Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico rejected protesters’ calls for his resignation on Saturday after tens of thousands demonstrated against his government’s policy shift closer to Russia. Around 60,000 protested in the capital Bratislava on Friday, organisers estimated, and media said in
Late on Friday afternoon, people slowly gather at Freedom Square in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, to protest against the government of Prime Minister Robert Fico. The atmosphere is calm. People are streaming into the square from all directions, carrying banners and the flags
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hopes Europe and the United States will be involved in any talks about ending his country’s war with Russia, he told reporters on Saturday. At a joint news conference with Moldovan President Maia Sandu, Zelenskiy said Ukraine also needed to be involved
Micheál Martin was elected Irish prime minister for the second time by a coalition of the two large centre-right parties and independents on Thursday, underlining a main task as warding off threats arising from Donald Trump's return as US president. The government is bracing for the fallout
Germany's main opposition leader vowed on Thursday to impose immediate border controls if he becomes chancellor, as expected, after elections next month, a day after an Afghan asylum seeker was arrested for a deadly knife attack targeting children. Friedrich Merz, whose plan would need buy-in from
Prince Harry claimed a “monumental” victory over Rupert Murdoch’s UK newspaper group on Wednesday after the publisher settled his lawsuit, admitting unlawful actions at its Sun tabloid for the first time and paying substantial damages. Harry, 40, the younger son of King Charles,
Rupert Murdoch's UK tabloids made a rare apology to Prince Harry in settling his privacy invasion lawsuit and will pay him a substantial sum, his lawyer said Wednesday. Harry's lawyer David Sherborne read a statement in court saying News Group offers a "full and unequivocal apology to the Duke of
The death toll from the devastating fire at Türkiye's Kartalkaya ski resort in northwestern Bolu province has risen to 76, and nine people have been detained in connection with the incident, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Tuesday. When speaking to the reporters at the scene, Yerlikay
A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck Türkiye's northwestern province of Canakkale on Tuesday, according to the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD). AFAD said on social media platform X that the earthquake occurred at 11:38 pm (2038 GMT) off the coast of Ayvacik district in the Aeg
Turkey's interior minister says a fire that broke out at a hotel at a popular ski resort has killed at least 66 people. Ali Yerlikaya said at least 51 other people were injured in the disaster early Tuesday. "We are in deep pain. We have unfortunately lost 66 lives in the fire that broke out at t
A fire at a ski resort hotel overnight killed at least 10 people and injured 32 others in northwestern Turkey, authorities said on Tuesday. The blaze began on the restaurant floor of the hotel at Bolu's Kartalkaya ski resort at around 3:30 am (0030 GMT), Bolu Governor Abdulaziz Aydin told state br
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday Ukraine and Britain "had no room" for cooperation in the Sea of Azov, commenting on a new 100-year partnership agreement between Kyiv and London the two countries' leaders announced on Thursday. The Kremlin said on Friday that any placement of British
Norway and France have signed a letter of intent to expand and strengthen their defence and security policy cooperation, the Norwegian defence ministry said on Thursday. Norway's Defence Minister Bjoern Arild Gram and French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu met in Oslo to sign the agreement. Th
