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The Icelandic Coast Guard flies a helicopter over the site of the volcanic eruption in Sundhnuk, Iceland on December 19, 2023
Volcano erupts on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula weeks after town evacuated
REYKJAVIK — A volcano dramatically erupted in Iceland on Monday, with spectacular bursts of lava and smoke illuminating the night sky after weeks of seismic activity prompted the evacuation of a nearby town.The eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula began at around 10 p.m. local time, following an earthquake around an hour earlier, the Icelandic Meteorological Office said in a statement.The office reported that the eruption was located close to Hagafell, about 3 kilometers (about 2 miles) north of the town of Grindavík.Iceland’s Coast Guard posted a video on Facebook showing one of its helicopters at the scene, hovering over a long line of glowing lava spurting from the fissure in the ground. The air is shrouded by smoke and lit in glowing hues of orange and red.In a statement Tuesday,...
December 19, 2023

Volcano erupts on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula weeks after town evacuated

X finds itself in the EU’s firing line. — courtesy Getty Images
EU takes action against Musk’s X over disinformation
BRUSSELS — The European Union has formally announced it suspects X, previously known as Twitter, of breaching its rules in areas including countering illegal content and disinformation.Digital commissioner Thierry Breton set out the alleged infringements in a post on the social media platform.He said X, which is owned by Elon Musk, was also suspected of breaching its obligations on transparency.X said it was “cooperating with the regulatory process”.In a statement, the firm said it was “important that this process remains free of political influence and follows the law”.“X is focused on creating a safe and inclusive environment for all users on our platform, while protecting freedom of expression, and we will continue to work tirelessly towards this goal,” it added.These are...
December 18, 2023

EU takes action against Musk’s X over disinformation

Pope Francis said people being blessed did not require “moral perfection”. — courtesy Getty Images
Pope says Roman Catholic priests can bless same-sex couples
ROME — Pope Francis has allowed priests to bless same-sex couples, a significant advance for LGBT people in the Roman Catholic Church.The leader of the Roman Catholic Church said priests should be permitted to bless same-sex and “irregular” couples, under certain circumstances.But the Vatican said blessings should not be part of regular Church rituals or related to civil unions or weddings.It added that it continues to view marriage as between a man and a woman.Pope Francis approved a document issued by the Vatican announcing the change on Monday. The Vatican said it should be a sign that “God welcomes all”, but the document says priests must decide on a case-by-case basis.Introducing the text, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, the prefect of the Church, said that the new...
December 18, 2023

Pope says Roman Catholic priests can bless same-sex couples

President Aleksandar Vucic said his party was heading for an absolute majority in parliament
Serbia's ruling populists claim sweeping victory in parliamentary election
BELGRADE — Serbia’s ruling populists claimed sweeping victory on Sunday in the country's parliamentary election, which has been marred by reports of major irregularities both during a tense campaign and on voting day.Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said that with half of the ballots counted, the Serbian Progressive Party's projections show that President Aleksandar Vucic won 47 percent of the vote and expects to hold around 130 seats in the 250-member assembly.The main opposition Serbia Against Violence group won around 23 percent, Brnabic said.The main contest in the parliamentary and local elections on Sunday was between Vucic’s governing Serbian Progressive Party, or SNS, and a centrist coalition that is trying to undermine the populists who have ruled the troubled Balkan state...
December 18, 2023

Serbia's ruling populists claim sweeping victory in parliamentary election

Israel says military pressure is needed on Hamas to secure the release of hostages. — courtesy IDF handout/ Reuters
France calls for ‘immediate and durable’ Gaza truce
PARIS — France has called for an “immediate and durable truce” in the Israel-Hamas war, saying that it is deeply concerned about the situation in Gaza.Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna added that too many civilians were being killed.Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said a ceasefire would be an error, describing it as a gift to Hamas.The UK and Germany earlier called for a “sustainable ceasefire”, but stopped short of saying it should be immediate.Colonna arrived in Tel Aviv on Sunday for a meeting with her Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen.A statement released by the French Foreign Ministry before her visit said she would call for a truce, which should “lead to a lasting ceasefire with the aim of releasing all hostages and delivering aid to Gaza”.During the meeting with Cohen,...
December 17, 2023

