A climate protester pretended to vomit green goo in a staged protest interrupting a ritzy European Union conference in Brussels, Belgium, according to a video that went viral on Instagram. The protesters took issue with climate initiatives from Europe on what they deemed “occupied lands.” The climate protester who vomited …
Read More »Denmark reaches defense agreement with US, allowing military access to Danish soil
Denmark has reached a defense agreement with the United States that will allow U.S. soldiers and military equipment to be based on Danish soil, the country’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Tuesday. The 10-year agreement was announced after the United States signed similar agreements with Finland and Sweden this …
Read More »Ancient Roman apartment building found beneath public square amid subway construction
Italian archaeologists recently gained rare insight into life during Ancient Rome when they found a multi-story apartment building built decades before the birth of Jesus Christ. The discovery was announced by the Special Superintendency of Rome on Aug. 4. Construction crews were digging in Rome’s Piazza Venezia at the time …
Read More »Ex-Finland PM Sanna Marin, who went viral for raunchy dance video, sparks furor with early exit
The former prime minister of Finland who went viral last year in a raunchy dance video sparked criticism when she abruptly announced she is leaving politics for a role at a London-based nonprofit. “Time to move on,” Former Prime Minister Sanna Marin announced last week. “I am eager to step …
Read More »Dutch court orders Greenpeace to disband protest aboard deep-sea mining ship
A Dutch court ruled Thursday that Greenpeace protesters staging a sit-in must leave a deep-sea mining exploration ship in the Pacific Ocean between Mexico and Hawaii but that they can continue to demonstrate around the vessel. Canada-based The Metals Company, whose subsidiary Nauru Ocean Resources Inc. runs the ship, Coco, …
Read More »Putin offers rare details about war in Ukraine, says there will be no peace until goals are achieved
Russian President Vladimir Putin renewed his commitment that he will not end his war in Ukraine until his goals are achieved and, at a year-end news conference, offered rare details concerning those objectives. The Russian president, who is seeking reelection after being in power for nearly 24 years, reiterated that …
Read More »A guesthouse blaze in Romania leaves 6 people dead and several others missing
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A massive fire at a guesthouse on Tuesday morning in Romania left six people dead, including at least one child, authorities said. Emergency intervention teams were deployed to the blaze in the village of Tohani in Prahova county, where 26 people were staying at the guesthouse, …
Read More »NATO country reports drones over largest military base after airport attack, mulls response
Denmark on Saturday reported more mysterious drone sightings — this time over military installations, including its largest military base — after incursions at airports grounded flights this week. The NATO country is still mulling how to respond. Denmark’s Armed Forces reported that more drones were observed overnight, according to Reuters. …
Read More »Newly elected German mayor fights for life after stabbing attack
The recently elected mayor of a town in western Germany was in critical condition on Tuesday after she was found in her home with multiple stab wounds to her neck and abdomen. Iris Stalzer, 57, a center-left Social Democrat who secured her mayor-elect standing late last month, dragged herself into …
Read More »Shoppers at popular marketplace walked over 'vile' dungeon as archaeologists cite 'remarkable' finds
Archaeologists in the United Kingdom recently unearthed ancient relics beneath a bustling marketplace — including the remains of a “vile” dungeon. Announcing the discovery in a Sept. 23 press release, officials at the University of Leicester said the dig yielded “extraordinary evidence of 2,000 years of human activity” in Leicester’s …
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