2023-03-18

United Kingdom

Scotland: Accusations and resignations in chaotic first minister race

Petter Murrell, the party's long-time CEO is mired in scandal, and married to outgoing First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

18/03/2023

Ukraine

Vladimir Putin visits Crimea on anniversary of 2014 annexation

The Russian president visited an art school for children.

18/03/2023

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan votes in snap election a year after deadly unrest

More than 400 candidates, most of them self-nominated, are competing in the election along with two new political parties.

18/03/2023

Culture news

Metallica buy record pressing plant as US vinyl sales outstrip CDs

Heavy metal rockers Metallica have bought Furnace Record Pressing as vinyl sales have now eclipsed CD sales in the United States.

18/03/2023

Health news

Inside the creepy basement that houses a collection of 10,000 brains

An opportunity to find treatments for mental health conditions or a reminder of a dark period of history? Denmark's "Brain Collection" is both.

18/03/2023

No Comment

Watch: Thousands gather for St Patrick's Day parade

From Dublin to Chicago, St Patrick's Day celebrated around the globe with music, dance and parades

18/03/2023

Sport

Novak Djokovic denied US visa due to no COVID vaccine

This is the second time the top-ranked tennis player's COVID vaccine waiver request has been denied by US Homeland Security.

18/03/2023

France

10,000 tonnes of trash piles up in Paris as unions want more strikes

Unions are calling for an escalation of industrial action next week which could see strikes hit planes, trains, port operations, oil refineries, electricity and gas supplies.

18/03/2023

Russia

Russia 'will have to make a stop in The Hague on their way to hell'

Russia 'will have to make a stop in The Hague on their way to hell' after ICC arrest warrant

18/03/2023

No Comment

No Comment videos of the week

No agenda, no slant. Get the picture without the commentary.

18/03/2023

Vatican

Pope 'authorised hundreds of thousands' to free kidnapped nun

Sister Gloria Cecilia Narvaez was kidnapped by al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, which has bankrolled its insurgency by capturing Westerners.

18/03/2023

Culture news

Lance Reddick, star of The Wire, Fringe and John Wick, dies aged 60

Lance Reddick, the charismatic and prolific actor who appeared in major TV series like The Wire, Fringe and Bosch, and films like the John Wick franchise, has died of natural causes at the age of 60.

18/03/2023

Culture news

‘Hardcore yet wholesome’: Is audio erotica the porn of the future?

Seen as more ethical and less heteronormative than mainstream porn, audio erotica is turning on women and non-binary folks in Europe and beyond.

18/03/2023

Food and Drink

Fancy drinking in the style of James Bond?

A London fixture going back to 1931, London's Dorchester Hotel has undergone several changes, which will continue throughout the year, and has recently unveiled The Vesper Bar.

18/03/2023

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? Why EU governments are banning TikTok for employees

Tune in for the latest from Brussels.

18/03/2023