Europe is well known for being a difficult place to move to for non-European citizens trying to relocate for work. Some countries in the EU – tiny nations like Liechtenstein and Vatican City, for example – have some of the strictest immigration rules i…
Baltic Nord Stream 2 pipeline no longer leaking natural gas, says Denmark
Denmark’s Energy Agency says one of the two ruptured pipelines in the Baltic Sea appears to have stopped leaking natural gas. On Twitter, the agency said it had been told by the company operating Nord Stream 2 that pressure appeared to have stabilised,…
Iraqi protesters clash with security forces during rally in Baghdad
Iraqi anti-government demonstrators hurl stones at security forces as they rally on the Jumhuriya (Republic) bridge, which leads to the capital Baghdad’s high-security Green Zone, as they mark three years since nationwide demonstrations erupted against…
Survival Kit Art – How speech and sound can be used to fight repression
The little bird must be caught, Or he will escape up high, And we will miss our chance To stifle his little cry. The Greek curator iLiana Fokianaki was struck after stumbling on these words by the Latvian poet and writer Ojārs Vācietis (d.1983). She fe…
Dead and burnt, Ukrainian civilians lie slain after Russian retreat
At least 11 civilians met violent deaths on an exposed section of road as defeated Russian forces retreated from the outskirts of the eastern Ukrainian town of Kupiansk. Ukrainian troops, who found the group of destroyed civilian cars with dead, and in…
Tropical storm Noru weakens but causes flash floods
Tropical depression Noru has weakened to a low-pressure storm, with its center located in the Muang district of Thailand’snorth-eastern province of Chaiyaphum, according to the Thai Meteorological Department. According to local media reports on Thursda…
Russian consulate in New York vandalized with red paint
Manhattan’s Upper East Side residents react after the Russian Consulate in New York was vandalized with red spray paint early Friday, in an apparent protest as President Vladimir Putin pursues his bloody invasion of Ukraine. “This for me is symbolizing…
Hindus in India’s Kolkata kick off Durga Puja festival celebrations
Hindus in India’s Kolkata kick off the festive season with Durga Puja. Crowds flocked colourful “pandals”, temporary structures where idols of the Hindu goddess Durga are installed during the festivities. Durga Puja is a 10-day festival celebrating God…
Burkina Faso: Gunfire erupts again a day after second military coup this year
Gunshots rang out Saturday in Burkina Faso’s capital amid signs of lingering tensions a day after a group of military officers overthrew the man who had seized power in a coup only nine months earlier. Roads remained blocked off in Ouagadougou, where a…
What’s the Try Guys controversy & the Instagram account behind a new era of celeb gossip?
It’s been a hard week for Ned Fulmer. You might not have heard of him, or the YouTube show ‘The Try Guys’ he used to be a part of. But Ned Fulmer is the latest celebrity to be taken down after salacious rumours around his marriage took over the interne…