Simon Harris to be Ireland’s youngest PM after clinching party leadership | Politics News

Simon Harris to be Ireland’s youngest PM after clinching party leadership | Politics News

Harris will be voted in as Ireland’s youngest-ever prime minister when parliament next sits on April 9. Simon Harris is set to become Ireland’s youngest prime minister after he was appointed as the new leader of the governing Fine Gael party. The 37-year-old said it was the “absolute honour of…

Senegal votes in delayed presidential election | Elections News

Senegal votes in delayed presidential election | Elections News

Voting is under way in Senegal in a delayed presidential election that many hope will bring change after a turbulent political period that has triggered violent anti-government protests and boosted support for the opposition. More than seven million of the country’s over 17 million people are registered to vote in…

Fastest waiters in Paris compete in ‘coffee run’ street race | Arts and Culture

Fastest waiters in Paris compete in ‘coffee run’ street race | Arts and Culture

Paris, France – One of Paris’s most fashionable districts was flooded with white-shirted waiters balancing trays of coffee and croissants as the iconic Course des Cafes (“coffee race”) returned to the French capital on Sunday. The competition, which began in Paris 110 years ago, sees waiters race each other while…

The Max Planck Society must end its unconditional support for Israel | Israel War on Gaza

The Max Planck Society must end its unconditional support for Israel | Israel War on Gaza

We, a diverse group of employees at the Max Planck Society (MPS), Germany’s top research institution, are writing this letter to express our disapproval of the position our employer has taken on Israel-Palestine and call for a serious change in discourse, both within the MPS and in Germany as a…

Ukraine says it hit two Russian landing ships off occupied Crimea | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine says it hit two Russian landing ships off occupied Crimea | Russia-Ukraine war News

The Ukrainian military has said it hit two large Russian landing ships in overnight attacks on the occupied Crimean peninsula as well as other infrastructure used by the Russian navy in the Black Sea. “The defence forces of Ukraine successfully hit the Azov and Yamal large landing ships, a communications…

Bodies of three Rohingya found as Indonesia ends rescue for capsized boat | Rohingya News

Bodies of three Rohingya found as Indonesia ends rescue for capsized boat | Rohingya News

Local authorities in Aceh province have received several reports about dead bodies floating in nearby waters since Saturday. The bodies of three Rohingya refugees have been found in open waters off Indonesia’s Aceh province, says the provincial search-and-rescue agency as authorities end a search for survivors from a capsized boat….

Putin says Moscow concert attackers tried to flee to Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war

Putin says Moscow concert attackers tried to flee to Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war

NewsFeed Russia has detained the four gunmen and other suspects connected to the attack at a Moscow concert hall which killed more than 130 people on Friday. President Vladimir Putin is linking it to Ukraine, despite an ISIL affiliate in Afghanistan claiming responsibility. Published On 24 Mar 202424 Mar 2024…

Russia mourns victims of Moscow concert hall attack, toll likely to rise | ISIL/ISIS News

Russia mourns victims of Moscow concert hall attack, toll likely to rise | ISIL/ISIS News

Russia has lowered flags to half-mast for a day of mourning after scores of people were gunned down with automatic weapons at a rock concert outside Moscow in the deadliest attack inside Russia for two decades. President Vladimir Putin declared a national day of mourning for Sunday after pledging to…