Sanctions, censure and condemnation: Ukraine and its Western allies reacted decisively to Vladimir Putin’s move to illegally annex four occupied regions of eastern Ukraine on Friday, amid a chorus of criticism from around the world. Russia’s Baltic nei…
President Putin signs accord to annex four occupied Ukrainian regions
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed treaties to annex parts of Ukraine into Russia, defying Western powers. In a ceremony in the Kremlin’s opulent white-and-gold St. George’s Hall, Putin and the Russian-installed leaders in the four regions of …
Brussels restaurant goes dark to highlight energy crisis
While EU governments still mull over introducing a cap on gas prices, some businesses are more in a hurry for solutions to the energy crisis. In Brussels, the epicenter of the EU, a group of restaurants owners have imagined how a future without gas and…
Ukraine war: Russia illegally annexes four regions in east Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed treaties on Friday to illegally annex more occupied Ukrainian territory in a sharp escalation of his seven-month invasion. Putin said the four Ukrainian regions – Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia – are …
Good News | More people surviving cancer than ever and positive feedback on the four-day work week
This week’s positive headlines bring good news about the ozone layer, which has made substantial recovery in what is being hailed as a ‘significant milestone’; there is – quite literally – light at the end of the tunnel for the energy crises in Europe …
Step into the magical world of Tim Burton’s mind in new Madrid exhibition
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to explore the mind of Tim Burton, the man behind some of cinema’s most iconic stories including, Edward Scissorhands, Corpse Bride and Sweeney Todd? Well a newly opened exhibition in Madrid titled, ‘Tim Bur…
A Matrix dance adaptation is coming to a theatre in Manchester
A dramatic adaptation of the Matrix films is coming to a brand new theatre in Manchester in the UK. And the adaptation is going to be directed by the one and only Danny Boyle. Set to be the first full show to run at Factory International, ‘Free Your Mi…
Romanian education minister resigns amid plagiarism accusations
Romania’s education minister Sorin Cimpeanu has resigned under public pressure after allegations of plagiarism. Cimpeanu stepped down late on Thursday after he was accused of “fraudulently appropriating” part of a university course he had taught. “I ha…
All-electric aircraft ‘Alice’ makes its first test flight in a milestone for zero-carbon aviation
According to Atmosfair, a German climate protection NGO, a passenger on a short return trip between London and Rome has a carbon footprint of 234 kg of CO2. Israeli start-up Eviation is looking to change this by devising an all-electric plane that can …
Giorgia Meloni: Everything we know so far about the new Italian PM’s climate views
Italy held its latest general elections on Sunday, which saw Giorgia Meloni and her right-wing bloc obtain a landslide. Meloni’s meteoric rise from a former small-time youth minister and leader of a party that once struggled to scrape 5 per cent has st…