France calls for ‘immediate and durable’ Gaza truce

Sign for COVID vaccination center. Fewer people are being offered a booster vaccine this winter. — courtesy Getty Images
Why COVID is still flooring some people
LONDON — What is it like to catch COVID now? It is a question I have been pondering since a friend was surprised by how roughed up they were by it. Their third bout of COVID was significantly worse than the previous time they caught it.“I thought every time you catch an illness it’s supposed to be a bit better each time?” was the message from his sickbed.That has certainly been said a lot during the pandemic. But I also know work colleagues and people I have interviewed or chatted to at the school gates, who have been hit hard by COVID in the past few months.A familiar tale has been a week of coughing, headaches or fever followed by a lingering fatigue.It is important to stress that COVID has always caused a wide range of symptoms. Even before vaccines, some lucky people barely got...
December 17, 2023

Why COVID is still flooring some people

A younger Alex Batty, pictured before he went missing. — courtesy Greater Manchester Police
British teen Alex Batty found in France returns to UK
LONDON — British teenager Alex Batty, who was found in France after being missing for six years, has returned to the UK, Greater Manchester Police has said.Alex, his mother and grandfather all vanished in 2017 while they were on holiday in Spain.His mother does not have parental guardianship of the 17-year-old and her current whereabouts are unknown.The force said at a press conference it is yet to establish the circumstances about his disappearance.Police are yet to determine whether there will be a criminal investigation.Alex was found on Wednesday by a motorist, who spotted him on a road in the foothills of the French Pyrenees, near Toulouse.Speaking at a news conference on Saturday night, GMP Assistant Chief Constable Matt Boyle said Alex was met at Toulouse airport by a family...
December 17, 2023

British teen Alex Batty found in France returns to UK

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview by Russian state broadcaster Russia 1, before Finland joined NATO “there were no problems, but now there will be.” — courtesy Sputnik/Reuters
Putin warns of problems with neighboring Finland after West ‘dragged it into NATO’
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned there will be “problems” with neighboring Finland after it joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) earlier this year.Finland’s ascension to NATO marked a major shift in the security landscape in northern Europe, and added some 1,300 kilometers (830 miles) to the alliance’s frontier with Russia.It was also a blow for President Putin, who has long warned against NATO expansion.“They (the West) took Finland and dragged it into NATO! Why, did we have any disputes with Finland? All disputes, including those of a territorial nature in the middle of the 20th Century, have all been resolved long ago,” Putin said in an interview published on Sunday.“There were no problems, but now there will be, because we will now...
December 17, 2023

Putin warns of problems with neighboring Finland after West ‘dragged it into NATO’

Giovanni Angelo Becciu arrives at the Santa Sabina church in Rome for the Ash Wednesday Mass, on Feb. 22, 2023. — courtesy Pool Vaticano/AGF/Shutterstock
Vatican’s ‘trial of the century’ could see cardinal sent to prison
VATICAN CITY — A multi-million-pound investment in a luxury property in London that went wrong, a once powerful Vatican cardinal secretly recording a conversation with the pope and a female security consultant accused of spending church funds on fashion brands.No, this isn’t the plot of a new historical thriller but what has emerged from what’s been dubbed the Vatican’s “trial of the century,” which examined a litany of financial misconduct costing the Holy See millions of dollars.The two-and-a-half-year trial in Vatican City’s criminal court has involved 10 defendants including, for the first time, a cardinal.He is Giovanni Angelo Becciu, once one of the most powerful figures in the Vatican, who held the position of “sostituto” (“substitute”) in the Holy See’s...
December 16, 2023

Vatican’s ‘trial of the century’ could see cardinal sent to prison

UNHCR distributes relief items to returnees at a transit centre in Renk, South Sudan. — courtesy UNHCR/Andrew McConnell
Global Refugee Forum ends with bold pledges, solutions for displaced
GENEVA — While some of the world’s poorest countries are welcoming refugees “with great hospitality”, the international community must match that generosity with far greater solidarity, UN chief António Guterres said on Friday.Speaking at the closing of the Global Refugee Forum, the Secretary-General said that protection and help for these most vulnerable of people, was “an obligation shared by all of humanity”.He was speaking after three days of intensive activity geared to finding solutions and building partnerships, which saw pledges from multiple stakeholders that have the potential to generate “a bright burst of light” for the millions displaced worldwide.Guterres stressed that resources to support refugees are “under enormous strain”, especially in the Global...
December 16, 2023

Global Refugee Forum ends with bold pledges, solutions for displaced

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