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The fatal New Year’s Eve fire at the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana left 41 people — many of them young people — dead, making it one of the deadliest disasters in Switzerland’s recent history. Six Italian teenagers were among those killed. At least 13 Italian nationals required hospital treatment…

American Airlines has resumed flights as Donald Trump moves to rebuild ties following the abduction of Nicolas Maduro.The first direct commercial flight between the United States and Venezuela has landed in Caracas, ending a seven-year suspension imposed by the US Department of Homeland Security over security concerns.Flight AA3599, operated by…

Published on 30/04/2026 – 11:24 GMT+2•Updated 01/05/2026 – 15:32 GMT+2 It was a fantastic match that electrified the Parc des Princes and will go down in Champions League history! French defending champion Paris Saint-Germain secured a one-goal lead, having been up 5-2 but having also feared the worst. But the…

President Javier Milei has recently sharpened his rhetoric on Argentina’s claim to the British-controlled Falkland Islands, at a time when his close relationship with United States President Donald Trump and the latter’s mounting tensions with the United Kingdom have drawn attention to the future of the contested territory.Trump and Milei…

Published on 30/04/2026 – 12:03 GMT+2•Updated 12:49 Press freedom has fallen to its lowest level in a quarter of a century, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warned on Thursday. “For the first time in the Index’s 25-year history, more than half the world’s countries now fall into the ‘difficult’ or ‘very…

Ukraine forced a rewrite of Europe’s defence. Drones costing a few hundred euros wiped out tanks worth millions. Iranian loitering munitions, piloted remotely and programmed to strike, broke through air defences. Missile reserves that seemed robust on paper evaporated in months. France saw the warning signs up close. After launching…

The pope will also visit Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea during his 11-day trip to the continent.Published On 13 Apr 202613 Apr 2026|Updated: 13 Apr 2026 09:09 AM (GMT)Updated: 13 Apr 2026 09:09 AM (GMT)Pope Leo XIV has begun a landmark visit to Algeria in the first trip to the…