Category: World

On the morning of Monday 28 April, nothing was out of the ordinary in peninsular Spain’s electricity system. Demand was at normal levels for the time of year, and was being easily met by the total generation capacity available. The day before, the Spanish National Grid Network (REE, Red Eléctrica Española, commercially known as Redeia) […]

Kellie Lee Crawford, 57, was sentenced to 180 months in federal prison for the voluntary manslaughter of her 70-year-old neighbor, Richard Strade, in Grove, Oklahoma. U.S. District Judge Gregory K. Frizzell imposed the sentence, which will be followed by three years of supervised release. In September 2021, Crawford, under the influence of methamphetamine, struck Strade […]

BUCHAREST, 2 May 2025 – International election observers will hold a press conference to present their findings following the repeat presidential election in Romania. What: Who: When: Where: Registration: The international election observation is a joint mission of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA). […]

On May 2, 2025, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) marked World Press Freedom Day by highlighting the dual-edged impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on journalism and media freedom. OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen, and the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Jan Braathu, issued a joint statement emphasizing […]

On May 1, 2025, Israel marked its 77th Independence Day under a cloud of grief and uncertainty. While the blue and white flags fluttered across Tel Aviv and the familiar scent of barbecues filled the air, the celebrations were markedly subdued. The nation, still reeling from the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack that resulted in […]

A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina on Friday, May 2, 2025, at 08:58 local time (12:58 GMT). The epicenter was located approximately 218 kilometers (135 miles) south of Puerto Williams, Chile, in the Drake Passage, at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles). Despite its strength, […]

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on May 1, 2025, directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to eliminate all federal funding to National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) by June 30. The order accuses both broadcasters of producing biased and partisan news coverage and mandates that affiliated stations cease […]

Ben Patrick Mullavey, a 66-year-old resident of Mechanicsburg, Illinois, has pleaded guilty to attempting to arrange the murder of a business associate in Florida. On April 30, 2025, Mullavey admitted to using interstate commerce facilities to commission a murder-for-hire, offering up to $10,000 for the killing. The plot was foiled when the intended hitman cooperated […]

An Garda Síochána has formally reclassified the disappearance of Kerry farmer Michael Gaine as a homicide investigation, following two months of extensive but fruitless searches. Mr. Gaine, 53, was last seen on March 20, 2025, near his home in Kenmare, County Kerry. He was reported missing the following day. In a statement issued April 30, […]

In a sweeping international investigation, U.S. and Greek authorities have arrested and charged two men alleged to be ringleaders of a violent online child exploitation network known as “764.” The network, described by officials as one of the most extreme and depraved online abuse operations ever encountered, is accused of orchestrating systemic grooming, sexual exploitation, […]