UK to increase defense spending by more than 58 billion euros by 2030

UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said in an interview to the British newspaper The Telegraph on Saturday that Prime Minister Liz Truss will increase defense spending by at least 52 billion pounds sterling (58 billion euros). Wallace has indicated that …

Cuba votes on same-sex marriage referendum

The Church and part of the opposition have campaigned for ‘No’. Cuban polling stations have opened at 7.00 a.m. (13.00, Spanish peninsular time) for the referendum vote on the new Code of Families, a legislative package that provides for the …

Report says churches are “vehicles for money laundering” in Paraguay

Paraguay’s Secretariat for the Prevention of Money or Asset Laundering (Seprelad) has denounced Friday that churches are “vehicles for money laundering” after conducting a sectorial risk study of the structures of non-profit organizations. The deputy secretary of Seprelad, Carmen Pereira, …

United States declares emergency in Florida due to Tropical Storm Ian

U.S. President Joe Biden has approved Saturday the declaration of emergency in Florida for state teams to join local and tribal efforts in the face of Tropical Storm Ian that has been hitting the state since Friday 23. “The President’s …

British Royal Household releases first photograph of Elizabeth II’s gravestone

The British Royal Household has published this Saturday the first photograph with diffusion of the tombstone of Elizabeth II after her burial last September 19 in the Chapel of King George VI at Windsor Castle. It is a Belgian black …

Borrell calls for “taking Putin’s threats seriously” and warns that war has entered “dangerous” phase

Follow live the latest news on the war in Ukraine The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, has urged the international community to “take seriously” Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threats and warned that the war in …

How Amza Pellea came to play the role of “Mihai Viteazul” and how Sergiu Nicolaescu lost him. Ceausescu intervenes in the fierce dispute over the role

Ranked 3rd in the list of the most watched Romanian films, “Mihai Viteazul” had Amza Pellea in the lead role. Find out how Sergiu Nicolaescu lost the role and what CeauÈ™escu’s influence was in this change. The famous historical film …

More than 700 arrested in new protests in Iran over Mahsa Amini’s death

At least 739 people have been detained in northern Iran during protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested in Tehran for not wearing her veil properly, according to a police balance sheet. “We have arrested and detained …

Ukraine calls for urgent Security Council meeting to discuss possible Russian annexations

– Ukraine Presidency/Ukrainian Pre / Zuma Press / Co Follow live the latest news on the war in Ukraine. Sep. 25 () – The Ukrainian government has called on Saturday for an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council …

Kyrgyzstan raises death toll to 62 on its side in Tajik border fighting

The Kyrgyz authorities have raised to 62 the number of Kyrgyz killed by the recent clashes on the border with Tajikistan, whose last balance speaks of 46 dead. Thus, the tensions unleashed during the last week between the two Asian …

Maduro denounces a worldwide smear campaign to asphyxiate Venezuela

The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, has denounced this Friday that “a pernicious worldwide campaign of discredit” has been woven to asphyxiate the country for challenging the “single thought regime” of the market economy and neoliberal globalization. Maduro has assured …

Storm ‘Fiona’ leaves half a million Canadian homes without power

Tropical storm ‘Fiona’ has made landfall this Saturday morning in eastern Canada and has left half a million homes without power supply. The Canadian Hurricane Centre has indicated that the storm has made landfall in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, and …