Turkey will hold nationwide local elections on Sunday March 31, but the headline contest by far will be in Istanbul where Ekrem Imamoglu—the politician who dented President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s aura of invincibility in 2019 by defeating the ruling pa…
April solar eclipse sparks warnings about cellphones, flight delays, fuel demand
Experts have already sounded alarm bells about the April solar eclipse causing potential eye damage. They also are warning people to brace for possible cellphone disruptions, flight delays and strains on fuel demand for all the extra cars and people th…
‘The usefulness of lies’: Prosecutor shreds Trump’s First Amendment argument in Georgia
Former President Donald Trump’s attorney argued Thursday his Georgia election racketeering case should be dismissed because, as the prosecutors summarized it, “he lied over and over and over again.” It was a flabbergasted state attorney Donald Wakeford…
Huge sinkhole in Rome swallows two cars
A huge hole in the ground has torn open a street in the south-east of the Italian capital and swallowed two parked cars. The hole, which is around 10 metres deep and 10 metres in diameter, opened up in the early hours of Thursday morning, Italian media…
Bus driver investigated for manslaughter after crash near Leipzig
The driver of a bus that crashed on a German motorway on Wednesday, killing four people and injuring many others, is being investigated for involuntary manslaughter and negligent bodily harm, the public prosecutor’s office said on Thursday. A spokesman…
Expansion plans for Porsche test track in Italy halted
The expansion of a huge Porsche test track in southern Italy has been halted for the time being by the authorities in the region of Apulia, following protests by environmentalists. Activists recently collected around 40,000 signatures to oppose the pla…
AFC Sudbury squad still have ‘massive belief’ they can overhaul Hitchin Town to avoid relegation, says manager Marc Abbott
The games and opportunities may be running out but boss Marc Abbott says his AFC Sudbury squad head into two big Easter weekend fixtures with ‘massive belief and positivity’ that they can still save themselves from relegation. The Yellows remain four p…
Who is Eric Cantona? Inside the life of the charismatic Frenchman hailed as a god around Old Trafford
Eric Cantona is a French former professional footballer who played for Manchester United, who now spends his time as an actor and a singer. As far as iconic names go at United – there are none potentially greater than Cantona. Joining Manchester United…
Who is Eric Cantona? Inside the life of the charismatic Frenchman hailed as a god around Old Trafford
Eric Cantona is a French former professional footballer who played for Manchester United, who now spends his time as an actor and a singer. As far as iconic names go at United – there are none potentially greater than Cantona. Joining Manchester United…
Germany to quiz would-be citizens on Israel in new test
Future German citizenship tests will include questions about the creation of Israel and Berlin’s alleged obligations to the Middle Eastern nation In the new test, which applicants must pass to acquire German nationality, candidates could be asked the f…