Venezuela’s interim president defends earthquake response

Venezuela’s Interim President Delcy Rodriguez has rejected allegations that her government reacted too slowly to destruction caused by two earthquakes which killed more than 2,000 people, after days of widespread criticism of... Read more »

Hundreds of Tipperary projects benefit from Local Enhancement Programme

More than €240,000 has been allocated to County Tipperary under this year’s Local Enhancement Programme. It’s part of a national fund of €7 million spread between over 4,100 projects including almost 300... Read more »

Paris death penalty congress warns abolition cannot be taken for granted

The fight to abolish the death penalty remains “eminently contemporary”, French President Emmanuel Macron said as campaigners, judges and former death row prisoners gathered in Paris this week for the World Congress... Read more »

France issues water safety alert after more than 90 drowning deaths

The French government said more than 90 people have died by drowning since 19 June, as authorities and swimming bodies stepped up warnings during a summer marked by intense heat and more... Read more »

Wildfires spread across southern France, as heatwave reignites forest concerns

Wildfires have broken out across southern France, forcing evacuations and stretching firefighting teams as the country prepares for the third heatwave of the summer, with the country’s forests under increasing threat from... Read more »

Homes harder to sell as high mortgage rates frustrate buyers

Three in five homes listed for sale since January remain on the market, according to property portal Zoopla, as high mortgage rates frustrate potential buyers. A lack of demand from buyers, as... Read more »

French justice system to re-examine 88,000 child abuse claims

Some 88,000 complaints regarding sexual violence against children are being re-examined by investigative services – a figure higher than the 70,000 initially ordered by Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin last month. This comes in... Read more »

Most Ukrainians show interest in politics at various levels: local, national, European – Rating Group survey

Majority of Ukrainians discuss both local politics (80%) and Ukrainian politics (73%), as well as European politics in general (59%), which indicates interest in politics at various levels, according to final report... Read more »

Sanctioned Russian tanker armed with heavy machine guns in Baltic Sea, report shows / The New Voice of Ukraine

Russia has started arming its tanker ships with machine guns (Photo: Delfi Estonia) Images captured by the Estonian Border Guard last month show a Russian tanker, the Marshal Vasilevskiy, operating in the... Read more »

Appeal made to people in Tipperary, Eire to conserve water this summer

Uisce Éireann The appeal was made last week during the countries record heat wave Uisce Éireann has launched its water conservation campaign asking people in Tipperary to conserve and help protect and... Read more »