Fianna Fáil, who have returned with the most seats after Friday’s election with 48 TDs, have already ruled out any potential government with Sinn Féin. McDonald said the Fianna Fáil leader is excluding hundreds of thousands of voters adding that she will call Martin in the coming days. “I think …

There’s no end in sight to the political instability as French PM Barnier faces a no-confidence vote. Source link

Wednesday’s US sanctions are the final stage in exposing the network, by targeting the people at the top. The US office of Foreign Asset Control said it had sanctioned the head of TGR, Russia-born Ukrainian national George Rossi, also known as Georgy, and his second in command, Elena Chirkinyan, a …

Barnier, 73, has been governing on borrowed time since the day he became prime minister in early September. This is because his appointment followed two months of political uncertainty sparked by inconclusive snap parliamentary elections, in which no party won enough seats to govern on its own. He therefore presided …

A small asteroid hit Earth’s atmosphere and produced a spectacular fireball in the sky across the far east of Russia in the early hours of Wednesday morning. People from the remote Russian republic of Sakha, in northeastern Siberia, stood out in the snow to catch a glimpse of the phenomenon, …

In a statement, Swedish Civil Defence Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin said: “Due to the circumstances surrounding what happened, sabotage is suspected.” Finland’s Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne posted on X: “The authorities are investigating the matter together with the company. We take the situation seriously.” Niklas Ekström, communications manager …

The Commission argues that the number of wolves in the EU has almost doubled, from 11,000 in 2012 to over 20,000 today, and that they’re causing too much damage to livestock. But wildlife campaigners say improved protection methods, including trained sheep dogs, would be a better solution than removing safeguards. …

A verdict is expected on Tuesday in a murder case that gripped Italy and sparked a heated debate on the issue of violence against women. Prosecutors have asked that Filippo Turetta, 22, be sentenced to life in jail for stabbing to death his ex-girlfriend Giulia Cecchettin last November. Over the …

The nightly protests show no sign yet of abating, despite temperatures falling close to freezing, and there is no indication yet of a resolution. Georgia has seen protests before, but not like this, says Lasha Dzebisashvili. Public servants from all walks of life have signed letters and petitions, and several …

Veterans of previous doomed operations see parallels in what’s happening in Kursk. From October 2023 until July this year, Ukrainian forces attempted to hold onto a tiny bridgehead at Krynky, on the left bank of the Dnipro River, some 25 miles (40km) upstream from the liberated city of Kherson. The …

Torrential rains and gale-force winds are causing flooding and damage across the country. Source link

The Georgian president Salome Zourabichvili has said she will stay in post until new parliamentary elections are held. Speaking to the BBC’s Steve Rosenberg, she said she would retain her position and support ongoing protests against the governing party. Source link

Mass protests have continued for a second consecutive night in Georgia, sparked by the government’s decision to suspend accession talks with the European Union. In the capital, Tbilisi, police used water cannon, tear gas, and rubber bullets against crowds gathered outside parliament. The BBC’s Steve Rosenberg reports from the scene. …

But the suggestion is highly theoretical. As Zelensky pointed out, no-one has yet made such an offer. Whether Nato would ever consider such a move is highly doubtful. “Ukraine has never considered such a proposal, because no-one has officially offered it to us,” Zelensky said. Nato would need to offer …

As the Russian defence minister makes an unannounced visit to Pyongyang and Ukraine claims that North Korean troops are in Russia and ready to support Russia’s military – our Analysis Editor Ros Atkins, along with BBC Verify, has been looking at what we know about North Korea’s alleged involvement in …

The collapse of the spire was the climax of the 2019 fire. Many people thought it was medieval, but in fact the original was taken down in the 1790s because it was deemed dangerous. Its replacement, which burned down five years ago, was put up decades later as part of …

Since 2012, Georgia has been governed by the Georgian Dream party, which critics have accused of trying to move the country away from the EU and closer to Russia. The party claimed victory in last month’s election, but opposition MPs are boycotting the new parliament, alleging fraud, while the country’s …

The Yi Peng Three left the Russian port of Ust-Luga, west of St Petersburg, on 15 November. Early on 17 November, the Arelion cable between the Swedish island of Gotland and Lithuania was damaged. The following day, the C-Lion 1 cable between the Finnish capital Helsinki and the German port …

Georgescu won 23% of the vote, with 19% for the runner up, Elena Lasconi, of the opposition Save Romania Union. Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu of the governing Social Democrats came third. The Central Election Bureau must now decide how to carry out the recount, with what personnel, and by what …

Cathedral clergy also celebrated certain “miraculés” – miraculous survivors. These include the 14th Century statue in the choir known as the Virgin of the Pillar, which narrowly avoided being crushed by falling masonry. Sixteen massive copper statues of the Apostles and Evangelists, which surrounded the spire, were brought down for …