Politics

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 has struck Istanbul, according to information from the Turkish Disaster Management Agency. There were no immediate reports of significant damage in the city of 16 million people. More than 150 people were taken…

Poland’s foreign minister used his annual address to parliament on Wednesday to deliver a sharp message to Russian authorities in the context of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, asking: “Don’t you have enough land?” Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski described the…

A superyacht that sank off the coast of Sicily last year, killing British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and six others, will be raised next month after its mast is removed, sources close to the matter said on Tuesday. The raising…

Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip have killed at least 17 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and destroyed bulldozers and other heavy equipment provided by mediators to clear the rubble. Two people were killed in separate strikes in Lebanon on…

There is a grave risk of multiple casualties after gunmen opened fire indiscriminately on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. Police described it as a “terrorist attack” and blamed it on militants opposed to Indian rule. “This attack…

Cardinals will meet on Tuesday morning for the first time since the death of Pope Francis to approve details of his funeral. According to the BBC, those currently in Rome have been invited to a meeting at 8am Irish time…

Harvard University said it had filed a lawsuit seeking to stop a federal freeze on more than $2.2 billion (€1.9 billion) in grants after the school refused to comply with Trump administration orders to limit on-campus activity. In an April…

A jury of seven women and five men has been selected for Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial. There are more women on the court this time than the previous panel of five women and seven men that convicted the former Hollywood…

A Thai-Chinese company has denied allegations that its steel bars did not meet safety standards after nationwide criticism led to an investigation into the collapse of a skyscraper under construction following last month’s Bangkok earthquake. Authorities are investigating Xin Ke…

The Vatican said the canonization of the first saint of the millennium, Carlo Acutis, has been postponed due to the death of Pope Francis. The canonization ceremony for Acutis was planned to take place in St. Peter’s Square next Sunday,…