President Joe Biden met with the leaders of Australia and the United Kingdom on Monday to make a joint announcement that Australia will purchase nuclear-powered attack submarines from the United States to update its fleet due to concern about China’s rising influence in the Indo-Pacific. Biden flew to San Diego[Read More…]

City authorities in Berlin have confirmed that women can now legally swim topless in the city.  This ruling was passed following a discrimination complaint. Lotte Mies, 33, raised a complaint after she was asked to leave a school for swimming topless.  Mies said that women should have the same rights[Read More…]

Several TV and radio stations in Russia were hacked on Thursday, prompting them to send out messages warning of a  nuclear attack and asking listeners and viewers to put on gas masks and seek cover. Residents in eastern Russia were advised to “take potassium iodide pills” and seek shelter at[Read More…]

On Sunday, The Israel Defense Forces and the US Air Force began a “Red Flag” drill. An IDF statement confirmed that the drill will be conducted at the US Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. The drill is expected to last for two weeks and is likely to include simulations[Read More…]

Experts believe that Switzerland, who have historically remained neutral during wars, are having their resolve tested during the Russia-Ukraine war. Swiss neutrality legislation, which goes back to 1815 and was codified by treaty in 1907, states that Switzerland will not send weapons directly or indirectly to combatants in a war.[Read More…]

Match of the Day received its highest ratings since November, despite going on air with no pundits or commentators.  Match of the Day was watched by 2.58M people on Saturday night, which is close to a 500,000 increase on their average rating of 2.09M. The BBC aired a shortened 20 minute highlights package at[Read More…]

Authorities in Hamburg have confirmed that they visited the 35-year-old suspect, known only as Phillip F at this stage, who killed seven people at a Jehovah’s Witness Center.  Among the deceased was an unborn baby. Police said they visited Phillip F following a tip-off about his mental state.  An anonymous[Read More…]

The skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus Rex dinosaur is set to make its way to an auction house in Switzerland on April 18th.  This is the first time such an item has been up for grabs in Europe and only the third time it has happened worldwide. The Zurich-based auction house Koller[Read More…]

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron look set to agree on a deal to stop migrants crossing the channel from France to the UK in small boats. Sunak has agreed to pay France £480m ($577M) to implement measures such as build a new detention center, have[Read More…]

China was instrumental in brokering a deal in which Iran and Saudi Arabia restored their diplomatic relations. The terms of the new deal include the re-opening of both embassies and missions in each other’s countries in the next two months. “The agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran, which China mediated,[Read More…]