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Daniel Bellamy

Travel News

Georgia's new hanging bridge is not for the faint-hearted

At the central multi-level bar that hangs some 280 metres above the Dashbashi canyon, you can have a drink and enjoy the view, or ride across on a bicycle attached to a zip line.

Work

Apple shop workers in Baltimore suburb win milestone vote to unionise

The successful vote is one of many unionisation drives occurring at global giants such as Starbucks and Amazon, mostly led by workers in their 20s and teens.

Finland

NATO's chief meets Finland's president to discuss membership bid

Finland, and its neighbour Sweden, applied to join NATO after Russia's invasion of Ukraine sparked security concerns.

Italy

'Life that was': Experts restore historic synagogues in Venice ghetto

Venice’s ghetto dates from 1516 when the republic forced the city's Jewish residents into isolation in the district where the old foundries, or “geti”, had been located.

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France

Drought, heat and high winds fan forest fires in southern France

Hundreds of firefighters were still battling forest fires on Sunday that broke out on Saturday in southern France.

Ukraine

Scholz, Macron and Draghi plan Ukraine visit, first since start of war

German newspaper Bild am Sonntag reported that Germany's chancellor, the French president and the Italian PM plan to visit the Ukrainian capital in the upcoming weeks.

USA

Hundreds of rallies held across the USA in support of abortion rights

A leaked Supreme Court draft opinion has suggested its conservative majority will overturn a landmark 1973 case establishing a woman's right to abortion.

Sweden

Sweden's ruling party joins Finland in confirming NATO membership bid

Sweden's ruling Social Democratic Party has given the green light to a NATO bid, hours after Finland's president and prime minister confirmed their country's application.

Art

Lanthimos's latest is a grim tale of loss, loneliness and death

Greek new wave director Yorgos Lanthimos's new film is a dark and characteristically surreal tale about a young widow who mourns her dead husband.

Ukraine

We should be proud of surviving 50 days of war, says Zelenskyy

Russia thought Ukraine would crumble within five days, claimed Zelenskyy, so the country should be proud it has survived 50.

Ukraine

UK promises more military aid to Ukraine, as Russia's losses grow

Boris Johnson became the latest European leader to visit Kyiv, and he praised Ukrainians as "people of iron."

Vatican

Pope Francis calls for "Easter truce" in Palm Sunday address

Celebrating Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis said that the “folly of war” leads people to commit “senseless acts of cruelty.”

Russia

Ukraine denies responsibility for Russian fuel depot attack

The Russian governor of the region claimed that Ukrainian helicopters flew into Russia to attack the site at Belgorod, a logistics hub 40km from the border.

Azerbaijan

EU to host talks between rivals Azerbaijan and Armenia

With Russia bogged down in Ukraine, observers say Azerbaijan has sensed an opportunity and has stepped up its incursions in Nagorno Karabakh.

Spain

Spain angers Algeria after it sides with Morocco over Western Sahara

Algeria has recalled its ambassador to Spain after Madrid changed a 42-year-old policy towards its former colony Western Sahara.

Albania

NATO to open Balkan airbase in member state Albania

Renovatory work on the Kuçovë base began in January, as military spending in much of Europe has been rising.

USA

US President Biden discusses Ukraine war with Chinese counterpart

Washington, an ally of Ukraine, and Beijing, an ally of Russia, appear to be on opposing sides of Europe's biggest conflict since World War Two.

Turkey

Meeting of Turkey and Armenia top diplomats a boost in relations

As a first step toward reconciliation, charter flights between Armenia's capital Yerevan and Turkey's biggest centre, Istanbul, resumed earlier this year.

Culture news

Ukraine's cultural heritage is in danger, UNESCO warns

UN officials have warned that the country's entire cultural life is at risk of disappearing as Moscow continues its aggression.

Hungary

Annamaria one of a million children to have fled Ukraine, says UN

Annamaria, 10, fled after bombs started falling in her hometown Kharkiv.

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