St Patrick’s Day festivities: how people celebrated worldwide
Crowds coloured the streets green worldwide to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. Read More
Tonnes of oil leaked after suspected sabotage act at transformer station in Norway
National power grid operator Statnett estimated roughly 60,000 tonnes of oil leaked from the disused electricity transformer station. Read More
Bosnia issues new nationwide arrest warrant for Milorad Dodik
The warrant means that any police officer who encounters the president of the country’s Serb-majority entity of the Republika Srpska must arrest him immediately. Read More
The DAX and euro rise ahead of Germany’s parliamentary vote on a major spending bill
Germany is expected to pass a major spending bill on defence and infrastructure, allowing the country to unleash hundreds of billions of euros into the economy. Both the euro and…
Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot diplomats meet for peace talks with little hope of breakthrough
The peace talks being held in Geneva aim for reunification, but expectations in the short term are low. Read More
Georgia ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili’s total prison time extends to over 12 years in new verdict
Saakashvili was found guilty of illegal border crossing and given a second prison sentence of four and a half years on Monday, in addition to his existing sentence on charges…
Brussels ‘intensively’ urging member states to start talks on EU-UK security pact
High representative Kaja Kallas will travel to London this week for talks with defence officials while an EU-UK summit is to be held in mid-May. Read More
ChatGPT, Deepseek & Co: How much energy do AI-powered chatbots consume?
Data centres are significant drivers of electricity demand. Almost one-third of electricity demand in Ireland could come from data centres by 2026. Read More
EU steps up financial support for Syrians but says hope is ‘hanging by a thread’
The bloc is pledging almost €2.5 billion in further support but says investments hinge on a ‘credible’ and ‘inclusive’ transition. Read More
‘Russia can’t really be trusted,’ Kaja Kallas warns ahead of new Trump-Putin call
Vladimir Putin is “presenting demands that are ultimate goals,” Kaja Kallas said on Monday in reaction to the Russian leader’s pre-conditions to accept the American proposal for a 30-day ceasefire…