Fourteen police officers have been injured during another night of “disgraceful” rioting in Belfast. The worst violence on Friday night happened in the loyalist Tiger’s Bay area and petrol bombs…
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Greece: Veteran crime journalist shot dead
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has ordered a speedy investigation after a veteran crime journalist was shot dead on Friday. Giorgos Karaivaz was shot at least six times with a…
St Vincent volcano: Ash rains down on Caribbean island
The Caribbean island of St Vincent has been blanketed in a layer of ash, bringing major disruption after a volcano erupted on Friday. White-coloured dust has covered buildings and roads…
Myanmar: ‘Dozens killed’ in military crackdown in Bago
More than 80 people have been killed by Myanmar security forces in a crackdown on a protest in the city of Bago, activists say. The military is reported to have…
Ecuador: Presidential Elections
Ecuador voters will choose on 11 April whether a left-wing technocrat and economist or a conservative banker-turned-politician is the most suitable president to lead them out of the crisis. Sunday’s…
France: Over 100 Paris restaurant diners fined for violating rules
More than 100 diners at a restaurant in Paris have been fined and the manager arrested for violating Covid restrictions, French police say. Officers were called to an address in…
China: Alibaba fined $2.75bn by Chinese regulator
The world’s biggest online retailer – China’s Alibaba – has been hit with a record fine equivalent to $2.75bn (just over £2bn). Regulators in China said the internet giant had…
Saint Vincent volcano: ‘Explosive’ Soufrière eruption sparks mass evacuation
An “explosive” volcano eruption has blanketed the Caribbean island of St Vincent in ash and smoke and forced thousands of people out of their homes. La Soufrière, which has been…
USA: DMX, American rapper and actor, dies aged 50
US rapper and actor DMX has died at the age of 50, five days after suffering a heart attack. The performer, whose real name was Earl Simmons, had been placed…
Prince Philip: Tributes after Duke of Edinburgh dies aged 99
Political leaders, members of the public and well-wishers around the world have paid tribute to Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, after his death at the age of 99. A…