and Portugal, shutting off traffic lights and causing chaos at airports, train stations and on the roads.Portugal’s grid operator Redes Energéticas Nacionais (REN) said electrical supply was lost across the entire Iberian peninsula, and in parts of France, late on Monday morning. Spanish power grid operator Red Electrica said it was working with energy companies to restore power. “The causes are being analyzed and all resources are being dedicated to solving it,” it said.The outage took out screens, lighting and power sockets throughout the region; Portugal’s police force told people to avoid unnecessary journeys because traffic lights were at risk of failing. “Reduce your speed and pay extra...
April 28, 2025

Spain and Portugal hit by major power outages, halting trains and flights and wiping out traffic lights

Demonstrators gathered at anti-Islamophobia demonstration in Paris to pay tribute to Muslim worshipper killed in mosque, Sunday, 27 April 2025
Hundreds gather in Paris to honour victim of fatal mosque attack
PARIS — Hundreds of people gathered for a demonstration at Place de la République in Paris on Sunday to pay tribute to Aboubakar Cisse, who was brutally killed while praying in a mosque in southern France days before.The solidarity march brought together non-governmental organisations, political representatives and faith leaders who denounced what they described as an Islamophobic atmosphere in France."We have a system, we have a state that is afraid, and it is this fear that we are facing head-on," said activist Assa Traoré.Demonstrators were seen holding signs reading "Islamophobia kills, the state is complicit," and "Justice for Aboubakar," the young worshipper killed on Friday.Director General for NGO SOS Racisme, Valentin Stel, voiced his concern...
April 28, 2025

Hundreds gather in Paris to honour victim of fatal mosque attack

Presidents Trump and Zelensky held a one-on-one meeting at the Vatican on the sidelines of the Pope's funeral on Saturday
Trump 'thinks' Zelensky ready to give up Crimea to Russia
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump has said he thinks his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky is willing to give up Crimea to Russia as part of a peace deal — despite Kyiv's previous rejections of any such proposal.Asked if he thought the Ukrainian president was ready to cede control of its southern peninsula, which was illegally annexed by Russia in 2014, Trump replied: "I think so."Trump also urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to "stop shooting, sit down and sign a deal" to end the fighting, suggesting this could be achieved within two weeks.He made the comments to reporters after returning from the Vatican, where he held a brief meeting with Zelensky before Pope Francis' funeral.Trump said that the meeting had "gone well" and that...
April 28, 2025

Trump 'thinks' Zelensky ready to give up Crimea to Russia

Investigators work at the scene where Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik was killed by an explosive device placed in his car in Balashikha, Russia, on Friday, 25 April 2025
Suspect in killing of general claims he was paid by Ukraine
MOSCOW — A man arrested on suspiction of killing a Russian general with a car bomb has pleased guilty to terrorism charges and said he was paid by the Ukrainian Security Service, Russian authorities said on Sunday.Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik, deputy head of the main operational department in the General Staff of the Russian armed forces, was killed along with his assistant on Friday by a bomb in his car in Balashikha, outside the capital Moscow.Ukrainian authorities have not commented on the attack, which was the second in four months targetting high-ranked Russian military offices that was blamed on Ukraine amid the conflict between the two countries.Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov died on 17 December 2024 when a bomb hidden on an electric scooter outside his apartment building exploded as he...
April 28, 2025

Suspect in killing of general claims he was paid by Ukraine

The Russian general was killed when a car exploded on Friday in the city of Balashikha, just east of Moscow, officials said
High-ranking Russian general killed in car blast just outside Moscow 
MOSCOW — A senior Russian general has died in a car bombing in the Russian city of Balashikha on Friday, according to authorities, with news of the blast breaking just before US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow.Witkoff was received by Putin at the Kremlin early on Friday afternoon, the Russian state news agency Tass reported, saying the US envoy has also met with senior Russian negotiator Kirill Dmitriev.This is Witkoff’s fourth trip to Russia since Trump came back into the office in January, and the second one this month.Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow was “ready to reach a deal” on ending the war in Ukraine in an interview with CBS News on Thursday, but added that there were still some...
April 25, 2025

High-ranking Russian general killed in car blast just outside Moscow 

Armed French officers were seen outside the school on Thursday after four students were stabbed
Teenage girl killed in French school stabbing attack
NANTES, France — A teenage girl has been killed and three students were injured in a stabbing at a private school in western France.The attack took place at Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Aides school in Nantes on Thursday afternoon.The attacker is said to have been arrested at the scene after being restrained by a teacher.A significant police presence and emergency services were sent to the school, with army officers also present. It has since been evacuated.Eye-witness accounts in local media described students running through the site, with some confined to classrooms after an alarm was sounded around lunch time.Families were informed of the knife attack and told students had been immediately held inside the school.Authorities helped students gradually leave the site from 15:30 local time...
April 25, 2025

Teenage girl killed in French school stabbing attack

Armed French officer were seen outside the school on Thursday
Student killed in French school stabbing attack
PARIS — One student has been killed and at least three people were injured in stabbing at a private school in western France, French media say.The attack took place at Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Aides school in Nantes on Thursday afternoon, according to reports.The attacker is said to have been arrested at the scene after being restrained by a teacher.A significant police presence and emergency services were sent to the school, which was evacuated.Eye-witness accounts in local media described students running through the site, with some confined to classrooms after an alarm was sounded.Ouest France reported that parents had been informed about the attack and that authorities helped students gradually leave the scene.Rue des Épinettes, where the school is located, has been closed...
April 24, 2025

Student killed in French school stabbing attack

Liquidation of the consequences of the strike on Kyiv
Kyiv hit by deadly Russian missile and drone attack
LONDON — At least nine people have been killed and 60 injured, including children, in an overnight Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine's capital Kyiv, local officials say.Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko says falling drone wreckage triggered a number of fires, and there are fears that a number of people may be trapped under the rubble of a destroyed residential building.Blasts were also reported in the north-eastern city of Kharkiv, which also came under attack. At least two people were injured, the mayor said.This comes just hours after US President Donald Trump accused Volodymyr Zelensky of harming peace negotiations, after the Ukrainian president ruled out recognizing Russian control of Crimea.Ukraine has repeatedly stated that it will not give up Crimea, a southern peninsula...
April 24, 2025

Kyiv hit by deadly Russian missile and drone attack

Milorad Dodik
Bosnian police fail to arrest Republika Srpska leader Milorad Dodik
SARAJEVO — Tensions flared in Bosnia on Wednesday following reports that Bosnian state security officers tried to arrest the pro-Russian Bosnian Serb president but were prevented by his armed police.Milorad Dodik, the president of the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia, is facing legal action for his separatist policies. Bosnian courts issued an arrest warrant for Dodik in March after he failed to appear for questioning.Details surrounding Wednesday's events east of Sarajevo, where Dodik was holding meetings, were unclear.A spokesperson for the State Investigation and Security Agency, or SIPA, Jelena Miovcic, said the agency members “tried to implement a (court) order but SIPA members were prevented by the Republika Srpska police.”No violence was reported and photos from the scene...
April 24, 2025

Bosnian police fail to arrest Republika Srpska leader Milorad Dodik

The body of Pope Francis is carried into St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, where he will lie in state for three days
Tens of thousands gather as Pope Francis lies in state at St Peter's Basilica
ROME — Tens of thousands of mourners have lined up for a chance to pay their respects to Pope Francis, whose body has been displayed in an open coffin in St Peter's Basilica.On Wednesday morning, as many as 20,000 people gathered to witness red-robed cardinals and white-clad priests escort the coffin from the Pope's personal residence.Bells tolled during the 40-minute procession, while the crowd broke into applause — a traditional Italian sign of respect.Nine days of mourning will be observed in the Vatican. The Argentine pontiff's funeral will be held on Saturday.The 88-year-old died on Monday after suffering a stroke. He had spent five weeks in hospital earlier this year with double pneumonia.Francis was the first Latin American leader of the Catholic Church and held the...
April 24, 2025

Tens of thousands gather as Pope Francis lies in state at St Peter's Basilica

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